Counseling Theory and Techniques Final
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
a |healthy |contact |experience |involves |all |of |the |following |(interacting |with |other |while |
maintaining |a |sense |of |self, |creativity, |maintaining |balance |between |the |figure |and |the |
ground) |except |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-projection
a |critical |difference |between |early |Gestalt |therapy |and |relational |Gestalt |therapy |is: |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-the |approach |to |confrontation
The |Gestalt |therapist: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-helps |the |client |understand |why |he |or |she |is |
behaving |in |self-defeating |ways
In |Gestalt |theory, |the |experiment |is |considered: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |theoretical |
proposition |crafted |to |fit |the |clients |unique |needs
When |a |person |experiences |an |internal |conflict |(namely |a |conflict |between |top |dog |and |
underdog), |which |of |the |following |techniques |would |be |most |appropriate? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |internal |dialogue |exercise
Often |Greta, |who |struggles |to |feel |good |about |herself, |comes |to |sessions |with |slouched |
posture. |In |order |to |help |Greta |gain |a |clearer |understanding |of |the |inner |meaning |of |her |
slouched |posture, |a |Gestalt |therapist |might: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ask |Greta |to |exaggerate |
her |poor |posture, |which |is |likely |to |intensify |her |feelings |attached |to |it
A |Gestalt |technique |that |is |most |useful |when |a |person |attempts |to |deny |an |aspect |of |his |or |
her |personality |(such |as |tenderness) |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |reversal |exercise
,the |paradoxical |they |of |behavior |change |suggests |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-we |change |through
|becoming |aware |of |who |we |currently |are
the |basic |goal |of |Gestalt |therapy |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-attaining |awareness, |and |with |it |
greater |choices
according |to |the |Gestalt |perspective, |if |people |do |not |remember |their |dreams |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-they |may |be |refusing |to |face |what |is |wrong |with |their |lives
A |contribution |of |this |therapeutic |approach |(Gestalt) |is |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |of |
these: |
1. |It |can |be |relatively |brief |therapy
2. |It |enables |intense |experiencing |to |occur |quickly
3. |It |stresses |doing |and |experiencing, |as |opposed |to |talking |about |problems
According |to |Gestalt |theory, |people |use |avoidance |in |order |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |of |
these:
1. |keep |themselves |from |facing |unfinishing |business
2. |keep |from |feeling |uncomfortable |emotions
3. |keep |from |having |to |change
Empirical |support |for |Gestalt |therapy |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Becoming |stronger
According |to |Gestalt |theory, |all |of |the |following |are |true |about |contact |except: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-TRUE: |
contact |is |necessary |for |change |and |growth |to |occur; |one |maintains |a |sense |of |individuality |as
|a |result |of |good |contact; |contact |is |made |by |seeing |hearing, |smelling, |touching |and |moving; |
we |often |tend |to |resist |contact |with |others
, FALSE:
Withdrawal |after |a |good |contact |experience |indicates |neurosis
In |Gestalt |therapy, |the |relationship |between |client |and |counselor |is |seen |as: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-ALL |OF |THESE: |an |existential |encounter, |a |joint |venture, |an |I/Thou |interaction
Which |of |the |following |is |not |true |about |Gestalt |techniques? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Experiments |are |always |carried |out |during |the |therapy |session, |rather |than |outside |it
Which |of |the |following |is |not |true |about |Fritz |Perls |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-During |his |
childhood, |he |was |a |model |student
Which |of |the |following |aspects |of |a |clients |use |of |langue |would |a |Gestalt |therapist |not |focus |
on? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-semantics
Which |of |the |following |is |not |true |about |the |Gestalt |view |of |the |role |of |confrontation |in |
therapy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |not |possible |to |be |both |confrontational |and |gentle |with
|clients
Which |of |the |following |Gestalt |techniques |involves |asking |one |person |in |a |group |to |speak |to |
each |of |the |other |group |members? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-making |the |rounds
The |empty |chair |technique: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ALL |OF |THESE: |helps |to |resolve |
unfinished |business, |balances |internal |polarities, |assists |clients |in |reowning |parts |of |their |
personality, |allows |clients |to |externalize |an |introject
Which |of |the |following |is |not |one |of |Miriam |Polsters |three |stages |in |her |integration |sequence?
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-reunification
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
a |healthy |contact |experience |involves |all |of |the |following |(interacting |with |other |while |
maintaining |a |sense |of |self, |creativity, |maintaining |balance |between |the |figure |and |the |
ground) |except |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-projection
a |critical |difference |between |early |Gestalt |therapy |and |relational |Gestalt |therapy |is: |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-the |approach |to |confrontation
The |Gestalt |therapist: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-helps |the |client |understand |why |he |or |she |is |
behaving |in |self-defeating |ways
In |Gestalt |theory, |the |experiment |is |considered: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |theoretical |
proposition |crafted |to |fit |the |clients |unique |needs
When |a |person |experiences |an |internal |conflict |(namely |a |conflict |between |top |dog |and |
underdog), |which |of |the |following |techniques |would |be |most |appropriate? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |internal |dialogue |exercise
Often |Greta, |who |struggles |to |feel |good |about |herself, |comes |to |sessions |with |slouched |
posture. |In |order |to |help |Greta |gain |a |clearer |understanding |of |the |inner |meaning |of |her |
slouched |posture, |a |Gestalt |therapist |might: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ask |Greta |to |exaggerate |
her |poor |posture, |which |is |likely |to |intensify |her |feelings |attached |to |it
A |Gestalt |technique |that |is |most |useful |when |a |person |attempts |to |deny |an |aspect |of |his |or |
her |personality |(such |as |tenderness) |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |reversal |exercise
,the |paradoxical |they |of |behavior |change |suggests |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-we |change |through
|becoming |aware |of |who |we |currently |are
the |basic |goal |of |Gestalt |therapy |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-attaining |awareness, |and |with |it |
greater |choices
according |to |the |Gestalt |perspective, |if |people |do |not |remember |their |dreams |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-they |may |be |refusing |to |face |what |is |wrong |with |their |lives
A |contribution |of |this |therapeutic |approach |(Gestalt) |is |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |of |
these: |
1. |It |can |be |relatively |brief |therapy
2. |It |enables |intense |experiencing |to |occur |quickly
3. |It |stresses |doing |and |experiencing, |as |opposed |to |talking |about |problems
According |to |Gestalt |theory, |people |use |avoidance |in |order |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |of |
these:
1. |keep |themselves |from |facing |unfinishing |business
2. |keep |from |feeling |uncomfortable |emotions
3. |keep |from |having |to |change
Empirical |support |for |Gestalt |therapy |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Becoming |stronger
According |to |Gestalt |theory, |all |of |the |following |are |true |about |contact |except: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-TRUE: |
contact |is |necessary |for |change |and |growth |to |occur; |one |maintains |a |sense |of |individuality |as
|a |result |of |good |contact; |contact |is |made |by |seeing |hearing, |smelling, |touching |and |moving; |
we |often |tend |to |resist |contact |with |others
, FALSE:
Withdrawal |after |a |good |contact |experience |indicates |neurosis
In |Gestalt |therapy, |the |relationship |between |client |and |counselor |is |seen |as: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-ALL |OF |THESE: |an |existential |encounter, |a |joint |venture, |an |I/Thou |interaction
Which |of |the |following |is |not |true |about |Gestalt |techniques? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Experiments |are |always |carried |out |during |the |therapy |session, |rather |than |outside |it
Which |of |the |following |is |not |true |about |Fritz |Perls |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-During |his |
childhood, |he |was |a |model |student
Which |of |the |following |aspects |of |a |clients |use |of |langue |would |a |Gestalt |therapist |not |focus |
on? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-semantics
Which |of |the |following |is |not |true |about |the |Gestalt |view |of |the |role |of |confrontation |in |
therapy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |not |possible |to |be |both |confrontational |and |gentle |with
|clients
Which |of |the |following |Gestalt |techniques |involves |asking |one |person |in |a |group |to |speak |to |
each |of |the |other |group |members? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-making |the |rounds
The |empty |chair |technique: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ALL |OF |THESE: |helps |to |resolve |
unfinished |business, |balances |internal |polarities, |assists |clients |in |reowning |parts |of |their |
personality, |allows |clients |to |externalize |an |introject
Which |of |the |following |is |not |one |of |Miriam |Polsters |three |stages |in |her |integration |sequence?
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-reunification
