, Table of Contents
Chapter Page
1 Introduction to 21st Century Psychotherapies 1
2 Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies 10
3 Adlerian Psychotherapy 35
4 Client-Centered Therapy 54
5 Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy 72
6 Behavior Therapy 88
7 Cognitive Therapy 107
8 Existential Psychotherapy 127
9 Gestalt Therapy 142
10 Interpersonal Psychotherapy 160
11 Family Therapy 181
12 Contemplative Psychotherapies 201
13 Positive Psychotherapy 217
14 Integrative Psychotherapies 238
15 Multicultural Theories of Psychotherapy 257
16 Contemporary Challenges and Controversies 278
, Chapter 1: Potential Test Items
Multiple Choice Test Bank
1. 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.
REF: Psychotherapy-Related Science in the 19th Century (p. 5)
ANS: B
2. 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
driven by blind, irrational forces.
REF: Psychotherapy-Related Science in the 19th Century (p. 4)
ANS: D
3. 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.
REF: Psychotherapy-Related Science in the 19th Century (p. 5)
ANS: C
4. Neurosciences suggest elective psychotherapy leads to changes at the:
a. cognitive level.
b. behavioral level.
c. neuronal level.
d. interpersonal level.
REF: The Impact of the Biological Sciences on Psychotherapy (p. 6)
ANS: C
Introduction to 21st-Century Psychotherapies 7
, 5. 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.
REF: The Impact of the Biological Sciences on Psychotherapy (p. 6)
ANS: D
6. 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 patients suffering has been alleviated.
REF: The Impact of the Biological Sciences on Psychotherapy (p. 7)
ANS: A
7. 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.
REF: Cultural Factors and Psychotherapy (p. 10)
ANS: A
8. 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.
REF: Who Can Do Psychotherapy? (p. 14)
ANS: D
Chapter Page
1 Introduction to 21st Century Psychotherapies 1
2 Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies 10
3 Adlerian Psychotherapy 35
4 Client-Centered Therapy 54
5 Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy 72
6 Behavior Therapy 88
7 Cognitive Therapy 107
8 Existential Psychotherapy 127
9 Gestalt Therapy 142
10 Interpersonal Psychotherapy 160
11 Family Therapy 181
12 Contemplative Psychotherapies 201
13 Positive Psychotherapy 217
14 Integrative Psychotherapies 238
15 Multicultural Theories of Psychotherapy 257
16 Contemporary Challenges and Controversies 278
, Chapter 1: Potential Test Items
Multiple Choice Test Bank
1. 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.
REF: Psychotherapy-Related Science in the 19th Century (p. 5)
ANS: B
2. 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
driven by blind, irrational forces.
REF: Psychotherapy-Related Science in the 19th Century (p. 4)
ANS: D
3. 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.
REF: Psychotherapy-Related Science in the 19th Century (p. 5)
ANS: C
4. Neurosciences suggest elective psychotherapy leads to changes at the:
a. cognitive level.
b. behavioral level.
c. neuronal level.
d. interpersonal level.
REF: The Impact of the Biological Sciences on Psychotherapy (p. 6)
ANS: C
Introduction to 21st-Century Psychotherapies 7
, 5. 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.
REF: The Impact of the Biological Sciences on Psychotherapy (p. 6)
ANS: D
6. 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 patients suffering has been alleviated.
REF: The Impact of the Biological Sciences on Psychotherapy (p. 7)
ANS: A
7. 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.
REF: Cultural Factors and Psychotherapy (p. 10)
ANS: A
8. 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.
REF: Who Can Do Psychotherapy? (p. 14)
ANS: D
