,Chapters j01
Introduction jand jOverview
MULTIPLE-CHOICE j TEST j ITEMS
Note: jBelow jare jtest jitems jfor jchapter j1 jof j Theory jand jPractice jof jCounseling jand jPsychotherapy.
1. Synthesizing jthe japproaches jcovered jin jthe jtext:
a. can jeasily jbe jaccomplished jafter jtaking jan jintroductory jcourse.
b. is jusually jmastered jby jthe jend jof jthe jfirst jyear jof jone’s jgraduate jprogram.
c. often jrequires jmany jyears jof jstudy, jtraining, jand jpractical jcounseling jexperience.
d. rarely, jif jever, jhappens jand jis ja jcompletely junrealistic jgoal.
ANS: j C PG: j5
2. Which jone jof jthe jfollowing jis jnot jconsidered jan jexperiential jand jrelationship-oriented jtherapy?
a. Gestalt jtherapy
b. family jsystems jtherapy
c. existential japproach
d. person-centered
japproach jANS: j B jPG: j10
3. Which jone jof jthe jfollowing jis jnot jassociated jwith jthe jcognitive-behavioral jaction-oriented jtherapies?
a. existential jtherapy
b. cognitive jtherapy
c. reality jtherapy
d. behavior jtherapy
e. rational jemotive jbehavior
jtherapy jANS: j APG: j10
4. Which jhumanistic japproach jemphasizes jthe jbasic jattitudes jof jthe jtherapist jas
jthe jcore jof jthe jtherapeutic jprocess?
a. psychoanalytic j therapy
b. Adlerian jtherapy
c. person-centered jtherapy
d. cognitive-behavioral jtherapy
e. family jtherapy
jANS: j CPG: j12
5. Presenting jone jmodel jto jwhich jall jtrainees jsubscribe
a. is jwhat jthe jcounseling jprofession jendorses jat jpresent.
b. is jlikely jto jbe ja jreality jby jthe jyear j2020 jwhen jthe jCACREP jstandards jare jrevisited.
c. is jdangerous jin jthat jit jcan jlimit jtheir jeffectiveness jin jworking jwith ja jdiverse jrange jof jfuture
jclients.
d. is jillegal jin jthe jNortheastern jregion jof jthe jU.S., jbut jnot jin jother jparts jof jthe jcountry.
ANS: j C PG: j5
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6. The jauthor jmakes ja jcase jfor:
a. initially jgetting jan joverview jof jthe jmajor jtheoretical jorientations, jand jthen jdelving jmore jdeeply
jinto jeach japproach.
b. delving jdeeply jinto jone japproach jinitially jand jthen jtaking ja jsuperficial jlook jat jother
jtheoretical jmodels.
c. learning jthe jtheories jof jcounseling jonly jafter jstarting jto jwork jwith jclients jin jorder jto jmake
jthe jtheories jmore jrelevant.
d. the jreader jto jchoose jthe japproach jto jwhich js/he jsubscribes.
ANS: j A PG: j5
7. Which jof jthe jfollowing jstatements jabout jtheories jor jmodels jof jcounseling/ jpsychotherapy jis jtrue?
a. Extensive jresearch jhas jshown jthat jcertain jpopular jmodels jof jpsychotherapy jare j―wrong.‖
b. There jis ja jclear jplace jfor jtheoretical jpluralism jin jour jsociety.
c. Accepting jthe jvalidity jof jone jmodel jimplies jrejecting jthe jvalidity jof jother jmodels.
d. Theoretical jpluralism jhas jbeen jfrowned jon jby jseveral jmajor jprofessional jorganizations.
ANS: j B PG: j5
8. What jtype jof jfactors joftentimes jlimit jour jfreedom jof jchoice?
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all jof jthese
ANS: j E PG: j 6
9. Which jof jthese jstatements jabout jinterventions jis jtrue?
a. It jis jhelpful jto juse jone jtype jof jintervention j with jmost jclients.
b. During jthe jcourse jof jan jindividual’s jtherapy, jdifferent jinterventions jmay jbe jneeded jat jdifferent jtimes.
c. It jis jbest jto jrequire jclients jto jadapt jto jyour japproach jto jcounseling jand jthe jinterventions jthat jyou
jare jskilled jat jusing.
d. You jshould jonly juse jcounseling jinterventions jwhen jyou jare jcertified jor jlicensed.
ANS: j B PG: j8
10. Which japproach j was jdeveloped jduring jthe j1940s jas ja jnondirective jreaction jagainst jpsychoanalysis?
a. person-centered jtherapy
b. family jsystems jtherapy
c. Adlerian jtherapy
d. reality jtherapy
e. cognitive jtherapy
jANS: jA PG: j10
11. Francesca, ja jcognitive jbehavioral jtherapist, jlikes jto jgive jhomework jassignments jto jher jclients.
jWhat jmight jher jrationale jbe jfor jdoing jthis?
a. Homework jcan jbe ja jvehicle jfor jassisting jher jclients jin jputting jinto jaction jwhat jthey jare
jlearning jin jtherapy.
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b. By jassigning jhomework jto jher jclients, jshe jestablishes jher jclear jauthority jover jthem j(as jif jshe jis
jtheir jteacher).
c. She jis jprobably ja jnovice jtherapist jwho jis jinsecure jabout jher jskills; jthus, jby jassigning jhomework,
jshe jmay jfeel jlike jshe jis jbeing jmore jproductive.
d. In jorder jto jbe jreimbursed jby jinsurance jcompanies, jFrancesca jis jrequired jto jgive jher jclients
jhomework jassignments.
ANS: j A PG: j6
12. Which jof jthe jfollowing jstatements jbest jdescribes jthe jauthor’s jview jof jthe jmedical jmodel?
a. Corey jappreciates jthe jfocus jon jpsychopathology jand jbelieves jit jgives jclinicians jthe jtools jto jassess
jwhat’s jwrong jwith jclients.
b. A jfocus jon jthe jmedical jmodel jrestricts jtherapeutic jpractice jbecause jit jstresses jdeficits jrather
jthan jstrengths.
c. The jmedical jmodel jemphasizes jstrengths jand jcompetencies jrather jthan jpsychopathology.
d. The jmedical jmodel jis jespecially jrelevant jfor jculturally jdiverse jclient jpopulations.
ANS: j B PG: j7
13. A j comprehensive japproach jto jcounseling:
a. goes jbeyond jfocusing jon jour jinternal jdynamics jand jaddresses jthose jenvironmental jand jsystemic
jrealities jthat jinfluence jus.
b. focuses jalmost jexclusively jon jthe jclient’s jinternal jdynamics.
c. focuses jprimarily jon jthe jtherapist’s jinternal jreactions jto jthe jclient’s jbehavior.
d. focuses jonly jon jsystemic j factors.
ANS: j A PG: j7
14. Effective jpsychotherapy jis ja jpractice jin jwhich:
a. the jtherapist jsolves jproblems jfor jclients.
b. the jtherapist jis jmerely ja jskilled jtechnician.
c. the jclient jand jtherapist jcollaborate jin jco-constructing jsolutions jto jproblems.
d. the jclient jis jin jcomplete jcontrol jof jthe jdirection jof jthe jtherapy.
ANS: j C PG: j7
15. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jnot jan jissue jthat jStan jstruggles jwith?
a. fear jof jbeing jalone
b. fear jof jintimate jrelationships jwith jwomen
c. substance juse
d. lacking ja jsense jof jdirection jand jmeaning jin jhis jlife
e. aggressive joutbursts
jANS: j E PG: j14
TRUE-FALSE jTEST jITEMS
1. An jundisciplined jmixture jof japproaches jcan jbe jan jexcuse jfor jfailing jto jdevelop ja jsound
jrationale jfor jsystematically jadhering jto jcertain jconcepts jand jto jthe jtechniques jthat jare
jextensions jof jthem.
ANS: j T PG: j5
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Introduction jand jOverview
MULTIPLE-CHOICE j TEST j ITEMS
Note: jBelow jare jtest jitems jfor jchapter j1 jof j Theory jand jPractice jof jCounseling jand jPsychotherapy.
1. Synthesizing jthe japproaches jcovered jin jthe jtext:
a. can jeasily jbe jaccomplished jafter jtaking jan jintroductory jcourse.
b. is jusually jmastered jby jthe jend jof jthe jfirst jyear jof jone’s jgraduate jprogram.
c. often jrequires jmany jyears jof jstudy, jtraining, jand jpractical jcounseling jexperience.
d. rarely, jif jever, jhappens jand jis ja jcompletely junrealistic jgoal.
ANS: j C PG: j5
2. Which jone jof jthe jfollowing jis jnot jconsidered jan jexperiential jand jrelationship-oriented jtherapy?
a. Gestalt jtherapy
b. family jsystems jtherapy
c. existential japproach
d. person-centered
japproach jANS: j B jPG: j10
3. Which jone jof jthe jfollowing jis jnot jassociated jwith jthe jcognitive-behavioral jaction-oriented jtherapies?
a. existential jtherapy
b. cognitive jtherapy
c. reality jtherapy
d. behavior jtherapy
e. rational jemotive jbehavior
jtherapy jANS: j APG: j10
4. Which jhumanistic japproach jemphasizes jthe jbasic jattitudes jof jthe jtherapist jas
jthe jcore jof jthe jtherapeutic jprocess?
a. psychoanalytic j therapy
b. Adlerian jtherapy
c. person-centered jtherapy
d. cognitive-behavioral jtherapy
e. family jtherapy
jANS: j CPG: j12
5. Presenting jone jmodel jto jwhich jall jtrainees jsubscribe
a. is jwhat jthe jcounseling jprofession jendorses jat jpresent.
b. is jlikely jto jbe ja jreality jby jthe jyear j2020 jwhen jthe jCACREP jstandards jare jrevisited.
c. is jdangerous jin jthat jit jcan jlimit jtheir jeffectiveness jin jworking jwith ja jdiverse jrange jof jfuture
jclients.
d. is jillegal jin jthe jNortheastern jregion jof jthe jU.S., jbut jnot jin jother jparts jof jthe jcountry.
ANS: j C PG: j5
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6. The jauthor jmakes ja jcase jfor:
a. initially jgetting jan joverview jof jthe jmajor jtheoretical jorientations, jand jthen jdelving jmore jdeeply
jinto jeach japproach.
b. delving jdeeply jinto jone japproach jinitially jand jthen jtaking ja jsuperficial jlook jat jother
jtheoretical jmodels.
c. learning jthe jtheories jof jcounseling jonly jafter jstarting jto jwork jwith jclients jin jorder jto jmake
jthe jtheories jmore jrelevant.
d. the jreader jto jchoose jthe japproach jto jwhich js/he jsubscribes.
ANS: j A PG: j5
7. Which jof jthe jfollowing jstatements jabout jtheories jor jmodels jof jcounseling/ jpsychotherapy jis jtrue?
a. Extensive jresearch jhas jshown jthat jcertain jpopular jmodels jof jpsychotherapy jare j―wrong.‖
b. There jis ja jclear jplace jfor jtheoretical jpluralism jin jour jsociety.
c. Accepting jthe jvalidity jof jone jmodel jimplies jrejecting jthe jvalidity jof jother jmodels.
d. Theoretical jpluralism jhas jbeen jfrowned jon jby jseveral jmajor jprofessional jorganizations.
ANS: j B PG: j5
8. What jtype jof jfactors joftentimes jlimit jour jfreedom jof jchoice?
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all jof jthese
ANS: j E PG: j 6
9. Which jof jthese jstatements jabout jinterventions jis jtrue?
a. It jis jhelpful jto juse jone jtype jof jintervention j with jmost jclients.
b. During jthe jcourse jof jan jindividual’s jtherapy, jdifferent jinterventions jmay jbe jneeded jat jdifferent jtimes.
c. It jis jbest jto jrequire jclients jto jadapt jto jyour japproach jto jcounseling jand jthe jinterventions jthat jyou
jare jskilled jat jusing.
d. You jshould jonly juse jcounseling jinterventions jwhen jyou jare jcertified jor jlicensed.
ANS: j B PG: j8
10. Which japproach j was jdeveloped jduring jthe j1940s jas ja jnondirective jreaction jagainst jpsychoanalysis?
a. person-centered jtherapy
b. family jsystems jtherapy
c. Adlerian jtherapy
d. reality jtherapy
e. cognitive jtherapy
jANS: jA PG: j10
11. Francesca, ja jcognitive jbehavioral jtherapist, jlikes jto jgive jhomework jassignments jto jher jclients.
jWhat jmight jher jrationale jbe jfor jdoing jthis?
a. Homework jcan jbe ja jvehicle jfor jassisting jher jclients jin jputting jinto jaction jwhat jthey jare
jlearning jin jtherapy.
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b. By jassigning jhomework jto jher jclients, jshe jestablishes jher jclear jauthority jover jthem j(as jif jshe jis
jtheir jteacher).
c. She jis jprobably ja jnovice jtherapist jwho jis jinsecure jabout jher jskills; jthus, jby jassigning jhomework,
jshe jmay jfeel jlike jshe jis jbeing jmore jproductive.
d. In jorder jto jbe jreimbursed jby jinsurance jcompanies, jFrancesca jis jrequired jto jgive jher jclients
jhomework jassignments.
ANS: j A PG: j6
12. Which jof jthe jfollowing jstatements jbest jdescribes jthe jauthor’s jview jof jthe jmedical jmodel?
a. Corey jappreciates jthe jfocus jon jpsychopathology jand jbelieves jit jgives jclinicians jthe jtools jto jassess
jwhat’s jwrong jwith jclients.
b. A jfocus jon jthe jmedical jmodel jrestricts jtherapeutic jpractice jbecause jit jstresses jdeficits jrather
jthan jstrengths.
c. The jmedical jmodel jemphasizes jstrengths jand jcompetencies jrather jthan jpsychopathology.
d. The jmedical jmodel jis jespecially jrelevant jfor jculturally jdiverse jclient jpopulations.
ANS: j B PG: j7
13. A j comprehensive japproach jto jcounseling:
a. goes jbeyond jfocusing jon jour jinternal jdynamics jand jaddresses jthose jenvironmental jand jsystemic
jrealities jthat jinfluence jus.
b. focuses jalmost jexclusively jon jthe jclient’s jinternal jdynamics.
c. focuses jprimarily jon jthe jtherapist’s jinternal jreactions jto jthe jclient’s jbehavior.
d. focuses jonly jon jsystemic j factors.
ANS: j A PG: j7
14. Effective jpsychotherapy jis ja jpractice jin jwhich:
a. the jtherapist jsolves jproblems jfor jclients.
b. the jtherapist jis jmerely ja jskilled jtechnician.
c. the jclient jand jtherapist jcollaborate jin jco-constructing jsolutions jto jproblems.
d. the jclient jis jin jcomplete jcontrol jof jthe jdirection jof jthe jtherapy.
ANS: j C PG: j7
15. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jnot jan jissue jthat jStan jstruggles jwith?
a. fear jof jbeing jalone
b. fear jof jintimate jrelationships jwith jwomen
c. substance juse
d. lacking ja jsense jof jdirection jand jmeaning jin jhis jlife
e. aggressive joutbursts
jANS: j E PG: j14
TRUE-FALSE jTEST jITEMS
1. An jundisciplined jmixture jof japproaches jcan jbe jan jexcuse jfor jfailing jto jdevelop ja jsound
jrationale jfor jsystematically jadhering jto jcertain jconcepts jand jto jthe jtechniques jthat jare
jextensions jof jthem.
ANS: j T PG: j5
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