Deck 13: Responding to Thoughts and Behaviors

Question 1

______________ and ________________ posit that emotional problems result from the way people think.

A) Carl Rogers…Fred Rogers
B) Sigmund Freud…Carl Jung
C) Aaron Beck…Albert Ellis
D) Salvador Minuchin…Jay Haley
E) Viktor Frankl…Irvin Yalom

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Through the process of __________________, dysfunctional thinking is evaluated realistically and transformed to more functional thinking.

A) cognitive restructuring
B) systematic desensitization
C) solution-focused brief therapy
D) psychoanalysis
E) Gestalt therapy

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following clients would not be good candidates for cognitive strategies?

A) Very young children
B) Cognitively impaired individuals
C) Individuals suffering from delusions
D) Individuals suffering from hallucinations
E) All of the above

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the points stated below must counselors remember when they are inclined to normalize a client's reaction?

A) Helping the client understand that his or her reactions are within the norm of what other people in similar situations experience can be therapeutic in itself.
B) Normalization should be used sparingly, never used dishonestly, and not used in isolation but in context.
C) Although counselors take care to be objective and factual, they do not normalize reactions that are maladaptive or unhealthy.
D) All of the above.
E) Both a and b

Question 5

Which of the principles stated below is/are intended to guide the use of feedback in counseling?

A) Feedback should be specific, descriptive, objective, and nonjudgmental.
B) Feedback should target behaviors that can be changed.
C) Feedback should offer information on what is right first, followed by information on what needs to be changed.
D) Feedback should be given directly or as close as possible after the problematic behavior occurs.
E) All of the above.

Question 6

For training purposes, the skill of ____________________is best left until you are toward the end of your training, or not at all, because it is so easy to misuse.

A) interpretation
B) paraphrasing
C) advanced accurate empathy
D) reflection of feeling
E) summarization

Question 7

When confronting a client, the counselor:

A) should challenge him or her in a general way so as to avoid being overly intimidating.
B) describes a discrepancy and evaluates it.
C) challenges the client to look at his or her incongruities in a well-timed and calmly stated way.
D) should not be overly concerned about being tactful since that may stifle his or her expression and true reaction.
E) all of the above.

Question 8

When the counselor is able to identify and point out patterns of dysfunctional thoughts or less than optimal behavior or find themes across several areas, the client:

A) can discover a new point of view.
B) often feels shamed and embarrassed.
C) is ready to terminate counseling.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.

Question 9

________________________is a behavioral modification approach in which a client is given a valued object as an immediate and tangible reinforcer for appropriate behavior.

A) Object relations therapy
B) A token economy
C) A therapeutic bribe
D) Cognitive restructuring
E) Therapeutic use of props

Question 10

Systematic desensitization consists of all of the following steps except

A) teaching the client a relaxation process.
B) developing a hierarchy of anxiety-causing situations.
C) positioning relaxation and anxiety together in a specific situation.
D) accompanying the client to the location of the anxiety-provoking situation/event.
E) None of the above.

Question 11

Assertiveness training is a structured process that teaches clients how to appropriately act in their own best interests without infringing on the rights of others.

Question 12

In paradoxical intent, the counselor tells the client to behave in a way that is the opposite of the targeted goal.

Question 13

Techniques used in relaxation training include breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, biofeedback, nonstress-inducing exercise, and progressive muscle relaxation.

Question 14

Covert modeling occurs when the counselor demonstrates through her own actions in the here and now, how to behave.

Question 15

Behavioral contracts are open-ended, and measured in terms of completion.

Question 16

Traditional behaviorists believe that once a behavior is learned, it cannot be unlearned.

Question 17

A decision strategy, developed by Gelatt called negative uncertainty presents a new framework to "help clients deal with change and ambiguity, accept uncertainty and inconsistency, and utilize the nonrational and intuitive side of thinking and choosing.

Question 18

Interpretation is usually not regarded as a risky intervention.

Question 19

In establishing a client's baseline, a counselor is obtaining a measure of the client's current behavior.

Question 20

Watching television, a DVD, or reading a book to observe target behaviors are examples of symbolic modeling.

Question 21

Identify and describe the use of four commonly used cognitive interventions.

Question 22

Identify and describe the use of four commonly used behavioral interventions.