Deck 7: Overview of Emotion-Focused Treatment Systems

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an example of an emotion-focused treatment system?

A)Person-centered therapy
B)Gestalt therapy
C)Reality therapy
D)Solution-focused brief therapy

Answer 1

Reality therapy

Question 2

Recognizing and working with feelings in therapy sessions is important for all of the following reasons except:

A)It can normalize feelings and help clients to feel heard.
B)It establishes a caring environment and builds rapport.
C)It provides symptom relief and helps determine treatment goals.
D)After venting their feelings clients are willing to examine their dysfunctional thoughts.

Answer 2

After venting their feelings clients are willing to examine their dysfunctional thoughts.

Question 3

Humanistic treatment modalities incorporate which of the following elements?

A)Humanistic theories believe the self-actualization tendency is innate.
B)Humanistic theories are holistic.
C)Humanistic theories believe in free will and that people are responsible for the choices they make.
D)All of the above.

Answer 3

All of the above.

Question 4

Carl Rogers moved away from medical model of doctor-patient relationship and established a client-centered treatment approach. Which of the following is NOT true of the relationship in client-centered therapy?

A)The client-clinician relationship is egalitarian and collaborative.
B)The client is empowered to solve his or her own problems.
C)The clinician uses Socratic questioning to guide the client's awareness of faulty thinking.
D)The facilitative conditions form the basis of the therapist's interventions.

Question 5

Helping the client become the best that they can be is

A)a key ingredient in psychodynamic psychotherapy.
B)an example of the self-actualizing tendency.
C)the goal of all theories of psychotherapy.
D)the definition of Gestalt.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a reason why it is important to study issues of an existential nature?

A)Everyone will experience issues of an existential nature at some point in their lives.
B)It helps people find meaning in the midst of difficult situations.
C)Discussing the meaning of life with clients helps the time pass quickly.
D)Spirituality is an important source of strength and support for many people.

Question 7

In which situation is intensity of emotions most likely to be a source of difficulty?

A)A person initiates a physical confrontation when someone cuts in front of him in line.
B)A student is embarrassed over a statement made by a teacher but says nothing.
C)A child is elated because he hit a home run in a baseball game.
D)A man is covertly jealous of another employee's promotion.

Question 8

Leah felt jealous of her sister's financial success, but had difficulty admitting this to herself. Instead, she criticized her sister's lifestyle to others, was openly hostile toward her, and often disagreed with her sister. When her mother suggested that Leah might be jealous, she said that was "Ridiculous!" In treating Leah, your greatest challenge may be that

A)Leah is not aware of her feelings.
B)Leah's feelings are inappropriate.
C)You support Leah's feelings.
D)Leah's sister will not participate in counseling.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true about gender and emotions?

A)Men are less likely than women to express positive emotions.
B)Women tend to express emotions more strongly and openly.
C)Therapists should monitor their own reactions to emotions for signs of gender bias.
D)When expressing emotions, women tend to follow an ethic of justice, while men tend to follow an ethic of caring.

Question 10

If people express emotions congruently,

A)they exhibit appropriate self-control.
B)they are being honest with themselves.
C)their verbal and nonverbal cues are consistent.
D)their emotions are appropriate and overt.

Question 11

Next Questions refer to the following client statement:
Maxine: My daughter and I had another terrible argument yesterday. For several days, I have been asking her to clean up her room. She'll do a little and then do something else or spend time with friends. I told her that I was getting really upset about the mess. Finally, I got so tense and mad that I started throwing things in a box and used some swear words. She started yelling at me, and I yelled back. Now her room is as much a mess as it was before plus we're not speaking. I feel worse than ever.

-Is Maxine's anger physical, emotional or both?

A)emotional, because she felt angry
B)physical, because anger always has physical components
C)cannot be determined
D)physical and emotional

Question 12

Next Questions refer to the following client statement:
Maxine: My daughter and I had another terrible argument yesterday. For several days, I have been asking her to clean up her room. She'll do a little and then do something else or spend time with friends. I told her that I was getting really upset about the mess. Finally, I got so tense and mad that I started throwing things in a box and used some swear words. She started yelling at me, and I yelled back. Now her room is as much a mess as it was before plus we're not speaking. I feel worse than ever.

-Is Maxine's anger probably overt, covert or both?

A)overt
B)covert
C)a combination
D)not possible to categorize from the information provided

Question 13

Next Questions refer to the following client statement:
Maxine: My daughter and I had another terrible argument yesterday. For several days, I have been asking her to clean up her room. She'll do a little and then do something else or spend time with friends. I told her that I was getting really upset about the mess. Finally, I got so tense and mad that I started throwing things in a box and used some swear words. She started yelling at me, and I yelled back. Now her room is as much a mess as it was before plus we're not speaking. I feel worse than ever.

-Is Maxine's anger positive, negative or neutral?

A)negative
B)positive
C)neutral, because no physical harm resulted from it
D)neutral, because it has both positive and negative aspects

Question 14

Next Questions refer to the following client statement:
Maxine: My daughter and I had another terrible argument yesterday. For several days, I have been asking her to clean up her room. She'll do a little and then do something else or spend time with friends. I told her that I was getting really upset about the mess. Finally, I got so tense and mad that I started throwing things in a box and used some swear words. She started yelling at me, and I yelled back. Now her room is as much a mess as it was before plus we're not speaking. I feel worse than ever.

-Maxine also seems to be experiencing sadness. The intensity of her sadness is

A)intense.
B)moderate.
C)inappropriate for the circumstances.
D)b and c

Question 15

Next Questions refer to the following client statement:
Maxine: My daughter and I had another terrible argument yesterday. For several days, I have been asking her to clean up her room. She'll do a little and then do something else or spend time with friends. I told her that I was getting really upset about the mess. Finally, I got so tense and mad that I started throwing things in a box and used some swear words. She started yelling at me, and I yelled back. Now her room is as much a mess as it was before plus we're not speaking. I feel worse than ever.

-Is Maxine aware or unaware of her anger and sadness?

A)aware of anger, unaware of sadness because she does not use the word "sad"
B)aware of anger, unaware of sadness because it has no physical manifestations
C)aware of both, although she has not labeled the sadness
D)unaware of both because neither has been labeled

Question 16

Next Questions refer to the following client statement:
Maxine: My daughter and I had another terrible argument yesterday. For several days, I have been asking her to clean up her room. She'll do a little and then do something else or spend time with friends. I told her that I was getting really upset about the mess. Finally, I got so tense and mad that I started throwing things in a box and used some swear words. She started yelling at me, and I yelled back. Now her room is as much a mess as it was before plus we're not speaking. I feel worse than ever.

-Are Maxine's feelings appropriate to the context of the stimulus?

A)appropriate, because neatness is a reasonable expectation
B)inappropriate, because they seem to be an overreaction to the situation
C)inappropriate, because anger is a negative emotion
D)appropriate, because the intensity seems reasonable for the situation

Question 17

Next Questions refer to the following client statement:
Maxine: My daughter and I had another terrible argument yesterday. For several days, I have been asking her to clean up her room. She'll do a little and then do something else or spend time with friends. I told her that I was getting really upset about the mess. Finally, I got so tense and mad that I started throwing things in a box and used some swear words. She started yelling at me, and I yelled back. Now her room is as much a mess as it was before plus we're not speaking. I feel worse than ever.

-Is Maxine's anger helpful or harmful?

A)harmful, because it had physical manifestations
B)helpful, because it needed to be expressed
C)it is not possible to determine from this statement
D)harmful, because it damaged Maxine's relationship with her daughter

Question 18

Next Questions refer to the following client statement:
Maxine: My daughter and I had another terrible argument yesterday. For several days, I have been asking her to clean up her room. She'll do a little and then do something else or spend time with friends. I told her that I was getting really upset about the mess. Finally, I got so tense and mad that I started throwing things in a box and used some swear words. She started yelling at me, and I yelled back. Now her room is as much a mess as it was before plus we're not speaking. I feel worse than ever.

-Based on the above analysis, which of the following would probably not be an initial and primary treatment goal for Maxine?

A)Increase Maxine's awareness of her sadness.
B)Help Maxine understand the parenting she received.
C)Increase Maxine's awareness of warning signs of her increasing anger.
D)Teach Maxine how to manage and express her anger more constructively.

Question 19

Choose the best example of an empathic response to the following client statement: "My life is so hectic right now. I work, I have two small children, and my husband travels frequently. On top of all that, my parents have reached the age where they need a lot of help, and I am an only child."

A)I feel so sorry for you. You must be exhausted.
B)It sounds like you're feeling pretty overwhelmed.
C)I understand. I have elderly parents, too.
D)A lot of people in our country have this same situation.

Question 20

Emotion-focused therapies are phenomenological. Define the term and react to the following statement by Carl Rogers: "The perceptual field is, for the individual, reality." Do you agree or disagree? What is the relevance of phenomenology to psychotherapy?

Question 21

Define the term holistic. What does it mean to say that a theoretical orientation is holistic?

Question 22

Describe at least five goals of recognizing and dealing with feelings in therapy.

Question 23

List 8 dimensions of emotions. Think of an example of an emotional experience (real, imagined, or a scene in a movie) and describe it in relation to each of the 8 dimensions of emotion you have studied.

Question 24

Describe emotional congruence and explain why it is important in communication. What can the therapist do if a client's emotions are not consistent with their nonverbal cues?

Question 25

When working across cultures, why is it important for the therapist to have knowledge of the standard expression of emotions for the client's culture? What can be gained? What can be lost if they do not know cultural norms? Discuss and give one cross-cultural example.