Deck 6: Helping-Relationships

Question 1

What is the meaning of transference/countertransference relationships? Choose all that apply.

A)A client transferring their relationship with another onto the therapist
B)The therapist transferring their relationship with another onto the client
C)Transferring the blame or outcome of behavior onto someone else
D)None of the above

Answer 1

A client transferring their relationship with another onto the therapist
The therapist transferring their relationship with another onto the client

Question 2

When is clinician self-disclosure appropriate? Choose all that apply.

A)Clinician self-disclosure is never appropriate
B)When it enhances the collaborative nature of the client-clinician relationship
C)When it provides a different perspective
D)None of the above

Answer 2

When it enhances the collaborative nature of the client-clinician relationship
When it provides a different perspective

Question 3

Alfred Adler developed which theory of psychology?

A)Psychoanalytic
B)Analytical
C)Person-centered
D)Individual

Answer 3

Individual

Question 4

Adler's Individual Psychology presents a wide range of creative and useful interventions. One of these is listed below. Which is it?

A)Avoiding the tar baby
B)Pushing the envelope
C)Spitting in the client's soup
D)Both A and C

Question 5

In Alfred Adler's Individual Psychology, the phase of treatment known as Exploration and Analysis include which of these areas?

A)Promoting insight
B)Establishing a therapeutic relationship
C)Lifestyle assessment
D)Change and reorientation

Question 6

Karen Horney's view of human nature was positive and optimistic. According to Horney, our potential for growth and self-actualization is present at birth. Even today, many of her concepts have influenced the development of humanistic psychology. She founded which association which still exists today?

A)Association for Advancement of Psychoanalysis (AAP)
B)Association for Advancement of Retired Persons (AARP)
C)American Psychological Association (APA)
D)Association for Humanistic Psychology (AHP)

Question 7

Virginia Satir is often described as the master of ____________________.

A)Short-term therapy
B)Communication
C)Choreography
D)Transference

Question 8

A basic psychoanalytic defense mechanism is ________________.

A)Transference
B)Confrontation
C)Rationalization
D)Stick-to-itiveness

Question 9

In psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism is used by the Ego for what purpose?

A)To create harmony within the person
B)To protect people from anxiety
C)To protect people from attack by thieves
D)None of the above

Question 10

The main focus of Bowen's family theory is to bring about change in _______________.

A)The individual
B)The family
C)The couple
D)Both A and C

Question 11

Carl Whitaker's approach to family therapy was called _____________.

A)Symbiotic
B)Unconscious
C)Experiential
D)Structured

Question 12

One of the primary goals behind Experiential Family Therapy is______________.

A)Keeping family secrets
B)To utilize the best theory to help the family
C)To reduce defensiveness
D)Ensure the marriage remains intact

Question 13

Object Relations theories seek to explain the effects of early experience on development in terms of internalization of experiences with emphasis on objects (other persons). A criticism of this theory is which of the following?

A)The lack of emphasis on the role of the father
B)A view of people as relatively passive victims of parental deficiency
C)Complex ideas and vocabulary, sometimes compounded by a lack of clarity in definitions
D)All of the above

Question 14

Research on Brief Psychodynamic Therapy has shown it to be helpful in treating ___________.

A)Schizophrenia
B)Family dysfunction
C)Depression
D)None of the above

Question 15

What treatment goal is not a part of brief psychodynamic therapy?

A)Promoting insight
B)Eliciting feelings
C)Promoting new learning
D)In-depth dream interpretation

Question 16

Person-centered therapy is based on a strong humanistic base. Which of the following characterizes the humanistic view?

A)People are capable and autonomous
B)People are shaped by early parental messages
C)People have powerful drives
D)People are difficult and cranky

Question 17

Person-centered counseling was developed by ____________.

A)Erik Erikson
B)Carl Rogers
C)Karl Marx
D)Carl Jung

Question 18

The fundamental goal of existential therapy is ________.

A)Helping people find value, meaning, and purpose in their lives
B)Helping people understand ego defense mechanisms
C)Helping people facilitate change
D)Helping people learn how to overcome depression

Question 19

If I were a Gestalt therapist, I would use which types of therapeutic treatment?

A)Spitting in the clients' soup
B)Role play
C)Reflection
D)Visualization

Question 20

Gestalt therapy has many treatment objectives. Typical goals in therapy might include_______.

A)Helping people live in the here and now
B)Promoting attention, clarity, and awareness
C)Promoting self-esteem
D)All of the above

Question 21

In Narrative therapy, people are seen as _________.

A)Relaxed beings who instinctively know how to focus on their concerns
B)Beings who grow and develop by focusing on the "felt" sense
C)Interpretive beings who make meaning of their world through the language of their own stories
D)None of the above

Question 22

Narrative therapy seems to be especially useful in what type of circumstances?

A)When looking for a quick solution to a specific problem
B)When people are in crisis
C)When people have been victimized by others
D)None of the above

Question 23

In many ways Cognitive therapy is similar to person-centered counseling, Gestalt therapy, and existential therapy. In what way is it different?

A)Cognitive therapy focuses on what a person thinks, not feels
B)Cognitive therapy focuses on dream interpretation
C)Cognitive therapy focuses on analyzing the actions of the person
D)Cognitive therapy takes a long time

Question 24

Aaron Beck is the person who developed which therapy?

A)Gestalt therapy
B)Person-centered therapy
C)Existential therapy
D)Cognitive therapy

Question 25

Cognitive therapists believe a complete case formulation is important in reflecting an in-depth understanding of the client, which allows a clinician to develop a treatment plan that is likely to be successful. What is not an element of a case formulation?

A)List of problems and concerns
B)Hypothesis about the underlying core belief
C)Understanding of past relationships
D)Relationship of the core belief to current problems

Question 26

Labeling the distortion is a part of Cognitive therapy. Which of the following are categories of distorted thinking?

A)All-or-nothing thinking
B)Overgeneralization
C)Emotional reasoning
D)All of the above

Question 27

Albert Ellis developed what type of therapy?

A)Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
B)Cognitive Therapy
C)Neuro-linguistic Programming
D)Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Question 28

Cognitive therapists believe that the most effective way to help people make positive changes is by ___________.

A)Enabling them to identify, evaluate, and modify their thoughts if needed
B)Enabling them to clarify and interpret emotions
C)Enabling them to keep their thoughts just the way they are
D)Cognitive therapists do not enable people

Question 29

Research indicates that cognitive therapy is particularly effective in treating what disorder?

A)Bed wetting
B)Depression and anxiety
C)Schizophrenia
D)Borderline Personality Disorder

Question 30

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) uses an intervention called disputing irrational beliefs. Which of the following is not one of the four strategies of disputation?

A)Logical disputes
B)Empirical disputes
C)Didactic disputes
D)Rational alternative beliefs

Question 31

EMDR is short for ___________.

A)Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
B)Eight more dead rabbits
C)Eye movement description and reproduction
D)Eye movement desensitization and reunification

Question 32

A meta-analysis of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) found that it is very effective for treating which disorder?

A)Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
B)Depression
C)Substance abuse
D)All of the above

Question 33

One goal of psychoanalysis is ________________.

A)Changing distorted thought processes
B)Reducing the perfectionism and rigidity of the superego
C)Transferring blame from the superego to the ego
D)Reducing rational thought processes

Question 34

Jungian Analysis is _____________and _________________.

A)Light, enriching
B)Deep, intensive
C)Short-term, solution focused
D)Risky, meaningful

Question 35

Jungian treatment typically has four stages. They are _________.

A)Catharsis, elucidation, education, transformation
B)Interpretation, transformation, summarization, education
C)Amplification, regression, interpretation, explanation
D)None of the above

Question 36

Transactional Analysis (TA) has its roots in which psychological theory?

A)Cognitive Behavioral theory
B)Existential theory
C)Psychoanalytic theory
D)Solution-based theory

Question 37

Who developed Transactional Analysis?

A)Aaron Beck
B)Erik Erikson
C)The Dali Lama
D)Eric Berne

Question 38

J.M. Holden identified four impediments to people's personal and transpersonal development that keep the higher self-underdeveloped or repressed. These blocks to development are:

A)Innate (genetic/physiological) factors
B)Cognitive immaturity
C)Inexperience limiting knowledge of options
D)All of the above

Question 39

Who was B.F. Skinner?

A)A cognitive psychologist
B)A Freudian psychologist
C)An experimental psychologist
D)A guitar player for Depeche Mode

Question 40

Who is well known for his study of the process of using conditioning with dogs?

A)John Watson
B)B.F. Skinner
C)Isaac Newton
D)Ivan Pavlov

Question 41

Albert Bandura played an important role in the development of behavior therapy through his application of principles of both ____________ and ____________ conditioning to social learning.

A)Innate, classical
B)Classical, operant
C)Basic, Innate
D)None of the above

Question 42

Behavior therapy today is reflected in five models. Which of the following is not one of the five?

A)Applied behavioral analysis
B)Social learning theory
C)Neo-behaviorism
D)Cognitive therapy

Question 43

In Behavioral Therapy, what are two steps in treatment?

A)Conceptualize the problem; develop strategies to facilitate change
B)Review the nature of the problem; analyze clients dreams
C)Use strategies to change distorted thinking; role play
D)None of the above

Question 44

One of the main goals of Behavior therapy is to___________.

A)Increase communication skills between couples
B)Reduce the perfection and rigidity of the superego
C)Extinguish maladaptive behaviors
D)Get in touch with the inner child

Question 45

What therapy was initially developed by William Glasser?

A)Gestalt therapy
B)Reality therapy
C)Interpersonal therapy
D)Cognitive behavior therapy

Question 46

William Glasser believed that people have two basic needs. They are ________ and ________.

A)To breathe, to eat
B)To understand, to love
C)Relatedness, respect
D)Worthiness, connectedness

Question 47

Reality therapists utilize a four step procedure represented as an acronym. It is _________.

A)EMDR
B)NLP
C)AARP
D)WDEP

Question 48

What is Multimodal Therapy?

A)Based on the principle of behavior therapy, but systematically integrates strategies from a wide range of approaches.
B)Developed by B.F. Skinner, it is an approach to therapy based on modeling behaviors
C)Developed by Arnold Lazarus, its approach pays attention to context
D)Both A and C

Question 49

Why might a clinician decide to use an Eclectic approach to counseling?

A)No single theoretical model has proven itself superior to the rest
B)Certain approaches to treatment are more effective than others with particular problems
C)The growing importance of brief solution-based approaches
D)All of the above

Question 50

Existential therapy is not problem or crisis-focused, but involves the establishment of a deep relationship between the __________and the ___________.

A)Husband, wife
B)Client, clinician
C)Child, parent
D)Audience, actor

Question 51

Self-actualization is an important concept for which type of therapy?

A)Existential
B)Psychodynamic
C)Behavioral
D)Cognitive

Question 52

How many levels of cognitions can be categorized in cognitive therapy?

A)Two
B)Three
C)Five
D)Four