Question 1

In working with Japanese clients, a reality therapist might do which of the following when asking clients to make plans and commit to them?

Accepted Answer

A)  The therapist might be likely to accept 'I'll try' as a firm commitment. 
B)  The therapist would push clients for an explicit pledge to follow through. 
C)  The therapist would view a noncommittal response as a sign of weakness. 
D)  The therapist would refer their clients if they refused to commit to a plan.

Question 2

In reality therapy, the purpose of developing an action plan is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage clients to stretch beyond their limits. 
B)  teach clients to 'think big'. 
C)  arrange for successful experience. 
D)  arrive at the ultimate solution to a client's problem.

Question 3

When reality therapists explore a client's past, they tend to focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  relationships within the family. 
B)  early traumatic events. 
C)  problems in school performance. 
D)  past successes.

Question 4

Reality therapists see clients as being responsible for their own choices as they have more control of their behaviour than they often believe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The first step in the process of reality therapy consists of a comprehensive assessment leading to a specific diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A main function of the reality therapist is to encourage clients to assess their behaviour to determine how well it is working for them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Commitment puts the responsibility directly on clients for changing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All of the following are key characteristics of contemporary reality therapy except:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a focus on talking about symptoms that bring a client into therapy. 
B)  emphasis is on choice and responsibility. 
C)  there is a rejection of the notion of transference. 
D)  keep the therapy in the present.

Question 9

The core of choice theory/reality therapy consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching clients how to acquire rational beliefs instead of irrational beliefs. 
B)  helping clients to understand their unconscious dynamics. 
C)  giving clients opportunities to express unresolved feelings. 
D)  the client's self-evaluation, plan of action, and commitment to follow through.

Question 10

In a reality therapy group, the leader:

Accepted Answer

A)  is responsible for evaluating the clients' behaviours. 
B)  performs an assessment to determine if the client is truly getting what he or she wants in life. 
C)  withholds feedback when members are designing their plans. 
D)  may encounter resistance if they make poorly timed suggestions and plans for how the members should best live.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a component of total behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wanting 
B)  Doing 
C)  Feeling 
D)  Thinking

Question 12

Reality therapists believe in a generational basis for mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Reality therapists maintain that clients will not change unless they assume a self-critical attitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Reality therapy is not well-suited to group counselling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following procedures would a reality therapist be least likely to employ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skillful questioning 
B)  Encouraging clients to look at what they are doing 
C)  Making action plans 
D)  Reliving an early childhood event

Question 16

A limitation of this approach as it applies to multicultural counselling is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the power of the past and the effect of traumatic experiences in early childhood. 
B)  this therapy provides specific tools to help clients make the changes they desire. 
C)  the concept of the quality world is abstract and lacks cross-cultural appeal. 
D)  reality therapists must be careful when adapting their approach to non-western cultures.

Question 17

The SAMIC3 plan is an essential part of the evaluation phase of the WDEP system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All of the following are true about planning and commitment in reality therapy, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  clients make a commitment to carry out their plans. 
B)  commitment is not an all-or-nothing matter. 
C)  a great deal of time is spent on this step of reality therapy. 
D)  it is up to clients to determine how to take their plans from therapy into their everyday world.

Question 19

Reality therapists use punishment as a way to help clients follow through with their plans and commitments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Choice theory changes the focus of responsibility to:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-help procedures. 
B)  the use of humour. 
C)  homework assignments. 
D)  choice and choosing.

Exam 11: Choice Theoryreality Therapy

In working with Japanese clients, a reality therapist might do which of the following when asking clients to make plans and commit to them?

In reality therapy, the purpose of developing an action plan is to:

When reality therapists explore a client's past, they tend to focus on:

Reality therapists see clients as being responsible for their own choices as they have more control of their behaviour than they often believe.

The first step in the process of reality therapy consists of a comprehensive assessment leading to a specific diagnosis.

A main function of the reality therapist is to encourage clients to assess their behaviour to determine how well it is working for them.

Commitment puts the responsibility directly on clients for changing.

All of the following are key characteristics of contemporary reality therapy except:

The core of choice theory/reality therapy consists of:

In a reality therapy group, the leader:

Which of the following is not a component of total behaviour?

Reality therapists believe in a generational basis for mental illness.

Reality therapists maintain that clients will not change unless they assume a self-critical attitude.

Reality therapy is not well-suited to group counselling.

Which of the following procedures would a reality therapist be least likely to employ?

A limitation of this approach as it applies to multicultural counselling is that:

The SAMIC3 plan is an essential part of the evaluation phase of the WDEP system.

All of the following are true about planning and commitment in reality therapy, except:

Reality therapists use punishment as a way to help clients follow through with their plans and commitments.

Choice theory changes the focus of responsibility to: