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Note:Below aretestitemsforchapter1of TheoryandPracticeofCounselingandPsychotherapy.
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1. Synthesizingtheapproachescoveredinthetext: q q q q q q
a. caneasily beaccomplishedaftertakingan introductory course.
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b. isusually masteredbytheendof thefirst yearof one’sgraduateprogram.
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c. oftenrequiresmany yearsofstudy,training,andpracticalcounselingexperience. q q q q q q q q
d. rarely,if ever,happensandisacompletely unrealisticgoal.
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ANS: C q PG:5 q
2. Whichoneof thefollowingisnotconsideredanexperientialandrelationship-orientedtherapy?
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a. Gestalttherapy
b. family systems therapy q q
c. existentialapproach
d. person-centeredapproach q
ANS: BPG: 10
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3. Whichoneof thefollowingis notassociated withthecognitive-behavioralaction-orientedtherapies?
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a. existentialtherapy
b. cognitivetherapy q
c. realitytherapy
d. behaviortherapy
e. rationalemotivebehaviortherapy q
ANS: APG: 10
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4. Whichhumanisticapproachemphasizesthebasicattitudesof thetherapistasthe
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core of the therapeutic process?
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a. psychoanalytictherapy
b. Adleriantherapy
c. person-centeredtherapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy q
e. familytherapy q
ANS: CPG: 12
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5. Presentingone modelto whichalltraineessubscribe q q
a. is whatthecounselingprofessionendorsesatpresent.
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b. islikely tobeareality by the year2020 whentheCACREPstandardsarerevisited.
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c. isdangerousin thatitcanlimittheireffectivenessin working withadiverserangeof futureclients.
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d. isillegalinthe Northeasternregionof theU.S.,butnotinotherpartsof thecountry.
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ANS: C q PG:5 q
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6. Theauthormakesacase for: q
a. initially gettinganoverview of the majortheoreticalorientations,andthendelving moredeeply intoq q q q q q q q q
eachapproach.
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b. delvingdeeply intooneapproachinitiallyandthentakingasuperficiallookatothertheoretical q
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c. learningthetheoriesof counselingonlyafterstartingto work withclientsinorderto makethe q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
theories morerelevant.
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d. thereadertochoose theapproachtowhichs/hesubscribes. q
ANS: A q PG:5 q
7. Whichof the followingstatementsabouttheoriesormodelsof counseling/psychotherapyistrue?
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a. Extensiveresearch hasshown thatcertainpopularmodels of psychotherapy are―wrong.‖
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b. Thereisaclearplace fortheoreticalpluralism in oursociety. q q q q
c. Acceptingthe validity of one model impliesrejectingthe validity of other models.
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d. Theoreticalpluralismhasbeenfrownedonby several majorprofessionalorganizations. q q q q q q q
ANS: B q PG:5 q
8. Whattype of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
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a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
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ANS: E q PG: 6 q q
9. Whichof thesestatementsaboutinterventions istrue?
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a. Itis helpful to use one typeof intervention with most clients.
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b. Duringthecourseofanindividual’stherapy,differentinterventions may beneededatdifferenttimes.
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c. Itis besttorequireclientstoadapttoyourapproach tocounselingandtheinterventions that youare
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skilled at using.
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d. You shouldonly usecounselinginterventions when youarecertified orlicensed.
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ANS: B q PG:8 q
10. Whichapproach wasdeveloped during the 1940sasanondirectivereactionagainst psychoanalysis? q q q q q
a. person-centered therapy B
b. family systems therapy q q
c. Adleriantherapy
d. realitytherapy
e. cognitive therapy q
ANS: A
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11. Francesca,acognitive behavioraltherapist,likestogivehomeworkassignments toherclients. What q q q q q q q q q q
might herrationale be for doing this?
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a. Homework canbeavehicle forassistingherclientsinputtingintoaction whattheyarelearningin q q q q q q q q q q q q q
therapy.
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b. Byassigninghomeworktoherclients,sheestablishesherclearauthorityoverthem(as if she is
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theirteacher).
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c. Sheisprobablyanovicetherapist who isinsecureaboutherskills;thus,byassigninghomework, she may
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qfeel like she is being more productive.
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d. In orderto bereimbursed by insurancecompanies, Francescaisrequiredto giveherclients homework
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assignments.
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ANS: A q PG:6 q
12. Whichof the following statementsbestdescribestheauthor’s view of the medical model?
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a. Coreyappreciatesthe focusonpsychopathologyandbelievesitgivescliniciansthetoolstoassess what’s wrong
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with clients.
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b. A focusonthe medical modelrestrictstherapeuticpracticebecauseitstressesdeficitsratherthan
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strengths.
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c. The medicalmodel emphasizesstrengthsandcompetenciesratherthanpsychopathology.
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d. The medicalmodelis especiallyrelevant forculturallydiverseclient populations.
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ANS: B q PG:7 q
13. A comprehensiveapproachtocounseling:
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a. goesbeyond focusingonourinternaldynamicsandaddressesthoseenvironmentalandsystemicrealities that
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influence us.
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b. focusesalmost exclusively ontheclient’sinternaldynamics. q q q q q q q
c. focusesprimarily on thetherapist’sinternalreactionstotheclient’sbehavior. q q q q q q q q
d. focusesonly on systemic factors. q q q q
ANS: A q PG:7 q
14. Effectivepsychotherapy isapracticein which: q q q q q q
a. thetherapistsolvesproblems forclients. q q q q
b. thetherapistis merelyaskilledtechnician. q q q q
c. theclientandtherapistcollaborateinco-constructingsolutionstoproblems. q q q q q
d. theclientisincompletecontrolof thedirectionof thetherapy. q q q q q q q q q q q
ANS: C q PG:7 q
15. Whichof the followingis notanissuethat Stanstruggles with? q q q q q q q q q q q
a. fearof beingalone q
b. fearofintimaterelationships with women q q q q
c. substanceuse
d. lackingasenseof directionand meaning inhislife q q q q q q q
e. aggressiveoutbursts q
ANS: E
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TRUE-FALSE TEST ITEMS q q
1. An undisciplined mixtureofapproachescanbeanexcuse forfailingtodevelopasoundrationale q q q q q q q q q q q q
forsystematically adhering to certain conceptsandto the techniques thatareextensions of them.
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ANS: T q PG:5 q
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