Question 1

Which one of the following approaches to therapy would pay the least attention to Stan's thought processes?

Accepted Answer

A) rational emotive behavior therapy 
B) Adlerian therapy 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) reality therapy 
E) cognitive-behavioral therapies 
A) rational emotive behavior therapy 
B) Adlerian therapy 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) reality therapy 
E) cognitive-behavioral therapies C

Question 2

In suggesting that Stan write his father a letter as a homework assignment,Jerry's intent was:

Accepted Answer

A) to provide an avenue for Stan to continue thinking about the impact his father has had on him and to further promote his work during the week. 
B) for Stan to mail the letter and prepare to confront his father in person. 
C) to help Stan understand how much he still needs his father. 
D) to give Stan the opportunity to show his father what a great writer he is,which would hopefully boost Stan's confidence. 
A) to provide an avenue for Stan to continue thinking about the impact his father has had on him and to further promote his work during the week. 
B) for Stan to mail the letter and prepare to confront his father in person. 
C) to help Stan understand how much he still needs his father. 
D) to give Stan the opportunity to show his father what a great writer he is,which would hopefully boost Stan's confidence. A

Question 3

Which therapeutic approach would place the least emphasis on having Stan explore his feelings about his ex-wife?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic therapy 
B) behavior therapy 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) person-centered therapy 
A) psychoanalytic therapy 
B) behavior therapy 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) person-centered therapy B

Question 4

Which therapeutic approach would work to help Stan recognize,claim,and embrace his personal power?

Accepted Answer

A) narrative therapy 
B) rational emotive behavior therapy 
C) reality therapy 
D) feminist therapy 
E) existential therapy 
A) narrative therapy 
B) rational emotive behavior therapy 
C) reality therapy 
D) feminist therapy 
E) existential therapy

Question 5

Stan acquired his beliefs on the basis of a single incident and applied them inappropriately and broadly in many contexts of his life.This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion?

Accepted Answer

A) arbitrary inferences 
B) overgeneralization 
C) personalization 
D) labeling and mislabeling 
E) polarized thinking 
A) arbitrary inferences 
B) overgeneralization 
C) personalization 
D) labeling and mislabeling 
E) polarized thinking

Question 6

Stan is a man who is quite concerned about what others think of him.He worries that his peers and family members think he's a "loser".What type of therapist would have Stan participate in shame-attacking exercises to conquer his fear of negative evaluation of others?

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt therapist 
B) behavior therapist 
C) rational emotive behavior therapist 
D) reality therapist 
E) family systems therapist 
A) Gestalt therapist 
B) behavior therapist 
C) rational emotive behavior therapist 
D) reality therapist 
E) family systems therapist

Question 7

Stan has completed his experience in counseling.Which of the following approaches would be most concerned with evaluating the outcomes of therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) existential therapy 
B) behavior therapy 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) rational emotive behavior therapy 
E) the postmodern therapies 
A) existential therapy 
B) behavior therapy 
C) Gestalt therapy 
D) rational emotive behavior therapy 
E) the postmodern therapies

Question 8

Stan makes conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence.He often engages in catastrophizing,which involves thinking about the worst possible scenario and outcome for a given situation.This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion?

Accepted Answer

A) arbitrary inferences 
B) overgeneralization 
C) personalization 
D) labeling and mislabeling 
E) polarized thinking 
A) arbitrary inferences 
B) overgeneralization 
C) personalization 
D) labeling and mislabeling 
E) polarized thinking

Question 9

An Adlerian therapist would interpret Stan's depression as:

Accepted Answer

A) a sickness that needs to be cured. 
B) discouragement that can be helped by encouragement. 
C) a feeling that leads to his faulty thinking. 
D) related to unfinished business. 
E) internalized anger and guilt. 
A) a sickness that needs to be cured. 
B) discouragement that can be helped by encouragement. 
C) a feeling that leads to his faulty thinking. 
D) related to unfinished business. 
E) internalized anger and guilt.

Question 10

Which type of therapist would view Stan's multiple concerns as the result of the choices he has made in his life?

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt therapist 
B) reality therapist 
C) feminist therapist 
D) psychoanalytic therapist 
E) person-centered therapist 
A) Gestalt therapist 
B) reality therapist 
C) feminist therapist 
D) psychoanalytic therapist 
E) person-centered therapist

Question 11

Which of the following therapists would focus on systemic issues with Stan?

Accepted Answer

A) A family therapist 
B) A Gestalt therapist 
C) A psychoanalyst 
D) A person-centered therapist 
E) A solution-focused therapist 
A) A family therapist 
B) A Gestalt therapist 
C) A psychoanalyst 
D) A person-centered therapist 
E) A solution-focused therapist

Question 12

How might an existential therapist work with Stan's depression and suicidal thoughts?

Accepted Answer

A) by examining his faulty belief system 
B) by confronting Stan with the issue of finding meaning and purpose in his life 
C) by using active listening and reflection as Stan talks about his feelings 
D) by determining the nature of his shadow 
A) by examining his faulty belief system 
B) by confronting Stan with the issue of finding meaning and purpose in his life 
C) by using active listening and reflection as Stan talks about his feelings 
D) by determining the nature of his shadow

Question 13

A therapist who asks Stan where his tension is located in his body and who encourages him to "be that feeling" is aligned theoretically with which model of therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) the feminist approach 
B) the Gestalt approach 
C) family systems therapy 
D) cognitive therapy 
E) brief psychodynamic therapy 
A) the feminist approach 
B) the Gestalt approach 
C) family systems therapy 
D) cognitive therapy 
E) brief psychodynamic therapy

Question 14

Stan's reality therapist would do all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) explore Stan's quality world. 
B) ask him to engage in the process of self-evaluation of his behavior. 
C) use the WDEP system. 
D) use the A-B-C Model. 
E) help him to develop a plan. 
A) explore Stan's quality world. 
B) ask him to engage in the process of self-evaluation of his behavior. 
C) use the WDEP system. 
D) use the A-B-C Model. 
E) help him to develop a plan.

Question 15

Stan's person-centered therapist would see him as a man who:

Accepted Answer

A) needs help in setting goals. 
B) has unresolved issues from his past. 
C) must face the fact that he is ultimately alone. 
D) needs to learn to live with his anxiety. 
E) possesses the necessary resources for personal growth. 
A) needs help in setting goals. 
B) has unresolved issues from his past. 
C) must face the fact that he is ultimately alone. 
D) needs to learn to live with his anxiety. 
E) possesses the necessary resources for personal growth.

Question 16

How would a psychoanalytic therapist view Stan's drinking problem?

Accepted Answer

A) as a means of working though his Oedipal complex 
B) as a personal power issue associated with early trauma experienced in the anal stage 
C) as an oral fixation 
D) as a result of the ego-defense mechanism of introjection 
E) as a manifestation of his collective unconscious 
A) as a means of working though his Oedipal complex 
B) as a personal power issue associated with early trauma experienced in the anal stage 
C) as an oral fixation 
D) as a result of the ego-defense mechanism of introjection 
E) as a manifestation of his collective unconscious

Question 17

Stan has a tendency to relate external events to himself,even when there is no basis for making these connections.He blamed himself for the incident in which a female classmate did not show up for a lunch date.He agonized over this and convinced himself that she would have been humiliated to be seen in his presence.This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion?

Accepted Answer

A) arbitrary inferences 
B) overgeneralization 
C) personalization 
D) labeling and mislabeling 
A) arbitrary inferences 
B) overgeneralization 
C) personalization 
D) labeling and mislabeling

Question 18

Which of the following would not be part of an Adlerian approach to working with Stan?

Accepted Answer

A) giving homework assignments 
B) gathering data about his dreams 
C) examining his private logic 
D) exploring his family constellation 
E) confronting the ways he is seeking to escape his freedom through drugs and alcohol 
A) giving homework assignments 
B) gathering data about his dreams 
C) examining his private logic 
D) exploring his family constellation 
E) confronting the ways he is seeking to escape his freedom through drugs and alcohol

Question 19

Which therapeutic approach is likely to use interventions with Stan such as pre-therapy change,exception questions,scaling questions,and the miracle question?

Accepted Answer

A) Adlerian therapy 
B) rational emotive behavior therapy 
C) existential therapy 
D) solution-focused therapy 
E) cognitive therapy 
A) Adlerian therapy 
B) rational emotive behavior therapy 
C) existential therapy 
D) solution-focused therapy 
E) cognitive therapy

Question 20

Which of the following therapeutic approaches would place some emphasis on helping Stan with the future?

Accepted Answer

A) narrative therapy 
B) Adlerian therapy 
C) reality therapy 
D) solution-focused therapy 
E) all of these 
A) narrative therapy 
B) Adlerian therapy 
C) reality therapy 
D) solution-focused therapy 
E) all of these

Which one of the following approaches to therapy would pay the least attention to Stan's thought processes?

In suggesting that Stan write his father a letter as a homework assignment,Jerry's intent was:

Which therapeutic approach would place the least emphasis on having Stan explore his feelings about his ex-wife?

Which therapeutic approach would work to help Stan recognize,claim,and embrace his personal power?

Stan acquired his beliefs on the basis of a single incident and applied them inappropriately and broadly in many contexts of his life.This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion?

Stan is a man who is quite concerned about what others think of him.He worries that his peers and family members think he's a "loser".What type of therapist would have Stan participate in shame-attacking exercises to conquer his fear of negative evaluation of others?

Stan has completed his experience in counseling.Which of the following approaches would be most concerned with evaluating the outcomes of therapy?

Stan makes conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence.He often engages in catastrophizing,which involves thinking about the worst possible scenario and outcome for a given situation.This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion?

An Adlerian therapist would interpret Stan's depression as:

Which type of therapist would view Stan's multiple concerns as the result of the choices he has made in his life?

Which of the following therapists would focus on systemic issues with Stan?

How might an existential therapist work with Stan's depression and suicidal thoughts?

A therapist who asks Stan where his tension is located in his body and who encourages him to "be that feeling" is aligned theoretically with which model of therapy?

Stan's reality therapist would do all of the following except:

Stan's person-centered therapist would see him as a man who:

How would a psychoanalytic therapist view Stan's drinking problem?

Which of the following would not be part of an Adlerian approach to working with Stan?

Which therapeutic approach is likely to use interventions with Stan such as pre-therapy change,exception questions,scaling questions,and the miracle question?

Which of the following therapeutic approaches would place some emphasis on helping Stan with the future?

Introduction and Overview

The Counselor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behavior Therapy

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Reality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

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Exam 16: Case Illustration: an Integrative Approach to Working With Stan

Which one of the following approaches to therapy would pay the least attention to Stan's thought processes?

In suggesting that Stan write his father a letter as a homework assignment,Jerry's intent was:

Which therapeutic approach would place the least emphasis on having Stan explore his feelings about his ex-wife?

Which therapeutic approach would work to help Stan recognize,claim,and embrace his personal power?

Stan acquired his beliefs on the basis of a single incident and applied them inappropriately and broadly in many contexts of his life.This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion?

Stan is a man who is quite concerned about what others think of him.He worries that his peers and family members think he's a "loser".What type of therapist would have Stan participate in shame-attacking exercises to conquer his fear of negative evaluation of others?

Stan has completed his experience in counseling.Which of the following approaches would be most concerned with evaluating the outcomes of therapy?

Stan makes conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence.He often engages in catastrophizing,which involves thinking about the worst possible scenario and outcome for a given situation.This is an example of which form of cognitive distortion?

An Adlerian therapist would interpret Stan's depression as:

Which type of therapist would view Stan's multiple concerns as the result of the choices he has made in his life?

Which of the following therapists would focus on systemic issues with Stan?

How might an existential therapist work with Stan's depression and suicidal thoughts?

A therapist who asks Stan where his tension is located in his body and who encourages him to "be that feeling" is aligned theoretically with which model of therapy?

Stan's reality therapist would do all of the following except:

Stan's person-centered therapist would see him as a man who:

How would a psychoanalytic therapist view Stan's drinking problem?

Which of the following would not be part of an Adlerian approach to working with Stan?

Which therapeutic approach is likely to use interventions with Stan such as pre-therapy change,exception questions,scaling questions,and the miracle question?

Which of the following therapeutic approaches would place some emphasis on helping Stan with the future?

Introduction and Overview

The Counselor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behavior Therapy

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Reality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

Filters