Theory and Practice B B
of Counseling and
B B B
Psychotherapy 10th
B B
Edition Test Bank
B B B
Corey B
,Chapters 01 B
Introduction and Overview B B
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS B B
Note: Below are test items for chapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text: B B B B B B
a. can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
B B B B B B B B
b. is usually mastered by the end of the first year of one’s graduate program.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
c. often requires many years of study, training, and practical counseling experience.
B B B B B B B B B B
d. rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.
B B B B B B B B B
ANS: C B PG: 5 B
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Gestalttherapy B
b. family systems therapy B B
c. existentialapproach B
d. person-centered approach B
ANS: BPG: 10
B B B B
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. existential therapy B
b. cognitive therapy B
c. reality therapy B
d. behavior therapy B
e. rational emotive behavior therapy B B B
ANS: APG: 10
B B B
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the
B B B B B B B B B B B
core of the therapeutic process?
B B B B B
a. psychoanalytic therapy B
b. Adlerian therapy B
c. person-centered therapy B
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy B
e. family therapy B
ANS: CPG: 12
B B B
5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe B B B B B B B
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
B B B B B B B
b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: C B PG: 5 B
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B B B B B B B B B B
6. The author makes a case for:
B B B B B
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more deeply intoeach
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
approach.
B
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
models.
B
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
theories more relevant.
B B B
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
B B B B B B B B B
ANS: A B PG: 5 B
7. Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is true?
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are ―wrong.‖
B B B B B B B B B B B
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
B B B B B B B B B B
c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other models.
B B B B B B B B B B B B
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional organizations.
B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: B B PG: 5 B
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
B B B B B B B B B
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these
B B
ANS: E B PG: 6 B
9. Which of these statements about interventions is true?
B B B B B B B
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
B B B B B B B B B B B
b. During the course of an individual’s therapy, different interventions may be needed at different times.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
c. It is best to require clients to adapt to yourapproach to counseling and the interventions that you are
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
skilled at using.
B B B
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
B B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: B B PG: 8 B
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. person-centered therapy B
b. family systems therapy B B
c. Adlerian therapy B
d. reality therapy B
e. cognitive therapy B
ANS: A
B B PG:10 B
11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
might her rationale be for doing this?
B B B B B B B
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
therapy.
B
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b. By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them (as if she is their
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
teacher).
B
c. She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning homework, shemay
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
Bfeel like she is being more productive.
B B B B B B
d. In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Francesca is required to give her clients homework
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
assignments.
B
ANS: A B PG: 6 B
12. Which of the following statements best describes the author’s view of the medical model?
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Corey appreciates the focus on psychopathology and believes it gives clinicians the tools to assess what’s
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
wrong with clients.
B B B
b. A focus on the medical model restricts therapeutic practice because it stresses deficits rather than
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
strengths.
B
c. The medical model emphasizes strengths and competencies rather than psychopathology.
B B B B B B B B B
d. The medical model is especially relevant for culturally diverse client populations.
B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: B B PG: 7 B
13. A comprehensive approach to counseling:
B B B B
a. goes beyond focusing on our internal dynamics and addresses those environmental and systemic realitiesthat
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
influence us.
B B
b. focuses almost exclusively on the client’s internal dynamics.
B B B B B B B
c. focuses primarily on the therapist’s internal reactions to the client’s behavior.
B B B B B B B B B B
d. focuses only on systemic factors. B B B B
ANS: A B PG: 7 B
14. Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which: B B B B B B
a. the therapist solves problems for clients.
B B B B B
b. the therapist is merely a skilled technician.
B B B B B B
c. the client and therapist collaborate in co-constructing solutions to problems.
B B B B B B B B B
d. the client is in complete control of the direction of the therapy.
B B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: C B PG: 7 B
15. Which of the following is not an issue that Stan struggles with?
B B B B B B B B B B B
a. fear of being alone B B B
b. fear of intimate relationships with women B B B B B
c. substance use B
d. lacking a sense of direction and meaning in his life B B B B B B B B B
e. aggressive outbursts B
ANS: E
B B PG: 14 B
TRUE-FALSE TEST ITEMS B B
1. An undisciplined mixture of approaches can be an excuse for failing to develop a sound rationalefor
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
systematically adhering to certain concepts and to the techniques that are extensions of them.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: T B PG: 5 B
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of Counseling and
B B B
Psychotherapy 10th
B B
Edition Test Bank
B B B
Corey B
,Chapters 01 B
Introduction and Overview B B
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS B B
Note: Below are test items for chapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text: B B B B B B
a. can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
B B B B B B B B
b. is usually mastered by the end of the first year of one’s graduate program.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
c. often requires many years of study, training, and practical counseling experience.
B B B B B B B B B B
d. rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.
B B B B B B B B B
ANS: C B PG: 5 B
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Gestalttherapy B
b. family systems therapy B B
c. existentialapproach B
d. person-centered approach B
ANS: BPG: 10
B B B B
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. existential therapy B
b. cognitive therapy B
c. reality therapy B
d. behavior therapy B
e. rational emotive behavior therapy B B B
ANS: APG: 10
B B B
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the
B B B B B B B B B B B
core of the therapeutic process?
B B B B B
a. psychoanalytic therapy B
b. Adlerian therapy B
c. person-centered therapy B
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy B
e. family therapy B
ANS: CPG: 12
B B B
5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe B B B B B B B
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
B B B B B B B
b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: C B PG: 5 B
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B B B B B B B B B B
6. The author makes a case for:
B B B B B
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more deeply intoeach
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
approach.
B
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
models.
B
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
theories more relevant.
B B B
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
B B B B B B B B B
ANS: A B PG: 5 B
7. Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is true?
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are ―wrong.‖
B B B B B B B B B B B
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
B B B B B B B B B B
c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other models.
B B B B B B B B B B B B
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional organizations.
B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: B B PG: 5 B
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
B B B B B B B B B
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these
B B
ANS: E B PG: 6 B
9. Which of these statements about interventions is true?
B B B B B B B
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
B B B B B B B B B B B
b. During the course of an individual’s therapy, different interventions may be needed at different times.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
c. It is best to require clients to adapt to yourapproach to counseling and the interventions that you are
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
skilled at using.
B B B
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
B B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: B B PG: 8 B
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. person-centered therapy B
b. family systems therapy B B
c. Adlerian therapy B
d. reality therapy B
e. cognitive therapy B
ANS: A
B B PG:10 B
11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
might her rationale be for doing this?
B B B B B B B
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
therapy.
B
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b. By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them (as if she is their
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
teacher).
B
c. She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning homework, shemay
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
Bfeel like she is being more productive.
B B B B B B
d. In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Francesca is required to give her clients homework
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
assignments.
B
ANS: A B PG: 6 B
12. Which of the following statements best describes the author’s view of the medical model?
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Corey appreciates the focus on psychopathology and believes it gives clinicians the tools to assess what’s
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
wrong with clients.
B B B
b. A focus on the medical model restricts therapeutic practice because it stresses deficits rather than
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
strengths.
B
c. The medical model emphasizes strengths and competencies rather than psychopathology.
B B B B B B B B B
d. The medical model is especially relevant for culturally diverse client populations.
B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: B B PG: 7 B
13. A comprehensive approach to counseling:
B B B B
a. goes beyond focusing on our internal dynamics and addresses those environmental and systemic realitiesthat
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
influence us.
B B
b. focuses almost exclusively on the client’s internal dynamics.
B B B B B B B
c. focuses primarily on the therapist’s internal reactions to the client’s behavior.
B B B B B B B B B B
d. focuses only on systemic factors. B B B B
ANS: A B PG: 7 B
14. Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which: B B B B B B
a. the therapist solves problems for clients.
B B B B B
b. the therapist is merely a skilled technician.
B B B B B B
c. the client and therapist collaborate in co-constructing solutions to problems.
B B B B B B B B B
d. the client is in complete control of the direction of the therapy.
B B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: C B PG: 7 B
15. Which of the following is not an issue that Stan struggles with?
B B B B B B B B B B B
a. fear of being alone B B B
b. fear of intimate relationships with women B B B B B
c. substance use B
d. lacking a sense of direction and meaning in his life B B B B B B B B B
e. aggressive outbursts B
ANS: E
B B PG: 14 B
TRUE-FALSE TEST ITEMS B B
1. An undisciplined mixture of approaches can be an excuse for failing to develop a sound rationalefor
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
systematically adhering to certain concepts and to the techniques that are extensions of them.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ANS: T B PG: 5 B
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