TEST BANK
Test Bank for Theory and Practice of Counseling &
Psychotherapy
10th Edition
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,Corey: Theory and Practice of Counseling & Psychotherapy, 10e
Chapters 1
Introduction and Overview
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS
Note: Below are test items for chapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text:
a. can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
b. is usually mastered by the end of the first year of one’s graduate program.
c. often requires many years of study, training, and practical counseling experience.
d. rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.
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ANS: C PG: 5
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
a. Gestalt therapy
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b. family systems therapy
c. existential approach
d. person-centered approach
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ANS: B PG: 10
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
a. existential therapy
b. cognitive therapy
c. reality therapy
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d. behavior therapy
e. rational emotive behavior therapy
ANS: APG: 10
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the
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core of the therapeutic process?
a. psychoanalytic therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
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c. person-centered therapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy
e. family therapy
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ANS: CPG: 12
5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
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PG: 5
ANS: C
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, 6. The author makes a case for:
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more deeply into
each approach.
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical
models.
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the
theories more relevant.
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
ANS: A PG: 5
7. Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is true?
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are ―wrong.‖
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
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.
ANS: B PG: 5
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8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
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d. biological
e. all of these
ANS: E PG: 6
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9. Which of these statements about interventions is true?
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
b. During the course of an individual’s therapy, different interventions may be needed at different times.
c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions that you are
skilled at using.
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
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ANS: B PG: 8
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10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
a. person-centered therapy
b. family systems therapy
c. Adlerian therapy
d. reality therapy
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e. cognitive therapy
ANS: A PG: 10
11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What
might her rationale be for doing this?
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in
therapy.
Test Bank for Theory and Practice of Counseling &
Psychotherapy
10th Edition
EL
IT
ES
TU
D
IE
S
,Corey: Theory and Practice of Counseling & Psychotherapy, 10e
Chapters 1
Introduction and Overview
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS
Note: Below are test items for chapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text:
a. can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
b. is usually mastered by the end of the first year of one’s graduate program.
c. often requires many years of study, training, and practical counseling experience.
d. rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.
EL
ANS: C PG: 5
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
a. Gestalt therapy
IT
b. family systems therapy
c. existential approach
d. person-centered approach
ES
ANS: B PG: 10
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
a. existential therapy
b. cognitive therapy
c. reality therapy
TU
d. behavior therapy
e. rational emotive behavior therapy
ANS: APG: 10
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the
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core of the therapeutic process?
a. psychoanalytic therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
IE
c. person-centered therapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy
e. family therapy
S
ANS: CPG: 12
5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
, S
IE
D
TU
ES
IT
PG: 5
ANS: C
EL
, 6. The author makes a case for:
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more deeply into
each approach.
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical
models.
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the
theories more relevant.
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
ANS: A PG: 5
7. Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is true?
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are ―wrong.‖
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
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.
ANS: B PG: 5
IT
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
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d. biological
e. all of these
ANS: E PG: 6
TU
9. Which of these statements about interventions is true?
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
b. During the course of an individual’s therapy, different interventions may be needed at different times.
c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions that you are
skilled at using.
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
D
ANS: B PG: 8
IE
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
a. person-centered therapy
b. family systems therapy
c. Adlerian therapy
d. reality therapy
S
e. cognitive therapy
ANS: A PG: 10
11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What
might her rationale be for doing this?
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in
therapy.
