Deck 10: Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy

Question 1

Ellis had to learn to survive on his own because

A) he was an orphan.
B) his father's work took his father away from home.
C) his mother was emotionally absent.
D) he was a loner.
E) B and C

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Ellis believed that psychoanalysts were too

A) passive.
B) active.
C) powerful.
D) rigid.
E) Insight-focused.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following points was not a consideration when it came to influencing the naming, and renaming, of Ellis' Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)?

A) Ellis was unhappy with the implication that Rational Therapy ignored emotion.
B) Ellis believed that his theory would gain wider approval if the name referenced most of the currently acceptable approaches to counseling.
C) Ellis wanted to underscore that his was a philosophy of change.
D) Ellis wanted to make the point that REBT strongly emphasizes cognition, emotion, and behavior.
E) All of the above influenced Ellis as he renamed his philosophy.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A secondary disturbance

A) makes the symptoms of the primary problem worse.
B) is either appropriate or inappropriate.
C) acts as a barrier between the primary problem and negative emotions.
D) B and C only
E) none of the above

Question 5

According to the text authors, Ellis has had an impact on the field of psychotherapy because of his counseling style that includes

A) abrasiveness.
B) humor.
C) introspection.
D) all of the above
E) A and B only

Question 6

Concerning spirituality,

A) Ellis originally considered all religious beliefs to be irrational.
B) Ellis modified his original views.
C) The text authors made no mention of Ellis's own religious background.
D) all of the above
E) A and B only

Question 7

Which of the following is an REBT counselor not likely to ask a client to do?

A) Identify the irrational belief that underlies the client's stated concern.
B) Participate collaboratively in a co-investigation to determine the extent to which a belief is irrational.
C) Continually challenge the irrational belief to strengthen the conviction of the rational alternative.
D) Learn to use a variety of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral techniques
E) All of the above are likely things an REBT counselor would ask of a client.

Question 8

Which of the following is not part of the counselor's role in the REBT therapeutic relationship?

A) treat clients with warmth
B) be unconditionally accepting of clients
C) dispute whatever client thoughts the counselor deems "irrational"
D) teach clients the ABC model and how to use it themselves
E) All of the above are part of the role of the REBT counselor.

Question 9

Which of the following is not something REBT counselors have been known to do?

A) sing bawdy songs about the client's presenting issues
B) use imagery to follow an irrational thought to its catastrophic conclusion
C) encourage the client to act completely goofy in public
D) argue adamantly with a client who holds tenaciously to irrational thinking
E) All of the above are things REBT counselors have been known to do.

Question 10

According to research cited by the text authors, REBT and various religious/spiritual philosophies share all of the following commonalities except

A) the use of education as a change agent.
B) the encouragement of high frustration tolerance.
C) the belief that people create their own health or disturbance.
D) the view that all people are imperfect and worthy of forgiveness.
E) All of the above are shared commonalities between the two systems of thought.

Question 11

A client is in counseling to reduce extreme, chronic anxiety. Which of the following is not a factor Ellis believed contributes to such anxiety?

A) Heredity propensity for anxiety
B) Universal innate human tendencies
C) Environmental influences
D) Personal responsibility.
E) All of the above are contributing factors, according to Ellis.

Question 12

Ellis's instructional and therapeutic manner

A) was calm, sensitive, and patient.
B) is considered its own contribution to the field of psychotherapy.
C) has been adopted by all REBT proponents.
D) all of the above
E) B and C only

Question 13

According to the text authors, Ellis

A) incorporated the thinking of heavily intrapsychic theories such as self psychology, psychoanalysis, and Adlerian.
B) established REBT as a more scientific theory than person-centered and Gestalt theories.
C) believed that devout, dogmatic religious beliefs are unrelated to irrational thinking.
D) eventually rejected his earlier existential idea that one must learn to accept certain limitations in life.
E) none of the above

Question 14

According to REBT theory, client maladjustment

A) rests with the client's belief system.
B) often includes "musturbatory" ideology and/or practices.
C) possibly results in client helplessness, hopelessness, and/or suicide.
D) all of the above
E) A and B only

Question 15

Which one of the following situations is not likely to manifest in the final stage of REBT counseling?

A) The client is able to solve problems using the REBT disputation process.
B) The client is confident in her ability to manage upcoming problems without returning to counseling.
C) Irrational beliefs about the future begin to surface.
D) The counselor acknowledges the client's therapeutic gains.
E) The client is able to differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate feelings.

Question 16

A school counselor is administering a guidance lesson to a class of adolescents. The counselor gets frustrated at the students for talking and yells at the class. After the class is over, the counselor thinks, "I'm a horrible counselor. I shouldn't be working with children." This is an example of

A) awfulizing.
B) I-Can't-Stand-It-itis.
C) damnation.
D) always-and-never thinking.
E) A and C