THEORYANDPRACTICEOFCOUNSELINGAND PSYCHOTHERAPY 1
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MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS @q @q
Note: Below are test items forAchapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
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1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text:
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a. can easily beAaccomplished afterAtaking an introductory course.
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b. is usually mastered byAthe 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 @q PG: 5 @q
2. Which one of theAfollowingAis not considered an experiential and relationship-
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oriented therapy? a. @q @q
Gestalt therapy @q
b. family systems therapy @q @q
c. existential approach @q
d. person-
centered approachANS: B PG: 10
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3. Which oneAof the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-
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oriented therapies? @q
a. existential therapy @q
b. cognitive therapy @q
c. reality therapy @q
d. behavior therapy @q
e. rational emotive behaviorAthera @q @q
p yANS: A PG: 10
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4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the core of
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thethera peuticAprocess? a. psychoanalyticAtherapy
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b. Adlerian therapy @q
c. person-centered therapy @q
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy @q
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y ANS: C PG: 12
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5. PresentingAone model to which all trainees subscribe
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a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
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b. is likelyAto be a reality by the yearA2020Awhen the CACREP standards are revisited.
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c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future
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clients.
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
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ANS: C @q PG: 5 @q
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6. The author makes a case for:
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a. initially gettingAan overviewAof theAmajorAtheoretical orientations, and then delving more deepl
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yAint oeach approach.@q @q
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other th
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eoretica lmodels. @q
c. learning the theories of counseling onlyA after starting to work with clients in order
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to make th etheories more relevant.
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d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
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ANS: A @q PG: 5 @q
7. Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is true?
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a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are ―wrong.‖
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b. There is a clear place forAtheoretical pluralism in our society.
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c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other models.
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d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on byAseveral major professional organizations.
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ANS: B @q PG: 5 @q
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice? a
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.social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these
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ANS: E @q PG: 6 @q
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.
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b. During the course of an individual’s therapy, different interventions may be needed at different tim
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es.
c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions th
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at you ar eAskilled at using.
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d. You should onlyAuse counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
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ANS: B @q PG: 8 @q
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanal
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ysis?
a. person-centered therapy @q
b. family systems therapy
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c. Adlerian therapy @q
d. reality therapy @q
e. cognitive therapy A @q @q
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