TEST BANK
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
11TH EDITION
Gerald Corey
,Chapters 01 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.
ANS: C PG: 5
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy? a.
Gestalt therapy
b. family systems therapy
c. existential approach
d. person-centered approach
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
d. behavior therapy
e. rational emotive behavior therapy
ANS: A PG: 10
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the core of the
therapeutic process? a. psychoanalytic therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
c. person-centered therapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy
e. family therapy
ANS: C PG: 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.
ANS: C PG: 5
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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.
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional organizations.
ANS: B PG: 5
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice? a.
social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these
ANS: E PG: 6
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.
ANS: B PG: 8
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
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.
b. By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them (as if she is their
teacher).
c. She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning homework, she may
feel like she is being more productive.
d. In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Francesca is required to give her clients homework
assignments.
, ANS: A PG: 6
12. Which sof sthe sfollowing sstatements sbest sdescribes sthe sauthor’s sview sof sthe smedical smodel?
a. Corey sappreciates sthe sfocus son spsychopathology sand sbelieves sit sgives sclinicians sthe stools sto sassess
swhat’s swrong swith sclients.
b. A s focus s on s the s medical s model s restricts s therapeutic s practice s because s it s stresses s deficits
s rather s than sstrengths.
c. The smedical smodel semphasizes sstrengths sand scompetencies srather sthan spsychopathology.
d. The smedical smodel sis sespecially srelevant sfor sculturally sdiverse sclient spopulations.
ANS: sB PG: s7
13. A scomprehensive sapproach sto scounseling:
a. goes sbeyond sfocusing son sour sinternal sdynamics sand saddresses sthose senvironmental sand ssystemic
srealities sthat sinfluence sus.
b. focuses salmost sexclusively son sthe sclient’s sinternal sdynamics.
c. focuses sprimarily son sthe stherapist’s sinternal sreactions sto sthe sclient’s sbehavior.
d. focuses sonly son ssystemic sfactors.
ANS: sA PG: s7
14. Effective spsychotherapy sis sa spractice sin swhich:
a. the stherapist ssolves sproblems sfor sclients.
b. the stherapist sis smerely sa sskilled stechnician.
c. the sclient sand stherapist scollaborate sin sco-constructing ssolutions sto sproblems.
d. the sclient sis sin scomplete scontrol sof sthe sdirection sof sthe stherapy.
ANS: sC PG: s7
15. Which sof sthe sfollowing sis snot san sissue sthat sStan sstruggles swith?
a. fear sof sbeing salone
b. fear sof sintimate srelationships swith swomen
c. substance suse
d. lacking sa ssense sof sdirection sand smeaning sin shis slife
e. aggressive
soutbursts sANS: sE PG: s14
TRUE-FALSE sTEST sITEMS
1. An sundisciplined smixture sof sapproaches scan sbe san sexcuse sfor sfailing sto sdevelop sa ssound
srationale sfor ssystematically sadhering sto scertain sconcepts sand sto sthe stechniques sthat sare
sextensions sof sthem.
ANS: sT PG: s5
2. An sintegrative sperspective sis snot sdeveloped sin sa srandom sfashion.
ANS: sT PG: s5
3. Since sCorey schallenges sthe sdeterministic snotion sthat shumans sare sthe sproduct sof stheir searly
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
11TH EDITION
Gerald Corey
,Chapters 01 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.
ANS: C PG: 5
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy? a.
Gestalt therapy
b. family systems therapy
c. existential approach
d. person-centered approach
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
d. behavior therapy
e. rational emotive behavior therapy
ANS: A PG: 10
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the core of the
therapeutic process? a. psychoanalytic therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
c. person-centered therapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy
e. family therapy
ANS: C PG: 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.
ANS: C PG: 5
178
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.
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional organizations.
ANS: B PG: 5
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice? a.
social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these
ANS: E PG: 6
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.
ANS: B PG: 8
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
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.
b. By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them (as if she is their
teacher).
c. She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning homework, she may
feel like she is being more productive.
d. In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Francesca is required to give her clients homework
assignments.
, ANS: A PG: 6
12. Which sof sthe sfollowing sstatements sbest sdescribes sthe sauthor’s sview sof sthe smedical smodel?
a. Corey sappreciates sthe sfocus son spsychopathology sand sbelieves sit sgives sclinicians sthe stools sto sassess
swhat’s swrong swith sclients.
b. A s focus s on s the s medical s model s restricts s therapeutic s practice s because s it s stresses s deficits
s rather s than sstrengths.
c. The smedical smodel semphasizes sstrengths sand scompetencies srather sthan spsychopathology.
d. The smedical smodel sis sespecially srelevant sfor sculturally sdiverse sclient spopulations.
ANS: sB PG: s7
13. A scomprehensive sapproach sto scounseling:
a. goes sbeyond sfocusing son sour sinternal sdynamics sand saddresses sthose senvironmental sand ssystemic
srealities sthat sinfluence sus.
b. focuses salmost sexclusively son sthe sclient’s sinternal sdynamics.
c. focuses sprimarily son sthe stherapist’s sinternal sreactions sto sthe sclient’s sbehavior.
d. focuses sonly son ssystemic sfactors.
ANS: sA PG: s7
14. Effective spsychotherapy sis sa spractice sin swhich:
a. the stherapist ssolves sproblems sfor sclients.
b. the stherapist sis smerely sa sskilled stechnician.
c. the sclient sand stherapist scollaborate sin sco-constructing ssolutions sto sproblems.
d. the sclient sis sin scomplete scontrol sof sthe sdirection sof sthe stherapy.
ANS: sC PG: s7
15. Which sof sthe sfollowing sis snot san sissue sthat sStan sstruggles swith?
a. fear sof sbeing salone
b. fear sof sintimate srelationships swith swomen
c. substance suse
d. lacking sa ssense sof sdirection sand smeaning sin shis slife
e. aggressive
soutbursts sANS: sE PG: s14
TRUE-FALSE sTEST sITEMS
1. An sundisciplined smixture sof sapproaches scan sbe san sexcuse sfor sfailing sto sdevelop sa ssound
srationale sfor ssystematically sadhering sto scertain sconcepts sand sto sthe stechniques sthat sare
sextensions sof sthem.
ANS: sT PG: s5
2. An sintegrative sperspective sis snot sdeveloped sin sa srandom sfashion.
ANS: sT PG: s5
3. Since sCorey schallenges sthe sdeterministic snotion sthat shumans sare sthe sproduct sof stheir searly
