Question 1

Most Rogerians believe that formal assessment and diagnosis is

Accepted Answer

A)  necessary. 
B)  not necessary, but beneficial. 
C)  unnecessary. 
D)  detrimental. 
A)  necessary. 
B)  not necessary, but beneficial. 
C)  unnecessary. 
D)  detrimental.

Question 2

According to existentialism,the fundamental human characteristic is

Accepted Answer

A)  the search for meaning. 
B)  the desire for rational thought patterns. 
C)  the struggle between biological drives and societal norms. 
D)  the tendency toward self-actualization. 
A)  the search for meaning. 
B)  the desire for rational thought patterns. 
C)  the struggle between biological drives and societal norms. 
D)  the tendency toward self-actualization.

Question 3

DeMarre is seeing a Gestalt therapist who asks him to act out both sides of a dialogue involving a "topdog" and an "underdog." The "underdog" is most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  express DeMarre's primitive wishes. 
B)  be defeated by the "topdog." 
C)  echo the rules taught to DeMarre by his parents. 
D)  express DeMarre's deepest fears. 
A)  express DeMarre's primitive wishes. 
B)  be defeated by the "topdog." 
C)  echo the rules taught to DeMarre by his parents. 
D)  express DeMarre's deepest fears.

Question 4

What are the basic tenets of existentialist psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Existentialist psychotherapy is based on

Question 5

Oscar is receiving client-centered therapy.He is expressing his feelings fairly freely and beginning to assume some responsibility for his situation in life.He is most likely at which of the following stages of therapy,as conceived by Rogers?

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  fourth 
C)  seventh 
D)  tenth 
A)  first 
B)  fourth 
C)  seventh 
D)  tenth

Question 6

What have recent psychotherapy studies found regarding the relationship between therapist empathy,unconditional positive regard,and congruence/genuineness and therapy outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  These variables show no correlation with therapy outcome. 
B)  These variables show significant but modest (.50) correlations with therapy outcome. 
D)  Therapist empathy and unconditional positive regard are positively related to therapy outcome, but congruence/genuineness is unrelated to therapy outcome. 
A)  These variables show no correlation with therapy outcome. 
B)  These variables show significant but modest (.50) correlations with therapy outcome. 
D)  Therapist empathy and unconditional positive regard are positively related to therapy outcome, but congruence/genuineness is unrelated to therapy outcome.

Question 7

Identify and describe at least five shortcomings of humanistic-existential psychotherapies,in general.

Accepted Answer

1. Lack of empirical evidence: Humanisti

Question 8

Which of the following is true regarding research on the efficacy and effectiveness of Gestalt therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  An early meta-analysis (Smith et al., 1980) suggested that Gestalt therapy was more beneficial than no treatment at all. 
B)  More recent research suggests that Gestalt therapy is more effective than other forms of psychological treatment. 
C)  both of the above 
D)  neither of the above 
A)  An early meta-analysis (Smith et al., 1980) suggested that Gestalt therapy was more beneficial than no treatment at all. 
B)  More recent research suggests that Gestalt therapy is more effective than other forms of psychological treatment. 
C)  both of the above 
D)  neither of the above

Question 9

The Gestalt therapy movement is most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  Frankl. 
B)  Rogers. 
C)  Perls. 
D)  Allport. 
A)  Frankl. 
B)  Rogers. 
C)  Perls. 
D)  Allport.

Question 10

Aside from psychotherapy,the client-centered/person-centered framework has been applied in which of the following contexts?

Accepted Answer

A)  schools 
B)  businesses 
C)  charitable organizations 
D)  all of the above 
A)  schools 
B)  businesses 
C)  charitable organizations 
D)  all of the above

Question 11

Relative to other major approaches to psychotherapy,humanism and existentialism

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A)  emphasize the potential for positive growth rather than psychopathology. 
B)  emphasize inner awareness rather than the influence of unconscious processes. 
C)  both of the above 
D)  neither of the above 
A)  emphasize the potential for positive growth rather than psychopathology. 
B)  emphasize inner awareness rather than the influence of unconscious processes. 
C)  both of the above 
D)  neither of the above

Question 12

Shayla's therapist is constantly calling her attention to her current feelings,thoughts,and experiences.Which type of therapy below is Shayla most likely receiving?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  Gestalt 
C)  logo- 
D)  humanistic 
A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  Gestalt 
C)  logo- 
D)  humanistic

Question 13

According to Rogers,therapists should provide unconditional positive regard

Accepted Answer

A)  to all clients, unless they describe behaviors that are blatantly illegal. 
B)  to all clients, unless they describe behaviors that are clearly inconsistent with the norms or morals of society. 
C)  to all adult clients, but only to child clients whose behaviors are not disruptive or problematic. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  to all clients, unless they describe behaviors that are blatantly illegal. 
B)  to all clients, unless they describe behaviors that are clearly inconsistent with the norms or morals of society. 
C)  to all adult clients, but only to child clients whose behaviors are not disruptive or problematic. 
D)  none of the above

Question 14

A client-centered therapist is seeing a client whose comments anger the therapist.As a congruent therapist,the therapist will probably

Accepted Answer

A)  terminate the therapy and refer the client to another therapist. 
B)  attempt to persuade the client to think more like the therapist does. 
C)  smile and nod in an attempt to maintain rapport. 
D)  allow the client to know that the therapist is angry. 
A)  terminate the therapy and refer the client to another therapist. 
B)  attempt to persuade the client to think more like the therapist does. 
C)  smile and nod in an attempt to maintain rapport. 
D)  allow the client to know that the therapist is angry.

Question 15

The primary goals of existential psychotherapy are accepting responsibility for one's decisions and

Accepted Answer

A)  letting go of one's past. 
B)  accepting one's imperfections. 
C)  learning to tolerate anxiety. 
D)  relinquishing control over others' decisions. 
A)  letting go of one's past. 
B)  accepting one's imperfections. 
C)  learning to tolerate anxiety. 
D)  relinquishing control over others' decisions.

Question 16

Client-centered psychotherapists assume that clients

Accepted Answer

A)  possess growth potential. 
B)  are incapable of improving without critical feedback. 
C)  must rely upon the therapist to assume authority over their lives. 
D)  more than one of the above 
A)  possess growth potential. 
B)  are incapable of improving without critical feedback. 
C)  must rely upon the therapist to assume authority over their lives. 
D)  more than one of the above

Question 17

A client-centered therapist is seeing a client who frequently makes racially hateful comments.The therapist will probably

Accepted Answer

A)  examine with the client the social costs and benefits of holding and stating such beliefs. 
B)  design a homework assignment that will enhance the client's cultural sensitivity. 
C)  show respect and acceptance for the client as a person. 
D)  object only if the therapist holds dissonant beliefs. 
A)  examine with the client the social costs and benefits of holding and stating such beliefs. 
B)  design a homework assignment that will enhance the client's cultural sensitivity. 
C)  show respect and acceptance for the client as a person. 
D)  object only if the therapist holds dissonant beliefs.

Question 18

Brandon is a graduate student receiving training in client-centered therapy.Which of the following is something that he should be discouraged from doing when he meets with a client?

Accepted Answer

A)  asking the client questions 
B)  giving the client advice 
C)  offering the client interpretations 
D)  all of the above 
A)  asking the client questions 
B)  giving the client advice 
C)  offering the client interpretations 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

Regarding client contact,client-centered therapy recommends

Accepted Answer

A)  weekly meetings with the client, with no extra sessions and no phone calls/e-mails/texts between sessions. 
B)  weekly meetings with the client, with extra sessions as needed but no phone calls/e-mails/texts between sessions. 
C)  weekly meetings with the client, with no extra sessions but phone calls/e-mails/texts between sessions, as needed. 
D)  weekly meetings with the client, with extra sessions as needed as well as phone calls/e-mails/texts between sessions, as needed. 
A)  weekly meetings with the client, with no extra sessions and no phone calls/e-mails/texts between sessions. 
B)  weekly meetings with the client, with extra sessions as needed but no phone calls/e-mails/texts between sessions. 
C)  weekly meetings with the client, with no extra sessions but phone calls/e-mails/texts between sessions, as needed. 
D)  weekly meetings with the client, with extra sessions as needed as well as phone calls/e-mails/texts between sessions, as needed.

Question 20

Rogers' view of personality emphasizes __________,which is an appreciation of how an individual experiences the world around him/her.

Accepted Answer

A)  logotherapy 
B)  congruence 
C)  moral precepts 
D)  phenomenology 
A)  logotherapy 
B)  congruence 
C)  moral precepts 
D)  phenomenology

Most Rogerians believe that formal assessment and diagnosis is

According to existentialism,the fundamental human characteristic is

DeMarre is seeing a Gestalt therapist who asks him to act out both sides of a dialogue involving a "topdog" and an "underdog." The "underdog" is most likely to

What are the basic tenets of existentialist psychotherapy?

Oscar is receiving client-centered therapy.He is expressing his feelings fairly freely and beginning to assume some responsibility for his situation in life.He is most likely at which of the following stages of therapy,as conceived by Rogers?

What have recent psychotherapy studies found regarding the relationship between therapist empathy,unconditional positive regard,and congruence/genuineness and therapy outcome?

Identify and describe at least five shortcomings of humanistic-existential psychotherapies,in general.

Which of the following is true regarding research on the efficacy and effectiveness of Gestalt therapy?

The Gestalt therapy movement is most closely associated with

Aside from psychotherapy,the client-centered/person-centered framework has been applied in which of the following contexts?

Relative to other major approaches to psychotherapy,humanism and existentialism

Shayla's therapist is constantly calling her attention to her current feelings,thoughts,and experiences.Which type of therapy below is Shayla most likely receiving?

According to Rogers,therapists should provide unconditional positive regard

A client-centered therapist is seeing a client whose comments anger the therapist.As a congruent therapist,the therapist will probably

The primary goals of existential psychotherapy are accepting responsibility for one's decisions and

Client-centered psychotherapists assume that clients

A client-centered therapist is seeing a client who frequently makes racially hateful comments.The therapist will probably

Brandon is a graduate student receiving training in client-centered therapy.Which of the following is something that he should be discouraged from doing when he meets with a client?

Regarding client contact,client-centered therapy recommends

Rogers' view of personality emphasizes __________,which is an appreciation of how an individual experiences the world around him/her.

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Exam 13: Psychotherapy: Phenomenological Humanistic-Existential Perspective

Most Rogerians believe that formal assessment and diagnosis is

According to existentialism,the fundamental human characteristic is

DeMarre is seeing a Gestalt therapist who asks him to act out both sides of a dialogue involving a "topdog" and an "underdog." The "underdog" is most likely to

What are the basic tenets of existentialist psychotherapy?

Oscar is receiving client-centered therapy.He is expressing his feelings fairly freely and beginning to assume some responsibility for his situation in life.He is most likely at which of the following stages of therapy,as conceived by Rogers?

What have recent psychotherapy studies found regarding the relationship between therapist empathy,unconditional positive regard,and congruence/genuineness and therapy outcome?

Identify and describe at least five shortcomings of humanistic-existential psychotherapies,in general.

Which of the following is true regarding research on the efficacy and effectiveness of Gestalt therapy?

The Gestalt therapy movement is most closely associated with

Aside from psychotherapy,the client-centered/person-centered framework has been applied in which of the following contexts?

Relative to other major approaches to psychotherapy,humanism and existentialism

Shayla's therapist is constantly calling her attention to her current feelings,thoughts,and experiences.Which type of therapy below is Shayla most likely receiving?

According to Rogers,therapists should provide unconditional positive regard

A client-centered therapist is seeing a client whose comments anger the therapist.As a congruent therapist,the therapist will probably

The primary goals of existential psychotherapy are accepting responsibility for one's decisions and

Client-centered psychotherapists assume that clients

A client-centered therapist is seeing a client who frequently makes racially hateful comments.The therapist will probably

Brandon is a graduate student receiving training in client-centered therapy.Which of the following is something that he should be discouraged from doing when he meets with a client?

Regarding client contact,client-centered therapy recommends

Rogers' view of personality emphasizes __________,which is an appreciation of how an individual experiences the world around him/her.

Clinical Psychology: An Introduction

Historical Overview of Clinical Psychology

Current Issues in Clinical Psychology

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Diagnosis and Classification of Psychological Problems

The Assessment Interview

The Assessment of Intelligence

Personality Assessment

Behavioral Assessment

Clinical Judgment

Psychological Interventions

Psychotherapy: The Psychodynamic Perspective

Psychotherapy: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives

Group Therapy, Family Therapy, and Couples Therapy

Community Psychology

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Neuropsychology

Forensic Psychology

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