TheoryandPractice
ofCounselingand
f
Psychotherapy10th
f
EditionTestBank
f
Coreyf
,Chapters01 f
IntroductionandOverview f f
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS f f
Note:Below aretestitemsforchapter1of TheoryandPracticeofCounselingandPsychotherapy.
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
1. Synthesizingtheapproachescoveredinthetext: f f f f f f
a. caneasily beaccomplishedaftertakingan introductory course.
f f f
b. isusuallymasteredbytheendofthefirst yearofone’sgraduateprogram.
f f f f f f f f f
c. oftenrequiresmany yearsofstudy,training,andpracticalcounselingexperience. f f f f f f f f
d. rarely,if ever,happensandisacompletely unrealisticgoal.
f f f f f
ANS: C f PG:5 f
2. Whichoneof thefollowingisnotconsideredanexperientialandrelationship-orientedtherapy?
f f f f f f f f f
a. Gestalttherapy
b. family systems therapy f f
c. existentialapproach
d. person-centeredapproach f
ANS: BPG: 10
f f f
3. Whichoneofthefollowingisnotassociatedwiththecognitive-behavioralaction-orientedtherapies?
f f f f f f f f f
a. existentialtherapy
b. cognitivetherapy f
c. realitytherapy
d. behaviortherapy
e. rationalemotivebehaviortherapy f
ANS: APG: 10
f f f
4. Whichhumanisticapproachemphasizesthebasicattitudesofthetherapistasthe
f f f f f f f f
core of the therapeutic process?
f f f f f
a. psychoanalytictherapy
b. Adleriantherapy
c. person-centeredtherapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy f
e. familytherapy f
ANS: CPG: 12
f f f
5. Presentingone modelto whichalltraineessubscribe f f
a. is whatthecounselingprofessionendorsesatpresent.
f f f f f f
b. islikely tobeareality by the year2020 whentheCACREPstandardsarerevisited.
f f f f f f f f f f f f
c. isdangerousinthatitcanlimittheireffectivenessin working withadiverserangeof futureclients.
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
d. isillegalinthe Northeasternregionof theU.S.,butnotinotherpartsofthecountry.
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
ANS: C f PG:5 f
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6. Theauthormakesacase for: f
a. initially gettinganoverviewof the majortheoreticalorientations,andthendelving moredeeply into f f f f f f f f f
eachapproach.
f
b. delvingdeeply intooneapproachinitiallyandthentakingasuperficiallookatothertheoretical f
models. f
c. learningthetheoriesof counselingonlyafterstartingto work withclientsinorderto makethe f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
theories morerelevant.
f f
d. thereadertochoose theapproachtowhichs/hesubscribes. f
ANS: A f PG:5 f
7. Whichof the followingstatementsabouttheoriesormodelsof counseling/psychotherapyistrue?
f f f f f f f f f f f f
a. Extensiveresearch hasshown thatcertainpopularmodelsof psychotherapy are―wrong.‖
f f f f f f f f f f
b. Thereisaclearplace fortheoreticalpluralism in oursociety. f f f f
c. Acceptingthe validity of one modelimpliesrejectingthe validity of other models. f f f f f f f f f f f f
d. Theoreticalpluralismhasbeenfrownedonbyseveral majorprofessionalorganizations. f f f f f f f
ANS: B f PG:5 f
8. Whattype of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice? f f f f f f f f f
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. allof these f f
ANS: E f PG: 6 f f
9. Whichof thesestatementsaboutinterventions istrue? f f f f f f
a. Itis helpful to use one typeof intervention with most clients.
f f f f f f f f f f f
b. Duringthecourseofanindividual’stherapy,differentinterventions may beneededatdifferenttimes.
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
c. Itis besttorequireclientstoadapttoyourapproach tocounselingandtheinterventions that youare skilled
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
at using.
f f
d. You shouldonly usecounselinginterventions when youarecertifiedorlicensed.
f f f f f f f f f f
ANS: B f PG:8 f
10. Whichapproach wasdeveloped during the 1940sasanondirectivereactionagainst psychoanalysis? f f f f f
a. person-centered therapy B
b. family systems therapy f f
c. Adleriantherapy
d. realitytherapy
e. cognitive therapy f
ANS: A
f f PG:10 f
11. Francesca,acognitive behavioraltherapist,likestogivehomeworkassignments toherclients. What f f f f f f f f f f
might herrationale be for doing this?
f f f f f f
a. Homework canbeavehicle forassistingherclientsinputtingintoaction whattheyarelearningin f f f f f f f f f f f f f
therapy.
f
179
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b. Byassigninghomeworktoherclients,sheestablishesherclearauthorityoverthem(asifsheis
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
theirteacher).
f
c. Sheisprobablyanovicetherapist who isinsecureaboutherskills;thus,byassigninghomework, she may
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
ffeel like she is being more productive.
f f f f f f
d. In orderto bereimbursed by insurancecompanies,Francescaisrequiredto giveherclients homework
f f f f f f f f
assignments.
f
ANS: A f PG:6 f
12. Whichof the followingstatementsbestdescribestheauthor’s view of the medical model? f f f f f f f f f f f f f
a. Coreyappreciatesthefocusonpsychopathologyandbelievesitgivescliniciansthetoolstoassess what’s wrong
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
with clients.
f f
b. A focusonthe medical modelrestrictstherapeuticpracticebecauseitstressesdeficitsratherthan
f f f f f f f f f f
strengths.
f
c. The medicalmodel emphasizesstrengthsandcompetenciesratherthanpsychopathology.
f f f f f f
d. The medicalmodelis especiallyrelevant forculturallydiverseclient populations.
f f f f f f f
ANS: B f PG:7 f
13. A comprehensiveapproachtocounseling:f f f
a. goesbeyond focusingonourinternaldynamicsandaddressesthoseenvironmentalandsystemicrealities that
f f f f f f f f f f f
influence us.
f f
b. focusesalmost exclusively ontheclient’sinternaldynamics. f f f f f f f
c. focusesprimarily onthetherapist’sinternalreactionstotheclient’sbehavior. f f f f f f f f
d. focusesonly on systemic factors. f f f f
ANS: A f PG:7 f
14. Effectivepsychotherapy isapracticein which: f f f f f f
a. thetherapistsolvesproblems forclients. f f f f
b. thetherapistis merelyaskilledtechnician. f f f f
c. theclientandtherapistcollaborateinco-constructingsolutionstoproblems. f f f f f
d. theclientisincompletecontrolof thedirectionof thetherapy. f f f f f f f f f f f
ANS: C f PG:7 f
15. Whichof the followingis notanissuethat Stanstruggles with? f f f f f f f f f f f
a. fearof beingalone f
b. fearofintimaterelationships with women f f f f
c. substanceuse
d. lackingasenseof directionand meaning inhislife f f f f f f f
e. aggressiveoutbursts f
ANS: E
f f PG:14 f
TRUE-FALSE TEST ITEMS f f
1. An undisciplined mixtureofapproachescanbeanexcuse forfailingtodevelopasoundrationale f f f f f f f f f f f f
forsystematically adhering to certain conceptsandto the techniques thatareextensions of them.
f f f f f f f f f f
ANS: T f PG:5 f
179
ofCounselingand
f
Psychotherapy10th
f
EditionTestBank
f
Coreyf
,Chapters01 f
IntroductionandOverview f f
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS f f
Note:Below aretestitemsforchapter1of TheoryandPracticeofCounselingandPsychotherapy.
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
1. Synthesizingtheapproachescoveredinthetext: f f f f f f
a. caneasily beaccomplishedaftertakingan introductory course.
f f f
b. isusuallymasteredbytheendofthefirst yearofone’sgraduateprogram.
f f f f f f f f f
c. oftenrequiresmany yearsofstudy,training,andpracticalcounselingexperience. f f f f f f f f
d. rarely,if ever,happensandisacompletely unrealisticgoal.
f f f f f
ANS: C f PG:5 f
2. Whichoneof thefollowingisnotconsideredanexperientialandrelationship-orientedtherapy?
f f f f f f f f f
a. Gestalttherapy
b. family systems therapy f f
c. existentialapproach
d. person-centeredapproach f
ANS: BPG: 10
f f f
3. Whichoneofthefollowingisnotassociatedwiththecognitive-behavioralaction-orientedtherapies?
f f f f f f f f f
a. existentialtherapy
b. cognitivetherapy f
c. realitytherapy
d. behaviortherapy
e. rationalemotivebehaviortherapy f
ANS: APG: 10
f f f
4. Whichhumanisticapproachemphasizesthebasicattitudesofthetherapistasthe
f f f f f f f f
core of the therapeutic process?
f f f f f
a. psychoanalytictherapy
b. Adleriantherapy
c. person-centeredtherapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy f
e. familytherapy f
ANS: CPG: 12
f f f
5. Presentingone modelto whichalltraineessubscribe f f
a. is whatthecounselingprofessionendorsesatpresent.
f f f f f f
b. islikely tobeareality by the year2020 whentheCACREPstandardsarerevisited.
f f f f f f f f f f f f
c. isdangerousinthatitcanlimittheireffectivenessin working withadiverserangeof futureclients.
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
d. isillegalinthe Northeasternregionof theU.S.,butnotinotherpartsofthecountry.
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
ANS: C f PG:5 f
178
, Stuvia.com - TheMarketplace to Buy and Sell your Study f f f f f f f f f
6. Theauthormakesacase for: f
a. initially gettinganoverviewof the majortheoreticalorientations,andthendelving moredeeply into f f f f f f f f f
eachapproach.
f
b. delvingdeeply intooneapproachinitiallyandthentakingasuperficiallookatothertheoretical f
models. f
c. learningthetheoriesof counselingonlyafterstartingto work withclientsinorderto makethe f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
theories morerelevant.
f f
d. thereadertochoose theapproachtowhichs/hesubscribes. f
ANS: A f PG:5 f
7. Whichof the followingstatementsabouttheoriesormodelsof counseling/psychotherapyistrue?
f f f f f f f f f f f f
a. Extensiveresearch hasshown thatcertainpopularmodelsof psychotherapy are―wrong.‖
f f f f f f f f f f
b. Thereisaclearplace fortheoreticalpluralism in oursociety. f f f f
c. Acceptingthe validity of one modelimpliesrejectingthe validity of other models. f f f f f f f f f f f f
d. Theoreticalpluralismhasbeenfrownedonbyseveral majorprofessionalorganizations. f f f f f f f
ANS: B f PG:5 f
8. Whattype of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice? f f f f f f f f f
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. allof these f f
ANS: E f PG: 6 f f
9. Whichof thesestatementsaboutinterventions istrue? f f f f f f
a. Itis helpful to use one typeof intervention with most clients.
f f f f f f f f f f f
b. Duringthecourseofanindividual’stherapy,differentinterventions may beneededatdifferenttimes.
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
c. Itis besttorequireclientstoadapttoyourapproach tocounselingandtheinterventions that youare skilled
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
at using.
f f
d. You shouldonly usecounselinginterventions when youarecertifiedorlicensed.
f f f f f f f f f f
ANS: B f PG:8 f
10. Whichapproach wasdeveloped during the 1940sasanondirectivereactionagainst psychoanalysis? f f f f f
a. person-centered therapy B
b. family systems therapy f f
c. Adleriantherapy
d. realitytherapy
e. cognitive therapy f
ANS: A
f f PG:10 f
11. Francesca,acognitive behavioraltherapist,likestogivehomeworkassignments toherclients. What f f f f f f f f f f
might herrationale be for doing this?
f f f f f f
a. Homework canbeavehicle forassistingherclientsinputtingintoaction whattheyarelearningin f f f f f f f f f f f f f
therapy.
f
179
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b. Byassigninghomeworktoherclients,sheestablishesherclearauthorityoverthem(asifsheis
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
theirteacher).
f
c. Sheisprobablyanovicetherapist who isinsecureaboutherskills;thus,byassigninghomework, she may
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
ffeel like she is being more productive.
f f f f f f
d. In orderto bereimbursed by insurancecompanies,Francescaisrequiredto giveherclients homework
f f f f f f f f
assignments.
f
ANS: A f PG:6 f
12. Whichof the followingstatementsbestdescribestheauthor’s view of the medical model? f f f f f f f f f f f f f
a. Coreyappreciatesthefocusonpsychopathologyandbelievesitgivescliniciansthetoolstoassess what’s wrong
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
with clients.
f f
b. A focusonthe medical modelrestrictstherapeuticpracticebecauseitstressesdeficitsratherthan
f f f f f f f f f f
strengths.
f
c. The medicalmodel emphasizesstrengthsandcompetenciesratherthanpsychopathology.
f f f f f f
d. The medicalmodelis especiallyrelevant forculturallydiverseclient populations.
f f f f f f f
ANS: B f PG:7 f
13. A comprehensiveapproachtocounseling:f f f
a. goesbeyond focusingonourinternaldynamicsandaddressesthoseenvironmentalandsystemicrealities that
f f f f f f f f f f f
influence us.
f f
b. focusesalmost exclusively ontheclient’sinternaldynamics. f f f f f f f
c. focusesprimarily onthetherapist’sinternalreactionstotheclient’sbehavior. f f f f f f f f
d. focusesonly on systemic factors. f f f f
ANS: A f PG:7 f
14. Effectivepsychotherapy isapracticein which: f f f f f f
a. thetherapistsolvesproblems forclients. f f f f
b. thetherapistis merelyaskilledtechnician. f f f f
c. theclientandtherapistcollaborateinco-constructingsolutionstoproblems. f f f f f
d. theclientisincompletecontrolof thedirectionof thetherapy. f f f f f f f f f f f
ANS: C f PG:7 f
15. Whichof the followingis notanissuethat Stanstruggles with? f f f f f f f f f f f
a. fearof beingalone f
b. fearofintimaterelationships with women f f f f
c. substanceuse
d. lackingasenseof directionand meaning inhislife f f f f f f f
e. aggressiveoutbursts f
ANS: E
f f PG:14 f
TRUE-FALSE TEST ITEMS f f
1. An undisciplined mixtureofapproachescanbeanexcuse forfailingtodevelopasoundrationale f f f f f f f f f f f f
forsystematically adhering to certain conceptsandto the techniques thatareextensions of them.
f f f f f f f f f f
ANS: T f PG:5 f
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