Test Bank for Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, 11th Edition by Corey.pdf

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1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text: n n n n n n




a. can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
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b. is usually mastered by the end of the first year of one's graduate program.
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c. often requires many years of study, training, and practical counseling e
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xperience.

d. rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.: c. often requires m
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any years of study, training, and practical counseling experience.
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2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relation-
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ship-oriented therapy?
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a. Gestalt therapy n




b. family systems therapy
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c. existential approach n




d. person-centered approach: b. family systems therapy n n n n n



3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-
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behavioral action-oriented therapies? n n




a. existential therapy n




b. cognitive therapy n




c. reality therapy n




d. behavior therapy n




e. rational emotive behavior therapy: a. existential therapy
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4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the thera-
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pist as the core of the therapeutic process?
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a. psychoanalytic therapy n




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b. Adlerian therapy n




c. person-centered therapy n




d. cognitive-behavioral therapy n




e. family therapy: c. person-centered therapy
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5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe n n n n n n n




a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
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b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are re
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visited.

c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse ra
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nge of future clients.
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d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the
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country.: c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diver
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se range of future clients.
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6. The author makes a case for:
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a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then d
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elving more deeply into each approach.
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b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at
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other theoretical models.
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c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in
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order to make the theories more relevant.
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d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.: a. initially g
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etting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more dee
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ply into each approach.
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7. Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ p
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sychotherapy is true? n n




a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychother-
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apy are "wrong."
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b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
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c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other m
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odels.

d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional o
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rganizations.: b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
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8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
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a. social

b. environmental

c. cultural

d. biological

e. all of these: e. all of these
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9. Which of these statements about interventions is true?
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a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
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b. During the course of an individual's therapy, different interventions may b
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e needed at different times.
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c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and th
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e interventions that you are skilled at using.
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d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or li
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censed.: b. During the course of an individual's therapy, different interventions ma
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y be needed at different times.
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10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reac-
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tion against psychoanalysis?
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a. person-centered therapy n




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b. family systems therapy n n




c. Adlerian therapy n




d. reality therapy n




e. cognitive therapy: a. person-centered therapy n n n n



11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework as-
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signments to her clients. What might her rationale be for doing this?
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a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action w
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hat they are learning in therapy.
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b. By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority o
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ver them (as if she is their teacher).
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c. She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, b
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y assigning homework, she may feel like she is being more productive.
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d. In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Francesca is required t
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o give her clients homework assignments.: a. Homework can be a vehicle for as
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sisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in therapy.
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12. A comprehensive approach to counseling:
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a. goes beyond focusing on our internal dynamics and addresses those e
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nvironmental and systemic realities that influence us. n n n n n n




b. focuses almost exclusively on the client's internal dynamics.
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c. focuses primarily on the therapist's internal reactions to the client's be-
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havior.
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d. focuses only on systemic factors.: b. focuses almost exclusively on the client's in
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ternal dynamics. n



13. Which of the following statements best describes the author's view of the m
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edical model? n




a. Corey appreciates the focus on psychopathology and believes it gives
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