Theorist
Key Concepts
Therapeutic Techniques
Random Trivia
100

Bless you! "Gemeinschaftsgefuhl", or social interest and mutual respect, is a key concept of this theorist's approach.

Alfred Adler

100

"Freedom & Responsibility" and "Isolation vs. Connection" are two of Existential Theory's Givens. Name two more.

"Mortality & Death", "Meaning & Meaninglessness", and/or "Identity & Authenticity"

100

Pop a squat, mom! You might use this Gestalt technique if you're having an imaginal conversation with someone you have issues with.

The Empty Chair
100

Name three theorists who spent significant time in Vienna, Austria (born/career).

Adler, Frankl, Frued (Anna & Sigmund), Jung, Klein, Perls

200

If you have an irrational belief that you're a "no goodnik" for failing to be accepted by others, you might be using this theorist's approach.

Albert Ellis (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy)

200

Sublimation, rationalization, and reaction formation are examples of this protection of unconscious vulnerabilities (according to Frued)

Defense Mechanisms

200

Assigning homework to the client is a technique of which theories? (name two)

CBT, DBT, REBT SFBT

200

What was Alfred Adler's astrological sign?

Aquarius

300

Before developing his theory, this psychologist originally wanted to study agriculture, then ministry.

Carl Rogers

300

Cher Horowitz, the main character in 1995's "Clueless", would really enjoy this concept from Adler's Individual Psychology (acting like you've already reached your perfection).

"As If"

300

This technique is the alignment between a therapist's internal experiences and their external expression to the client, meaning they are genuine and authentic, not putting on a professional facade 

Congruence

300

Aaron Beck originally developed Cognitive Behavior Therapy to help clients with this diagnosis.

Depression.

400

We ship it! These two theorists developed Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.

Insoo Kim Berg & Steve de Shazer

400

"Reality is constructed through our relationships with others" is a key concept of this theory.

Narrative Therapy

400

The first to develop the dialectical method, this theorist also believed in amplification, counter/transference, the collective unconscious, and dream analysis.

Carl Jung

400

Who said it: "I am not in this world to live up to your expectations And you are not in this world to live up to mine."

Fritz Perls

500

Virginia Axline developed non-directive play therapy using this theory as the foundation.

Rogerian Person-Centered Theory

500

This concept focuses on a client's lived, subjective experience before filtering it through theory.

Phenomenology

500

Using tapping, moving lights, or fingers are examples of techniques from this therapeutic approach developed by this theorist.

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, Francine Shapiro

500

Who said it: "Never be so polite you forget your power."

Taylor Swift

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