Theory andPractice of
b b b
Counseling and
b b
bPsychotherapy 10th b
Edition Test Bank
b b b
Corey b
,Chapters 01 b
Introduction and Overview b b
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS b b
Note: Below are test items for chapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text: b b b b b b
a. can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
b b b b b b b b
b. is usually mastered by the end of the first year of one’s graduate program.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
c. often requires many years of study, training, and practical counseling experience.
b b b b b b b b b b
d. rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.
b b b b b b b b b
ANS: C b PG: 5 b
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. Gestalt therapy b
b. family systems therapy b b
c. existential approach b
d. person-centered approach b
ANS: B PG: 10
b b b b
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. existential therapy b
b. cognitive therapy b
c. reality therapy b
d. behavior therapy b
e. rational emotive behavior therapy b b b
ANS: APG: 10
b b b
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the
b b b b b b b b b b b
core of the therapeutic process?
b b b b b
a. psychoanalytic therapy b
b. Adlerian therapy b
c. person-centered therapy b
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy b
e. family therapy b
ANS: CPG: 12
b b b
5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe b b b b b b b
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
b b b b b b b
b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: C b PG: 5 b
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b b b b b b b b b b
6. The author makes a case for:
b b b b b
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more deeply into
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
each approach.
b b
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
models.
b
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
theories more relevant.
b b b
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
b b b b b b b b b
ANS: A b PG: 5 b
7. Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is true?
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are ―wrong.‖
b b b b b b b b b b b
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
b b b b b b b b b b
c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other models.
b b b b b b b b b b b b
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional organizations.
b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: B b PG: 5 b
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
b b b b b b b b b
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these
b b
ANS: E b PG: 6 b
9. Which of these statements about interventions is true?
b b b b b b b
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
b b b b b b b b b b b
b. During the course of an individual’s therapy, different interventions may be needed at different times.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions that you are
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
skilled at using.
b b b
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
b b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: B b PG: 8 b
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. person-centered therapy b
b. family systems therapy b b
c. Adlerian therapy b
d. reality therapy b
e. cognitive therapy b
ANS: A
b b PG: 10 b
11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
might her rationale be for doing this?
b b b b b b b
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
therapy.
b
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b. By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them (as if she is their
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
teacher).
b
c. She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning homework, she
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
may feel like she is being more productive.
b b b b b b b b
d. In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Francesca is required to give her clients homework
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
assignments.
b
ANS: A b PG: 6 b
12. Which of the following statements best describes the author’s view of the medical model?
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. Corey appreciates the focus on psychopathology and believes it gives clinicians the tools to assess what’s
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
wrong with clients.
b b b
b. A focus on the medical model restricts therapeutic practice because it stresses deficits rather than
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
strengths.
b
c. The medical model emphasizes strengths and competencies rather than psychopathology.
b b b b b b b b b
d. The medical model is especially relevant for culturally diverse client populations.
b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: B b PG: 7 b
13. A comprehensive approach to counseling:
b b b b
a. goes beyond focusing on our internal dynamics and addresses those environmental and systemic realities
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
that influence us.
b b b
b. focuses almost exclusively on the client’s internal dynamics.
b b b b b b b
c. focuses primarily on the therapist’s internal reactions to the client’s behavior.
b b b b b b b b b b
d. focuses only on systemic factors. b b b b
ANS: A b PG: 7 b
14. Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which: b b b b b b
a. the therapist solves problems for clients.
b b b b b
b. the therapist is merely a skilled technician.
b b b b b b
c. the client and therapist collaborate in co-constructing solutions to problems.
b b b b b b b b b
d. the client is in complete control of the direction of the therapy.
b b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: C b PG: 7 b
15. Which of the following is not an issue that Stan struggles with?
b b b b b b b b b b b
a. fear of being alone b b b
b. fear of intimate relationships with womenb b b b b
c. substance use b
d. lacking a sense of direction and meaning in his life b b b b b b b b b
e. aggressive outbursts b
ANS: E
b b PG: 14 b
TRUE-FALSE TEST ITEMS b b
1. An undisciplined mixture of approaches can be an excuse for failing to develop a sound rationale for
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
systematically adhering to certain concepts and to the techniques that are extensions of them.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: T b PG: 5 b
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b b b
Counseling and
b b
bPsychotherapy 10th b
Edition Test Bank
b b b
Corey b
,Chapters 01 b
Introduction and Overview b b
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS b b
Note: Below are test items for chapter 1 of Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
1. Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text: b b b b b b
a. can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
b b b b b b b b
b. is usually mastered by the end of the first year of one’s graduate program.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
c. often requires many years of study, training, and practical counseling experience.
b b b b b b b b b b
d. rarely, if ever, happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.
b b b b b b b b b
ANS: C b PG: 5 b
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. Gestalt therapy b
b. family systems therapy b b
c. existential approach b
d. person-centered approach b
ANS: B PG: 10
b b b b
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. existential therapy b
b. cognitive therapy b
c. reality therapy b
d. behavior therapy b
e. rational emotive behavior therapy b b b
ANS: APG: 10
b b b
4. Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the
b b b b b b b b b b b
core of the therapeutic process?
b b b b b
a. psychoanalytic therapy b
b. Adlerian therapy b
c. person-centered therapy b
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy b
e. family therapy b
ANS: CPG: 12
b b b
5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe b b b b b b b
a. is what the counseling profession endorses at present.
b b b b b b b
b. is likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
c. is dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
d. is illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: C b PG: 5 b
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b b b b b b b b b b
6. The author makes a case for:
b b b b b
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more deeply into
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
each approach.
b b
b. delving deeply into one approach initially and then taking a superficial look at other theoretical
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
models.
b
c. learning the theories of counseling only after starting to work with clients in order to make the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
theories more relevant.
b b b
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
b b b b b b b b b
ANS: A b PG: 5 b
7. Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is true?
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. Extensive research has shown that certain popular models of psychotherapy are ―wrong.‖
b b b b b b b b b b b
b. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
b b b b b b b b b b
c. Accepting the validity of one model implies rejecting the validity of other models.
b b b b b b b b b b b b
d. Theoretical pluralism has been frowned on by several major professional organizations.
b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: B b PG: 5 b
8. What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
b b b b b b b b b
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these
b b
ANS: E b PG: 6 b
9. Which of these statements about interventions is true?
b b b b b b b
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
b b b b b b b b b b b
b. During the course of an individual’s therapy, different interventions may be needed at different times.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
c. It is best to require clients to adapt to your approach to counseling and the interventions that you are
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
skilled at using.
b b b
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
b b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: B b PG: 8 b
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. person-centered therapy b
b. family systems therapy b b
c. Adlerian therapy b
d. reality therapy b
e. cognitive therapy b
ANS: A
b b PG: 10 b
11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
might her rationale be for doing this?
b b b b b b b
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
therapy.
b
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b. By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them (as if she is their
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
teacher).
b
c. She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning homework, she
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
may feel like she is being more productive.
b b b b b b b b
d. In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Francesca is required to give her clients homework
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
assignments.
b
ANS: A b PG: 6 b
12. Which of the following statements best describes the author’s view of the medical model?
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. Corey appreciates the focus on psychopathology and believes it gives clinicians the tools to assess what’s
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
wrong with clients.
b b b
b. A focus on the medical model restricts therapeutic practice because it stresses deficits rather than
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
strengths.
b
c. The medical model emphasizes strengths and competencies rather than psychopathology.
b b b b b b b b b
d. The medical model is especially relevant for culturally diverse client populations.
b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: B b PG: 7 b
13. A comprehensive approach to counseling:
b b b b
a. goes beyond focusing on our internal dynamics and addresses those environmental and systemic realities
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
that influence us.
b b b
b. focuses almost exclusively on the client’s internal dynamics.
b b b b b b b
c. focuses primarily on the therapist’s internal reactions to the client’s behavior.
b b b b b b b b b b
d. focuses only on systemic factors. b b b b
ANS: A b PG: 7 b
14. Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which: b b b b b b
a. the therapist solves problems for clients.
b b b b b
b. the therapist is merely a skilled technician.
b b b b b b
c. the client and therapist collaborate in co-constructing solutions to problems.
b b b b b b b b b
d. the client is in complete control of the direction of the therapy.
b b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: C b PG: 7 b
15. Which of the following is not an issue that Stan struggles with?
b b b b b b b b b b b
a. fear of being alone b b b
b. fear of intimate relationships with womenb b b b b
c. substance use b
d. lacking a sense of direction and meaning in his life b b b b b b b b b
e. aggressive outbursts b
ANS: E
b b PG: 14 b
TRUE-FALSE TEST ITEMS b b
1. An undisciplined mixture of approaches can be an excuse for failing to develop a sound rationale for
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
systematically adhering to certain concepts and to the techniques that are extensions of them.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: T b PG: 5 b
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