Theorists
Therapy Approaches
Ethics
Assessments
Statistics
100

He is associated with Person Centered Therapy

Carl Rogers

100

A - Activating Event, B- Belief, C- Consequence

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

100

case that set a precedent that counselors have a duty to take reasonable care to protect the intended victim. Known as 'duty to warn.'

Tarasoff vs. The Regents of the Univ of California

100

MBTI

Myers Briggs Type Indicator, a personality inventory based on Jung's 4 continuums of personality: Introvert-extravert, thinking-feeling, sensing-intuiting, and judging-perceiving

100

The amount of variation from the average

Standard Deviation

200

Researcher who developed the psychosocial stages of development, a stage theory that considers a 'crisis' of each developmental period. There are 8 stages that start at birth and follow an individual through all ife stages.

Erik Erikson

200

 a whole-person approach that seeks to integrate the person into a functional being. Uses confrontation as a way to increase a client's self-esteem.

Gestalt Therapy

200

a legal rule that protects communications within certain relationships from compelled disclosure in a court proceeding

Privelege

200

MMPI-2

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. A self-report questionnaire that measures personality traits.

200


The middle score in a data set, when listed in numerical order. (1,2,3,4,5...this is 3)

Median

300

He is associated with Reality Therapy

William Glasser

300

an approach that focuses on the negative and rigid thinking the client maintains that is impacting his behavior

REBT Therapy

300

 the organization that establishes the code of ethics for counselors.

The American Counseling Organization (ACA)

300

PHQ-9

A self-report questionnaire designed to screen for depression.

300

The statistical average of all of the scores in a data set. (3, 5, 3, 4, 5.... This is 4)

Mean

400

He is associated with REBT Therapy

Albert Ellis

400

 an approach that places the responsibility for change on the client.

Reality Therapy

400

Autonomy, Normaleficence, Beneficence, Justice, Veracity, Fidelity

Key principals of the ACA Code of Ethics

400

Self Directed Search

One of two career and interest measures developed from Holland's 6 types. The other is the Strong Interest Inventory.

400

the most frequently occurring score in a data set. (1, 5, 5, 7, 9, 5...this is 5)

Mode

500

He is associated with Gestalt Therapy

Fritz Perls

500

 an approach that values the empathy, unconditional positive regard and genuineness a counselor has for a client as the underlying driver for change in the client.

Person Centered Therapy

500

Occurs in counseling when a counselor has not clearly defined his or her boundaries and can often occur when a counselor is attempting to blend roles (teacher/counselor, mentor/coach, sponsor/counselor)

Slippery Slope Phenomenon

500

SBIRT

a brief intervention for assessment of substance use disorders. It stands for Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment.

500

A problem solving principle. It posits that among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected. Put another way: often the simplest, least complicated answer is the correct one.

Occam's Razor