Deck 7: Integrating Theory and Counseling Skills

Question 1

When they first begin to study counseling theory, many students experience:

A) confusion and bewilderment.
B) active acceptance.
C) passive acceptance.
D) coping and mobilization.
E) resignation.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The first stage of professional theory development is usually confusing because:

A) most entry level students are not yet capable of comprehending the intricacies of classic counseling theories.
B) most students entering counseling programs already have a practical theory of helping.
C) within a brief period of time, students are inundated with a wide variety of theoretical perspectives.
D) all of the above.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Transpersonal psychology's founders include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Abraham Maslow
B) John Krumboltz
C) Stanislav Grof.
D) Ken Wilbur.
E) Carl Jung.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The complexity observed in various counseling theories is a reflection of:

A) the nature of the change process within people.
B) the laboratory-like setting where most theories emerge.
C) the overly academic theorizing of theory originators.
D) the precision of language.

Question 5

The effective application of any model of counseling theory will depend upon:

A) the concentration of power within the counselor.
B) the counselor's personal belief in the value of the theory.
C) the client's understanding of the counselors' theoretical base.
D) prevailing weather and environmental conditions.

Question 6

The stages in developing a personal theory include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) entry.
B) mentorhood.
C) intervention.
D) eclecticism and experimentation.
E) pragmatism.

Question 7

Due to the perplexing array of theoretical perspectives and the pressure inherent in a program to identify one's own theoretical affiliation, beginning counseling students are vulnerable to:

A) a form of "hero worship"
B) excessive allegiance to a particular theory.
C) frustration, confusion, and self-insight.
D) all of the above.

Question 8

All of the following are recently blended theoretical models EXCEPT:

A) EMDR.
B) psycho-cybernetics.
C) dialectical behavior therapy.
D) process-experiential or emotion-focused therapy.
E) all of the above.

Question 9

What role do mentors play in the counseling student's process?

A) As a model, influencing important development.
B) To demystify hero worship of mentors.
C) To consult and teach them exactly as you were taught.
D) Find and fix mistakes.

Question 10

In several surveys of counselors, the majority of counselors identified themselves as which of the following?

A) Psychodynamic
B) Adlerian
C) Eclectic
D) Rogerian
E) Atheoretical

Question 11

Most counseling theories have been developed:

A) in a scientific laboratory.
B) through empirical analysis.
C) mainly by accident.
D) through the insights of clinicians.

Question 12

In developing a personal theory of counseling, self-awareness and knowledge are:

A) irrelevant and obsolete.
B) essential as a foundation.
C) the only valid basis for omitting other theories.
D) a poor substitute for a sound theoretical base.

Question 13

Which of the following is an assumption of a "pragmatic" counseling approach?

A) Counseling deals with relative, rather than absolute, concepts.
B) Empirical support is not important in choosing an intervention.
C) Diagnostic uncertainty.
D) The counselor's "gut feeling" that an intervention will work is central to the care plan.

Question 14

Clinicians who have developed new theories have done so, at least in part, to:

A) express their unique personalities and life experiences.
B) resist boredom.
C) integrate the results of their formal experimentation.
D) create a legacy for posterity.

Question 15

Pragmatism is a useful philosophy because:

A) it encourages counselors to employ a broad, interdisciplinary context when integrating approaches.
B) it encourages counselors to avoid an over-dependence on a single theoretical construct.
C) relevant principles may be systematically collected from the universe of available knowledge.
D) all of the above.

Question 16

Theoretical integration can be viewed as deriving from all of the following EXCEPT:

A) a proliferation of counseling theories.
B) a lack of a sound theoretical background.
C) an increased use of, and need for, short-term models.
D) a recognition of the effect of the counselor's personal qualities.
E) the inadequacy of a single theory to help every client and issue.

Question 17

Most counseling theories:

A) tend to be more alike than different.
B) rarely hold contradictory positions.
C) are useful in understanding people and behavior.
D) are relatively simple to comprehend and integrate.

Question 18

In their study of counseling theory, most counseling students:

A) find one theory and stick with it.
B) experiment with a variety of theories before developing a personal approach.
C) avoid theory altogether and depend solely upon technique.
D) juggle a minimum of four theories.

Question 19

Transpersonal psychology integrates aspects of:

A) humanistic philosophy.
B) cognitive therapy.
C) Eastern spiritual values.
D) behavioral techniques.
E) all of the above.

Question 20

In exploring whether a particular counseling theory may be helpful in your work with clients, all of the following are influential factors EXCEPT:

A) the quality of the therapeutic relationship.
B) intellectual and attitudinal commitment.
C) flexible integration.
D) the counselor's understanding of theory.
E) counselor's clear boundary of unshared power.