Deck 6: Theory Applied to Practice

Question 1

Which of the following is (ar a shared characteristic of the cognitive behavioral approaches?

A)A collaborative relationship between client and therapist
B)A focus on changing cognitions to produce desired changes in affect and behavior
C)The premise that psychological distress is due to faulty cognitions
D)A generally time-limited and educational treatment of targeted problems.
E)All of the above

Answer 1

E

Question 2

All of the following are concepts associated with Adlerian therapy except for which of the following?

A)Consciousness is the center of personality
B)Social interest is the heart of therapy
C)People are viewed as being creative,active,and decisional
D)Inferiority feelings are the wellspring of creativity
E)The WDEP model generates techniques for this theory

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Gestalt therapy focuses on all of the following except for

A)bringing unfinished business from the past into the present.
B)objective evaluation of treatment outcomes.
C)direct experiencing.
D)awareness.
E)carrying out experiments as a part of the therapy process.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is not a contribution of behavior therapy?

A)Assessment and diagnosis are tied to treatment planning.
B)It emphasizes research into and assessment of techniques used,thus providing accountability.
C)Behavioral approaches can be integrated into counseling with culturally diverse client populations.
D)It is a short-term approach that has wide applicability.
E)This approach makes the therapy process relationship-centered rather than technique centered.

Question 5

Theory is best described as

A)a definite set of structures that prescribes,step by step,what and how helpers should function.
B)a map that gives direction to what a helper says and does.
C)a necessary evil under a managed care system.
D)a definite set of therapy procedures for dealing with specific symptoms or problems.

Question 6

The therapeutic goal of challenging clients to recognize and accept the freedom they have to be authors of their own lives is associated with which theory?

A)Psychoanalytic therapy
B)Cognitive therapy
C)Solution focused brief therapy
D)Existential therapy
E)Family systems therapy

Question 7

Existential therapy places emphasis on

A)working with the faulty belief systems of the client.
B)uncovering early childhood traumatic events.
C)the quality of the client-therapist relationship.
D)a systematic approach to changing behavior.
E)teaching clients cognitive and behavioral coping skills.

Question 8

If your approach to helping emphasizes clients examining their beliefs about themselves and about their world,your interventions will tend to focus on

A)getting clients to carry out homework assignments as a main way to change behavior.
B)what clients are thinking and the things that they continue to tell themselves.
C)confrontation of a client's resistances.
D)helping clients accept their life circumstances by adjusting to reality.

Question 9

Which of the following is not true as it relates to existential therapy?

A)This approach is based on a system of well-defined techniques.
B)It places primary emphasis on the client's current experience.
C)Techniques are tools to help clients become aware of their choices and their potential for action.
D)Therapists are not bound by any prescribed procedures and can use techniques from other therapy approaches.
E)The basic ideas of this approach can be incorporated into practice regardless of the therapist's particular theory.

Question 10

Of the following,the theory that has contributed the most to an understanding of the role and meaning of death and the creative aspects of being alone and choosing for oneself is

A)cognitive therapy.
B)reality therapy.
C)existential therapy.
D)psychoanalytic therapy.
E)Algerian therapy.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a contribution of the person-centered approach?

A)It stresses the active role and responsibility of the client.
B)It calls attention to the need to account for a person's inner and subjective experiences.
C)The approach specifies techniques that can be used to treat a wide range of behavioral problems.
D)It sheds light on the value of empathy,understanding,and therapist presence.
E)It highlights the role of therapist's attitudes in bringing about client changE.

Question 12

Emphasizing the crucial role of the therapist's attitude,which approach most focuses on the therapeutic relationship rather than being technique-centered?

A)Person-centered therapy
B)Adlerian therapy
C)Reality therapy
D)Solution focused brief therapy
E)Behavior therapy

Question 13

The person-centered approach pays most attention to

A)interpretation.
B)diagnosis.
C)directive techniques.
D)active listening.
E)questioning and probing for information.

Question 14

Which of the following is not a contribution of Gestalt therapy?

A)It is a forerunner of the cognitive behavioral approaches.
B)This orientation emphasizes doing and experiencing as opposed to merely talking about problems.
C)The approach provides a creative way of working with dreams in therapy.
D)It gives attention to the verbal and nonverbal messages.
E)It demonstrates the power of working in the here and now.

Question 15

Which is most true regarding the Coreys' theoretical orientation?

A)They subscribe to a single theory in its totality.
B)They do not have a theory,since a theory often blocks creativity.
C)They function within an integrative framework that they continue to modify as they practice.
D)They define themselves as cognitive-behavior therapists who are committed to short-term interventions.

Question 16

Which theory most deals with childhood experiences that are reconstructed,explored,and interpreted in therapy?

A)Gestalt therapy
B)Adlerian therapy
C)Psychoanalytic therapy
D)Cognitive therapy
E)None of the above

Question 17

If your approach to helping puts emphasis on gaining insight,much of your time with clients will likely be spent in

A)getting clients to examine their cognitions.
B)encouraging clients to identify and express their feelings.
C)exploring the reasons for actions and in interpreting clients' behavior.
D)dealing with what clients are doing now.

Question 18

Which of the following is not emphasized by behavior therapy?

A)Past history of a client
B)Precise treatment goals
C)Diverse therapeutic strategies
D)Objective evaluation of therapeutic outcomes
E)Measuring a specific behavior before and after an intervention

Question 19

Which of the following is not associated with the category of experiential and relationship-oriented approaches?

A)Rational emotive behavior therapy
B)Existential therapy
C)Person-centered therapy
D)Gestalt therapy

Question 20

Which of the following dimensions do the Coreys stress in their theoretical approach?

A)Thinking
B)Feeling
C)Behaving or doing
D)All of the above

Question 21

Adlerian therapy tends to have a psycho-educational focus,a present and future orientation,and is a brief,time-limited approach.

Question 22

The overall goal of reality therapy is:

A)to change the way clients think by a process of cognitive restructuring.
B)to help clients find better ways to meet their needs for survival,love,power,freedom,and fun.
C)to eliminate a self-defeating outlook on life and to acquire a more rational and tolerant philosophy.
D)to foster social interest,help client overcome feelings of discouragement,and challenge clients' mistaken notions.
E)to make the unconscious conscious.

Question 23

As a way to put clients in the position of being the experts about their own lives,solution-focused brief therapists

A)adopt a stance of being active and highly directive.
B)adopt a "not knowing" position.
C)place top priority on the I-Thou relationship.
D)conduct an assessment of a client's total behavior.
E)both c and d.

Question 24

In narrative therapy,the therapist

A)facilitates a discussion of how a problem has been disrupting,dominating,or discouraging the person.
B)attempts to separate clients from their problems so that they do not adopt a fixed view of their identity.
C)invites the client to co-create an alternative life story.
D)all of the above.

Question 25

Cognitive therapists are continuously active and deliberately interactive with the client.

Question 26

In reality therapy,clients are expected to conduct an evaluation of their current behavior to determine if they want to change.

Question 27

Which of the following is a technique that is least likely to be used by a solution-focused brief therapist?

A)Active disputation of faulty beliefs
B)Exception questions
C)Scaling questions
D)The miracle question
E)Pre-therapy change

Question 28

Adlerian therapists explore with clients the basic life tasks.

Question 29

For psychoanalytically oriented therapists,both transference and countertransference are central aspects in the relationship.

Question 30

The experiential approaches emphasize the quality of the person-to-person encounter in the therapeutic relationship.

Question 31

What is the name of the underlying philosophy upon which the practice of reality therapy is based?

A)critical mass theory
B)control theory
C)choice theory
D)crisis theory
E)social learning theory

Question 32

Which of the following is not a key concept of solution-focused brief therapy?

A)There are exceptions to every problem.
B)This approach disavows the therapist's role of expert and emphasizes a more collaborative and consultative stance.
C)There is a movement from talking about problems to talking about creating solutions.
D)Small changes pave the way for bigger changes.
E)Both transference and countertransference are central aspects in the relationship.

Question 33

Which of the following is least likely to be considered one of the contributions of cognitive therapy?

A)It provides a rich method of exploring the meaning of dreams.
B)It has been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of anxiety,phobias,and depression.
C)This approach has received a great deal of attention by clinical researchers.
D)It emphasizes a collaborative effort of both the therapist and client in challenging dysfunctional thinking.
E)Specific cognitive techniques are useful in challenging a client's assumptions and beliefs and in teaching ways to change thinking patterns.

Question 34

Alfred Adler was a pioneer of an approach that is holistic,social,goal oriented,systemic,and humanistic.

Question 35

Family therapists function as

A)models.
B)teachers.
C)coaches.
D)all of the above.
E)none of the abovE.

Question 36

The heart of narrative therapy is the concept of social interest.

Question 37

From a family systems perspective,being a healthy person involves

A)a sense of belonging to your family system.
B)a sense of separateness and individuality.
C)both a and b
D)none of the above

Question 38

The WDEP model is part of solution-focused brief therapy.

Question 39

The Adlerian model falls under the category of experiential and relationship oriented approaches.

Question 40

Which of the following statements is not accurate as it applies to the family-systems approach?

A)Neither the individual nor the family is blamed for a particular dysfunction.
B)A particular family dysfunction is generally caused by the identified patient.
C)The family is empowered through the process of identifying and exploring interaction patterns.
D)If change is to come about in a family or between individual members of a family,the family must be aware of the systems that influence them.

Question 41

Rational emotive behavior therapy utilizes a wide range of cognitive,emotive,and behavioral techniques.

Question 42

In the person-centered approach,it is the therapist who is the primary agent bringing about change.

Question 43

Gestalt therapists focus on the "what" and "how" of a client's behavior.

Question 44

Gestalt therapy is considered a form of cognitive behavior therapy.

Question 45

Existential therapists are not bound by any prescribed procedures and can use techniques from other schools.

Question 46

A key contribution of solution-focused brief therapy is moving away from what is wrong with a person to emphasizing creative possibilities.

Question 47

Reality therapy is based on the assumption that we are motivated to change when we determine that our behavior is not getting us what we want.

Question 48

A behavior therapist is not interested in collaboratively specifying treatment goals;rather he or she selects treatment goals in concrete and measurable terms.

Question 49

Although behavior therapists do not emphasize the client-therapist relationship,they consider a good working relationship as an essential precondition for effective therapy.

Question 50

Cognitive therapy rests on the assumption that feelings are the major determinants of how we think and act.

Question 51

Solution-focused brief therapy does not offer techniques,rather it stresses the importance of the therapeutic relationship.

Question 52

Narrative therapy is based partly on examining the stories that people tell and understanding the meaning of the story.

Question 53

In the person-centered approach,therapist interpretation is considered important as a way of bringing about change.

Question 54

An emphasis of reality therapy is on assuming personal responsibility and on dealing with the present.

Question 55

A hallmark of behavior therapy is the identification of specific goals at the outset of the therapeutic process.