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,Chapters 01 +i
Introduction and Overview +i +i
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS +i + i
Note: Below are test items for chapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
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1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text: +i +i +i +i +i +i
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 experience.
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d. rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.
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ANS: C
+i PG: 5 +i
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
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a. Gestalt therapy +i
b. family systems therapy +i +i
c. existential approach +i
d. person-
centered approach ANS: B PG: 1
+i +i + i +i +i
0
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. existential therapy +i
b. cognitive therapy +i
c. reality therapy +i
d. behavior therapy +i
e. rational emotive behavior therapy +i +i +i +i
ANS: APG: 10
+ i +i
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the c
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ore of the therapeutic process?
+i +i +i +i
a. psychoanalytic therapy +i
b. Adlerian therapy +i
c. person-centered therapy +i
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy +i
e. family therapy +i +i
ANS: CPG: 12
+ i +i
5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
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 revisited.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ANS: C
+i PG: 5 +i
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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 delving mo +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
re deeply into each approach. +i +i +i +i
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at othe +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
r theoretical models. +i +i
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in ord +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
er to make the theories more relevant. +i +i +i +i +i +i
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ANS: A +i PG: 5 +i
7. Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is true?
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are ―wrong.‖
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other models.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional organizations.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ANS: B +i PG: 5 +i
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these +i +i
ANS: E +i PG: 6 + i
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.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
b. During the course of an individual’s therapy, different interventions may be needed at different times.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions that you are skil
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
led at using.
+i +i
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ANS: B +i PG: 8 +i
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. person-centered therapy +i
b. family systems therapy +i +i
c. Adlerian therapy +i
d. reality therapy +i
e. cognitive therapy AN +i +i
S: A
+i PG: 10 +i
11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What m
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ight her rationale be for doing this?
+i +i +i +i +i +i
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in th
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
erapy.
179
,Chapters 01 +i
Introduction and Overview +i +i
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS +i + i
Note: Below are test items for chapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text: +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
b. is usually mastered by the end of the first year of one’s graduate program.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
c. often requires many years of study, training, and practical counseling experience.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
d. rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ANS: C
+i PG: 5 +i
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. Gestalt therapy +i
b. family systems therapy +i +i
c. existential approach +i
d. person-
centered approach ANS: B PG: 1
+i +i + i +i +i
0
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. existential therapy +i
b. cognitive therapy +i
c. reality therapy +i
d. behavior therapy +i
e. rational emotive behavior therapy +i +i +i +i
ANS: APG: 10
+ i +i
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the c
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ore of the therapeutic process?
+i +i +i +i
a. psychoanalytic therapy +i
b. Adlerian therapy +i
c. person-centered therapy +i
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy +i
e. family therapy +i +i
ANS: CPG: 12
+ i +i
5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i
b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ANS: C
+i PG: 5 +i
178
, Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
6. The author makes a case for:
+i +i +i +i +i
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving mo +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
re deeply into each approach. +i +i +i +i
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at othe +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
r theoretical models. +i +i
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in ord +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
er to make the theories more relevant. +i +i +i +i +i +i
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ANS: A +i PG: 5 +i
7. Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is true?
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are ―wrong.‖
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other models.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional organizations.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ANS: B +i PG: 5 +i
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these +i +i
ANS: E +i PG: 6 + i
9. Which of these statements about interventions is true?
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
b. During the course of an individual’s therapy, different interventions may be needed at different times.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions that you are skil
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
led at using.
+i +i
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ANS: B +i PG: 8 +i
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. person-centered therapy +i
b. family systems therapy +i +i
c. Adlerian therapy +i
d. reality therapy +i
e. cognitive therapy AN +i +i
S: A
+i PG: 10 +i
11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What m
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ight her rationale be for doing this?
+i +i +i +i +i +i
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in th
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
erapy.
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