Deck 13: Humanistic Psychotherapy

Question 1

According to Carl Rogers,the three essential therapeutic conditions were _____ for psychotherapy to be successful with any client.

A)necessary and sufficient
B)sufficient,but not necessary
C)necessary,but not sufficient
D)neither necessary nor sufficient

Answer 1

necessary and sufficient

Question 2

_____ is a pioneer of the humanistic approach to psychotherapy.

A)Sigmund Freud
B)B)F.Skinner
C)Donald Meichenbaum
D)Carl Rogers

Answer 2

Carl Rogers

Question 3

Humanistic psychotherapists believe that individuals are born with a tendency toward healthy growth.The term that best describes this tendency is _____.

A)transference
B)insight
C)self-actualization
D)unconditional positive regard

Answer 3

self-actualization

Question 4

Jill is a 13-year-old girl whose mother loves her "no matter what." According to humanistic psychotherapists,Jill's mother

A)has placed excessive conditions of worth on her daughter.
B)has provided her daughter with conditional positive regard.
C)is moving Jill's real and ideal selves further apart.
D)is providing unconditional positive regard.

Question 5

Freud is to _____ as Maslow is to _____.

A)behavioral,cognitive
B)cognitive,behavioral
C)psychodynamic,humanistic
D)humanistic,psychodynamic

Question 6

Which of the following approaches to psychotherapy places the strongest emphasis on empathy provided by the therapist?

A)Cognitive
B)Psychoanalytic
C)Humanistic
D)Behavioral

Question 7

According to the humanistic approach,it is important for the therapist to communicate _____ to the client,which is described as the ability to sense the client's emotions compassionately and without judgment.

A)genuineness
B)congruence
C)empathy
D)conditions of worth

Question 8

Abraham Maslow is most closely associated with the _____ approach to psychotherapy.

A)humanistic
B)psychodynamic
C)behavioral
D)cognitive

Question 9

According to the humanistic approach,_____ is the root of psychopathology.

A)reflection
B)incongruence
C)fixation
D)negative self-regard

Question 10

According to the humanistic approach,conditional positive regard from others brings forth _____.

A)reflection
B)conditional positive self-regard
C)genuineness
D)self-actualization

Question 11

According to the humanistic approach,psychological health is enhanced by

A)a match between the real self and the ideal self.
B)conditional positive regard.
C)conditional positive self-regard.
D)incongruence.

Question 12

The primary goal of humanistic psychotherapy is

A)to foster self-actualization.
B)to make the unconscious conscious.
C)rational,logical thought.
D)behavior change using operant and classical conditioning techniques.

Question 13

Ronald's parents inform him that they will only pay his college tuition and support his professional ambitions if he enters the profession of medicine,law,or engineering.What would a humanistic psychotherapist say Ronald's parents are doing in this scenario?

A)Identifying Ronald's real self
B)Identifying Ronald's ideal self
C)Placing conditions of worth on Ronald
D)Placing congruence on Ronald

Question 14

Recalling the plant metaphor from the textbook,a sun shining sunlight on all angles of a plant is analogous to

A)conditions of worth.
B)the ideal self.
C)the real self.
D)unconditional positive regard.

Question 15

_____,according to humanists,is essentially the warmth,love,and acceptance of those around us.

A)Reflection
B)Genuineness
C)Positive regard
D)Congruence

Question 16

An individual's _____ is how the person actually is at present;the _____ is what a person could be if he or she fulfilled his or her potential.

A)actual self,fulfilled self
B)fulfilled self,actual self
C)real self,ideal self
D)ideal self,real self

Question 17

According to the humanistic approach,there are three essential therapeutic conditions that characterize successful therapist-client relationships._____ is among these three essential therapeutic conditions.

A)Empathy
B)Conditional positive regard
C)Interpretation
D)Transference

Question 18

Which of the following best describes genuineness as it is understood and applied by humanistic psychotherapists?

A)A client reporting honestly to a therapist about the client's activities since the previous session
B)A therapist's true feelings of empathy and prizing toward a client
C)A therapist prizing a client "no matter what"
D)A therapist accurately recognizing a client's emotional state even when the client has not stated it explicitly

Question 19

According to Rogers,the term _____ is synonymous with positive regard.

A)reflection
B)prizing
C)self-actualization
D)gestalt

Question 20

The quality of _____ describes a match between a therapist's real and ideal selves.

A)genuineness
B)congruence
C)empathy
D)conditional worth

Question 21

_____ takes place when a humanistic therapist responds to a client by rephrasing or restating the client's statements in a way that highlights the client's feelings or emotions.

Question 22

According to Carl Rogers,the therapist's _____ determine(s)the success of therapy.

A)mastery of the techniques of interpreting the client's transference
B)ability to reflect the client's emotions
C)skill in applying positive reinforcement
D)attitude toward the client

Question 23

_____ is a short-term humanistic therapy that emphasizes the expression,acknowledgement,and healing power of emotions in the present moment.

A)Gestalt therapy
B)Emotionally focused therapy
C)Congruence therapy
D)Genuineness therapy

Question 24

Who is the primary leader of the positive psychology movement?

Question 25

Empirical examinations of humanistic therapy

A)have determined that it is universally ineffective.
B)discovered that its main elements-empathy,positive regard,and genuineness-play an important role in therapy success.
C)found that humanistic techniques only work when used by therapists who identify as humanists.
D)do not exist in the psychotherapy literature.

Question 26

What is the name of the therapy that is derived from the positive psychology movement?

Question 27

Rollo May,Victor Frankl,and Irvin Yalom are most closely associated with _____ psychotherapy.

A)psychodynamic
B)existential
C)behavioral
D)gestalt

Question 28

Sometimes,clients will argue in favor of continuing with the problem behavior rather than stopping or replacing it.According to the motivational interview approach to therapy,this client behavior is labeled _____.

A)rolling with resistance
B)changing talk
C)sustaining talk
D)developing the discrepancy

Question 29

List the three key elements of humanistic therapy.

Question 30

What technique was developed by William Miller and was originally used to treat behaviors such as substance abuse?

Question 31

Which of the following statements about positive psychology is NOT true?

A)It emerged in the 1990s under the leadership of Martin Seligman.
B)It emphasizes human strengths rather than pathology.
C)It acknowledges the inherent potential of individuals to develop and maintain positive attitudes.
D)It considers a client's strengths,but not his weaknesses.

Question 32

When an individual's real and ideal selves are different,the individual is experiencing _____.

Question 33

_____ is an approach to therapy centered on the premise that each person is essentially alone in the world and that this realization can overwhelm us with anxiety.

Question 34

In humanistic psychotherapy,_____ takes place when a therapist responds to a client by rephrasing or restating the client's statements in a way that highlights the client's feelings or emotions.

A)emotional transference
B)reflection
C)congruence
D)countertransference

Question 35

Empathy,unconditional positive regard,and genuineness

A)are Maslow's three necessary and sufficient conditions for therapy.
B)do not appear to be common factors.
C)contribute little to the success of humanistic therapy.
D)foster a client's self-healing.

Question 36

Rollo's therapist is applying a technique in which he emphasizes how Rollo's behavior is inconsistent with his goals and values.Which of the following techniques Rollo's therapist is likely using?

A)Gestalt therapy
B)Psychoanalysis
C)Motivational interviewing
D)Interpersonal psychotherapy

Question 37

_____ was founded by Fritz Perls and it emphasizes a holistic approach to enhancing the client's experience.

A)Gestalt therapy
B)Motivational interviewing
C)Psychoanalysis
D)Existential therapy

Question 38

Which of the following therapies has accumulated the most empirical evidence for its efficacy in recent decades based on humanistic principles?

A)Gestalt therapy
B)Motivational interviewing
C)Psychoanalysis
D)Existential therapy

Question 39

Who is the most prominent pioneer of humanistic therapy?

Question 40

_____,developed by William Miller,is a contemporary application of the principles of humanism.

A)Existential psychotherapy
B)Quality of life therapy
C)Motivational interviewing
D)Behavioral consultation

Question 41

Briefly summarize the three essential therapeutic conditions according to humanistic psychotherapy.

Question 42

Explain the relationship among the humanistic concepts of real self,ideal self,self-actualization,and conditions of worth.

Question 43

Briefly describe positive psychology.What does it emphasize? What is the name of the therapy derived from the positive psychology movement?

Question 44

Name three of the six central principles of motivational interviewing.