Gestalt Therapy
(T/F) Gestalt therapy encourages focusing on “what” and "how" questions to understand past experiences.
True
(T/F) The Miracle Question in SFBT aims to diagnosis underlying psychological issues.
False. The Miracle Question in SFBT aims to imagine life without the problem.
(T/F) The "D" in the ABCDE framework of REBT stands for developing self-awareness and defining effective behaviors.
False: The "D" in the ABCDE framework of REBT stands for detecting, debating, and discriminating irrational beliefs.
(T/F) In Bowen’s multigenerational family therapy, what is the process of pulling a third person into a conflict between two people is called differentiation.
False. The process of pulling a third person into a conflict between two people is called triangulation.
(T/F) The construct of "intersectionality" in feminist theory emphasize separation of social and individual dimensions.
False. The construct of "intersectionality" in feminist theory emphasize contextual and environmental factors shaping experiences.
Who was the originator of Gestalt Therapy?
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Albert Ellis
c) Aaron Beck
D) Fritz Perls
Fritz Perls
Which principle is central to Motivational Interviewing (MI)?
a) Ambivalence to change is unnatural.
b) Reflective listening and empathy.
c) Directive confrontation of issues.
d) Focusing on past traumas.
b) Reflective listening and empathy.
What is a key component of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
a) Emphasis on symptom reduction.
b) Building psychological flexibility.
c) Analyzing cognitive distortions.
d) Avoiding unpleasant thoughts.
b) Building psychological flexibility.
In family therapy, the goal of facilitating change is often achieved through:
a) Insight into childhood experiences.
b) Collaboration in assigning tasks and enactments.
c) Analyzing past traumas.
d) Long-term psychoanalysis.
b) Collaboration in assigning tasks and enactments.
What does the principle “the personal is political” signify in feminist therapy?
A) Personal issues are always separate from political systems.
B) Individual problems often reflect broader systemic inequalities.
C) Therapy should avoid addressing systemic issues.
D) Political activism is irrelevant to therapy.
B) Individual problems often reflect broader systemic inequalities.
In Gestalt therapy, “unfinished business” refers to:
a) Unresolved personal goals of the client
b) Unresolved emotional issues from the past
c) The client’s current anxiety about the future
d) The client’s reaction to their environment
Unresolved emotional issues from the past
Which of the following is a key assumption of SFBT?
a) People are incapable of change.
b) Understanding the problem's origin is necessary.
c) Clients have strengths and resources to solve their problems.
d) Long-term therapy is more effective than brief therapy.
c) Clients have strengths and resources to solve their problems.
What does the “C” represent in the ABC framework?
a) Cognitive process
b) Consequence (emotional or behavioral)
c) Critical analysis
d) Catastrophizing
b) Consequence (emotional or behavioral)
What are enactments in family therapy?
a) Role-plays designed to model healthy communication.
b) A therapist’s direct advice to family members.
c) Behavioral patterns observed during the session.
d) A family’s storytelling about past events.
a) Role-plays designed to model healthy communication.
Which approach in feminist therapy promotes mutual empowerment and empathy?
A) Gender-role analysis
B) Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT)
C) Transnational feminism
D) Power analysis
B) Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT)
(Multiple responses can be correct)
Which of the following are core principles of Gestalt therapy?
a) Holism
b) Phenomenological inquiry
c) Self-actualization
d) Field theory
a) Holism
b) Phenomenological inquiry
d) Field theory
(Multiple responses can be correct)
Which of the following is a stage in the transtheoretical model of change?
a) contemplation
b) exploration
c) action
d) relapse
a) contemplation
c) action
d) relapse
Which of the following is not a key characteristic of behavior therapy?
a) Empirical research foundation.
b) Focus on past traumas.
c) Operational definition of behavior.
d) Continuous assessment.
b) Focus on past traumas.
Which tool is commonly used in family therapy for assessing family dynamics?
a) Personality tests
b) Genograms
c) Dream analysis
d) Scaling questions
b) Genograms
What does transnational feminism emphasize?
A) Localized gender roles
B) Global and inclusive perspectives on women’s experiences
C) A Western-centric approach to feminism
D) Ignoring historical factors in therapy
B) Global and inclusive perspectives on women’s experiences
Which concept in Gestalt therapy describes the process by which individuals self-regulate and achieve equilibrium?
a) Holism
b) Field theory
c) Organismic self-regulation
d) Figure-formation
c) Organismic self-regulation
A common theme across postmodern approaches is:
a) Diagnosing disorders.
b) Exploring early childhood experiences.
c) Emphasizing strengths and empowering clients.
d) Long-term treatment plans.
c) Emphasizing strengths and empowering clients.
Which principle differentiates Aaron Beck’s cognitive therapy (CT) from REBT?
a) CT focuses on irrational beliefs, while REBT focuses on automatic thoughts.
b) CT uses collaborative empiricism, while REBT uses directive disputation.
c) CT is non-directive, while REBT avoids empirical evidence.
d) CT emphasizes emotions, while REBT focuses on behaviors.
b) CT uses collaborative empiricism, while REBT uses directive disputation.
One key principle of family systems therapy is that:
a) Problems are caused solely by individual factors.
b) Change in one part of the system affects the whole system.
c) Therapy should only focus on the family’s past.
d) Family members should always act independently.
b) Change in one part of the system affects the whole system.
What is one critique of the DSM from a feminist therapy perspective?
A) It overemphasizes cultural diversity.
B) It fails to account for gender and cultural influences.
C) It avoids medicalizing mental health.
D) It ignores biological factors.
B) It fails to account for gender and cultural influences.