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Introduction and Overview h1 h1




MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS h1 h1




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: h1 h1 h1 h1 h1 h1


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: C h1 PG: 5 h1




2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
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a. Gestalt therapy h1


b. family systems therapy h1 h1


c. existential approach h1


d. person-centered

approach ANS: B PG: 10
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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 h1


b. cognitive therapy h1


c. reality therapy h1


d. behavior therapy h1


e. rational emotive behavior h1 h1




therapy ANS: APG: 10
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4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as
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the core of the therapeutic process?
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a. psychoanalytic therapy h1


b. Adlerian therapy h1


c. person-centered therapy h1


d. cognitive-behavioral therapy h1


e. family therapy h1




h1 ANS: h 1 CPG: 12 h1




5. Presenting one 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 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
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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: C h1 PG: 5 h1




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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
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into each approach.
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b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other
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theoretical models.
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c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to
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make the theories more relevant.
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d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
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ANS: A h1 PG: 5 h1




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 h1 PG: 5 h1




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
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ANS: E h1 PG: 6 h 1




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
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you are skilled 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 h1 PG: 8 h1




10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against
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psychoanalysis?
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a. person-centered therapy h1


b. family systems therapy h1 h1


c. Adlerian therapy h1


d. reality therapy h1


e. cognitive therapy h1




h1 ANS: A h1 PG:

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11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients.
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What might 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
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learning in therapy.
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