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