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NU646 Theory and Practice of Contemporary Psychotherapies

Week 7 Midterm Quiz

Question 1Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?

Select one:

a.Existential therapy

b.Cognitive behavior therapy

c.Choice theory/relative therapy

d.Behavior therapy

Question 2Which of the following needs to considered as highest priority when working with diverse client populations?

Select one:

a.Economic variables

b.Social variables

c.Environmental variables

d.Cultural variables

Question 3In which stage are resolution of sexual conflicts and sex-role identity a critical function?

Select one:

a. Oral stage

b.Anal stage

c.Phallic stage

d.Genital stage

Question 4In which stage are feelings of hostility, destructiveness, anger, rage, and hatred associated with?

Select one:

a.Oral stage

b.Anal stage

c.Phallic stage

d.Genital stage

Question 5The central goal of existential psychotherapy is to ______.

Select one:

a.decrease self-awareness.

b.increase awareness.

c.help clients reject the responsibility of choosing.

d.keep the client from experiencing authentic existence.

Question 6It is especially important for counselors who work with culturally diverse client populations to do all of the following, except:

Select one:

a.be aware of how cultural self-awareness and sensitivity to one’s own cultural heritage are essential for any form of helping.

b. be comfortable with differences between themselves and others in terms of race, ethnicity, culture, and beliefs.

c.ignore the cultural context of their clients in determining what interventions are appropriate.

d.monitor their functioning through consultation, supervision, and further training or education.

Question 7What is considered the most important factor related to progress in person-centered therapy?

Select one:

a.Defining concrete and measurable goals

b.The therapist’s technical skills

c.The authentic and genuine relationship between the client and therapist

d.The therapist’s ability to think logically and to scientifically solve problems

Question 8In order for a therapist to communicate “accurate empathic understanding” the counselor must:

Select one:

a.have experienced a situation very similar to the client’s current predicament.

b.clarify details and facts relevant to the client’s experiences.

c.feel a deep sense of warmth toward the client.

d.connect authentically and emotionally to the client’s subjective world.

Question 9Behavior therapy is characterized by all of the following, except:

Select one:

a.a focus on overt specific behavior.

b.a formulation of precise treatment goals.

c.the subjective diagnosis of the therapist.

d.the design of an appropriate treatment plan.

Question 10Michael believes that he will be able to improve his public speaking skills after completing a speech course at school. Based on social-cognitive theory, one might observe that Michael is not lacking in:

 

Select one:

a.arrogance and grandiosity.

b.intelligence.

c.self-efficacy.

d.cognitive functioning.

Question 11Which anxiety reduction technique involves creating a hierarchy of the client’s fearful experiences?

Select one:

a.Assertive training

b.Operant conditioning

c.Systematic desensitization

d.Social reinforcement

Question 12Phil has been in behavior therapy to address his fear of heights. The treatment will not be considered complete until Phil ______.

Select one:

a.transfers what he learns in therapy to his everyday life and takes actual steps to confront his fear.

b.agrees to take up sky diving as a hobby.

c.has absolutely no fear of heights, which may be measured by his willingness to move to one of the top floors of a skyscraper.

d.acknowledges his fear.

Question 13Which of the following is one of shortcomings of behavior therapy?

Select one:

a.It overemphasizes on feeling and the neglect of cognition.

b.It overemphasizes on insight.

c.It may change behaviors, but it does not change feelings.

d.It has a need for long-term treatment to effect change.

Question 14The cognitive behavioral approach to therapy stresses

Select one:

a.support, understanding, warmth, and empathy.

b.awareness, unfinished business, impasse, and experiencing.

c.thinking, assessing, deciding, analyzing, and doing.

d.subjectivity, existential anxiety, self-actualization, and being.

Question 15What is the challenge of fulfilling the spirit of informed consent?

Select one:

a.Tell clients about the nature of confidentiality

b.Strike a balance between giving clients too much information and giving them too little

c.Convince clients that counselors know what they are doing

d.Teach clients about state laws that pertain to counseling

Question 16The cognitive distortion of making conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence is:

Select one:

a.labeling and mislabeling.

b.overgeneralization.

c.arbitrary inferences.

d.selective abstraction.

Question 17Marcus, a therapist in a community agency, recently divorced his wife and seems to be harboring anger towards women in general. His colleagues, who have noticed a change in his attitude and behavior lately, have encouraged him to seek personal counseling to work through his issues. Which best describes the action of his colleagues?

Select one:

a.Overreacting to his anger and are overstepping the boundaries by suggesting he go to counseling.

b.Unwise to suggest counseling since he will not benefit from it because he is a therapist and already knows how to deal with his problems.

c.Acting ethically by recommending counseling for Marcus; as counselors, they recognize that personal issues that have not been worked through are likely to be projected onto clients.

d.Being unsupportive colleagues, since they should offer to provide counseling to him and not refer him to a professional outside of the agency.

Question 18Contemporary therapy approaches need to be expanded to include which of the following to make them adequate to work with diverse client populations?

Select one:

a.A multicultural perspective

b.Methods to shorten the length of the therapeutic process

c.Techniques to deal with unconsciousness

d.Strategies to study behaviors of a pluralistic society from an individual perspective

Question 19Which of the following is not a recommendation for counselors to the use of social media?

Select one:

a.Limiting what is shared online

b.Limiting the number of contacts based on judgments

c.Including clear and thorough social networking policies as part of the informed consent processed.

d.Regularly updating protective settings because social media providers often change their privacy rules

Question 20Accurate empathic understanding helps clients in all the following areas, except:

Select one:

a.to notice and devalue their experiences.

b.to view prior experiences in new ways.

c.to process their experience both cognitively and bodily.

d.to increase their confidence in making choices and in pursuing a course of action.

Question 21This refers to addressing what is going on between the client and therapist in the present for active participation and the full therapeutic process.

Select one:

a.Unconditional positive regard

b.Congruence

c.Immediacy

d.Actualizing tendency

Question 22In this phase of change, individuals are taking steps to modify their behavior to solve their problems.

Select one:

a.Precontemplation

b.Contemplation

c.Preparation

d.Action

Question 23This is the directional process of striving toward realization, fulfillment, autonomy, and self-determination.

Select one:

a.Actualizing tendency

b.Unconditional positive regard

c.Congruence

d.Sympathy

 

Question 24The person-centered approach emphasizes clients’ abilities to _________________to act in the world with others.

Select one:

a.follow the checklist given by the therapist

b.implement new behavior based on a book about do’s and don’ts in society

c.engage their own resources

d.make a pros and cons list

Question 25In this stage of change, individuals tend to take immediate action and report some small behavior change.

Select one:

a.Precontemplation

b.Contemplation

c.Preparation

d.Maintenance

Question 26During this phase, individuals work to consolidate their gains and prevent relapse.

Select one:

a.Precontemplation

b.Contemplation

c.Preparation

d.Maintenance

Question 27The basic acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does, especially in the context therapy.

Select one:

a.Accurate empathetic understanding

b.Unconditional positive regard

c.Congruence

d.Sympathy

Question 28Identify the only case in which confidentiality must not be breached.

Select one:

a.A client poses a danger to others.

b.A client with cancer has thoughts about exploring assisted suicide/euthanasia.

c.An older adult is being abused.

d.The therapist determines that the client needs immediate, involuntary hospitalization.

Question 29What is the  sequence of the psychosexual stages?

Select one:

a.Anal/phallic/latency/genital/oral

b.Oral/anal/phallic/latency/genital

c.Oral/anal/latency/genital/phallic

d.Latency/oral/anal/phallic/genital

Question 30Which of the following is not considered a basic dimension of the human condition?

Select one:

a.Capacity for self-awareness

b.Striving for acceptance of others

c.Establishing meaningful relationships with others

d.Freedom and responsibility

Question 31The goal of the initial psychiatric assessment process performed by the NP is to

Select one:

a.ly diagnose the client

b.Identify the mental health needs of the client as first priority

c.Be able to communicate with other staff about the client’s health needs

d.Gain an understanding of the life experiences of the client

Question 32Which of the following is the main function of the psychiatric interview?

Select one:

a.Review previous medical records

b.Identify the mental health needs of the client

c.Evaluate a treatment plan

d.Understand the client’s psychosocial needs and communicate them to the treatment team

Question 33All of the following are examples of the therapeutic relationship except:

Select one:

a.Keeping appropriate eye contact that matches the patient’s comfort level and cultural background

b.Acknowledging the patients concerns

c.Maintaining an open and engaging body posture by appearing relaxed and unhurried

d.Pointing out to the patient something he or she is missing or denying

Question 34This term refers to anything that works against the progress of therapy and prevents the client from producing previously unconscious material.

Select one:

a.Transference

b.Countertransference

c.Resistance

d.Interpretation

Question 35This term refers to earlier relationships that contribute to clients distorting the present situations with the therapist.

Select one:

a.Transference

b.Countertransference

c.Resistance

d.Interpretation

Question 36Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Select one:

a.Carl Rogers

b.Jon Kabat-Zinn

c.Arnold Lazarus

d.Francine Shapiro

Question 37This is a form of exposure therapy, used often with trauma, that entails imaging flooding, cognitive restructuring, and rapid eye movements.

Select one:

a.Mindfulness Cognitive Behavior Therapy

b.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

c.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

d.Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Question 38This is the process involving receiving one’s presence without judgement or preference, but with curiosity and kindness, and striving for full awareness of present moment

 

Select one:

a.Acceptance

b.Countertransference

c.Resistance

d.Distance

Question 39These are particular events that precede a behavior as described in behavior therapy.

Select one:

a.Antecedents

b.Consequences

c.Coincidences

d.Life goals

Question 40These are particular events that follow a behavior as described in behavior therapy.

Select one:

a.Antecedents

b.Consequences

c.Coincidences

d.Life goals

Question 41Match the following:

Empathy

the therapist trying to understand the client’s point of view

 Congruence

the therapist being a genuine person

 Unconditional positive regard

the therapist being non-judgmental

 Informed consent

typically that which is given by a client to a therapist for treatment with full knowledge of possible risks and benefits disclosed based on evidence-based practices

 Confidentiality

involved a set of rules or a promise usually executed through agreements that limits access of places restrictions on certain types of information

 

Positive Punishment

Aversion stimulus is added after the target behavior to decrease the frequency of a target behavior

 Negative Punishment

Reinforcing stimulus is removed following the target behavior to decrease the frequency of a target behavior

 Extinction

Escape from or the avoidance of aversive stimuli.

 Positive Reinforcement

Addition of something of value to the individual as a consequence of certain behavior

 Negative Reinforcement

Withholding reinforcement from a previously reinforced response