Question 1

One of Beck's early contributions was to recognise that regardless of the cause of depression, once people became depressed, their thinking reflected what Beck referred to as the negative cognitive triad: negative views of the self, the world, and the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The founder of rational emotive behaviour therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A)   William Glasser.
B)   Frederick Perls.
C)   Albert Ellis.
D)   Joseph Wolpe. C

Question 3

Cognitive therapy can be effectively employed in crisis intervention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The four-step model of strengths-based CBT to build resilience includes all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

A)   search.
B)   construct.
C)   apply.
D)   discover.

Question 5

According to Ellis, events themselves do not cause emotional disturbances; rather it is our evaluation of these events that causes the problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the generic cognitive model, our beliefs do not play a major role in determining what type of psychological distress we will experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the strengths-based CBT four-step model to build resilience, a key to the fourth stage of therapy is that the client:

Accepted Answer

A)   sets a goal to 'be resilient in the face of challenges'.
B)   avoids exploring possible high-risk stressful situations.
C)   learns that a lapse in willpower will have catastrophic results.
D)   will undergo hypnosis.

Question 8

_________are integrated into each phase of treatment in strengths-based CBT beginning with the intake interview.

Accepted Answer

A)   Strengths
B)   Weaknesses
C)   Client beliefs
D)   Client concerns

Question 9

Stress inoculation is a coping skills approach designed to change a person's self-statements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A feature of REBT that distinguishes it from other cognitive-behavioural therapies is its:

Accepted Answer

A)   use of the A-B-C theory in analysing the client.
B)   use of behavioural techniques.
C)   applicability to group work.
D)   process to identify and dispute irrational beliefs that have been acquired and self-constructed and are now maintained by self-indoctrination.

Question 11

Beck's cognitive therapy involves all of the concepts below except:

Accepted Answer

A)   negative cognitive triad.
B)   generic cognitive model.
C)   collaborative empiricism.
D)   lifestyle assessment.

Question 12

According to REBT, what is the core of most emotional disturbance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Blame
B)   Resentment
C)   Rage
D)   Unfinished business

Question 13

The process of holding extreme beliefs on the basis of a single incident and applying them inappropriately to dissimilar events or settings is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   labelling and mislabelling.
B)   overgeneralisation.
C)   arbitrary inferences.
D)   selective abstraction.

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the three phases of Meichenbaum's stress inoculation programme?

Accepted Answer

A)   The application and follow-through phase
B)   The conceptual-educational phase
C)   The skills acquisition and consolidation phase
D)   The therapeutic role modelling phase

Question 15

Which of the following is not part of the five-step treatment procedure used in a coping skills programme?

Accepted Answer

A)   Exposing clients to anxiety-provoking situations by means of role playing and imagery
B)   Evaluating the anxiety level of the client by using both physiological and psychological tests
C)   Teaching clients to become aware of the anxiety-provoking cognitions they experience in stressful situations
D)   Helping clients examine their thoughts by reevaluating their self-statements

Question 16

Strengths-based CBT therapists:

Accepted Answer

A)   help clients with unresolved issues of the past.
B)   attempt to reveal inadequate ego-defence mechanisms.
C)   are collaborative, active, here-and-now focused, and client-centred.
D)   are behaviourists and less active than most cognitive therapists.

Question 17

In strengths-based CBT,_________ identified in early therapy sessions can provide a wealth of information to help therapist and client collaboratively integrate strengths into case conceptualisation and treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)   positive interests and weaknesses
B)   obstacles and positive interests
C)   negative interests and strengths
D)   positive interests and strengths

Question 18

Part of Ellis's motivation for developing REBT was to deal with his own problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The cognitive distortion that consists of forming conclusions based on an isolated detail of an event is:

Accepted Answer

A)   labelling and mislabelling.
B)   overgeneralisation.
C)   arbitrary inferences.
D)   selective abstraction.

Question 20

In family therapy contexts, cognitive behaviour therapists are particularly interested in family schema.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

One of Beck's early contributions was to recognise that regardless of the cause of depression, once people became depressed, their thinking reflected what Beck referred to as the negative cognitive triad: negative views of the self, the world, and the future.

The founder of rational emotive behaviour therapy is:

Cognitive therapy can be effectively employed in crisis intervention.

The four-step model of strengths-based CBT to build resilience includes all of the following, except:

According to Ellis, events themselves do not cause emotional disturbances; rather it is our evaluation of these events that causes the problem.

According to the generic cognitive model, our beliefs do not play a major role in determining what type of psychological distress we will experience.

In the strengths-based CBT four-step model to build resilience, a key to the fourth stage of therapy is that the client:

_________are integrated into each phase of treatment in strengths-based CBT beginning with the intake interview.

Stress inoculation is a coping skills approach designed to change a person's self-statements.

A feature of REBT that distinguishes it from other cognitive-behavioural therapies is its:

Beck's cognitive therapy involves all of the concepts below except:

According to REBT, what is the core of most emotional disturbance?

The process of holding extreme beliefs on the basis of a single incident and applying them inappropriately to dissimilar events or settings is known as:

Which of the following is not one of the three phases of Meichenbaum's stress inoculation programme?

Which of the following is not part of the five-step treatment procedure used in a coping skills programme?

Strengths-based CBT therapists:

In strengths-based CBT,_________ identified in early therapy sessions can provide a wealth of information to help therapist and client collaboratively integrate strengths into case conceptualisation and treatment.

Part of Ellis's motivation for developing REBT was to deal with his own problems.

The cognitive distortion that consists of forming conclusions based on an isolated detail of an event is:

In family therapy contexts, cognitive behaviour therapists are particularly interested in family schema.