TEST BANK
Current Psychotherapies
Danny Wedding, and Raymond J. Corsini
11th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Introduction to 21st-Century Psychotherapies 1
Chapter 02 Psychodynamic Psychotherapies 6
Chapter 03 Adlerian Psychotherapy 18
Chapter 04 Client-Centered Therapy 29
Chapter 05 Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy 42
Chapter 06 Behavior Therapy 54
Chapter 07 Cognitive Therapy 67
Chapter 08 Existential Psychotherapy 80
Chapter 09 Gestalt Therapy 91
Chapter 10 Interpersonal Psychotherapy 103
Chapter 11 Family Therapy 116
Chapter 12 Mindfulness and Other Contemplative Therapies 128
Chapter 13 Positive Psychotherapy 140
Chapter 14 Integrative Psychotherapies 153
Chapter 15 Multicultural Theories of Psychotherapy 166
Chapter 16 Contemporary Challenges and Controversies 178
Chapter 17 Analytical Psychotherapy 185
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Test Bank - Current Psychotherapies, 11th Edition (Wedding, 2019)
Chapter 01 Introduction to 21st-Century Psychotherapies
Multiple Choice
1. In Chapter 1, Raymond Corsini illustrates a change in an inmate’s life after learning he had a high IQ. This story
demonstrates that psychotherapy can be broadly defined as any
a. interaction between a therapist and a patient.
b. technique that teaches a patient a new skill.
c. self-concept-altering experience.
d. interpretation provided to a patient.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
2. Hellenist physicians believed that the organ contributing to mental illness was the
a. heart.
b. liver.
c. brain.
d. blood.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is credited with the
a. first scientific study of the unconscious.
b. development of systematic psychotherapy.
c. creation of the nature versus nurture debate.
d. identification of defense mechanisms.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
4. The psychotherapeutic term dynamic was first used by
a. Sigmund Freud.
b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
c. Hippocrates.
d. Franz Anton Mesmer.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
5. The idea that similar ideas attract and strengthen one another’s ability to be conscious is the result of the work of
a. Alfred Adler.
b. Hippocrates.
c. Thomas Mann.
d. Johann Friedrich Herbart.
ANSWER: d
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
6. Franz Anton Mesmer is often viewed as the pioneer of
a. manualized therapy.
b. free association.
c. hypnotherapy.
d. behavioral intervention.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
7. Herman von Helmholtz described the unconscious reconstruction of what our past taught us about an object as
a. restructuring objects.
b. psychic stimulation.
c. cognitive discovery.
d. unconscious inference.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
8. Which type of psychotherapy views the process of helping others as a form of teaching?
a. Humanistic therapy
b. Behavior therapy
c. Psychoanalytic therapy
d. Client-centered therapy
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
9. Emil Kraepelin’s work focused heavily on
a. multicultural variants of illness.
b. classifications of diseases.
c. surgical approaches to mental illness.
d. use of hypnosis.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
10. The idea that nonlinear messages are systematically sent between the unconscious and the conscious in human
interactions was developed by
a. Hippocrates.
b. Carl Gustav Carus.
c. Franz Anton Mesmer.
d. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
ANSWER: b
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
11. Arthur Schopenhauer’s principle argument was that
a. unconscious material could easily be made conscious.
b. the unconscious did not exist at all.
c. free will prevailed over determinism.
d. we are largely driven by blind, irrational forces.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
12. Jungian therapy, based on the work of Moritz Benedikt, underscores the importance of
a. rewarding positive behavior.
b. unconditional positive regard.
c. purging pathogenic secrets.
d. cognitive distortions.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
13. Neurosciences suggest that elective psychotherapy leads to changes at the
a. cognitive level.
b. behavioral level.
c. neuronal level.
d. interpersonal level.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
14. The expression of certain genes that result from their activation by specific but common environmental events is
referred to as
a. neuronal decay.
b. somatiker.
c. psychiker.
d. epigenetics.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
15. Pope and Wedding would argue that in deciding to use psychotropic medications
a. preset clinical objectives need to be determined.
b. immediate early genes are irrelevant.
c. psychotherapy’s common factors are undermined.
d. psychotherapy has occurred if patient’s suffering has been alleviated.
ANSWER: a
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
16. Due to multicultural differences, segments of the population would likely benefit from
a. indigenized psychotherapies.
b. exporting Euro-American psychotherapists.
c. abandoning cultural philosophies.
d. accepting a universal approach to psychotherapy.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Social and Cultural Diversity &n - Social and Cultural Diversity – Multicultural and
pluralistic characteristics within and among diverse groups nationally and internationally
The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
17. Positive psychology has considerable momentum and is most commonly linked with the work of
a. Aaron Beck.
b. Sigmund Freud.
c. Martin Seligman.
d. Albert Ellis.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
18. Research suggests that interpersonal psychotherapy is effective in treating ___________.
a. schizophrenia
b. bipolar disorder
c. phobias
d. depression
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Essay
19. Raymond Corsini describes how a prisoner’s life changed when he was told that he had a high IQ. Why does Dr.
Corsini consider this psychotherapy?
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
20. Although Sigmund Freud is generally called the “father of psychotherapy,” describe the contributions of his key
predecessors and contemporaries.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
21. What does epigenetic change mean? How can a therapist affect epigenetic change in a client?
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
22. Many attempts have been made historically to categorize or classify mental illnesses. Discuss the evolution of these
attempts from beginning to current.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
23. What is a manualized psychotherapy? Discuss three practical advantages to manualized psychotherapies.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
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Test Bank - Current Psychotherapies, 11th Edition (Wedding, 2019)
Chapter 02 Psychodynamic Psychotherapies
Multiple Choice
1. A common assumption across psychoanalytic perspectives is that humans are motivated by
a. unconscious factors.
b. learning principles.
c. relationship stressors.
d. biological predispositions.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
2. Psychoanalytic therapists view the therapeutic relationship as
a. the vehicle for change.
b. irrelevant to the process.
c. secondary to the theory.
d. solely defined by the patient.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
3. During psychoanalysis, a patient discusses a fantasy. The psychoanalytical therapist would see this fantasy as linked to
a(n)
a. irrational belief system.
b. cognitive distortion.
c. behavioral pattern warranting change.
d. instinctually derived wish.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
4. Psychoanalytic theory would assert that the behavior of a newborn is dominantly controlled by
a. collective unconscious.
b. reaction formation.
c. primary process.
d. secondary process.
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ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
5. Secondary process refers to thinking that is
a. instinctual.
b. logical.
c. primitive.
d. visual.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
6. The process by which emotionally painful intrapsychic elements are pushed out of awareness is termed as
a. abreaction.
b. determinism.
c. conceptualization.
d. defense.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
7. Every time Charles feels insecure in his relationship with Megan, he accuses Megan of being insecure. This is an
example of
a. intellectualization.
b. projection.
c. reaction formation.
d. splitting.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
8. Sally’s view of her therapist continuously shifts from “good” to “bad.” This is an example of
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a. intellectualization.
b. projection.
c. reaction formation.
d. splitting.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
9. Bob talks rationally about the fact that his wife of 30 years has unexpectedly asked for a divorce and discusses the
practical aspects of moving out, totally avoiding any show of emotion. This is an example of
a. intellectualization.
b. projection.
c. reaction formation.
d. splitting.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
10. When someone denies a threatening feeling and is proclaiming to feel the opposite, they are displaying the defense
mechanism of
a. intellectualization.
b. projection.
c. reaction formation.
d. splitting.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
11. Joan becomes agitated with her psychoanalyst’s interpretations, perceiving the comments as judgmental, which
reminds her of interactions with her father. This is known as
a. regression.
b. transference.
c. resistance.
d. autoeroticism.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
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Current Psychotherapies
Danny Wedding, and Raymond J. Corsini
11th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Introduction to 21st-Century Psychotherapies 1
Chapter 02 Psychodynamic Psychotherapies 6
Chapter 03 Adlerian Psychotherapy 18
Chapter 04 Client-Centered Therapy 29
Chapter 05 Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy 42
Chapter 06 Behavior Therapy 54
Chapter 07 Cognitive Therapy 67
Chapter 08 Existential Psychotherapy 80
Chapter 09 Gestalt Therapy 91
Chapter 10 Interpersonal Psychotherapy 103
Chapter 11 Family Therapy 116
Chapter 12 Mindfulness and Other Contemplative Therapies 128
Chapter 13 Positive Psychotherapy 140
Chapter 14 Integrative Psychotherapies 153
Chapter 15 Multicultural Theories of Psychotherapy 166
Chapter 16 Contemporary Challenges and Controversies 178
Chapter 17 Analytical Psychotherapy 185
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Test Bank - Current Psychotherapies, 11th Edition (Wedding, 2019)
Chapter 01 Introduction to 21st-Century Psychotherapies
Multiple Choice
1. In Chapter 1, Raymond Corsini illustrates a change in an inmate’s life after learning he had a high IQ. This story
demonstrates that psychotherapy can be broadly defined as any
a. interaction between a therapist and a patient.
b. technique that teaches a patient a new skill.
c. self-concept-altering experience.
d. interpretation provided to a patient.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
2. Hellenist physicians believed that the organ contributing to mental illness was the
a. heart.
b. liver.
c. brain.
d. blood.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is credited with the
a. first scientific study of the unconscious.
b. development of systematic psychotherapy.
c. creation of the nature versus nurture debate.
d. identification of defense mechanisms.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
4. The psychotherapeutic term dynamic was first used by
a. Sigmund Freud.
b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
c. Hippocrates.
d. Franz Anton Mesmer.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
5. The idea that similar ideas attract and strengthen one another’s ability to be conscious is the result of the work of
a. Alfred Adler.
b. Hippocrates.
c. Thomas Mann.
d. Johann Friedrich Herbart.
ANSWER: d
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
6. Franz Anton Mesmer is often viewed as the pioneer of
a. manualized therapy.
b. free association.
c. hypnotherapy.
d. behavioral intervention.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
7. Herman von Helmholtz described the unconscious reconstruction of what our past taught us about an object as
a. restructuring objects.
b. psychic stimulation.
c. cognitive discovery.
d. unconscious inference.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
8. Which type of psychotherapy views the process of helping others as a form of teaching?
a. Humanistic therapy
b. Behavior therapy
c. Psychoanalytic therapy
d. Client-centered therapy
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
9. Emil Kraepelin’s work focused heavily on
a. multicultural variants of illness.
b. classifications of diseases.
c. surgical approaches to mental illness.
d. use of hypnosis.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
10. The idea that nonlinear messages are systematically sent between the unconscious and the conscious in human
interactions was developed by
a. Hippocrates.
b. Carl Gustav Carus.
c. Franz Anton Mesmer.
d. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
ANSWER: b
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
11. Arthur Schopenhauer’s principle argument was that
a. unconscious material could easily be made conscious.
b. the unconscious did not exist at all.
c. free will prevailed over determinism.
d. we are largely driven by blind, irrational forces.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
12. Jungian therapy, based on the work of Moritz Benedikt, underscores the importance of
a. rewarding positive behavior.
b. unconditional positive regard.
c. purging pathogenic secrets.
d. cognitive distortions.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
13. Neurosciences suggest that elective psychotherapy leads to changes at the
a. cognitive level.
b. behavioral level.
c. neuronal level.
d. interpersonal level.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
14. The expression of certain genes that result from their activation by specific but common environmental events is
referred to as
a. neuronal decay.
b. somatiker.
c. psychiker.
d. epigenetics.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
15. Pope and Wedding would argue that in deciding to use psychotropic medications
a. preset clinical objectives need to be determined.
b. immediate early genes are irrelevant.
c. psychotherapy’s common factors are undermined.
d. psychotherapy has occurred if patient’s suffering has been alleviated.
ANSWER: a
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
16. Due to multicultural differences, segments of the population would likely benefit from
a. indigenized psychotherapies.
b. exporting Euro-American psychotherapists.
c. abandoning cultural philosophies.
d. accepting a universal approach to psychotherapy.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Social and Cultural Diversity &n - Social and Cultural Diversity – Multicultural and
pluralistic characteristics within and among diverse groups nationally and internationally
The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
17. Positive psychology has considerable momentum and is most commonly linked with the work of
a. Aaron Beck.
b. Sigmund Freud.
c. Martin Seligman.
d. Albert Ellis.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
18. Research suggests that interpersonal psychotherapy is effective in treating ___________.
a. schizophrenia
b. bipolar disorder
c. phobias
d. depression
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Essay
19. Raymond Corsini describes how a prisoner’s life changed when he was told that he had a high IQ. Why does Dr.
Corsini consider this psychotherapy?
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
20. Although Sigmund Freud is generally called the “father of psychotherapy,” describe the contributions of his key
predecessors and contemporaries.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
21. What does epigenetic change mean? How can a therapist affect epigenetic change in a client?
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
22. Many attempts have been made historically to categorize or classify mental illnesses. Discuss the evolution of these
attempts from beginning to current.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
23. What is a manualized psychotherapy? Discuss three practical advantages to manualized psychotherapies.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: The historical roots of human se - The historical roots of human services.
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Test Bank - Current Psychotherapies, 11th Edition (Wedding, 2019)
Chapter 02 Psychodynamic Psychotherapies
Multiple Choice
1. A common assumption across psychoanalytic perspectives is that humans are motivated by
a. unconscious factors.
b. learning principles.
c. relationship stressors.
d. biological predispositions.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
2. Psychoanalytic therapists view the therapeutic relationship as
a. the vehicle for change.
b. irrelevant to the process.
c. secondary to the theory.
d. solely defined by the patient.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
3. During psychoanalysis, a patient discusses a fantasy. The psychoanalytical therapist would see this fantasy as linked to
a(n)
a. irrational belief system.
b. cognitive distortion.
c. behavioral pattern warranting change.
d. instinctually derived wish.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
4. Psychoanalytic theory would assert that the behavior of a newborn is dominantly controlled by
a. collective unconscious.
b. reaction formation.
c. primary process.
d. secondary process.
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ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
5. Secondary process refers to thinking that is
a. instinctual.
b. logical.
c. primitive.
d. visual.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
6. The process by which emotionally painful intrapsychic elements are pushed out of awareness is termed as
a. abreaction.
b. determinism.
c. conceptualization.
d. defense.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
7. Every time Charles feels insecure in his relationship with Megan, he accuses Megan of being insecure. This is an
example of
a. intellectualization.
b. projection.
c. reaction formation.
d. splitting.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
8. Sally’s view of her therapist continuously shifts from “good” to “bad.” This is an example of
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a. intellectualization.
b. projection.
c. reaction formation.
d. splitting.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
9. Bob talks rationally about the fact that his wife of 30 years has unexpectedly asked for a divorce and discusses the
practical aspects of moving out, totally avoiding any show of emotion. This is an example of
a. intellectualization.
b. projection.
c. reaction formation.
d. splitting.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
10. When someone denies a threatening feeling and is proclaiming to feel the opposite, they are displaying the defense
mechanism of
a. intellectualization.
b. projection.
c. reaction formation.
d. splitting.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
and conducting initial assessment meetings.
Human Growth and Development &nd - Human Growth and Development – Theories of
individual and family development across the lifespan
Theories of human development.
11. Joan becomes agitated with her psychoanalyst’s interpretations, perceiving the comments as judgmental, which
reminds her of interactions with her father. This is known as
a. regression.
b. transference.
c. resistance.
d. autoeroticism.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: Assessment and Testing – M - Assessment and Testing – Methods of effectively preparing for
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