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WorksheetsFinal PRACTICE Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Roger and his wife are experiencing tension in their relationship because he believes she is far too lenient with their children when they misbehave. This forces him to play the role of 'bad cop' as a parent, which makes him angry. A family therapist working with Roger and his family might
help to modify the family's transactional rules and develop more appropriate boundaries.
refer Roger to individual therapy since he clearly needs to work through his unresolved issues that are causing him to feel so angry.
take Roger's side and educate his wife about appropriate disciplinary practices.
focus on getting the children to stop misbehaving so that Roger and his wife won't experience this tension.
Which of the following procedures would a reality therapist be least likely to employ?
Skillful questioning
Encouraging clients to look at what they are doing
Making action plans
Reliving an early childhood event.
Wubbolding extended the theory and practice of reality therapy with his conceptualization of the:
reality theory.
choice theory.
WDEP system.
quality world.
What do reality therapists believe about the use of questions?
They should rarely be used.
Relevant questions help clients gain insights and arrive at plans and solutions.
There is no such thing as excessive questioning; the more the better!
Closed questions are more helpful than open-ended questions.
Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with diverse client populations for all of the following reasons except:
it was founded in a sociocultural context.
it allows clients to tell their unique stories from their perspective.
it defines problems within a social, cultural, political, and relational context.
it teaches diverse clients to replace their own narratives with ones that conform more closely to the ideals and values of mainstream culture.
Reality therapy rests on the central idea that:
a. thinking largely determines how we feel and behave.
b. we choose our behavior and are responsible for what we do, think, and feel.
c. environmental factors largely control what we are doing.
d. the way to change dysfunctional behavior is to reexperience a situation in which we originally became psychologically stuck.
Which of the following is a contribution of choice theory/reality therapy?
It helps clients deal emotionally with unfinished business from their past.
It provides insight into the causes of one's problems.
It is relatively short-term focused on dealing with conscious behavioral problems.
Most of its concepts have been subjected to empirical testing.
One of the advantages of psychotherapy integration is that it is easier to implement techniques drawn from different theoretical perspectives for diverse client populations.
True
False
A limitation of the feminist approach from a diversity perspective is
the risk of imposing the therapist's own values on clients from diverse groups.
the lack of sensitivity to individual differences in clients.
the broad focus on respect and equality.
the emphasis on the use of standardized therapeutic techniques.
Social constructionism explains how values are transmitted through language by the social milieu and suggests that individuals are constantly changing with the ebb and flow of the influences of all of the following except:
A. family.
B. culture.
behavior.
society.
In structural-strategic family therapy, ________ must occur in a family before an individual's symptoms can be reduced or eliminated.
solution-oriented changes
therapist directions
focus on the present
structural changes
Glasser challenges the traditionally accepted views of mental illness and treatment by the use of medication, especially:
the widespread use of psychiatric drugs that often results in negative side effects both physically and psychologically.
the lack of use of psychiatric drugs.
the use of any psychiatric drugs whether or not they result in negative side effects.
because medications are never needed.
The common factors approach to psychotherapy integration
searches for common elements across different theoretical systems.
supports the notion of remaining theoretically consistent and technically eclectic.
synthesizes important aspects of two or more theories.
emphasizes the importance of spirituality in counseling.
Regarding psychotherapy outcome, research shows:
the behavioral approaches are more effective than the humanistic approaches.
there are clear factors that predict which models of therapy work best for particular types of clients.
the therapeutic relationship is not a major contributor to therapeutic change.
no model of therapy has been proven more effective than another.
________ assists clients in identifying the impact that society's role expectations for women has played in shaping their values, thoughts, and behaviors.
Gender-role intervention
Power analysis
Assertiveness training
Bibliotherapy
Which of the following statements about creating alternative stories is not true?
Constructing new stories goes hand in hand with deconstructing problem-saturated narratives.
The narrative therapist analyzes and interprets the meaning of a client’s story.
The therapist works with clients collaboratively by helping them construct more coherent and comprehensive stories that they live by.
The development of alternative stories is an enactment of ultimate hope.
It is within the scope of Solution Focused Brief Therapy practice to allow for some discussion of _______ to validate clients’ experience.
A. presenting problems
B. behavioral issues in the past
C. therapist personal issues
D. past issues
In the assessment process, questions a family therapist might ask include all of the following, except
What does each family member bring to the session?
How can I give voice to my own impulses and fantasies?
Who makes decisions? How are conflicts resolved or problems handled?
Are the parents effective leaders of the family, and is the process of leadership balanced or imbalanced?
______ includes a shift from placing the problem internally and "blaming the victim" to consideration of social factors in the environment that contribute to a client's problem.
Paradoxical intention
Reframing
Relabeling
Gender-role analysis
Which of the following is designed to evaluate and to improve the quality and effectiveness of counseling services?
Session Rating Scale
Outcome Rating Scale
Income Rating Scale
feedback-informed treatment
In the postmodern view, all of the following notions about reality are true except
A. reality is objectively defined.
B. reality is based on the use of language.
C. reality is socially constructed.
D. each individual experiences their own unique reality.
The principle that ________ is based on the assumption that the personal or individual problems individuals bring to counseling originate in a political and social context.
The personal is political and critical consciousness
The counseling relationship is egalitarian
Women's ways of knowing are valued and their experiences are honored
A focus on strengths and a reformulated definition of psychological distress
______ emphasize mutual empathy and deep respect for the client, understand how disconnections affect the individual, and create a therapeutic relationship that is healing.
Diversity practitioners
Cognitive practitioners
Relational-cultural therapy practitioners
Person-centered practitioners
______ is at the core of feminist therapy and marked by authenticity, mutuality, and respect.
The person is political
The egalitarian relationship
The women's way of knowing
A focus on strengths and a reformulated definition of psychological distress
Chun Hei is a Korean immigrant who has been separated from her family and friends for over a year since she came to the United States with her husband. She spends her days taking care of their two young children while he goes to work and feels increasingly depressed without her support system. It is likely that a family therapist who meets Chun Hei would
prescribe her antidepressant medication.
be very interested in how her depression affects others in the family and how it influences family process.
abandon usinga systems approach, and treat her with cognitive behavioral methods.
be directive and tell her to convince her husband to go back to Korea so she will once again have family D support.
We create, maintain, and live by often _______ that we hope will keep the family (and each of its members) functional.
the use of bibliotherapy
differentiation of the self
agreed upon rules
unspoken rules and routines
Recent developments relevant to _______ in psychology have led to an integration of key themes of multiculturalism and feminism.
social justice
radical feminists
socialist feminists
liberal justice
Which of the following approaches to integration refers to a conceptual creation beyond a mere blending of techniques?
Technical eclecticism
Common factors approach
Theoretical integration
Assimilative integration
In working with a triangulated relationship, Bowen would be inclined to place primary emphasis on:
joining the family.
engaging in personal self-disclosure to build trust.
maintaining a stance of neutrality.
siding with one member involved in the triangle.
Family therapy perspectives call for a conceptual shift from evaluating individuals to focusing on:
system dynamics.
individual symptoms.
the identified client only.
an individual's reactions.
Therapists of relational-cultural theory emphasize the qualities of ________ that contribute to the flow of the relationship.
identity and self-concept
authenticity and transparency
growth and development
strengths and relationships
The core of ________ model relied on the power of congruence to help family members communicate with emotional honesty.
multigenerational family therapy
strategic family therapy
social constructionist therapy
human validation process
A limitation of the family systems model is that
therapists all too often get lost in their consideration of the “system.”
the systemic perspective can be overwhelming for the therapist.
family therapy is not well suited to working with diverse clients.
an emphasis on family systems precludes a focus on emotions.
One thing I learned from this course that I will remember is:
The importance of continuous learning.
How to cook Italian pasta.
The history of ancient Egypt.
Basic principles of gardening.
The _______ measures a client’s perception of the quality of the therapeutic relationship, which includes the relational bond with the therapist, the perceived collaboration around specific tasks in therapy, and agreement on goals, methods, and client preferences.
Session Rating Scale
Outcome Rating Scale
Income Rating Scale
Termination Rating Scale
Recent research studies show that there is growing evidence that spiritual and religious matters are therapeutically relevant, ethically appropriate, and potentially significant topics for practice of counseling in secular settings.
True
False
One of the key contributions of most systemic approaches is that neither the individual nor the family is blamed for a particular dysfunction.
True
False
When reality therapists explore a client’s past, they tend to focus on:
relationships within the family.
early traumatic events.
problems in school performance.
past successes.
Narrative therapists pay attention to “sparkling moments,” such as
moments when the client feels exhilarated.
identifying instances when the problem did not completely dominate the client’s life.
times when significant others give the client unconditional love.
events characterized by a striving to overcome barriers.
A solution-oriented therapist might ask her client, a compulsive shopper, which of the following questions?
Who has the best shoe sale this week, Macy’s or Nordstrom’s?
If a miracle happened and your shopping compulsion was solved overnight, how would you know it was solved, and what would be different?
Who in your family is most affected when you go on a spending spree?
At what point in your life did you develop this fixation on shopping?
Feminist therapists do not use diagnostic labels, or use them reluctantly, for all of the following reasons except that
A. they focus on the individual’s symptoms and not the social factors that cause distress and dysfunctional behavior.
B. they reflect the inappropriate application of power in the therapeutic relationship.
C. they focus on the social factors that cause dysfunctional behavior.
In which therapy approach is the client viewed as the expert on his or her own life, while the therapist is seen as an expert questioner who assists clients in freeing themselves of their problem-saturated stories and create new life-affirming stories?
Existential therapy
Narrative therapy
Rational emotive behavior therapy
Person-centered therapy
Donna feels certain that no one will ever want to hire her because she has a timid personality. Her solution-oriented therapist would be most inclined to:
explore her early childhood experiences with being rejected.
consider her irrational belief to be indicative of psychopathology.
ask Donna to examine another side of the story she is presenting about herself and think of times when she was accepted by others.
prescribe medication for her anxiety issues.
The techniques of externalization and developing unique events are associated primarily with:
solution-oriented therapy.
the linguistic approach.
the narrative approach.
the reflecting team.
According to reality therapy, focusing on the ________ "protects" clients from facing the reality of unsatisfying present relationships, and focusing on symptoms does the same thing.
past
present
future
therapist
During the solution-focused initial therapy session, it is common for solution-focused therapists to ask, "What have you done since you called for the appointment that has made a difference in your problem?" This describes:
formula first session task.
the miracle question.
pretherapy change.
exception questions.
According to Glasser, many of the problems of clients are caused by:
unfinished business with parents.
sibling rivalry.
early childhood trauma.
their inability to connect or to have a satisfying relationship with at least one of the significant people in their lives.
Choice theory emphasizes thinking and acting, which makes this a general form of:
psychoanalytic therapy.
non directive therapy.
Gestalt therapy.
cognitive behavior therapy.
What is the current thinking in the field regarding the role of spirituality in counseling?
Counselors are encouraged to be cautious and engage in peripheral discussions about spirituality only.
There is little interest in integrating spiritual issues in counseling.
Counselors should take a directive approach in helping clients meet their spiritual needs.
There is growing evidence that spiritual practice is therapeutically relevant, ethically appropriate, and potentially significant topics for practice of counseling in secular settings.
Which of the following themes would clients in feminist therapy be least likely to explore?
Identify their internalized messages of oppression and replace them with more self-enhancing beliefs
Understand how sexist and oppressive societal beliefs and practices influence them in negative ways
Recognize the power of relationships and connectedness
Transference reactions toward their therapist
