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NSG527/NSG 527 MIDTERM EXAM (NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE)
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, THEORIES AND ADVANCED CLINICAL
MODALITIES REVIEW| QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS / EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|- WILKES
1 : Which of the following individuals and his collaborators
founded Gestalt therapy?
A : Gary Yontef
B : Fritz Perls
C : Albert Einstein
D : Martin Buber - ANSWER-B. Fritz Perls
2 : The idea that individuals are growth-oriented, self-regulating,
and only understandable within the context of their environment is
known as
A : organismic self-regulation.
B : contact.
C : static awareness.
D : holism. - ANSWER-D. holism
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4 : Five years later, a patient remains negatively affected by the
murder of a friend. A Gestalt therapist would say the patients
current field is being affected by the
A : actual murder itself.
B : guilt the patient cant resolve.
C : memory of the event.
D : repression of the event - ANSWER-C. memory of the event
6 : The Gestalt term describing an individuals ability to focus on
the here and now is
A : contact.
B : organismic self-regulation.
C : conscious awareness.
D : experimentation. - ANSWER-A. contact
9 : Although similar in some ways to rational emotive behavior
therapy (REBT) and cognitive therapy (CT), a Gestalt therapist
A : believes thoughts about the future are not relevant.
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B : would not use changes in behavior to change thoughts.
C : disregards the idea of moralistic thoughts in relation to guilt.
D : does not imply that he or she knows the rational way to think. -
ANSWER-D. does not imply that he or she knows the rational way
to think
8 : In contrast to the theoretical foundations, changes in Gestalt
therapy and psychoanalysis have occurred with both approaches
now emphasizing
A : instinctual urges.
B : id, ego, and superego.
C : self in relation to others.
D : deterministic principles. - ANSWER-C. self in relation to others
11 : The word Gestalt is analogous with
A : perceptual whole.
B : creative indifference.
C : in the moment.
D : conscious awareness. - ANSWER-A. perceptual whole
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12 : The phenomenological perspective asserts that all reality is
A : objectively defined.
B : subjectively interpreted.
C : descriptive behaviors.
D : causal of problems. - ANSWER-B. subjectively interpreted
14 : Objective reality, as defined by a Gestalt therapist, is
A : nonexistent.
B : patienttherapist congruence.
C : events on which observers agree.
D : events on which observers disagree. - ANSWER-A.
nonexistent
15 : The purpose of a boundary is to
A : separate us from others.
B : connect us to others.
C : separate and connect us to others.
NSG527/NSG 527 MIDTERM EXAM (NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE)
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, THEORIES AND ADVANCED CLINICAL
MODALITIES REVIEW| QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS / EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|- WILKES
1 : Which of the following individuals and his collaborators
founded Gestalt therapy?
A : Gary Yontef
B : Fritz Perls
C : Albert Einstein
D : Martin Buber - ANSWER-B. Fritz Perls
2 : The idea that individuals are growth-oriented, self-regulating,
and only understandable within the context of their environment is
known as
A : organismic self-regulation.
B : contact.
C : static awareness.
D : holism. - ANSWER-D. holism
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4 : Five years later, a patient remains negatively affected by the
murder of a friend. A Gestalt therapist would say the patients
current field is being affected by the
A : actual murder itself.
B : guilt the patient cant resolve.
C : memory of the event.
D : repression of the event - ANSWER-C. memory of the event
6 : The Gestalt term describing an individuals ability to focus on
the here and now is
A : contact.
B : organismic self-regulation.
C : conscious awareness.
D : experimentation. - ANSWER-A. contact
9 : Although similar in some ways to rational emotive behavior
therapy (REBT) and cognitive therapy (CT), a Gestalt therapist
A : believes thoughts about the future are not relevant.
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B : would not use changes in behavior to change thoughts.
C : disregards the idea of moralistic thoughts in relation to guilt.
D : does not imply that he or she knows the rational way to think. -
ANSWER-D. does not imply that he or she knows the rational way
to think
8 : In contrast to the theoretical foundations, changes in Gestalt
therapy and psychoanalysis have occurred with both approaches
now emphasizing
A : instinctual urges.
B : id, ego, and superego.
C : self in relation to others.
D : deterministic principles. - ANSWER-C. self in relation to others
11 : The word Gestalt is analogous with
A : perceptual whole.
B : creative indifference.
C : in the moment.
D : conscious awareness. - ANSWER-A. perceptual whole
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12 : The phenomenological perspective asserts that all reality is
A : objectively defined.
B : subjectively interpreted.
C : descriptive behaviors.
D : causal of problems. - ANSWER-B. subjectively interpreted
14 : Objective reality, as defined by a Gestalt therapist, is
A : nonexistent.
B : patienttherapist congruence.
C : events on which observers agree.
D : events on which observers disagree. - ANSWER-A.
nonexistent
15 : The purpose of a boundary is to
A : separate us from others.
B : connect us to others.
C : separate and connect us to others.
