EXAM 2 NURS 665/667 Maryville University
questions with correct answers
Humanistic Theory Correct Answer-Maslow; Free - will; self-
actualization; Carl Rogers - starts in childhood, and grows through life;
growth promoting climate - 1) genuine (true to who they are) 2)
acceptance from others; receive positive regard from others;
unconditional regard
Gestalt therapy Correct Answer-Main goal - everything understood from
own perspective; goal is to increase awareness
AWARENESS, CHOICE, RESPONSIBILITY
Healing is possible through interpersonal contact and awareness
We contribute in creating our own experiences
Patient centered awareness
Gestalt Leader Correct Answer--Suggests experiments that will lead to
heightening experiencing
-Bring of the past, into the present moment by asking the member to re-
experience this past issue as thought it were occurring now
-personal problems, if done, should be intentionally serve the needs of
the group
Contemporary (Relational) Gestalt Therapy Correct Answer-staying at
the moment while exploring the past
While challenging patients to explore personal feelings, providing more
support, show kindness and compassion.
,Building therapist-client relationship, promote dialogue, empathetic
attunement, tapping client's wisdom and resources.
Gestalt Therapy - recognition of past feelings, actions and sensations
Correct Answer-talk about past as it happens now; present - fully
experience present; present moment is life, past is gone;
past is only important when explore feelings and brng back to the
present; present-centered awareness;
"speak directly to him" remembering the past
Gestalt Therapy - dreams Correct Answer-talk about dreams in present
tense; do not interpret the dreams but talk about them to assist in self-
exploration
Gestalt Therapy - experiments Correct Answer-members are invited to
try out new behaviors, and pay attention to what they are experiencing,
group experiment is a creative form of therapy; experiments emerge
spontaneously, dramatizing painful memory, imagining encounter;
empty chair technique - involve group members to speak as if they were
present in the past moment now (similar to psychodrama);
Gestalt Therapy - person-centered approach/awareness Correct Answer--
self-actualization - self-discovery and potential growth
- positive regard - unconditional/conditional (reinforcement);
- congruence - agreement between personal self-concept and their real
self and their ideal self
, -empathetic understanding - achieved through clarification and
reflection;
Clarification - therapist outlines central meaning of member statements
Reflection - therapist repeats positive portion of client's statement
Gestalt Therapy Techniques Correct Answer--experiments with
dialogues
-reversal technique - place yourself in the shoes of the other person
-rehearsal technique - repeat, imagine, start and then move toward the
goal of reverse the situation
-dialogue technique - the client engages in a dialogue between opposing
poles of his or her personality (eg. the passive self versus the aggressive
self).
Amplification - the client is asked to repeat and exaggerate a particular
action, feeling or expression so that he or she becomes more aware of it.
Guided fantasy - the client is asked to visualize either an actual event
from the past or a hypothetical situation. The therapist then helps the
individual to focus on what he or she is thinking, feeling and doing as
they mentally experience this event.
Dreamwork - dreams are not interpreted but are acted out in therapy.
The different parts of a dream are thought to represent different aspects
of the individual so by becoming each part, the individual becomes more
aware of the many different sides to his or her personality.
Internal dialogue - the client engages in a dialogue between opposing
poles of his or her personality (eg. the passive self versus the aggressive
self).
questions with correct answers
Humanistic Theory Correct Answer-Maslow; Free - will; self-
actualization; Carl Rogers - starts in childhood, and grows through life;
growth promoting climate - 1) genuine (true to who they are) 2)
acceptance from others; receive positive regard from others;
unconditional regard
Gestalt therapy Correct Answer-Main goal - everything understood from
own perspective; goal is to increase awareness
AWARENESS, CHOICE, RESPONSIBILITY
Healing is possible through interpersonal contact and awareness
We contribute in creating our own experiences
Patient centered awareness
Gestalt Leader Correct Answer--Suggests experiments that will lead to
heightening experiencing
-Bring of the past, into the present moment by asking the member to re-
experience this past issue as thought it were occurring now
-personal problems, if done, should be intentionally serve the needs of
the group
Contemporary (Relational) Gestalt Therapy Correct Answer-staying at
the moment while exploring the past
While challenging patients to explore personal feelings, providing more
support, show kindness and compassion.
,Building therapist-client relationship, promote dialogue, empathetic
attunement, tapping client's wisdom and resources.
Gestalt Therapy - recognition of past feelings, actions and sensations
Correct Answer-talk about past as it happens now; present - fully
experience present; present moment is life, past is gone;
past is only important when explore feelings and brng back to the
present; present-centered awareness;
"speak directly to him" remembering the past
Gestalt Therapy - dreams Correct Answer-talk about dreams in present
tense; do not interpret the dreams but talk about them to assist in self-
exploration
Gestalt Therapy - experiments Correct Answer-members are invited to
try out new behaviors, and pay attention to what they are experiencing,
group experiment is a creative form of therapy; experiments emerge
spontaneously, dramatizing painful memory, imagining encounter;
empty chair technique - involve group members to speak as if they were
present in the past moment now (similar to psychodrama);
Gestalt Therapy - person-centered approach/awareness Correct Answer--
self-actualization - self-discovery and potential growth
- positive regard - unconditional/conditional (reinforcement);
- congruence - agreement between personal self-concept and their real
self and their ideal self
, -empathetic understanding - achieved through clarification and
reflection;
Clarification - therapist outlines central meaning of member statements
Reflection - therapist repeats positive portion of client's statement
Gestalt Therapy Techniques Correct Answer--experiments with
dialogues
-reversal technique - place yourself in the shoes of the other person
-rehearsal technique - repeat, imagine, start and then move toward the
goal of reverse the situation
-dialogue technique - the client engages in a dialogue between opposing
poles of his or her personality (eg. the passive self versus the aggressive
self).
Amplification - the client is asked to repeat and exaggerate a particular
action, feeling or expression so that he or she becomes more aware of it.
Guided fantasy - the client is asked to visualize either an actual event
from the past or a hypothetical situation. The therapist then helps the
individual to focus on what he or she is thinking, feeling and doing as
they mentally experience this event.
Dreamwork - dreams are not interpreted but are acted out in therapy.
The different parts of a dream are thought to represent different aspects
of the individual so by becoming each part, the individual becomes more
aware of the many different sides to his or her personality.
Internal dialogue - the client engages in a dialogue between opposing
poles of his or her personality (eg. the passive self versus the aggressive
self).
