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Introduction and Overview fh fh
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS fh fh
Note: Below are test items for chapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
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1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text: fh fh fh fh fh fh
a. can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
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b. is usually mastered by the 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: Cfh PG: 5 fh
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
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a. Gestalt therapy fh
b. family systems therapy fh fh
c. existential approach fh
d. person-
centered approach ANS: B PG: 1
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3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
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a. existential therapy fh
b. cognitive therapy fh
c. reality therapy fh
d. behavior therapy fh
e. rational emotive behavior therapy fh fh fh fh
ANS: APG: 10
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4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the c
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ore of the therapeutic process?
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a. psychoanalytic therapy fh
b. Adlerian therapy fh
c. person-centered therapy fh
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy fh
e. family therapy fh fh
ANS: CPG: 12
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5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe fh fh fh fh fh fh fh
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
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b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when 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 clients.
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d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
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ANS: Cfh PG: 5 fh
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6. The author makes a case for:
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a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more deeply into e
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ach approach. fh
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical mo
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dels.
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the th
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eories more relevant. fh fh
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
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ANS: A fh PG: 5 fh
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 for theoretical 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 by several major professional organizations.
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ANS: B fh PG: 5 fh
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
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a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these fh fh
ANS: E fh PG: 6 f h
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 times.
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c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions that you are skil
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led at using.
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d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
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ANS: B fh PG: 8 fh
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
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a. person-centered therapy fh
b. family systems therapy fh fh
c. Adlerian therapy fh
d. reality therapy fh
e. cognitive therapy AN fh fh
S: A
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11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What m
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ight her rationale be for doing this?
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a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in the
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rapy.
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,Chapters 01 fh
Introduction and Overview fh fh
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS fh fh
Note: Below are test items for chapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh
1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text: fh fh fh fh fh fh
a. can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
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b. is usually mastered by the 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: Cfh PG: 5 fh
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
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a. Gestalt therapy fh
b. family systems therapy fh fh
c. existential approach fh
d. person-
centered approach ANS: B PG: 1
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0
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
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a. existential therapy fh
b. cognitive therapy fh
c. reality therapy fh
d. behavior therapy fh
e. rational emotive behavior therapy fh fh fh fh
ANS: APG: 10
f h fh
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the c
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ore of the therapeutic process?
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a. psychoanalytic therapy fh
b. Adlerian therapy fh
c. person-centered therapy fh
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy fh
e. family therapy fh fh
ANS: CPG: 12
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5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe fh fh fh fh fh fh fh
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
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b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when 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 clients.
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d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
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ANS: Cfh PG: 5 fh
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6. The author makes a case for:
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a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more deeply into e
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ach approach. fh
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical mo
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dels.
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the th
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eories more relevant. fh fh
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
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ANS: A fh PG: 5 fh
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 for theoretical 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 by several major professional organizations.
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ANS: B fh PG: 5 fh
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
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a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these fh fh
ANS: E fh PG: 6 f h
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 times.
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c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions that you are skil
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led at using.
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d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
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ANS: B fh PG: 8 fh
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
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a. person-centered therapy fh
b. family systems therapy fh fh
c. Adlerian therapy fh
d. reality therapy fh
e. cognitive therapy AN fh fh
S: A
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11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What m
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ight her rationale be for doing this?
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a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in the
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rapy.
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