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Note: Belowaretest items for chapter 1 of Theory andPractice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
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1. Synthesizingtheapproaches covered in the text: l l l l l l
a. caneasily beaccomplished after taking an introductory course.
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b. isusually mastered by the end of thefirst year of one’s graduate program.
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c. often requires many years of study, training,andpractical counseling experience.
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d. rarely, if ever, happens andisa completely unrealistic goal.
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ANS: C l PG: 5 l
2. Which oneof thefollowing isnot considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy? a.
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Gestalttherapy l
b. family systems therapy l l
c. existential approach l
d. person-
centeredapproach ANS: B PG: 10 l l l l l
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
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a. existentialtherapy l
b. cognitive therapy l
c. reality therapy l
d. behavior therapy l
e. rationalemotivebehaviortherapy A l l l l
NS: A PG: 10
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4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the core of the therapeu
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tic process? a. psychoanalytic therapy b. Adlerian therapy
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c. person-centered therapy l
d. cognitive-behavioraltherapy l
e. familytherapy l l
ANS: C PG: 12
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5. Presenting onemodel to which all trainees subscribe l l l l l l l
a. is what thecounseling profession endorses at present.
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b. is likelyto bea reality bytheyear 2020 when theCACREPstandards arerevisited.
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, c. is dangerous inthat it canlimit their effectiveness in working witha diverse rangeoffuture clients.
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d. is illegal in theNortheastern region of the U.S., but not in other partsof the country.
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6. The author makes a case for:
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a. initiallygettinganoverviewofthemajortheoreticalorientations,andthendelvingmoredeeplyinto each ap
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proach.
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical models.
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c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the theories
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more relevant. l
d. the reader to choose theapproach to which s/he subscribes.
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ANS: A l PG: 5 l
7. Which of thefollowing statements about theories ormodels of counseling/ psychotherapy istrue?
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a. Extensiveresearch hasshown thatcertain popular modelsof psychotherapy are―wrong.‖
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b. Thereis a clear place for theoretical pluralism in oursociety.
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c. Accepting thevalidity of onemodel impliesrejecting thevalidityof other models.
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d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned onbyseveral major professional organizations.
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ANS: B l PG: 5 l
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice? a. social
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b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these
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9. Which ofthese statements about interventionsistrue?
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a. It ishelpful to useonetype of intervention with most clients.
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b. Duringthecourse of anindividual’stherapy,differentinterventions may beneeded at different times.
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c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions that you are skilled at u
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sing.
d. Youshould onlyusecounseling interventions whenyou arecertified orlicensed.
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ANS: B l PG: 8 l
, 10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
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a. person-centeredtherapy l
b. family systems therapy
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c. Adlerian therapy l
d. reality therapyl
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ANS: A
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11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What might h
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er rationale be for doing this?
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a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in therap
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y.
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Counselingand
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Psychotherapy11th l
,Chapters01IntroductionandOverview l l l l
MULTIPLE-CHOICETESTITEMS l l
Note: Belowaretest items for chapter 1 of Theory andPractice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
1. Synthesizingtheapproaches covered in the text: l l l l l l
a. caneasily beaccomplished after taking an introductory course.
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b. isusually mastered by the end of thefirst year of one’s graduate program.
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c. often requires many years of study, training,andpractical counseling experience.
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d. rarely, if ever, happens andisa completely unrealistic goal.
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ANS: C l PG: 5 l
2. Which oneof thefollowing isnot considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy? a.
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Gestalttherapy l
b. family systems therapy l l
c. existential approach l
d. person-
centeredapproach ANS: B PG: 10 l l l l l
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
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a. existentialtherapy l
b. cognitive therapy l
c. reality therapy l
d. behavior therapy l
e. rationalemotivebehaviortherapy A l l l l
NS: A PG: 10
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4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the core of the therapeu
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tic process? a. psychoanalytic therapy b. Adlerian therapy
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c. person-centered therapy l
d. cognitive-behavioraltherapy l
e. familytherapy l l
ANS: C PG: 12
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5. Presenting onemodel to which all trainees subscribe l l l l l l l
a. is what thecounseling profession endorses at present.
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b. is likelyto bea reality bytheyear 2020 when theCACREPstandards arerevisited.
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, c. is dangerous inthat it canlimit their effectiveness in working witha diverse rangeoffuture clients.
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d. is illegal in theNortheastern region of the U.S., but not in other partsof the country.
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ANS: C l PG: 5 l
178
6. The author makes a case for:
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a. initiallygettinganoverviewofthemajortheoreticalorientations,andthendelvingmoredeeplyinto each ap
l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
proach.
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical models.
l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the theories
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more relevant. l
d. the reader to choose theapproach to which s/he subscribes.
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ANS: A l PG: 5 l
7. Which of thefollowing statements about theories ormodels of counseling/ psychotherapy istrue?
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a. Extensiveresearch hasshown thatcertain popular modelsof psychotherapy are―wrong.‖
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b. Thereis a clear place for theoretical pluralism in oursociety.
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c. Accepting thevalidity of onemodel impliesrejecting thevalidityof other models.
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d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned onbyseveral major professional organizations.
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ANS: B l PG: 5 l
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice? a. social
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b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these
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ANS: E l PG: 6 l
9. Which ofthese statements about interventionsistrue?
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a. It ishelpful to useonetype of intervention with most clients.
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b. Duringthecourse of anindividual’stherapy,differentinterventions may beneeded at different times.
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c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions that you are skilled at u
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sing.
d. Youshould onlyusecounseling interventions whenyou arecertified orlicensed.
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ANS: B l PG: 8 l
, 10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
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a. person-centeredtherapy l
b. family systems therapy
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c. Adlerian therapy l
d. reality therapyl
e. cognitive therapy l
ANS: A
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179
11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What might h
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er rationale be for doing this?
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a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in therap
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y.