Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the author's view of the medical model?

Accepted Answer

A) Corey appreciates the focus on psychopathology and believes it gives clinicians the tools to assess what's wrong with clients. 
B) A focus on the medical model restricts therapeutic practice because it stresses deficits rather than strengths. 
C) The medical model emphasizes strengths and competencies rather than psychopathology. 
D) The medical model is especially relevant for culturally diverse client populations.

Question 2

Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text:

Accepted Answer

A) can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course. 
B) is usually mastered by the end of the first year of one's graduate program. 
C) often requires many years of study,training,and practical counseling experience. 
D) rarely,if ever,happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.

Question 3

Which of the following is not an issue that Stan struggles with?

Accepted Answer

A) fear of being alone 
B) fear of intimate relationships with women 
C) substance use 
D) lacking a sense of direction and meaning in his life 
E) aggressive outbursts

Question 4

With respect to mastering the techniques of counseling and applying them appropriately and effectively,it is Corey's belief that you are your own very best technique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Reality therapy applies the principles of learning to the resolution of specific behavioral problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Reality therapy is based on choice theory and focuses on the client assuming responsibility in the present.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The author makes a case for:

Accepted Answer

A) initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations,and then delving more deeply into each approach. 
B) delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical models. 
C) learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the theories more relevant. 
D) the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.

Question 8

Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which:

Accepted Answer

A) the therapist solves problems for clients. 
B) the therapist is merely a skilled technician. 
C) the client and therapist collaborate in co-constructing solutions to problems. 
D) the client is in complete control of the direction of the therapy.

Question 9

Michael White and David Epston are the major figures associated with narrative therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Both family therapy and feminist therapy are based on the premise that to understand the individual it is essential to take into consideration the interpersonal dimensions and the sociocultural context rather than focusing primarily on the intrapsychic domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introduction and Overview

Which of the following statements best describes the author's view of the medical model?

Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text:

Which of the following is not an issue that Stan struggles with?

With respect to mastering the techniques of counseling and applying them appropriately and effectively,it is Corey's belief that you are your own very best technique.

Reality therapy applies the principles of learning to the resolution of specific behavioral problems.

Reality therapy is based on choice theory and focuses on the client assuming responsibility in the present.

The author makes a case for:

Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which:

Michael White and David Epston are the major figures associated with narrative therapy.

Both family therapy and feminist therapy are based on the premise that to understand the individual it is essential to take into consideration the interpersonal dimensions and the sociocultural context rather than focusing primarily on the intrapsychic domain.