Deck 7: Gestalt Therapy: an Experiential Therapy

Question 1

When asked how he was getting along with his new boss, Frank gave a long dissertation on what it was like to work for his company, never really answering the question.Frank's contact boundary disturbance can be described as

A)confluence.
B)deflection.
C)introjection.
D)projection.
E)retroflection.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Laura Perls made many contributions to gestalt therapy, perhaps her most significant contribution was her

A)emphasis on interpersonal relationships.
B)emphasis on phenomenology.
C)numerous monographs on gestalt therapy.
D)research on gestalt psychology.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

"Living in concernful contact with society" is a goal of

A)Adlerian therapy.
B)existential therapy.
C)feminist therapy.
D)gestalt therapy.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

On this piece of paper, the portion of the paper that is white would be referred to, in gestalt psychology, as the

A)field.
B)figure.
C)ground.
D)perceptual phenomena.

Question 5

The person who does not feel pain or loss after her mother's death may be described as experiencing this layer of neuroses, according to gestalt therapy

A)explosive.
B)impasse.
C)implosive.
D)phobic.
E)phony .

Question 6

Being aware of what one hears would be an example of this type of awareness.

A)awareness of sensations and actions
B)awareness of feelings
C)awareness of wants
D)awareness of values and assessments

Question 7

Which of these psychological theories influenced the development of gestalt therapy?

A)behavioral psychology
B)family therapy.
C)field theory
D)person-centered therapy

Question 8

In gestalt therapy, "contact" refers to

A)awareness of ones perceptual field.
B)awareness of relationships with others.
C)being aware of ones body and emotional processes.
D)experiencing the world, while maintaining a sense of self.

Question 9

When a sales clerk says " Have a nice day." Her comment could be classified, according to Perls, as giving an example of this level of neurosis:

A)explosive
B)impasse.
C)implosive
D)phobic
E)phony.

Question 10

Emphasis on the body is important in gestalt therapy.Fritz Perls was influenced by __________ in his focus on the body in psychotherapy.

A)Kurt Goldstein
B)Sigmund Friedlander
C)Sigmund Freud
D)Wilhelm Reich

Question 11

The concept of unfinished business in gestalt therapy refers to bringing the

A)future into the present.
B)past into the future.
C)past into the present.
D)present into the future.

Question 12

Contact boundary disturbances are

A)an indication of psychopathology.
B)formed during the first six years of life.
C)necessary for satisfactory psychological functioning.
D)similar to figure-ground disturbances.

Question 13

Furious at her boyfriend, Dawn slit her wrist.Her contact boundary disturbance could be classified as

A)confluence.
B)deflection.
C)introjection.
D)projection.
E)retroflection.

Question 14

Gestalt psychologists have been

A)active participants in the development of gestalt therapy.
B)critical of the loose way that gestalt therapy has applied its principles.
C)influenced by the work of Fritz and Laura Perls.
D)responsible for the development of major concepts within gestalt therapy

Question 15

If you look at your hand, according to gestalt psychologists, your hand would be considered the

A)field.
B)figure.
C)ground.
D)perceptual phenomena.

Question 16

Whereas Freud wrote about the importance of the sex instinct or drive, Fritz Perls wrote about the

A)hunger instinct.
B)self-actualization instinct.
C)self-preservation instinct.
D)thirst instinct.

Question 17

On this piece of paper, the printed words would be referred to, in gestalt psychology, as the

A)field.
B)figure.
C)ground.
D)perceptual phenomena.

Question 18

According to gestalt therapists, to be fully alive, one must be able to experience this layer of neurosis

A)explosive.
B)impasse.
C)implosive.
D)phobic.
E)phony .

Question 19

Ella is afraid of looking for a job, she blames her mothers timidity for her lack of employment.Ella's contact boundary disturbance can be classified as

A)confluence.
B)deflection.
C)introjection.
D)projection.
E)retroflection.

Question 20

When twins do not distinguish between the thoughts of one another, their contact boundary disturbance could best be described as

A)confluence.
B)deflection.
C)introjection.
D)projection.
E)retroflection.

Question 21

A frequently researched gestalt technique is

A)dream interpretation.
B)enhancing awareness through language.
C)exaggeration.
D)the empty chair.

Question 22

When discussing problems in dealing with American culture with a 25 year-old Chinese-American woman, a therapist who asks her to be her Chinese self in one chair and her American self in another chair, is most likely a(an)

A)Adlerian therapist.
B)existential therapist.
C)feminist therapist.
D)gestalt therapist.

Question 23

When working with dreams, gestalt therapists are most likely to use dream _________ with their clients.

A)enactment
B)interpretation
C)imagination
D)transcendence

Question 24

Fritz Perls is known for group therapy which used the

A)encounter approach.
B)hot seat.
C)leaderless group.
D)structured exercise.

Question 25

Client: Sometimes I could just wring her neck. Therapist: Pretend she's here.Extend your hands and wring her neck now.
The therapist is speaking in a way most similar to a(an)

A)existential therapist.
B)gestalt therapist.
C)object relations therapist.
D)person-centered therapist.

Question 26

Feelings from the past that have not been expressed, but are dealt with in the present are referred to as __________ in gestalt therapy.

A)completed business
B)none of your business
C)risky business
D)unfinished business

Question 27

Which of these is NOT a goal of gestalt therapy?

A)bring the unconscious into conscious awareness
B)develop awareness of feelings
C)develop fuller contact with aspects of oneself
D)experience power and ability to support oneself

Question 28

Which theory can be most easily abused by practioners of the theory?

A)Adlerian
B)behavioral
C)gestalt
D)psychoanalytic

Question 29

Miriam Polster describes three stages of gestalt psychotherapy.

A)confluence, projection, and retroflection.
B)discovery, accommodation, and assimilation.
C)patterning, diagnosis, and assimilation.
D)patterning, diagnosis, and retroflection.

Question 30

Gestalt therapists are most likely to approach dream interpretation by

A)asking the patient to play different roles of people and objects in the dream.
B)examining the latent sexual content of the dream.
C)identifying and discuss the meaning of symbols within the dream.
D)ignoring the content of the dream.

Question 31

The development of awareness, of all types, is consistent with the goals of

A)Adlerian therapy.
B)existential therapy.
C)feminist therapy.
D)gestalt therapy.

Question 32

For women, gestalt therapy can help them

A)contact their Great Mother.
B)become more powerful.
C)become the top dog in a relationship.
D)develop their true self.

Question 33

Many therapists believe that gestalt therapy is particularly suitable for individuals who

A)are inhibited.
B)have a borderline disorder.
C)suffer psychotic symptoms.
D)tend to be amoral.

Question 34

In gestalt therapy, the purpose of the two chair technique is to

A)be able to observe two parts of the self in interaction
B)encourage integration of parts of the self.
C)encourage splitting off parts of the self into separate distant units.
D)talk to yourself when you were younger.

Question 35

An issue in psychoanalytic therapy which gestalt therapists also find an important issue for many clients is

A)countertransference.
B)the Self.
C)shame.
D)transference.

Question 36

In gestalt therapy, awareness is commonly dealt with in all but one of these ways

A)directing attention to the patient's language usage
B)discussing the significance of awareness
C)drawing attention to a specific posture
D)exaggerating a movement

Question 37

A therapist who says to a client, "Be aware of your right hand gripping the arm of the chair" is speaking in a way most similar to a(an)

A)existential therapist.
B)gestalt therapist.
C)object relations therapist.
D)person-centered therapist.

Question 38

In gestalt therapy, experiments are

A)innovations arising from therapeutic impasses encountered when trying to develop awareness.
B)methodologies designed to test the effectiveness of specific gestalt techniques.
C)methodologies designed to test the overall effectiveness of therapy.
D)specific therapeutic techniques developed for group, but not individual therapy.

Question 39

Gestalt therapists view depression as

A)behavior that changes during therapy.
B)resulting from a lack of a positive self image.
C)sadness that comes from a lack of parental understanding.
D)symptoms of distorted thinking.

Question 40

In gestalt therapy, a person's weak or passive side is known as the

A)hot dog.
B)spotted dog.
C)underdog.
D)top dog.

Question 41

To assure that gestalt groups are not harmful, gestalt therapists may

A)employ a safety index.(283
B)respond empathically to group members.
C)use a process observer.
D)use structured exercises.