Question 1

Which theoretical perspective is most likely to use techniques such as reframing and relabeling, bibliotherapy, advocacy, power intervention, social action, and gender-role analysis and intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive behavioral therapy
B)  family systems therapy
C)  Gestalt therapy
D)  feminist therapy
E)  Adlerian therapy D

Question 2

Which examination focuses on areas such as appearance, behavior, feeling, perception, and thinking, and is used to screen for psychosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  mental-status examination
B)  the SAT
C)  the Myers Briggs Type Indicator
D)  the Rorschach
E)  the WISC A

Question 3

Which theory operates on the premises that all relationship problems are in the present and must be solved in the present, and that once the significant relationship is improved, the troubling symptom will disappear?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic therapy
B)  Adlerian therapy
C)  existential therapy
D)  person-centered therapy
E)  reality therapy E

Question 4

According to the DSM-IV-TR, the category that accounts for a client's psychosocial and environmental problems is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Axis I
B)  Axis II
C)  Axis III
D)  Axis IV
E)  Axis V

Question 5

In what theoretical orientation is the therapist's job to confront clients with the restricted life they have chosen and to help them become aware of their own part in creating this condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic therapy
B)  Adlerian therapy
C)  existential therapy
D)  person-centered therapy
E)  reality therapy

Question 6

Which theoretical perspective places primary emphasis on the client/therapist relationship and uses few techniques other than active listening, reflection, and clarification?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic therapy
B)  reality therapy
C)  existential therapy
D)  person-centered therapy
E)  Adlerian therapy

Question 7

___________________ have as main assumptions that people: are competent and healthy, have the capacity to find their own solutions to the difficulties they face; and that the client is the expert on his or her own life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalytic approaches
B)  Behavior therapy
C)  Gestalt therapy
D)  Postmodern approaches
E)  Rational emotive behavior therapy

Question 8

Which theory assumes that people are prone to learning erroneous, self-defeating thoughts that perpetuate their difficulties and that these thoughts can be corrected to create a more fulfilling life?

Accepted Answer

A)  reality therapy
B)  behavioral therapy
C)  Gestalt therapy
D)  cognitive behavioral therapy
E)  existential therapy

Question 9

Although it is not bound by prescribed techniques, this theoretical perspective focuses on developing social interest, providing encouragement, and facilitating insight into client's mistaken ideas and their personal assets.

Accepted Answer

A)  feminist therapy
B)  behavioral therapy
C)  Gestalt therapy
D)  cognitive behavioral therapy
E)  Adlerian therapy

Question 10

Which theory views people as being significantly influenced by unconscious motivation, conflicts between impulses and prohibitions, defense mechanisms, and early childhood experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic therapy
B)  Adlerian therapy
C)  existential therapy
D)  person-centered therapy
E)  reality therapy

Question 11

Which theory(ies) is (are) least likely to use assessment and diagnosis in the therapeutic process?

Accepted Answer

A)  person-centered therapy
B)   narrative therapy
C)  behavior therapy
D)  psychoanalytic therapy
E)  both (a)  and (b)

Question 12

In working within a multicultural framework, what is especially important?

Accepted Answer

A)  making a diagnosis and formulating a treatment plan
B)  assisting the client in adapting to your theoretical orientation
C)  using techniques flexibly
D)  using appropriate referrals if the client is different than you

Question 13

Which theory states that the therapist's task is to support the client as they explore their present experience through an awareness of their internal (intrapersonal) world and the external environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminist therapy
B)  person-centered therapy
C)  Gestalt therapy
D)  existential therapy
E)  reality therapy

Question 14

Which theoretical perspective is active, directive and didactic, assisting clients in making plans to change specific behaviors that they determine are not working for them?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic therapy
B)  reality therapy
C)  existential therapy
D)  person-centered therapy
E)  Adlerian therapy

Question 15

The assumption that we have the capacity to understand our problems, we have the resources within us to resolve them and that clients can move toward growth and wholeness by looking within is central to:

Accepted Answer

A)  feminist therapy.
B)  person-centered therapy.
C)  Gestalt therapy.
D)  existential therapy.
E)  Adlerian therapy.

Question 16

Which of the following is not an aspect of Adlerian therapy:

Accepted Answer

A)  People are primarily social beings.
B)  Human nature is creative, active, and decisional.
C)  Feelings of inferiority from childhood lead us to develop a style of life in which we become the master of our fate.
D)  All people react out of the social unconscious.
E)  Clients are not "sick" nor are they needing to be "cured".

Question 17

A basic assumption of ___________________ is that power inequalities and gender-role expectations influence individuals from a very early age.

Accepted Answer

A)  reality therapy
B)  feminist therapy
C)  narrative therapy
D)  solution-focused therapy
E)  existential therapy

Question 18

Which of the following therapeutic approaches most places emphasis on an individual's competencies, avoiding defining a client by a problem, establishing a collaborative relationship where the client is the senior partner, and focusing on a client's strengths and resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive behavior therapy
B)  postmodern approaches
C)  reality therapy
D)  behavior therapy
E)  psychoanalytic therapy

Question 19

________ consists of evaluating the relevant factors in a client's life to identify themes for further exploration in therapy, whereas ________ consists of identifying a specific category of psychological problem based on a pattern of symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  Diagnosis, assessment
B)  Life evaluation, assessment
C)  Assessment, life evaluation
D)  Assessment, diagnosis
E)  none of the above

Question 20

____________ assumes that people are basically shaped by learning and sociocultural conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  existential therapy
B)  behavior therapy
C)  Gestalt therapy
D)  person-centered therapy
E)  narrative therapy

Exam 1: Introduction and Overview