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TEST BANK
, 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
REFERENCES: page 2
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
a. Gestalt therapy
b. Family systems therapy
c. Existential approach
d. Person-centered approach
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: page 7
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
a. Existential therapy
b. Cognitive behavior therapy
c. Choice theory/relative therapy
d. Behavior therapy
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: page 7
4. Which humanistic approach places emphasis on the basic attitudes of the therapist?
a. Psychoanalytic therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
c. Person-centered therapy
d. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: page 8
5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe is:
a. what the counseling profession endorses at present.
b. likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
c. dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
d. illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: page 2
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, 6. The author makes a case for:
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations and then learning a particular approach by
becoming steeped in that approach for some time.
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 make the theories more
relevant.
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: page 2
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.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: page 2
8. Which of the following is not a factor that oftentimes limits our freedom of choice?
a. Social
b. E nvironmental
c. C ultural
d. I nternal
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: page 3
9. Which of these statements about interventions is true?
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
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 that you are skilled at
using.
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: page 5
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
a. P
ersoncentered therapy
b. F amily systems therapy
c. A dlerian therapy
d. R eality therapy
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: page 7
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, 11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What might her
rationale be for doing this?
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in therapy.
b. By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them (as if she is their
teacher).
c. She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning homework, she may feel
like she is being more productive.
d. In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Francesca is required to give her clients homework
assignments.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: page 3
12. Which of the following statements best describes the author’s view of the medical model?
a. Corey appreciates the focus on psychopathology and believes it gives clinicians the tools to assess what’s
wrong with clients.
b. A focus on the medical model restricts therapeutic practice because it stresses deficits rather than strengths.
c. The medical model emphasizes strengths and competencies rather than psychopathology.
d. The medical model is especially relevant for culturally diverse client populations.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: page 4
13. A comprehensive approach to counseling:
a. goes beyond understanding our internal dynamics and addresses those environmental and systemic realities
that influence us.
b. focuses almost exclusively on the client’s internal dynamics.
c. focuses primarily on the therapist’s internal reactions to the client’s behavior.
d. focuses only on systemic factors.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: page 4
14. Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which the:
a. therapist solves problems for clients.
b. therapist is merely a skilled technician.
c. client and therapist collaborate in coconstructing solutions regarding life’s tasks.
d. client is in complete control of the direction of the therapy.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: page 4
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TEST BANK
, 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
REFERENCES: page 2
2. Which one of the following is not considered an experiential and relationship-oriented therapy?
a. Gestalt therapy
b. Family systems therapy
c. Existential approach
d. Person-centered approach
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: page 7
3. Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
a. Existential therapy
b. Cognitive behavior therapy
c. Choice theory/relative therapy
d. Behavior therapy
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: page 7
4. Which humanistic approach places emphasis on the basic attitudes of the therapist?
a. Psychoanalytic therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
c. Person-centered therapy
d. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: page 8
5. Presenting one model to which all trainees subscribe is:
a. what the counseling profession endorses at present.
b. likely to be a reality by the year 2020 when the CACREP standards are revisited.
c. dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
d. illegal in the Northeastern region of the U.S., but not in other parts of the country.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: page 2
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, 6. The author makes a case for:
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations and then learning a particular approach by
becoming steeped in that approach for some time.
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 make the theories more
relevant.
d. the reader to choose the approach to which s/he subscribes.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: page 2
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.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: page 2
8. Which of the following is not a factor that oftentimes limits our freedom of choice?
a. Social
b. E nvironmental
c. C ultural
d. I nternal
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: page 3
9. Which of these statements about interventions is true?
a. It is helpful to use one type of intervention with most clients.
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 that you are skilled at
using.
d. You should only use counseling interventions when you are certified or licensed.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: page 5
10. Which approach was developed during the 1940s as a nondirective reaction against psychoanalysis?
a. P
ersoncentered therapy
b. F amily systems therapy
c. A dlerian therapy
d. R eality therapy
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: page 7
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, 11. Francesca, a cognitive behavioral therapist, likes to give homework assignments to her clients. What might her
rationale be for doing this?
a. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in therapy.
b. By assigning homework to her clients, she establishes her clear authority over them (as if she is their
teacher).
c. She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus, by assigning homework, she may feel
like she is being more productive.
d. In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies, Francesca is required to give her clients homework
assignments.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: page 3
12. Which of the following statements best describes the author’s view of the medical model?
a. Corey appreciates the focus on psychopathology and believes it gives clinicians the tools to assess what’s
wrong with clients.
b. A focus on the medical model restricts therapeutic practice because it stresses deficits rather than strengths.
c. The medical model emphasizes strengths and competencies rather than psychopathology.
d. The medical model is especially relevant for culturally diverse client populations.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: page 4
13. A comprehensive approach to counseling:
a. goes beyond understanding our internal dynamics and addresses those environmental and systemic realities
that influence us.
b. focuses almost exclusively on the client’s internal dynamics.
c. focuses primarily on the therapist’s internal reactions to the client’s behavior.
d. focuses only on systemic factors.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: page 4
14. Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which the:
a. therapist solves problems for clients.
b. therapist is merely a skilled technician.
c. client and therapist collaborate in coconstructing solutions regarding life’s tasks.
d. client is in complete control of the direction of the therapy.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: page 4
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