NR605 Week 4 Midterm Exam — Extracted
Questions & Answers
Question 1
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A client presents for therapy for low mood. Which approach would most likely be utilized by a
therapist providing person-centered psychotherapy?
Answer Choices:
A. asking the client to complete a screening tool for depression
B. completing a psychiatric history
C. selecting a DSM-5 diagnosis
D. asking the client what issues they will be focusing on ✓ CORRECT
Rationale: Person-centered therapy is client-led; the client (not the therapist) directs the focus of treatment,
rather than the therapist administering screening tools, taking a psychiatric history, or selecting a diagnosis.
,Question 2
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Which of the following clients would be the best candidate for expressive psychotherapy?
Answer Choices:
A. a client who is in the middle of a custody dispute during a divorce
B. a client who has been referred for therapy after several verbal outbursts at work ✓
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C. a client who wants to address a recent sexual assault
D. a client who has a history of self-harm behaviors during stressful situations
Rationale: Expressive (insight-oriented) psychotherapy works best with clients who have reasonable ego
strength/stability and are not in acute crisis, making the referral after verbal outbursts (rather than an active
custody dispute, recent assault, or self-harm history) the most appropriate candidate.
,Question 3
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A client presents for therapy with anxiety. The therapist asks the client to explore specific
situations in which the anxiety presents. Which philosophy of Gestalt therapy is the therapist
applying?
Answer Choices:
A. dialogue
B. phenomenology
C. field theory ✓ CORRECT
D. figure and ground
Rationale: Field theory in Gestalt therapy examines the person within the context of their environment and
specific situations.
, Question 4
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A therapist realizes that he is offering a great deal of advice to a client. Upon reflection, he notes
that the client reminds him of his adult daughter. What best describes the therapist's response to
the client?
Answer Choices:
A. transference
B. countertransference ✓ CORRECT
C. boundary violation
D. empathy
Rationale: This is the therapist's own unresolved feelings being projected onto the client
(countertransference), not the client's feelings toward the therapist (transference).
Questions & Answers
Question 1
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Question:
A client presents for therapy for low mood. Which approach would most likely be utilized by a
therapist providing person-centered psychotherapy?
Answer Choices:
A. asking the client to complete a screening tool for depression
B. completing a psychiatric history
C. selecting a DSM-5 diagnosis
D. asking the client what issues they will be focusing on ✓ CORRECT
Rationale: Person-centered therapy is client-led; the client (not the therapist) directs the focus of treatment,
rather than the therapist administering screening tools, taking a psychiatric history, or selecting a diagnosis.
,Question 2
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Question:
Which of the following clients would be the best candidate for expressive psychotherapy?
Answer Choices:
A. a client who is in the middle of a custody dispute during a divorce
B. a client who has been referred for therapy after several verbal outbursts at work ✓
CORRECT
C. a client who wants to address a recent sexual assault
D. a client who has a history of self-harm behaviors during stressful situations
Rationale: Expressive (insight-oriented) psychotherapy works best with clients who have reasonable ego
strength/stability and are not in acute crisis, making the referral after verbal outbursts (rather than an active
custody dispute, recent assault, or self-harm history) the most appropriate candidate.
,Question 3
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A client presents for therapy with anxiety. The therapist asks the client to explore specific
situations in which the anxiety presents. Which philosophy of Gestalt therapy is the therapist
applying?
Answer Choices:
A. dialogue
B. phenomenology
C. field theory ✓ CORRECT
D. figure and ground
Rationale: Field theory in Gestalt therapy examines the person within the context of their environment and
specific situations.
, Question 4
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Question:
A therapist realizes that he is offering a great deal of advice to a client. Upon reflection, he notes
that the client reminds him of his adult daughter. What best describes the therapist's response to
the client?
Answer Choices:
A. transference
B. countertransference ✓ CORRECT
C. boundary violation
D. empathy
Rationale: This is the therapist's own unresolved feelings being projected onto the client
(countertransference), not the client's feelings toward the therapist (transference).
