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PSYC 388- FINAL LATEST
EXAM
What does Rogers believe is the greatest motivating drive of people? -
ANSWERS-self-actualization


What does Rogers believe a healthy self needs? - ANSWERS-love,
warmth, care, respect, acceptance


What does Rogers believe about conditional acceptance? - ANSWERS-
Teaches a person to feel valued only when conforming to others' wishes.
Thus, person might deny or distort a perception when someone on whom
the person depends for approval sees a situation differently. If a person
does not conform, won't be accepted. If person does conform, they
become more alienated from their real self.


Role of counsellor in person centered therapy - ANSWERS-Counsellor
gives direction to client for therapy. Works as facilitator rather than
expert.


Goals of person-centred therapy - ANSWERS-to work on the client as a
person not a problem. Help person to become functioning human being
who does not use defence mechanisms to cope. Help person to change
and grow.


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EXAM
Three necessary and sufficient conditions for person centred counselling
are - ANSWERS-empathy, unconditional positive regard (acceptance)
and authenticity.


Strengths of person centred therapy - ANSWERS-psychotherapy to
counselling, has extensive research, effective in many settings, not hard
to counsellors to learn (focus is on listening).


Limitations of person centred therapy - ANSWERS-technique simplistic
and unfocused for some people, not a lot of structure. Depends on bright
individuals. Overly optimistic view of human nature. Deals with surface
issues, may not challenge client to deal with deeper issues.


Existential Counseling - ANSWERS-A counselling approach that
emphasizes universal feelings and experiences such as anxiety,
loneliness and death. Major theorists: Rollo May, Victor Frankl and
Irvin Yalom.


Logotherapy (Frankl) - ANSWERS-meaning of life changes, but never
ceases to be. Meaning exists at three level -- ultimate and universal
meaning, meaning of the common and common, day-to-day meaning.


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EXAM
How does Frankl believe we can discover life's meaning? - ANSWERS-
By doing a deed, by experiencing a value, and by suffering.


Role of counsellor in existential counselling - ANSWERS-no uniform
role, every client is unique.


Techniques of existential counselling - ANSWERS-No therapeutic
tricks, borrows from other therapies, appropriate for multicultural
counselling, all ages, a lot of research shows it is effective.


limitations of existential therapy - ANSWERS-lacks education and
training programs, very unstructured, no fully developed model, younger
counsellors with less life experience may struggle with this therapy.


Gerstalt therapy - ANSWERS-School of thought that stresses
completeness and wholeness.


Gerstalt therapists believe that - ANSWERS-people work for
completeness in life, and have self-actualizing tendency. Trusts in the
inner wisdom of people. People are able to change and become
responsible. Believe in unfinished business -- most common, problems
with parents that need to be resolved.
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EXAM

Role of counsellor in Gesalt is to - ANSWERS-help client focus on what
is blocking energy and use energy and positive ways. Recognize patterns
in life. Goals help person become integrated and accept the
contradictions within a person.


Techniques of Gestalt Therapy - ANSWERS-A wide range of
experiments are designed to intensify experiencing and to integrate
conflicting feelings. Experiments are co-created by therapist and client
through I/Thou dialogue. Therapists have latitude to invent their own
experiments. Formal diagnosis and testing are not a required part of
therapy. Chair talk where client talks to empty chair that represents part
of the self.


Feed you a sentence -- Gestalt technique - ANSWERS-Counsellor feeds
a sentence to client that makes client's thoughts explicit.


Strengths of Gestalt therapy - ANSWERS-Incorporates all aspects of
life. Helps client focus on resolving unfinished business, living
productively. Focuses on doing rather than talking. Versatile strategy.




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