Take Test: Exam - Week 10 Content Top of Form Assistive Technology Tips [opens in new window] Test Information Instructions Description Instructions Multiple Attempts This test allows 3 attempts. This is attempt number 1. Force Completion This test can be saved and resumed later. Bottom of Form Question 1 1. Art therapy, dance/movement therapy, music therapy, and drama therapy are all considered: A. Eclectic approaches B. Expressive arts approaches C. Narrative approaches D. Symbolic approaches 1 points   Question 2 1. Regarding multicultural counseling, narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective because: A. It defines mental health within a social, political, and relational context B. It was founded in a sociocultural context C. It allows clients to tell their unique stories from their perspective D. All of the above 1 points   Question 3 1. Reality therapy can be applied to the following clients: A. The elderly and retired B. Preschool children C. Addicted clients D. All of the above 1 points   Question 4 1. The founders of solution-focused brief therapy are: A. Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis B. Michael White and David Epston C. Frederick and Laura Perls D. Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer 1 points   Question 5 1. In practicing reality therapy, counselors and therapists focus on: A. Insight into causes of behavior B. Family history C. The interpersonal relationships of the client D. Personal history 1 points   Question 6 1. As a person becomes more congruent, which of the following changes is most likely to be seen?  A. success in a failing relationship B. eradication of problem behaviors C. greater self-empowerment D. elimination of negative thoughts 1 points   Question 7 1. Which of the following family therapists is best known for his or her strategic approach to treatment? A. Minuchin B. Satir C. Haley D. Bowen 1 points   Question 8 1. Which of the following family therapists is best known for his or her structural approach to treatment: A. Minuchin B. Bowen C. Haley D. Satir 1 points   Question 9 1. Helping clients achieve low frustration tolerance is a major goal of rational emotive behavior therapy. True False 1 points   Question 10 1. The family life spiral is: A. A linear model B. An example of a life stressor C. An example of family decline D. A developmental model 1 points   Question 11 1. Rational emotive behavior therapy is based on the assumption that humans have a biological tendency to think irrationally as well as rationally. True False 1 points   Question 12 1. To adequately understand the culturally different client, counselors should have some specific information about that culture. True False 1 points   Question 13 1. The developer of dialectical behavior therapy is:  A. Carl Rogers. B. Albert Ellis. C. Fritz Perls. D. Marsha Linehan. 1 points   Question 14 1. A family system’s perspective implies: A. That clients are auton.

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Question 1
1. Art therapy, dance/movement therapy, music therapy, and
drama therapy are all considered:
A.
Eclectic approaches
B.
Expressive arts approaches
C.
Narrative approaches
D.
Symbolic approaches
1 points
Question 2
1. Regarding multicultural counseling, narrative therapy has
been found to be particularly effective because:

2. A.
It defines mental health within a social, political, and relational
context
B.
It was founded in a sociocultural context
C.
It allows clients to tell their unique stories from their
perspective
D.
All of the above
1 points
Question 3
1. Reality therapy can be applied to the following clients:
A.
The elderly and retired
B.
Preschool children
C.
Addicted clients
D.
All of the above
1 points
Question 4
1. The founders of solution-focused brief therapy are:
A.
Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis

3. B.
Michael White and David Epston
C.
Frederick and Laura Perls
D.
Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer
1 points
Question 5
1. In practicing reality therapy, counselors and therapists focus
on:
A.
Insight into causes of behavior
B.
Family history
C.
The interpersonal relationships of the client
D.
Personal history
1 points
Question 6
1. As a person becomes more congruent, which of the following
changes is most likely to be seen?
A.
success in a failing relationship
B.
eradication of problem behaviors
C.

4. greater self-empowerment
D.
elimination of negative thoughts
1 points
Question 7
1. Which of the following family therapists is best known for
his or her strategic approach to treatment?
A.
Minuchin
B.
Satir
C.
Haley
D.
Bowen
1 points
Question 8
1. Which of the following family therapists is best known for
his or her structural approach to treatment:
A.
Minuchin
B.
Bowen
C.
Haley
D.
Satir

5. 1 points
Question 9
1. Helping clients achieve low frustration tolerance is a major
goal of rational emotive behavior therapy.
True
False
1 points
Question 10
1. The family life spiral is:
A.
A linear model
B.
An example of a life stressor
C.
An example of family decline
D.
A developmental model
1 points
Question 11
1. Rational emotive behavior therapy is based on the assumption
that humans have a biological tendency to think irrationally as
well as rationally.
True
False
1 points
Question 12
1. To adequately understand the culturally different client,
counselors should have some specific information about that
culture.
True
False
1 points

6. Question 13
1. The developer of dialectical behavior therapy is:
A.
Carl Rogers.
B.
Albert Ellis.
C.
Fritz Perls.
D.
Marsha Linehan.
1 points
Question 14
1. A family system’s perspective implies:
A.
That clients are autonomous and independent of their families
B.
Clients are best understood through the context of their familial
roles
C.
Systemic intervention must be used to disrupt unhealthy family
interactions
D.
The outside world is the most powerful influence on a person’s
development
1 points
Question 15
1. Transpersonalism views the development of higher
consciousness as being necessary for transforming our lives.

7. True
False
1 points
Question 16
1. Which one of the following is not associated with the
cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?
A.
Reality therapy
B.
Rational emotive behavior therapy
C.
Cognitive therapy
D.
Existential therapy
1 points
Question 17
1. The Association for Multicultural Counseling and
Development’s Multicultural Counseling Competencies
emphasize:
A.
Not working with culturally different clients
B.
Knowledge of different cultures, their customs, and traditional
foods
C.
Self-awareness, awareness of clients’ worldviews, and
awareness of culturally appropriate interventions
D.

8. Self-awareness, spiritual awareness, and valuing peace
1 points
Question 18
1. The central issue in existential therapy is:
A.
freedom and responsibility.
B.
examining irrational beliefs.
C.
counter-transference.
D.
resistance.
1 points
Question 19
1. Which of the following are true regarding advocacy as a part
of counseling and psychotherapy?
A.
Advocacy is different from counseling and psychotherapy in
that clients do not need informed consent.
B.
Advocating for clients and client groups damages the
therapeutic alliance.
C.
Advocacy can take place at many different levels from
individual to systemic.
D.
Counselors or therapists should assume that clients cannot
advocate for themselves.

9. 1 points
Question 20
1. All of the following are techniques used in solution-focused
therapy, except for:
A.
Using a reflecting team
B.
Scaling questions
C.
Exception questions
D.
The miracle question
1 points
Question 21
1. The term minority or marginalized refers to:
A.
Groups and individuals who have fewer numbers and less power
B.
Groups and individuals who have fewer cultural assets
C.
Groups and individuals who have larger numbers and more
power
D.
Groups and individuals who have strong cultural assets
1 points
Question 22
1. The founder of rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT)
is:

10. A.
Albert Ellis
B.
William Glasser
C.
Fred “Fritz” Perls
D.
Steve de Shazer
1 points
Question 23
1. Teasing out stressors poses a challenge for the family
therapist because of the family’s:
A.
Multigenerational issues
B.
Severity of pain
C.
Many stories
D.
Mistrust of therapy
1 points
Question 24
1. One strategy for empowering clients is to involve them in
naming their problem and participating in directing the
counseling process. This strategy is called:
A.
Demystifying the counseling process

11. B.
Self-disclosure
C.
Gender role analysis
D.
Client empowerment
1 points
Question 25
1. The counseling profession has fully adapted to the diversity
of society.
True
False
1 points
Question 26
1. In choice theory, human motivation springs from which of
these five sources?
A.
Survival, achievement, love, success, pride
B.
Belonging, survival, knowledge, fun, power
C.
Survival, belonging, power, freedom, fun
D.
Power, achievement, enjoyment, information, security
1 points
Question 27
1. The systems perspective implies:
A.

12. Systemic intervention is required to deconstruct unhealthy
family patterns
B.
The external environment is the most powerful influence on an
individual's development
C.
Individuals are best understood through the context of their role
in their families
D.
Individuals are autonomous and independent of their families
1 points
Question 28
1. Which of the following is not considered one of the six core
principles of feminist therapy?
A.
The person is political.
B.
Commitment to social change
C.
An intrapsychic orientation
D.
Recognition of all types of oppression
1 points
Question 29
1. Unearned access to resources that is readily available to
members of agent groups is known as:
A.
Culture

13. B.
Superiority
C.
Privilege
D.
Dominance
1 points
Question 30
1. Two major disorders given a great deal of attention in
feminist literature are:
A.
Borderline personality disorders and hypertension
B.
Eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder
C.
Personality disorders and bipolar disorders
D.
Insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder
1 points
Question 31
1. Although the theoretical underpinnings of transpersonal
theory can be credited to a number of individuals, theories, and
philosophical approaches to mental health and spiritual
experience, _______ has emerged as the primary leader of this
burgeoning field.
A.
Wilber

14. B.
Maslow
C.
Groff
D.
Jung
1 points
Question 32
1. An important step in becoming a culturally competent
counselor or group worker is gaining awareness of one’s own
cultural influences.
True
False
1 points
Question 33
1. The concept of triangulation is most associated with:
A.
Virginia Satir
B.
Rudolf Dreikurs
C.
Salvador Minuchin
D.
Murray Bowen
1 points
Question 34
1. An ethnic minority client is silent during the initial phase of
counseling. This silence is probably best interpreted as:
A.

15. Demonstration of uncooperative behavior
B.
Resistance
C.
A response consistent with his or her cultural context
D.
A sign that counseling will not work with this client
1 points
Question 35
1. All of the following are goals of feminist therapy, except for:
A.
Confronting forms of institutional oppression
B.
Freeing clients of gender role socialization
C.
Resolving intrapsychic conflicts from early childhood
D.
Striving for gender equality
1 points
Question 36
1. According to Albert Ellis, “shoulds,” “oughts,” and “musts”
fall under which of the following categories?
A.
Self-demandingness
B.
Other-demandingness

16. C.
World-demandingness
D.
All of the above
1 points
Question 37
1. Understanding the nature of the presenting problem in the
goals of cognitive-behavioral theory is best looked at through
which perspective?
A.
Affective
B.
Behavioral
C.
Cognitive
D.
All of the above
1 points
Question 38
1. Adlerians believe that discouragement:
A.
is minimal in comparison with other dysfunctions.
B.
can be overcome with medication.
C.
is the basic condition that prevents people from functioning.
D.

17. is not part of an Adlerian viewpoint.
1 points
Question 39
1. The core practice of transpersonal counseling includes which
of the following:
A.
Mindfulness
B.
Yoga
C.
Biofeedback
D.
All of the above
1 points
Question 40
1. In reality therapy, the skilled counselor or therapist treats
behavior as:
A.
The result of social pressure and limited perceptions of
possibilities
B.
Caused by self-verbalizations that can be helpful or hurtful
C.
Information received from parents and from the surrounding
culture
D.
Chosen as a result of unmet wants and needs
1 points

18. Question 41
1. The cornerstone of the practice of reality therapy is self-
evaluation by the client aided by the counselor or therapist.
True
False
1 points
Question 42
1. Feminist theory is:
A.
Not a singular, unified counseling theory
B.
Antimale
C.
Unified
D.
Profemale
1 points
Question 43
1. A change agent is:
A.
Someone who seeks to establish a more equal distribution of
power and resources in society
B.
Someone who tries to persuade others to change
C.
Someone who is called into a situation to mediate when tensions
arise between groups
D.

19. Someone who changes their interventions with a client when the
client is on to them
1 points
Question 44
1. Which of the following is not consistent with rational
emotive behavior therapy?
A.
Events or other people make us feel bad or good.
B.
Emotional distress results from exaggeration,
overgeneralization, and unvalidated assumptions.
C.
Irrational beliefs emanate from environmental and genetic
factors.
D.
Thinking, feeling, and behaving are interconnected.
1 points
Question 45
1. A client is partaking in cognitive distortion when he or she
exaggerates a negative event to the point that the event has
more impact than it deserves. What is this called?
A.
Disqualifying the positive
B.
Catastrophizing
C.
All-or-nothing thinking
D.

20. None of the above
1 points
Question 46
1. Which of these solution-focused therapy techniques involves
asking clients to describe times in their lives they were able to
solve their problem or when their problem was less severe?
A.
Pre-change therapy
B.
The miracle question
C.
Scaling questions
D.
The “change” or exception question
1 points
Question 47
1. One of the primary goals of transpersonal counseling is to:
A.
Bring the client to an acceptable level of mental health
B.
Bring the client to a point where he or she can begin to work on
transpersonal issues
C.
Take the client into the realm of transcendence, unity, and
extraordinary mental health
D.
None of the above
1 points

21. Question 48
1. Cognitive-behavioral theories involve cognitive restructuring,
coping skills, and problem solving.
True
False
1 points
Question 49
1. In the A-B-C model proposed by Albert Ellis, the factor that
creates the emotional and behavioral consequences is the:
A.
Activating event
B.
Consequences
C.
Beliefs
D.
None of the above.
1 points
Question 50
1. Feminist counselors believe it is essential to recognize that
women and men are socialized differently and that gender role
expectations begin to influence human development from the
moment a child is born.
True
False