Deck 6: Counseling Theories and Techniques

Question 1

Jung was one of the first therapists to make use of creative arts therapies.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Counselors who develop a sound theoretical basis tend to enhance their personal as well as professional development.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Ego analysts do not attend to a person's unconscious processes.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

According to Jung, unconscious processes need to be brought into one's consciousness and integrated into the personality in order for a person to continue to develop.

Question 5

Beck's cognitive theory is similar to Ellis' REBT in that both help the client to recognize and change ineffective self talk.

Question 6

According to Rogers, maladjustment occurs when a person's behavior is based on others' expectations.

Question 7

A major weakness in Rogers' theory is his lack of intensive research.

Question 8

Gestaltists frown upon confronting clients because they interfere with clients' authentic experiencing.

Question 9

According to existentialists, humans can only develop in relationships with others.

Question 10

The multimodal therapy theory of Lazarus uses the acronym BASIC-ID to indicate that his theory is psychoanalytically based.

Question 11

Brief counseling is done predominantly by behavioral and cognitive-behavioral counselors.

Question 12

In the 1940s two major counseling theorists were

A) Rogers and Perls
B) Williamson and Rogers
C) May and Rogers
D) Wrenn and Brewer

Question 13

Neo-Analytic theorists differ most from Freud in

A) Their de-emphasis on the unconscious.
B) Their rejection of transference and resistance.
C) Their denial of the importance of the id.
D) Their emphasis on psychosocial development.

Question 14

According to Jung, the masculine side of females is called the

A) Shadow
B) Animus
C) Anima
D) Warrior Queen

Question 15

Client modeling of the effective behavior of others is a key technique used in

A) Social learning theory
B) Gestalt theory
C) Developmental theory
D) Operant conditioning

Question 16

The defense mechanism in which individuals unconsciously attribute their own unacceptable behaviors to others is called

A) Repression
B) Displacement
C) Sublimation
D) Projection

Question 17

An irrational reaction of a therapist toward a client indicates

A) Countertransference
B) Transference
C) Counselor resistance
D) None of the above

Question 18

Stress inoculation therapy was developed by

A) Lazarus
B) Beck
C) Bandura
D) Meichenbaum

Question 19

Which of the following is not true regarding brief counseling and therapy?

A) It is used by both behaviorists and psychodynamic counselors.
B) Intermittent counseling is a form of brief counseling.
C) It is new to the mental health field.
D) Counselors focus on situational problems.

Question 20

Jungians emphasize all but one of the following

A) Active imagination
B) Analysis of dreams
C) Analysis of childhood experiences
D) Use of creative arts therapy techniques

Question 21

Which of the following theorists believe that the essential nature of human development is to grow in connection with others?

A) Object relations theorists
B) Client-centered theorists
C) Personal construct theorists
D) Miller and Stiver

Question 22

Which of the following pairs are post modern theories

A) Constructivist and social constructionist theories
B) Constructivist and cognitive theories
C) Gestalt and existentialist theories
D) Social learning and developmental theories

Question 23

How does a solid counseling theoretical approach relate to a counselor's effectiveness in practice?

Question 24

Briefly describe differences in humanistic, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and constructivist theoretical concepts.

Question 25

Gestalt and client-centered approaches are both humanistic, but counselors following one or the other theory use different counseling techniques and strategies in counseling sessions. Explain the differences.

Question 26

Compare contemporary psychodynamic psychotherapists with Freudian classical psychoanalysts in terms of their views of human nature, goals of therapy and basic techniques.

Question 27

In what way does transpersonal counseling differ from other current theories of counseling?

Question 28

What constitutes an effective integrative theoretical approach?

Question 29

In what ways do feminist theorists at Stone Center, Wellesley differ from object relations theorists?

Question 30

How do personal construct theorists help clients reconstrue events in their lives in more productive ways?

Question 31

Describe those elements of the various theories presented in the text that you believe are compatible with multicultural counseling.

Question 32

Compare similarities and differences in constructivsm and social constructionism. What attempts have been made to bridge the gap between the two?

Question 33

To constructivists, the narrative approach is a fundamental part of therapy. Explain why they believe so.

Question 34

Recently the term integrative theoretical approach has been replacing the term eclectic approach in the professional literature. Explain why.