Question 1

Experiential strategies focusing on sensory awareness and imagery are especially effective for:
A) affective problems
B) cognitive problems
C) behavioral problems
D) all of these

Accepted Answer

Experiential strategies focusing on sensory awareness and imagery are particularly effective for affective problems as they help individuals process and express emotions.

Question 2

Change agentry may be an especially useful technique for:
A) affective problems
B) affective-cognitive-behavioral problems
C) person/environment problems
D) cognitive problems

Accepted Answer

Change agentry is a technique that helps people to change their environment or their relationship to their environment. It is especially useful for person/environment problems, which are problems that are caused by a mismatch between a person and their environment.

Question 3

Identify the correct pair:
A) Gestalt -- behavioral
B) rational-emotive behavior -- affective
C) person-centered -- affective
D) psychoanalytic -- cognitive-behavioral

Accepted Answer

Person-centered therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, is an approach that falls under the affective (or humanistic) category, focusing on the individual's feelings and emotions.

Question 4

Identify the incorrect pair:
A) responsive listening -- affective
B) assertiveness training -- cognitive
C) free association -- affective-cognitive
D) cognitive restructuring -- cognitive

Accepted Answer

Assertiveness training is more accurately categorized under behavioral techniques rather than cognitive. It focuses on teaching individuals to express their feelings and needs directly and appropriately, which involves changing behavior patterns rather than cognitive processes.

Question 5

Affective strategies:
A) are based on the work of Ellis
B) focus on self-awareness and experiencing of feeling
C) focus on the why of present behavior
D) focus on decision-making

Accepted Answer

Affective strategies are centered around the awareness and experiencing of feelings, which distinguishes them from other strategies that might focus on cognitive processes, decision-making, or the analysis of behavior.

Question 6

The basis for responsive listening communication skills is:
A) Perls' Gestalt therapy
B) Ellis' rational-emotive behavior therapy
C) Freud's psychodynamic therapy
D) Rogers' person-centered therapy

Accepted Answer

Rogers' person-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness, which are foundational for responsive listening communication skills.

Question 7

Rules/guidelines for Gestalt therapy include:
A) focus on all time frames: past, present, and future
B) pursue "why" since understanding brings awareness
C) one must take full responsibility for one's own actions, feelings, and thoughts
D) expand awareness of pleasurable experiences and push away the negative

Accepted Answer

Gestalt therapy emphasizes personal responsibility and focuses on the individual's experience in the present moment, encouraging clients to take full responsibility for their actions, feelings, and thoughts.

Question 8

Affective strategies are especially useful for:
A) helpees who have difficulty forming close meaningful relationships
B) those who have experienced a sudden crisis
C) people who need information to make immediate decisions
D) those resistant to the development of self-awareness

Accepted Answer

Affective strategies are particularly beneficial for individuals who struggle with forming close, meaningful relationships, as these strategies focus on emotions and interpersonal connections.

Question 9

All of the following are techniques of psychodynamic therapy except:
A) free association
B) dialoguing
C) dream analysis
D) interpretation

Accepted Answer

Dialoguing is not a technique specifically associated with psychodynamic therapy. Psychodynamic therapy primarily focuses on unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person's present behavior. The goals of psychodynamic therapy are a client's self-awareness and understanding of the influence of the past on present behavior. Techniques commonly used include free association, dream analysis, and interpretation, but not dialoguing, which is a more general term that can apply to various types of therapy.

Question 10

Brainstorming refers to:
A) the use of bibliotherapy
B) the process of cognitive restructuring
C) generating alternatives
D) generating self-awareness

Accepted Answer

Brainstorming is a technique used to generate a large number of ideas or solutions to a problem in a short amount of time, which aligns with the concept of generating alternatives.

Question 11

Decision-making techniques are used in:
A) affective strategies
B) cognitive strategies
C) behavioral strategies
D) psychodynamic strategies

Accepted Answer

Decision-making techniques are primarily used in cognitive strategies, which involve mental processes such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering.

Question 12

In Ellis' A-B-C-D-E:
A) A stands for action
B) B stands for behavior
C) C stands for consequences
D) D stands for defensiveness

Accepted Answer

C stands for consequences.

Question 13

Reality therapy includes all the following except:
A) helpers who become very involved with the helpees
B) teaching the helpees to assess the morality of their behavior
C) accepting no excuses for failure to complete contracted behavior
D) in-depth exploration of feelings

Accepted Answer

Reality therapy does not focus on in-depth exploration of feelings; instead, it emphasizes current behavior and practical solutions.

Question 14

Meichenbaum's stress inoculation approach includes:
A) verbal self-instruction and relaxation strategies
B) brainstorming and homework
C) bibliotherapy and decision-making
D) progressive relaxation and meditation

Accepted Answer

Meichenbaum's stress inoculation approach involves teaching individuals to use verbal self-instruction and relaxation strategies to manage stress.

Question 15

Behavioral strategies:
A) use imagery
B) focus on specific observable behaviors
C) focus on the phenomenological experience
D) change feelings and thoughts so behavior will change

Accepted Answer

Behavioral strategies primarily focus on specific observable behaviors, aiming to modify them through reinforcement and other techniques.

Question 16

Modeling is an example of a(n):
A) behavioral strategy
B) type of contracting
C) cognitive strategy
D) psychodynamic strategy

Accepted Answer

Modeling is a behavioral strategy that involves observing and imitating the behavior of others.

Question 17

In a contract:
A) agreed upon terms should be both positive and negative
B) agreed upon terms should be positive
C) agreed upon terms should be negative
D) reward should be used at varying time intervals

Accepted Answer

Agreed upon terms should be positive, as a contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties that creates, modifies, or terminates a legal relationship.

Question 18

Systematic desensitization:
A) uses cognitive restructuring to challenge anxiety
B) is a type of assertiveness training
C) pairs anxiety with self-esteem exercises
D) uses relaxation and an anxiety hierarchy

Accepted Answer

Systematic desensitization involves the use of relaxation techniques along with exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus via a hierarchy of increasingly fearful stimuli. This method helps individuals gradually face their fears.

Question 19

You pet a dog with much enjoyment. A child who has been very afraid of dogs up until this point then pets the dog. This is an example of:
A) classical conditioning
B) dialoguing
C) empathy
D) modeling

Accepted Answer

This is an example of modeling, where the child observes your behavior of petting the dog and then imitates it, overcoming their fear.

Question 20

Which of the following strategies does not cut across domains:
A) feminist strategies
B) multimodal therapy
C) ecological/systems strategies
D) Gestalt strategies

Accepted Answer

Gestalt strategies are specific to the Gestalt therapy domain and do not inherently apply across multiple domains like the other options.

Quiz 7: Introduction to Strategies

Experiential strategies focusing on sensory awareness and imagery are especially effective for:

Change agentry may be an especially useful technique for:

Identify the correct pair:

Identify the incorrect pair:

Affective strategies:

The basis for responsive listening communication skills is:

Rules/guidelines for Gestalt therapy include:

Affective strategies are especially useful for:

All of the following are techniques of psychodynamic therapy except:

Brainstorming refers to:

Decision-making techniques are used in:

In Ellis' A-B-C-D-E:

Reality therapy includes all the following except:

Meichenbaum's stress inoculation approach includes:

Behavioral strategies:

Modeling is an example of a(n) :

In a contract:

Systematic desensitization:

You pet a dog with much enjoyment. A child who has been very afraid of dogs up until this point then pets the dog. This is an example of:

Which of the following strategies does not cut across domains: