Ch 7 Gestalt
Which of these is NOT a goal of gestalt therapy?
A) bring the unconscious into conscious awareness
B) develop awareness of feelings
C) develop fuller contact with aspects of oneself
D) experience power and ability to support oneself
A) bring the unconscious into conscious awareness
Dialectical behavior therapy was designed for treatment of this psychological disorder.
A) anxiety
B) borderline disorder
C) depression
D) psychosis
B) borderline disorder
REBT can be distinguished from cognitive therapy by REBT's
A) emphasis on behavioral techniques.
B) emphasis on distorted thoughts.
C) emphasis on philosophy.
D) relationship to reality therapy.
C) emphasis on philosophy
Beck's early psychotherapeutic emphasis was on
A) borderline disorder
B) depression
C) anxiety
D) eating disorders
B) depression
Which of these is NOT one of Glasser's five basic needs
A) freedom.
B) fun.
C) power.
D) reality.
D) reality
To assure that gestalt groups are not harmful, gestalt therapists may
A) employ a safety index.
B) respond empathically to group members.
C) use a process observer.
D )use structured exercises.
A) employ a safety index
In behavior therapy, goals are arrived at
A) by asking the client.
B) by thorough assessment done by the therapist.
C) through collaboration of client and therapist.
D) through collaboration of client, therapist, and the therapist's colleagues.
C) through collaboration of client and therapist
In the REBT A-B-C model, B stands for
A) breathing.
B) balance.
C) beliefs.
D) beneficence.
C) beliefs
Cognitive schemas arise from
A) early childhood experiences.
B) interpersonal interactions.
C) irrational thoughts.
D) the cognitive spiral.
A) early childhood experiences.
In exploring wants, which of these would a reality therapist be LEAST likely to explore?
A) awareness
B) doing
C) feeling
D) thinking
A) awareness
According to gestalt therapists, to be fully alive, one must be able to experience this layer of neurosis
A) explosive.
B) impasse.
C) implosive.
D) phobic.
E) phony.
A) explosive
For Albert Bandura, the self-system is organized by
A) behavioral structures.
B) cognitive structures.
C) operational structures.
D) organizational structures.
B) cognitive structures
Which of these is NOT a disputational strategy in REBT
A) debating.
B) detecting.
C) directing.
D) discriminating.
C) directing
"Cognitive triad" refers to the ______________ view that individuals have about themselves, their world, and their future.
A) negative
B) negative and positive
C) positive
A) negative
The general goal of reality therapy is to help clients
A) accept reality in their daily lives.
B) live fully and authentically.
C) meet needs for belonging, power, freedom, and fun, as well as physiological needs.
D) explore and evaluate behavioral goals.
C) meet needs for belonging, power, freedom, and fun, as well as physiological needs.
Gestalt therapists view depression as
A) behavior that changes during therapy.
B) resulting from a lack of a positive self image.
C) sadness that comes from a lack of parental understanding.
D) symptoms of distorted thinking.
A) behavior that changes during therapy.
Demonstrating and modeling are frequently used methods in __________ group therapy
A) Adlerian
B) behavioral
C) gestalt
D) person-centered
B) behavioral
The typical length of REBT is
A) 1 session.
B) 5 to 12 sessions.
C) 40 to 80 sessions.
D) 100 to 200 sessions.
B) 5 to 12 sessions
Aaron Beck describes a technique called "listing advantages and disadvantages."
This is similar to a method which Albert Ellis refers to as
A) coping self-statements.
B) cost-benefit analysis.
C) disputation.
D) imagery.
B) cost-benefit analysis
In reality therapy, in order to achieve therapeutic goals, it is important for the client to
A) follow plans developed by the therapist.
B) follow plans developed in one of several reality therapy manuals.
C) follow plans that spell out specific behaviors
D) be spontaneous, rather than planful.
C) follow plans that spell out specific behaviors
If you look at your hand, according to gestalt psychologists, your hand would be considered the
A) field.
B) figure.
C) ground.
D) perceptual phenomena.
B) figure
When using Meichenbaum's stress inoculation treatment with an individual who is anxious about taking exams, the first step is to
A) learn relaxation training.
B) learn problem solving skills.
C) gather information about the problem.
D) use systematic desensitization.
C) gather information about the problem
When assessing clients, REBT therapists
A) use a six session structured assessment approach before starting therapy.
B) consistently make use of the Thematic Apperception Test.
C) begin using the A-B-C model in the first session and do so throughout therapy.
D) do not bother with assessment, but just teach the REBT A-B-C mode.
C) begin using the A-B-C model in the first session and do so throughout therapy
Schema-focused cognitive therapy differs from Beck's cognitive therapy because schema focused therapy emphasizes
A) the use of mindfulness meditative techniques.
B) the use of automatic thoughts.
C) its use with individuals with personality disorders.
D) its use with individuals with depression.
C) its use with individuals with personality disorders
When people choose to depress, they then, according to reality therapy, gain control over
A) no one.
B) others.
C) reality.
D) themselves.
B) others