Deck 3: Case Approach to Adlerian Therapy

Question 1

Adlerians tend to see counseling as a four-stage process.Which of the following is not one of the four stages?

A)forming a relationship
B)conducting a psychological investigation
C)exploring the client's multigenerational family characteristics
D)psychological disclosure
E)reorientation and reeducation

Answer 1

C

Question 2

After establishing and maintaining a good working relationship between Ruth and the therapist, what would be the next goal using the Adlerian approach?

A)assist her in developing alternative ways of thinking, feeling and behaving by encouraging her to translate her insights into action
B)provide a therapeutic climate in which she can come to understand her basic beliefs and feelings about herself and discover how she acquired these faulty beliefs
C)help her achieve a balance between her "Parent", her "Child" and her "Adult"
D)help her reach insight into her mistaken goals and self-defeating behaviors through a process of confrontation and interpretation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Adlerians believe that first comes ________, then ________, and then ________.

A)feeling, behaving, thinking
B)thinking, behaving, feeling
C)thinking, feeling, behaving
D)behaving, thinking, feeling

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In doing a lifestyle assessment with Ruth, the therapist is likely to gather information about her life except for:

A)her transference toward the therapist.
B)family influences.
C)early memories
D)birth order
E)early childhood experience