WALDEN UNIVERSITY NRNP 6645 PSYCHOTHERAPY FINAL
EXAM 2024/2025 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A++
Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and
relationship-oriented therapy? - ANSWER family systems therapy
Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a non-directive
reaction against psychoanalysis? - ANSWER person-centered therapy
Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which the - ANSWER client and
therapist collaborate in co-constructing solutions regarding life's tasks
Which of the following statements about effective counselors is NOT true? -
ANSWER effective counselors are certain that their knowledge about
human nature is correct and they feel obligated to steer their clients away
from making poor decisions
Yolanda, a therapist specializing in working with adolescents, told a young
pregnant client to strongly consider giving her child up for adoption. In
Yolanda's words, "certainly you don't want to eliminate the possibility of
going to college and ruining your future"
This is an example of - ANSWER value imposition
Freud believed that much of our personality is determined by the -
ANSWER unconscious
Adlerians tend to see counseling as a four stage process. Which of the
following is NOT one of the four stages? - ANSWER exploring the clients
multigenerational family characteristics
After establishing and maintaining a good working relationship between
Ruth and the therapist, what would be the next goal using the Adlerian
approach? - ANSWER provide a therapeutic climate in which she can
come to understand her basic beliefs and feelings about herself and
discover how she acquired these faulty beliefs
Treatment techniques of psychoanalytic psychotherapy include all except -
ANSWER paradoxical intention
,_________ is the right to clients to be informed about their therapy and to
make autonomous decisions pertaining to it - ANSWER informed consent
Erik Erickson's psychosocial stage "initiative vs guilt" compares to which
one of Freud's psychosexual stages? - ANSWER phallic stage
Which of the following is not considered one of the three kinds of anxiety
from a psychoanalytic perspective? - ANSWER collective
What would be the primary determinant of the therapeutic outcome? -
ANSWER therapeutic relationship
Which of the following statements is false? - ANSWER it is optional for
therapists to inform their clients that they may discuss certain details of the
relationship with a supervisor or a colleague
Assessment consists of - ANSWER evaluating the relevant factors in a
client's life to identify themes for further exploration in the counseling
process
Marcus a therapist in a community agency, recently divorced his wife and
seems to be harboring anger towards women in general. His colleagues
have encouraged him to seek personal counseling to work through his
issues. They are - ANSWER acting ethically by recommending counseling;
they recognize that personal issues that have not been worked through are
likely to be projected onto clients
Confidentiality MUST be breached and information must be reported by
practitioners when all of the following take place, except - ANSWER a child
under the age of 16 requests counseling sessions
Which of the following is NOT a method of increasing effectiveness in
working with diverse client populations? - ANSWER realize that practicing
from a multicultural perspective will probably make your job very difficult
Privileged communication applies to - ANSWER individual counseling
Attributing to others the qualities or traits that are unacceptable to our own
ego is best described as - ANSWER projection
,The technique whereby the psychoanalyst explains the meaning of certain
behavior is known as - ANSWER interpretation
A person who manages his or her anxiety by distorting reality and failing to
acknowledge painful events is most likely using - ANSWER denial
__________ approaches assume that personality is motivated by inner
forces and conflicts about which people have little awareness and over
which they have no control - ANSWER psychodynamic
The crisis that arises in young adulthood according to Ericsson is
concerned with - ANSWER intimacy vs isolation
___________ ethics focuses on doing what is in the best interest of the
client - ANSWER aspirational
Finding the "courage to be" involves - ANSWER developing a will to move
forward in spite of anxiety-producing situations
Jacqueline feels guilty whenever she considers taking a day off from work
for personal reasons. Which of the psychic structures postulated by Freud
is fueling her guilty feelings? - ANSWER the superego
All of the following are true about a therapist's countertransference
reactions except - ANSWER they should be avoided
According to Adlerians, inferiority feelings - ANSWER create motivation to
achieve mastery
A key technique of Adlerian therapy is - ANSWER the assessment of one's
family constellation
A limitation of psychoanalytic therapy is that - ANSWER the model stresses
biological and instinctual factors to the neglect of social, cultural, and
interpersonal ones
Psychotherapy integration - ANSWER looks beyond and across the
confines of single-school approaches to see what can be learned from
other perspectives
, Which child is most likely to demand center stage, tends to have difficulties
in life when her or she is no longer the center of attention, and is likely to
become dependently tied to the mother according to Adlerians? - ANSWER
only child
Adlerian therapists strive to establish and maintain - ANSWER an
egalitarian therapeutic alliance and a person-to-person relationship with
their clients
The _________ sets forth the goals of the therapeutic process and
specifies the responsibilities of both the therapist and client - ANSWER
therapeutic contract
What is the clinical evidence suggesting the unconscious in this case
study? - ANSWER dreams
The case study states that the therapist "encouraged Mary to say whatever
came to mind." This would be an example of which psychoanalytic
technique? - ANSWER free association
A person with strong feelings of aggression who becomes a soldier would
be an example of which defense mechanism under Freud's theory? -
ANSWER sublimation
Which is not an essential aim of existential-humanistic therapy? - ANSWER
to dispute clients' irrational beliefs
The central goal of existential psychotherapy is to - ANSWER increase
awareness
Existential therapy is best considered as - ANSWER an approach to
understand the subjective world of the client
Philosophically, the existentialists would agree that - ANSWER making
choices can create anxiety
The characteristic existential theme includes - ANSWER freedom and
responsibility
EXAM 2024/2025 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A++
Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and
relationship-oriented therapy? - ANSWER family systems therapy
Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a non-directive
reaction against psychoanalysis? - ANSWER person-centered therapy
Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which the - ANSWER client and
therapist collaborate in co-constructing solutions regarding life's tasks
Which of the following statements about effective counselors is NOT true? -
ANSWER effective counselors are certain that their knowledge about
human nature is correct and they feel obligated to steer their clients away
from making poor decisions
Yolanda, a therapist specializing in working with adolescents, told a young
pregnant client to strongly consider giving her child up for adoption. In
Yolanda's words, "certainly you don't want to eliminate the possibility of
going to college and ruining your future"
This is an example of - ANSWER value imposition
Freud believed that much of our personality is determined by the -
ANSWER unconscious
Adlerians tend to see counseling as a four stage process. Which of the
following is NOT one of the four stages? - ANSWER exploring the clients
multigenerational family characteristics
After establishing and maintaining a good working relationship between
Ruth and the therapist, what would be the next goal using the Adlerian
approach? - ANSWER provide a therapeutic climate in which she can
come to understand her basic beliefs and feelings about herself and
discover how she acquired these faulty beliefs
Treatment techniques of psychoanalytic psychotherapy include all except -
ANSWER paradoxical intention
,_________ is the right to clients to be informed about their therapy and to
make autonomous decisions pertaining to it - ANSWER informed consent
Erik Erickson's psychosocial stage "initiative vs guilt" compares to which
one of Freud's psychosexual stages? - ANSWER phallic stage
Which of the following is not considered one of the three kinds of anxiety
from a psychoanalytic perspective? - ANSWER collective
What would be the primary determinant of the therapeutic outcome? -
ANSWER therapeutic relationship
Which of the following statements is false? - ANSWER it is optional for
therapists to inform their clients that they may discuss certain details of the
relationship with a supervisor or a colleague
Assessment consists of - ANSWER evaluating the relevant factors in a
client's life to identify themes for further exploration in the counseling
process
Marcus a therapist in a community agency, recently divorced his wife and
seems to be harboring anger towards women in general. His colleagues
have encouraged him to seek personal counseling to work through his
issues. They are - ANSWER acting ethically by recommending counseling;
they recognize that personal issues that have not been worked through are
likely to be projected onto clients
Confidentiality MUST be breached and information must be reported by
practitioners when all of the following take place, except - ANSWER a child
under the age of 16 requests counseling sessions
Which of the following is NOT a method of increasing effectiveness in
working with diverse client populations? - ANSWER realize that practicing
from a multicultural perspective will probably make your job very difficult
Privileged communication applies to - ANSWER individual counseling
Attributing to others the qualities or traits that are unacceptable to our own
ego is best described as - ANSWER projection
,The technique whereby the psychoanalyst explains the meaning of certain
behavior is known as - ANSWER interpretation
A person who manages his or her anxiety by distorting reality and failing to
acknowledge painful events is most likely using - ANSWER denial
__________ approaches assume that personality is motivated by inner
forces and conflicts about which people have little awareness and over
which they have no control - ANSWER psychodynamic
The crisis that arises in young adulthood according to Ericsson is
concerned with - ANSWER intimacy vs isolation
___________ ethics focuses on doing what is in the best interest of the
client - ANSWER aspirational
Finding the "courage to be" involves - ANSWER developing a will to move
forward in spite of anxiety-producing situations
Jacqueline feels guilty whenever she considers taking a day off from work
for personal reasons. Which of the psychic structures postulated by Freud
is fueling her guilty feelings? - ANSWER the superego
All of the following are true about a therapist's countertransference
reactions except - ANSWER they should be avoided
According to Adlerians, inferiority feelings - ANSWER create motivation to
achieve mastery
A key technique of Adlerian therapy is - ANSWER the assessment of one's
family constellation
A limitation of psychoanalytic therapy is that - ANSWER the model stresses
biological and instinctual factors to the neglect of social, cultural, and
interpersonal ones
Psychotherapy integration - ANSWER looks beyond and across the
confines of single-school approaches to see what can be learned from
other perspectives
, Which child is most likely to demand center stage, tends to have difficulties
in life when her or she is no longer the center of attention, and is likely to
become dependently tied to the mother according to Adlerians? - ANSWER
only child
Adlerian therapists strive to establish and maintain - ANSWER an
egalitarian therapeutic alliance and a person-to-person relationship with
their clients
The _________ sets forth the goals of the therapeutic process and
specifies the responsibilities of both the therapist and client - ANSWER
therapeutic contract
What is the clinical evidence suggesting the unconscious in this case
study? - ANSWER dreams
The case study states that the therapist "encouraged Mary to say whatever
came to mind." This would be an example of which psychoanalytic
technique? - ANSWER free association
A person with strong feelings of aggression who becomes a soldier would
be an example of which defense mechanism under Freud's theory? -
ANSWER sublimation
Which is not an essential aim of existential-humanistic therapy? - ANSWER
to dispute clients' irrational beliefs
The central goal of existential psychotherapy is to - ANSWER increase
awareness
Existential therapy is best considered as - ANSWER an approach to
understand the subjective world of the client
Philosophically, the existentialists would agree that - ANSWER making
choices can create anxiety
The characteristic existential theme includes - ANSWER freedom and
responsibility
