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Psychotherapy Midterm Test Bank Questions 2024/2025 ( 100% VERIFIED)
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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. - ANSc. often requires many
years of study, training, and practical counseling experience.
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 - ANSb. family systems therapy
Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented
therapies?
a. existential therapy
b. cognitive therapy
c. reality therapy
d. behavior therapy
e. rational emotive behavior therapy - ANSa. existential therapy
Which humanistic approach emphasizes the basic attitudes of the therapist as the core of the
therapeutic process?
a. psychoanalytic therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
c. person-centered therapy
,d. cognitive-behavioral therapy
e. family therapy - ANSc. person-centered therapy
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. - ANSc. is
dangerous in that it can limit their effectiveness in working with a diverse range of future clients.
The author makes a case for:
a. initially getting an overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more
deeply into each approach.
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. - ANSa. initially getting an
overview of the major theoretical orientations, and then delving more deeply into each
approach.
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. -
ANSb. There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.
,What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
a. social
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. biological
e. all of these - ANSe. all of these
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. - ANSb.
During the course of an individual's therapy, different interventions may be needed at different
times.
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 - ANSa. person-centered therapy
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. - ANSa. Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting
into action what they are learning in therapy.
A comprehensive approach to counseling:
a. goes beyond focusing on 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. - ANSb. focuses almost exclusively on the client's internal
dynamics.
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. - ANSb. A
focus on the medical model restricts therapeutic practice because it stresses deficits rather than
strengths.
Effective psychotherapy is a practice in which:
a. the therapist solves problems for clients.
b. the therapist is merely a skilled technician.
c. the client and therapist collaborate in co-constructing solutions to problems.
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