Chapter 1: Intro and Overview
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
B. Family Systems therapy
Clients place more value on the personality of the therapist than on the __________
A. specific techniques used
B. specific words the therapist used
C. therapist's theoretical orientation
D. aesthetics of the therapeutic stting
A. specific techniques used
Privileged communication applies to:
A. group counseling
B. couples counseling
C. family therapy
D. individual counseling
D. Individual counseling
Which of the following is NOT associated with the cognitive-behavior action-oriented therapies?
A. Existential therapy
B. Cognitive behavior therapy
C. Choice theory/relative therapy
D. Behavior therapy
A. Existential therapy
An authentic counselor is best described as:
A. having the highest regard for all clients
B. being willing to be totally open and self-disclosingC. being a technical expert who is committed to objectivity
D. being willing to look at his or her own life and make the changes wanted; he or she can model that process to be the way it is revealed to the client
D. being willing to look at his or her own life and make the changes wanted; he or she can model that process to be the way it is revealed to the client
Confidentiality MUST be breached and information must be reported by practitioners when all of the following take place EXCEPT:
A. clients pose a danger to others
B. a child under the age of 16 requests a counseling session
C. an older adult is being abused
D. the therapist determines that the client needs immediate, involuntary hospitalization
B. a child under the age of 16 requests a counseling session
A. Psychoanalytic therapy
B. Adlerian therapy
C. Person-centered therapy
D. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
C. Person-centered therapy
_______ cannot be reduced simply to cultural awareness and sensitivity.
A. Cultural diversity
B. Multicultural competence
C. Multicultural diversity
D. Theoretical pluralism
B. Multicultural competence
Clients have a right to know about _____ before making highly personal disclosures.
A. their therapist's qualifications and personal information
B. the general goals of the therapist during personal counseling
C. the approximate length and details of the therapist's personal relationships
D. limits of confidentiality
D. limits of confidentiality
A. Corey appreciates the focus on psychopathology and believes it give 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 strength
C. The medical model emphasizes strength and competencies rather than psychopathology.
D. The medical model is especially relevant for culturally diverse client populations.
B. A focus on the medical model restricts therapeutic practice because it stresses deficits rather than strength
In the text, one reason given for having counseling students receive some form of psychotherapy is to help them:
A. work through early childhood trauma
B. learn to deal with transference and countertransference
C. recognize and resolve their co-dependent tendencies
D. be come self-actualized individuals
B. learn to deal with transference and countertransference
According to the text, positive ethics is an approach taken by practitioners:
A. who do what is mandated by professional standards
B. who want to do their best for clients rather than simply meet minimum standards to stay out of trouble
C. who strive for the highest level of ethical practice
D. who strictly adhere to lengthy ethics codes, even if this is not in the client's best interest
B. who want to do their best for clients rather than simply meet minimum standards to stay out of trouble.
Which of the following is NOT an issue that Stan struggles with?
A. Fear of being alone
B. Fear of intimate relationships
C. Substance abuseD. Aggressive outbursts
D. Aggressive outburts
You are working with an ethnic minority client who is silent during the initial phase of counseling. This silence is probably best interpreted as:
A. resistance
B. a manifestation of uncooperative behaviorC. a response consistent with his or her cultural context
D. a clear sign that counseling will not work
C. a response consistent with his or her cultural context
Evidence-based practices:
A. are the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences
B. are tailored to only focus on the relationship between the client and the therapist without addressing specific problems and symptoms
C. tend to focus on therapist created techniques that do not have empirical evidence to support their efficacy
D. are generally not time limited
A. are the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences