Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Which is true of Western psychotherapy?

A) It meets the needs of culturally diverse clients
B) It is not possible to integrate theories outside of the Western tradition with it
C) It refers to most non-Western approaches as spiritual, philosophy, or superstition
D) Its value is being questioned in the latest textbooks

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Most therapy theories have this type of worldview:

A) Eurocentric
B) Afrocentric
C) Sinocentric
D) Eastern centric

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which is NOT a consideration when developing one's psychotherapy integration?

A) Views of ethical and moral standards
B) Views of your client's world
C) Views of the therapist as a person
D) Views on the process of psychotherapy

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Western theoretical approaches have failed to appropriately deal with the needs of
culturally diverse clients.

Question 5

When you incorporate techniques from other counseling theories into your personal approach to therapy, a process known as:

A) incorporation
B) personalizing
C) technical eclecticism
D) theory construction

Question 6

Which area is the focus of the second force?

A) Unconscious desires
B) Relations to others
C) The meaning of life
D) Behaviorism

Question 7

Psychotherapy is considered to be more long term than counseling.

Question 8

The first force of therapy is characterized by which therapy model?

A) Cognitive therapy
B) Behavior therapy
C) Psychodynamic therapy
D) Gestalt therapy

Question 9

Which of the following is true about worldview?

A) All Western therapy methods present the same worldview
B) A therapist's worldviews does not impact their counseling
C) Worldviews include beliefs, biases, and values
D) Worldviews cannot be changed

Question 10

These contain propositions about what should be.

A) beliefs
B) values
C) attitudes
D) behaviors

Question 11

This is conceived as a process concerned with helping normally functioning or healthy people to achieve their goals or to function more appropriately.
D) Psychiatry

A) Counseling
B) Psychotherapy
C) Social Work

Question 12

Once a therapist is comfortable with his or her theoretical orientation then the process of theoretical orientation development ends.

Question 13

The fifth force of psychology is:

A) constructivist therapy
B) cognitive therapy
C) humanistic therapy
D) neuroscience

Question 14

Quenk and Quenk found______________.

A) That therapists actively chose their theoretical orientation based on their original training
B) That there is no way to understand the choice of one's theoretical orientation beyond an individual analysis of one's experiences
C) That experience with clients was the most significant factor in determining theoretical orientation.
D) No significant relationship between therapists' personality type and their theoretical orientation

Question 15

Heather is learning about the various theoretical orientations through coursework, talking with practitioners, and experience. She is most likely in which of Watts' stages of theory
Development?

A) Examination
B) Exploration
C) Personalization
D) Integration

Question 16

Which is NOT true of psychological theories?

A) The development of new psychotherapy theories has nearly stopped in the past few decades.
B) Despite differences in the theories that they support, many therapists have very similar ideas about therapy
C) Graduate schools are now moving students toward integrated theories of psychotherapy.
D) There are currently more than 250 theories of therapy.

Question 17

The work of Anna Freud fits with the first force of therapy.

Question 18

During this stage of Watts's stage of theory development you select the one or two theories that most closely resemble your own values and beliefs.

A) Exploration
B) Examination
C) Integration
D) Personalization

Question 19

Dr. Raja has been able to fit his own values well with the theoretical orientation that he has chosen to practice. He is working on clarifying his values and their relationship to his
Therapeutic work. He is most likely in which of Watts' stages of theory development?

A) Examination
B) Exploration
C) Personalization
D) Integration

Question 20

Managed mental health care companies do not dictate what type of therapy a client can
get.

Question 21

Give an example of one of your own personal values that may have a negative impact on the therapy relationship.

Question 22

Psychotherapy integration is based on what key beliefs?

Question 23

What is the main difference between counseling and psychotherapy?

Question 24

Discuss how managed care impacts choice of theory.

Question 25

Therapists who see psychotherapy integration primarily as a position to be arrived at tend to emphasize bringing together two or more theoretical approaches to produce a new integrative theory that stands on its own.

Question 26

What is the purpose of a theory in psychotherapy?

Question 27

What did Mahoney and Craine's (1991) study show?

Question 28

Counseling and psychotherapy may be conceptualized as overlapping areas of professional competence.

Question 29

What did Quenk and Quenk's (1996) find when they reviewed studies of therapists' preferred models of therapy using Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Question 30

According to Watts, Stage 1 of theory development is called the "exploration stage". Describe what occurs during this stage.

Question 31

Counseling is considered more long-term than psychotherapy.

Question 32

List the four criteria theories may be measured against.

Question 33

Discuss the value of being neutral in the helping process.

Question 34

Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) never limit the number of therapy sessions they will reimburse during a year for each insured person.

Question 35

While the broader world is moving toward psychotherapy integration, most textbooks on counseling theory are still stuck in the past.

Question 36

Poznanski and McLennon state that which factors determine one's theoretical orientation?
b. Theoretical school affiliation;
c. Espoused theory;
d. Theory-in-action

Question 37

Discuss theory development over the past four decades.

Question 38

Define beliefs, attitudes, and values and discuss why it is important that therapists understand these prior to the end of their formal training.

Question 39

Discuss position and process as it relates to psychotherapy integration.

Question 40

According to Watts, Stage 4 of theory development is called the "personalization stage". Describe what occurs during this stage.