Counseling and Psychotherapy EXAM 4 Review Questions and
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T/F Cognitive behavior therapy is suitable for individualistic but not collectivistic cultures.
Ans: False
T/F REBT practitioners strive to teach clients to unconditionally accept others and themselves.
Ans: True
T/F All cognitive approaches assert that psychological distress is maintained by emotional difficulties.
Ans: False
T/F A major contribution of cognitive-behavioral theorists is the demystification of the therapy
process.
Ans: True
T/F According to Meichenbaum, behavior change occurs through the interaction of inner speech,
cognitive structures, and behaviors.
Ans: True
T/F REBT teaches children and adolescents that they are responsible for how others act.
Ans: False
T/F Because it is confrontational, REBT is not suited to work with children or adolescents.
Ans: False
T/F Ellis maintained that events themselves do not cause emotional disturbances; rather, it is our
evaluation of and beliefs about these events that cause our problems.
Ans: True
T/F Beck's cognitive therapy was philosophically based.
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, Ans: False
T/F According to Beck, people become psychologically distressed when their thinking is erroneous
or distorted.
Ans: True
A strengths-based cognitive behavior therapist would most likely say which of the following to a
client with chronic problems?
A.) "How can we modify your current approaches to work better?"
B.) "What are you doing that is not working for you?"
C.) "Let's explore why you don't seem to want to change."
D.) "Let's try to create a whole new way of being."
Ans: D.) "Let's try to create a whole new way of being."
Which comparison of REBT and Beck's cognitive therapy is accurate?
A.) REBT focuses on helping clients identify misperceptions, while cognitive therapists aggressively
challenge clients for faulty thinking.
B.) REBT therapists model rational thinking, while cognitive therapists help clients arrive at their own
conclusions.
C.) REBT encourages clients to reflect on personal issues, while cognitive therapy is logical and
pragmatic.
D.) REBT uses Socratic dialogue and open-ended questions, while cognitive therapy is highly
directive and confrontational.
Ans: B.) REBT therapists model rational thinking, while cognitive therapists help clients arrive at their
own conclusions.
Which of the following psychologists is most associated with strengths-based cognitive behavior
therapy?
Ans: Padesky
REBT views the core of emotional disturbances to be:
Ans: self-blame
REBT asserts that the most efficient way for clients to be happier and better functioning is to
change their:
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Answers Already Graded
T/F Cognitive behavior therapy is suitable for individualistic but not collectivistic cultures.
Ans: False
T/F REBT practitioners strive to teach clients to unconditionally accept others and themselves.
Ans: True
T/F All cognitive approaches assert that psychological distress is maintained by emotional difficulties.
Ans: False
T/F A major contribution of cognitive-behavioral theorists is the demystification of the therapy
process.
Ans: True
T/F According to Meichenbaum, behavior change occurs through the interaction of inner speech,
cognitive structures, and behaviors.
Ans: True
T/F REBT teaches children and adolescents that they are responsible for how others act.
Ans: False
T/F Because it is confrontational, REBT is not suited to work with children or adolescents.
Ans: False
T/F Ellis maintained that events themselves do not cause emotional disturbances; rather, it is our
evaluation of and beliefs about these events that cause our problems.
Ans: True
T/F Beck's cognitive therapy was philosophically based.
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, Ans: False
T/F According to Beck, people become psychologically distressed when their thinking is erroneous
or distorted.
Ans: True
A strengths-based cognitive behavior therapist would most likely say which of the following to a
client with chronic problems?
A.) "How can we modify your current approaches to work better?"
B.) "What are you doing that is not working for you?"
C.) "Let's explore why you don't seem to want to change."
D.) "Let's try to create a whole new way of being."
Ans: D.) "Let's try to create a whole new way of being."
Which comparison of REBT and Beck's cognitive therapy is accurate?
A.) REBT focuses on helping clients identify misperceptions, while cognitive therapists aggressively
challenge clients for faulty thinking.
B.) REBT therapists model rational thinking, while cognitive therapists help clients arrive at their own
conclusions.
C.) REBT encourages clients to reflect on personal issues, while cognitive therapy is logical and
pragmatic.
D.) REBT uses Socratic dialogue and open-ended questions, while cognitive therapy is highly
directive and confrontational.
Ans: B.) REBT therapists model rational thinking, while cognitive therapists help clients arrive at their
own conclusions.
Which of the following psychologists is most associated with strengths-based cognitive behavior
therapy?
Ans: Padesky
REBT views the core of emotional disturbances to be:
Ans: self-blame
REBT asserts that the most efficient way for clients to be happier and better functioning is to
change their:
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