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Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, 11th Edition
by Gerald Corey
All Chapters- Latest Edition- 100% Verified Answers
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Chapters 01: Introduction and Overview
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS
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.
Answer: C PG: 5
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented
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therapy?
a. Gestalt therapy LE
b. family systems therapy
c. existential approach
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d. person-centered approach
Answer: B PG: 10
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-
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oriented therapies?
a. existential therapy
b. cognitive therapy
c. reality therapy
d. behavior therapy
e. rational emotive behavior therapy
Answer: APG: 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
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c. person-centered therapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy
e. family therapy
Answer: 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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Answer: C PG: 5
6. The author makes a case for:
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a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more
deeply into each approach.
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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
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make the theories more relevant.
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
Answer: 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.
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Answer: 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
Answer: E PG: 6
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Which of these statements about interventions is true?
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
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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
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that you are skilled at using.
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
Answer: 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
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Test Bank
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, 11th Edition
by Gerald Corey
All Chapters- Latest Edition- 100% Verified Answers
C
LE
ST
BE
1
, BESTLEC
Chapters 01: Introduction and Overview
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ITEMS
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.
Answer: C PG: 5
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented
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therapy?
a. Gestalt therapy LE
b. family systems therapy
c. existential approach
ST
d. person-centered approach
Answer: B PG: 10
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-
BE
oriented therapies?
a. existential therapy
b. cognitive therapy
c. reality therapy
d. behavior therapy
e. rational emotive behavior therapy
Answer: APG: 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
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c. person-centered therapy
d. cognitive-behavioral therapy
e. family therapy
Answer: 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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Answer: C PG: 5
6. The author makes a case for:
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a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more
deeply into each approach.
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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
BE
make the theories more relevant.
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
Answer: 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.
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Answer: 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
Answer: E PG: 6
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9.
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Which of these statements about interventions is true?
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
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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
BE
that you are skilled at using.
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
Answer: 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
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