Cognitive Behavioral Therapy QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Ellis contends that research has shown that REBT is effective in helping all types of clients. -
ANSWER>>FALSE

Ellis claims that his methods are applicable to individual therapy but that his approach does not
work well in group therapy. - ANSWER>>FALSE

Bibliotheraputics approaches have empirical support for the treatment of depression, for a
variety of anxiety disorders, and for a range of clinical problems. - ANSWER>>TRUE

Cognitive behavioral group therapy stresses the importance of homework outside of the
therapy session. - ANSWER>>TRUE

Ellis maintains that REBT is an eclectic form of therapy. - ANSWER>>TRUE

Ellis was originally trained as a psychoanalyst. - ANSWER>>TRUE

According to Ellis, events themselves do not cause emotional disturbances; rather it is our
evaluation of these events that causes the problem. - ANSWER>>TRUE

REBT hypothesizes that we keep ourselves emotionally disturbed by the process of self-
indoctrination. - ANSWER>>TRUE

Ellis suggests that most clients attend both individual and group therapy at some point in time.
- ANSWER>>TRUE

REBT contends that humans need the love and acceptance of significant others in order to feel
worthwhile. - ANSWER>>FALSE

Part of Ellis's motivation for developing REBT was to deal with his own problems. -
ANSWER>>TRUE

The cognitive-behavioral therapies are largely based on the idea that the reorganization of
clients' self statements is a key to changing their behavior. - ANSWER>>TRUE

, There is no concept in REBT that in any way agrees with Rogers's idea of unconditional positive
regard. - ANSWER>>FALSE

Rational-emotive imagery involves teaching relaxation techniques. - ANSWER>>FALSE

REBT can be effectively employed in crisis intervention. - ANSWER>>TRUE

According to REBT, what is rational corresponds to a description of subjective reality. -
ANSWER>>FALSE

Beck's therapeutic approach focuses on specific symptoms of depressed clients and the reasons
they give for these symptoms. - ANSWER>>TRUE

Since humor shows the absurdity of certain ideas that clients steadfastly maintain, it is always
inappropriate to use in sessions as it might be perceived as offensive. - ANSWER>>FALSE

Stress inoculation is a coping-skills approach designed to change a person's self-statements. -
ANSWER>>TRUE

From a cognitive perspective, depression is largely due to one's attitudes and beliefs. -
ANSWER>>TRUE

There is little empirical support for the application of the cognitive behavioral approach to
group counseling. - ANSWER>>FALSE

To varying degrees, most CBT interventions are integrated models of psychotherapy. -
ANSWER>>TRUE

In family therapy contexts, cognitive behavior therapists are particularly interested in family
schemata. - ANSWER>>TRUE

According to Beck, selective abstraction is used by clients to reinforce negative schemas and
support their maladaptive core beliefs. - ANSWER>>TRUE

In CBT, clients and counselor jointly set the agenda for the therapy session. - ANSWER>>TRUE

The founder of rational emotive behavior therapy is: - ANSWER>>Albert Ellis.