This document contains 25 multiple choice questions about various theories and approaches in counseling psychology, including choice theory, rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and reality therapy. The questions cover topics like the underlying assumptions of each approach, techniques and strategies they employ, key concepts and terms, and important figures associated with developing each theory.

1. QUESTION 1
In choice theory, human motivation springs from which of these
five sources
a. Belonging, survival, knowledge, fun, power
b. Survival, belonging, power, freedom, fun
c. Power, achievement, enjoyment, information, security
d. Survival, achievement, love, success, pride
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QUESTION 2
REBT is based on the assumption that:
a. Humans have a biological tendency to think irrationally
b. Humans have a biological tendency to think rationally
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
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QUESTION 3
A counselor using CBT might focus on using:
a. Pharmacotherapy
b. Dream analysis
c. Transference
d. Risk-taking exercises
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QUESTION 4
According to Ellis, the shoulds, oughts, and musts fall under
which of the following categories
a. Self-demandingness
b. Other-demandingness
c. World-demandingness
d. All of the above
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QUESTION 5
Which of the following is true about REBT
a.
REBT was influenced by Rogers core conditions of empathy,

2. unconditional acceptance, and genuineness.
b.
REBT was influenced by Freuds concept of the unconscious.
c.
REBT was influenced by Frankls logotherapy.
d.
None of the above
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QUESTION 6
DBT targets behaviors in descending order beginning with
________.
a. triggers
b. biosocial susceptibility
c. suicidal behavior
d. enhancing respect for self
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QUESTION 7
According to Glasser, human behaviors are composed of:
a. Doing, thinking, feeling, physiology
b. Doing, resting, sleeping, acting
c. Responding, initiating, ignoring, acting
d. None of the above
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QUESTION 8
A method in which the counselor or therapist leads the client
through a number of questions to become aware of thoughts and
distortions in thinking, and to find and implement more
adaptive replacements is called:
a. “Socratic Questioning”
b. Platonic Questioning
c. A-B-C Model
d. Reflection
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QUESTION 9
Which of the following is not consistent with REBT theory
a. Events or other people make us feel bad or good.

3. b. Thinking, feeling, and behaving are interconnected.
c. Emotional distress results from exaggeration,
overgeneralization, and invalidated assumptions.
d. Irrational beliefs emanate from environmental and genetic
factors.
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QUESTION 10
The developer of dialectical behavior therapy is:
a. Dr. Marsha Linehan
b. Dr. Albert Ellis
c. Dr. Carl Rogers
d. Dr. Fritz Perls
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QUESTION 11
DBT is driven by three theories. Which of the following is not
one of those
a. Behavior therapy
b. Biosocial theory of BPD
c. Dialectics
d. Gestalt theory
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QUESTION 12
A client is partaking in cognitive distortion when he/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. None of the above
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QUESTION 13
DBT was initially developed to treat:
a. Narcissistic personality disorder
b. Histrionic personality disorder
c. Antisocial personality disorder
d. Borderline personality disorder

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QUESTION 14
According to REBT, certain values promote emotional
adjustment and mental health. Which of the following is not one
of these values
a. Non-utopian
b. Low frustration tolerance
c. Flexibility
d. High frustration tolerance
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QUESTION 15
In reality therapy, behavior is affected by:
a. The impact of external stimuli on behavior
b. Unconscious conflicts
c. Current inner motivation
d. All of the above
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QUESTION 16
DBT utilizes a behavioral technique in which the client learns
to tolerate painful emotions without enacting self-destructive
behaviors known as:
a. Positive reinforcement
b. Negative reinforcement
c. Exposure
d. Punishment
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QUESTION 17
Which of the following is associated with reality therapy
a. WDEP system
b. Choice theory
c. SAMIICCC
d. All of the above
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QUESTION 18
In the A-B-C model proposed by Ellis, the factor that creates
the emotional and behavioral consequences is:

5. a. Activating event
b. Consequences
c. Beliefs
d. None of the above
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QUESTION 19
In practicing reality therapy, counselors and therapists focus on:
a. The interpersonal relationships of the client
b. Insight into causes of behavior
c. Family history
d. Personal history
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QUESTION 20
_______________ is the sense of personal competence or
feelings of mastery.
a. Self-concept
b. Self-esteem
c. Self-efficacy
d. Self-control
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QUESTION 21
In reality therapy, the environment or counseling or
psychotherapeutic atmosphere includes which of the following
a. Attending behaviors
b. Doing the unexpected
c. Use of metaphors
d. All of the above
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QUESTION 22
The DBT model proposes that a successful counseling
intervention must meet five critical functions. Which of the
following is not one of these functions
a. Improve and preserve the clients incentive to change
b. Boost the clients capabilities
c. Ensure the clients capabilities are specific to his or her
environment

6. d. Structure the environment so that the treatment can take place
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QUESTION 23
_____________ is the behavioral intervention used to gradually
increase the quality of a behavior.
a. Shaping
b. Extinction
c. Stimulus control
d. Aversive control
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QUESTION 24
In reality therapy, the skilled counselor or therapist treats
behavior as:
a. The result of social pressure and limited perceptions of
possibilities
b. Information received from parents and from the surrounding
culture
c. Caused by self-verbalizations that can be helpful or hurtful
d. Chosen as a result of unmet wants and needs/font>
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QUESTION 25
Cognitive therapy has been criticized for its focus on:
a. Internal events (thinking)
b. Direct observation
c. Listening procedures
d. Intellectual understanding