Deck 5: Adlerian Individual Counseling

Question 1

Before Adlerian counselors can move to working and closing phase goals,which focus mostly on increasing social interest,they must first address early phase goals which address crisis symptoms.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which three general categories do Adlerian's use for psychodynamic formulation during assessment?

A) interpsychic, intrapsychic; extropsychic
B) social factors; social motivation; social status
C) neurotic symptoms; psychotic symptoms; personality disorders
D) ego identity; the Self; persona

Answer 2

C

Question 3

One of the predominant interventions in all phases of Adlerian counseling is ________________.

A) dream analysis
B) symptom diagnosis
C) interpretation of symptoms
D) emotional catharsis

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The terms social interest or community feeling refer to a person subjectively experiencing having something in common with others and being part of a community,and is a basic premise of Adlerian counseling.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best expresses the long term goal of Adlerian counseling?

A) The goal is for clients to develop the courage to face their insecurities and go to the places they fear most.
B) The goal is for clients to formulate meaningful social connection in order to heal childhood hurts.
C) The goal is for clients to correct basic mistakes so the client does not make mistakes in the future.
D) The goals is for clients to understand their place in the larger social community, which can be considered social interest.

Question 6

Establishing an egalitarian relationship is the first stage in Adlerian counseling.What are the other three stages?

A) The other three stages are: define lifestyle, gain insight, make connections.
B) The other three stages are: develop a sense of belonging, encourage catharsis, reorientate.
C) The other three stages are: assess lifestyle, encourage insight, educate/reorientate.
D) The other three stages are: define Self, encourage insight, develop social interest.

Question 7

Basic mistakes result in _________________ and _______________.

A) trauma; loss
B) personality issues; low self esteem
C) inferiority; low social interest
D) loss of security; low personal tolerance

Question 8

Adler departed from colleagues Freud and Jung on all of the following issues,EXCEPT:

A) a holistic view of human nature.
B) social factors and social motivation.
C) dream analysis.
D) choice and self-determination.

Question 9

Closing phase goals in Adlerian therapy seek to go beyond lack of symptoms and move toward _____________________________________________.

A) decreasing feelings of loneliness, parental anger, trauma, and loss
B) focusing on insecurities which affect the quality of relationships
C) developing habits of living that promote wellness and social interest
D) encouraging clients to recognize basic mistakes before they happen in order to prevent further mistakes

Question 10

Faulty interpretations based on the lifestyle,or attitudes of the person,are referred to as ________________________.

A) conscious choice
B) primary errors
C) bad attitudes
D) basic mistakes

Question 11

Which of the following statements best describes Adler's belief about striving for superiority and betterment of self?

A) In the natural effort to better the self, each person develops a lifestyle, a set of attitudes that becomes a template through which the person makes sense of life.
B) In the natural effort to fit into the social environment, each person develops a lifestyle, a set of attitudes that becomes a template through which the person makes sense of life.
C) In the natural effort to attain status or wealth, each person sometimes develops a negative attitude that becomes a template through which they then view life.
D) In the natural effort to hide deeper parts of the self, each person develops a lifestyle, a set of attitudes that helps to protect the person from embarrassment.

Question 12

Adlerian assessment identifies the client's level of social interest in each of the six life tasks,which include all of the following,EXCEPT: ___________________________.

A) work
B) communal life and friendship
C) love relationships
D) personal happiness

Question 13

Encouragement is a key concept in Adlerian counseling and requires the counselor to believe that clients can change their lives and to inspire them to take real-world action based on insight.

Question 14

The counselor's primary role in this approach is __________________,helping the client to understand mistaken beliefs and improve social relatedness.

A) expert
B) educator
C) partner
D) objective witness

Question 15

According to Adlerians,basic mistakes are faulty assumptions such as overgeneralization,false goals of security,misperceptions of life's demands,and minimization of one's self-worth that __________________________________.

A) develop in childhood as children make sense of loneliness, parental anger, trauma, and loss
B) most affect how one defines the self, which affects the quality of relationships
C) require intensive counseling to resolve
D) turn into anger and result in polarities that can be useful in identifying core issues

Question 16

Which of the following statements best describes the Adlerian use of "the question" in assessment?

A) Clients are expected to respond directly by providing answers regarding what is being avoided.
B) Counselors frame questions in such a way that clients can avoid insecurities and feel successful.
C) The question is designed to help the client see negative attitudes that become the way in which they view life.
D) The question assesses the underlying purpose for the symptom because the response often provides clues to what is being avoided.

Question 17

Unlike other depth psychologists of the time,Alfred Adler's Individual Psychology focused on understanding a person's ______________________________.

A) ego identity
B) subjective reality
C) projections
D) childhood

Question 18

The goal: develop more realistic expectations of performance at work is an example of ______________________.

A) an initial phase goal
B) a working phase goal
C) a closing phase goal
D) a non-Adlerian goal

Question 19

Lifestyle assessment is at the heart of Adlerian case conceptualization and includes assessment of all of the following EXCEPT:

A) social inferiority.
B) family constellations and birth order.
C) parenting style.
D) organ inferiority or physical weak points.

Question 20

A sense of individual inferiority impairs a person's social interest and can take all of the following forms,EXCEPT:

A) biological inferiority.
B) personal inferiority.
C) societal inferiority.
D) cosmic inferiority.

Question 21

Adlerian counseling can be well suited for work with diverse populations because it is rooted in all of the following concepts,EXCEPT:

A) social interest.
B) spirituality.
C) social factors.
D) individual development.

Question 22

Regarding the case study of Budi,assessment revealed that his childhood involved significant responsibility and pressure to be a good role model.This is an example of _____________________.

A) parenting style
B) organ inferiority and physical weak points
C) family constellation and birth order
D) social interest and inferiority

Question 23

How should the Adlerian counselor show encouragement?

Question 24

Explain the role of psychoeducation in Adlerian counseling.

Question 25

Regarding Budi,psychoeducation on wellness and positive psychology so that he can identify key components to maintaining well-being would best be _________________.

A) an initial phase task
B) a working phase task
C) a closing phase task
D) avoided due to diversity issues

Question 26

Numerous approaches have been developed from the Adlerian approach,including work with children,work with families,work with couples,and an evidence-based parent education program.

Question 27

In working with Budi,decreasing insecurities and basic mistake assumptions to reduce a sense of hopelessness is a good ____________________ goal.

A) social interest
B) initial phase
C) closing phase
D) individual

Question 28

Which of the following statements is true about Adlerian counseling and working with sexual diversity?

A) Adler conceptualized same-sex attraction as neurosis, which contemporary practitioners have gone to great lengths to correct and to reconceptualize the theory.
B) Adler was ahead of his time regarding same-sex attraction, which contemporary practitioners have gone to great lengths to continue and to reconceptualize the theory.
C) Adler championed disparity issues between genders, and in his work regarding same-sex relationships, has gone to great lengths to correct social injustice.
D) Adler was not concerned with same-sex attraction, and encouraged future practitioners to go to great lengths to correct and to reconceptualize same-sex issues.

Question 29

What is the relationship of individual inferiority to social interest?

Question 30

Work with Budi reveals that he has a profession he enjoys and family connections,but that he has little connection in friendships in the community.This information would come through the assessment of ____________________________.

A) style of life
B) basic mistakes
C) life tasks
D) treatment tasks

Question 31

Adlerian counselors identify all of the following as self-statements that clients make as targets for intervention EXCEPT:

A) inferiority-based self statements.
B) inadequacy-based self statements.
C) guilt-base self statements.
D) symptom-based self statements.

Question 32

What is meant by "private logic"?

Question 33

What is Adler's theory regarding social interest?

Question 34

A promising evidence-based Adlerian approach is Systemic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP),which helps parents develop _____________________________.

A) social interest and cooperative behaviors
B) spirituality and empathic responses
C) understanding of the child's world through psychoeduction
D) strict disciplinary principles