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Counseling and Psychotherapy EXAM 4
Review Questions and Expert Answers
the Latest Version
Question: T/F Cognitive behavior therapy is suitable for individualistic but not
collectivistic cultures.
Answer: False
Question: T/F REBT practitioners strive to teach clients to unconditionally
accept others and themselves.
Answer: True
Question: T/F All cognitive approaches assert that psychological distress is
maintained by emotional difficulties.
Answer: False
Question: T/F A major contribution of cognitive-behavioral theorists is the
demystification of the therapy process.
Answer: True
Question: T/F According to Meichenbaum, behavior change occurs through
the interaction of inner speech, cognitive structures, and behaviors.
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Answer: True
Question: T/F REBT teaches children and adolescents that they are
responsible for how others act.
Answer: False
Question: T/F Because it is confrontational, REBT is not suited to work with
children or adolescents.
Answer: False
Question: 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.
Answer: True
Question: T/F Beck's cognitive therapy was philosophically based.
Answer: False
Question: T/F According to Beck, people become psychologically distressed
when their thinking is erroneous or distorted.
Answer: True
Question: A strengths-based cognitive behavior therapist would most likely
say which of the following to a client with chronic problems?
Counseling and Psychotherapy EXAM 4
Review Questions and Expert Answers
the Latest Version
Question: T/F Cognitive behavior therapy is suitable for individualistic but not
collectivistic cultures.
Answer: False
Question: T/F REBT practitioners strive to teach clients to unconditionally
accept others and themselves.
Answer: True
Question: T/F All cognitive approaches assert that psychological distress is
maintained by emotional difficulties.
Answer: False
Question: T/F A major contribution of cognitive-behavioral theorists is the
demystification of the therapy process.
Answer: True
Question: T/F According to Meichenbaum, behavior change occurs through
the interaction of inner speech, cognitive structures, and behaviors.
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Answer: True
Question: T/F REBT teaches children and adolescents that they are
responsible for how others act.
Answer: False
Question: T/F Because it is confrontational, REBT is not suited to work with
children or adolescents.
Answer: False
Question: 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.
Answer: True
Question: T/F Beck's cognitive therapy was philosophically based.
Answer: False
Question: T/F According to Beck, people become psychologically distressed
when their thinking is erroneous or distorted.
Answer: True
Question: A strengths-based cognitive behavior therapist would most likely
say which of the following to a client with chronic problems?
