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Existential therapy is rarely used for group treatment.
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From the very first solution-focused interview, the therapist is mindful of working toward:a. the miracle question. b. pretherapy change.c. formula first session task. d. termination.
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The existential approach can be used in a brief therapy context.
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During the solutionfocused initial therapy session, it is common for solutionfocused therapists to ask, "What have you done since you called for the appointment that has made a difference in your problem?" This describes:a. formula first session task. b. the miracle question.c. pretherapy change. d. exception questions.
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Existentially, humans both long for and wish to escape from their freedom.
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There are three kinds of solution-focused therapeutic relationships. The client describes a problem but is not able or willing to assume a role in constructing a solution, believing that a solution is dependent on someone else's actions describes which relationship?a. Customer b. Complaint c. Visitord. Shopper
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There are three kinds of solution-focused therapeutic relationships. The client comes to therapy because someone else (a spouse, parent, teacher, or probation officer) thinks the client has a problem describes which relationship?a. Customer b. Complaint c. Visitord. Shopper
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Existential therapy is especially appropriate for clients who are struggling with developmental crises.
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In the existential framework, inaction is a choice.
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There are three kinds of solution-focused therapeutic relationships. The client and therapist jointly identify a problem and a solution to work toward describes which relationship?a. Customer b. Complaint c. Visitord. Shopper
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A main task of the narrative therapist is to help clients construct a:a. negative story line. b. preferred story line. c. new faade.d. second personality.
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The existential view is based on a growth mode and conceptualizes health rather than sickness.
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One narrative technique for consolidating the gains a client makes involves a therapist writing letters to the person.This is:a. externalization and deconstruction. b. search for unique outcomes.c. alternative stories and reauthoring. d. documenting the evidence.
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Existential guilt is being aware of having evaded a commitment, or having chosen not to choose.
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Constructing counter stories goes hand in hand with:a. deconstruction. b. reconstruction. c. demolition.d. rebuilding.
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Martin Buber stressed the importance of presence, which allows for the creation of I/Thou relationships in therapy.
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This approach puts emphasis on the therapist as a person and the quality of the client/therapist
relationship as one of the prime factors in determining the outcomes of therapy.
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Narrative conversations do not follow the linear progression described here; it is better to think of these steps in terms of___________ progression.a. lateral b. cyclical c. paralleld. perpendicular
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The solution-focused brief therapy therapeutic process rests on the foundation that clients are:
a. in need of an expert.
b. unable to make decisions.
c. the experts on their own lives.
d. passive participants in their journey.
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A major criticism of the existential approach is that it lacks a systematic statement of the principles and practices of psychotherapy.
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The founder(s) of narrative therapy is (are):a. Michael White and David Epston.b. Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer. c. Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck.d. Donald Meichenbaum.
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According to the existential view, death makes life meaningless.
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Existentialists claim that the use of specific techniques is the cornerstone of the approach.
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The founder(s) of solution-focused brief therapy is (are):a. Michael White and David Epston.b. Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer. c. Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck.d. Donald Meichenbaum.
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During the initial phase of counseling, existentially oriented therapists assist clients in identifying and clarifying their assumptions about the world.
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In regards to brief therapy, the average length of therapy is_____________with the most common length being only one session.a. one to two months of sessions b. two to three weeksc. one to three sessions d. three to eight sessions
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A limitation of the postmodern approaches is:a. therapists require extensive training in providing brief therapy.b. inexperienced therapists may over rely on techniques and appear mechanistic. c. the use of open-ended questioning.d. its lack of applicability to group counseling.
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Existential anxiety is seen as a function of our acceptance of our aloneness.
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The creation of the self, which dominated the modernist search for human essence and truth:
a. is being replaced by postmodernists with the concept of socially storied lives.
b. is also a key concept of the postmodern approaches.
c. is more relevant in the narrative approach than it is in solution-oriented therapy.
d. has proven to be completely irrelevant to all counselors and therapists practicing today.
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From the existential viewpoint, anxiety is seen as a neurotic manifestation; thus the aim of therapy is to eliminate anxiety so clients can live comfortably.
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According to existential thinking, effective therapy does not stop with awareness, for clients are challenged to take action based on their insights.
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Narrative therapists pay attention to "sparkling moments." These are:a. moments when the client feels exhilarated.b. identifying instances when the problem did not completely dominate the client's life.c. times when significant others give the client unconditional love. d. events characterized by a striving to overcome barriers.
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Narrative therapists attempt to do all of the following except: a. engage people in deconstructing problem-saturated stories. b. discover preferred directions and new possibilities.c. create new stories.d. encourage free association.
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Existential therapists strive to be their authentic selves when working with clients.
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The techniques of externalization and developing unique events are associated primarily with:a. solution-oriented therapy. b. the linguistic approach.c. the narrative approach. d. the reflecting team.
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In the existential approach, techniques are primary, while subjective understanding of clients is secondary.
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Of the following, what is an interest that social constructionists tend to share?a. Helping clients better understand objective reality b. Using paradoxical techniquesc. Using a genogram to teach families about conflicts d. Generating new meaning in the lives of individuals
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Existential therapy is rooted in the premise that humans cannot escape from freedom and responsibility.
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Existential therapy grew out of a reaction to the limitations of both the psychoanalytic and deterministic stance.
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From a social constructionist perspective, change begins with:a. deconstructing the power of cultural narratives. b. understanding the roots of a problem.c. the therapist's skill in using confrontational techniques.d. understanding and accepting objective reality.
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Which of the following statements about creating alternative stories is nottrue?a. Constructing new stories goes hand in hand with deconstructing problem-saturated narratives. b. The narrative therapist analyzes and interprets the meaning of a client's story.c. The therapist works with clients collaboratively by helping them construct more coherent and comprehensive stories that they live by.d. The development of alternative stories is an enactment of ultimate hope.
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The outcomes of existential therapy have been submitted to rigorous empirical testing.
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Existential therapy can best be considered as a system of highly developed techniques designed to foster authenticity.
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Solution-focused brief therapy has parallels with__________________,which concentrates on what is right and what is working for people rather than dwelling on deficits, weaknesses, and problems.
a. brief psychodynamic therapy
b. positive psychology
c. Adlerian therapy
d. REBT
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Which of these solution-focused therapy techniques involves asking clients to describe times in their lives when they were able to solve their problem or when their problem was less severe?a. Pre-therapy change b. The miracle question c. Exception questions d. Scaling
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Rollo May has been instrumental in translating some concepts drawn from existential philosophy and applying them to psychotherapy.
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The role of the leader in solution-focused therapy groups is not:
a. to set the tone of focusing on solutions.
b. to provide clients with simple solutions to their problems.
c. to create a setting where the client feels resourceful and capable.
d. to skillfully ask questions to guide clients to finding solutions to their problems.
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Time-limited existential treatments:
a. mirror the time-limited reality of human existence.
b. are by definition, lacking in depth and richness.
c. lack structure and clear goals.
d. are well studied and shown to be effective.
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Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with diverse client populations for all of the following reasons except:
a. it was founded in a sociocultural context.
b. it allows clients to tell their unique stories from their perspective.
c. it defines problems within a social, cultural, political, and relational context.
d. it teaches diverse clients to replace their own narratives with ones that conform more closely to the ideals and values of mainstream culture.
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Existential therapy groups are particularly helpful for clients working on:
a. self-actualization.
b. issues of responsibility.
c. reducing problematic behaviors.
d. exploring family dynamics.
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The existential approach is particularly well-suited to clients who:
a. are dealing with grief and loss.
b. are victims of oppression.
c. have limited intellectual capacities.
d. suffer from severe mental illness.
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Which of the following is false as it applies to the practice of solution-focused brief therapy?a. Individuals who come to therapy have the capability of behaving effectively. b. There are advantages to a positive focus on solutions and on the future.c. Clients want to change, have the capacity to change, and are doing their best to make change happen. d. Using techniques in therapy is a way of discounting a client's capacity to find his or her own way.
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From a scientific perspective, existential psychotherapy:
a. is well researched.
b. lends itself easily to evaluation due to its clearly defined principles and techniques.
c. fits well into the framework of evidence-based practice.
d. none of these.
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It is within the scope of SFBT practice to allow for some discussion of________to validate clients' experience.a. presenting problemsb. behavioral issues in the past c. therapist personal issuesd. past issues
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In the solution-oriented approach, which is not considered one of the three basic parts to the structure of summary feedback?a. Complimentsb. A bridgec. Expressing concernd. Suggesting a task
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All are true of solution-focused brief therapists except that they:a. have little interest in a client exploring past problems. b. focus on the client's early childhood experiences.c. believe that the cause of a problem is not necessarily related to its solution. d. expect that two clients may have different solutions to the same problem.
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From a multicultural perspective, some clients may reject this approach because:
a. it is founded on abstract, westernized notions that are not widely applicable.
b. their life circumstances provide them with truly limited choices.
c. death anxiety is not a central issue in all cultures.
d. the use of techniques may be overwhelming for them.
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In the book Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death (2008), ________________develops the idea that confronting death enables us to live in a more compassionate way.
a. Martin Buber
b. Justin Bieber
c. Irvin Yalom
d. Stephen King
e. Ludwig Binswanger
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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.
c. behavior.
d. society.
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All of the following are techniques used in solution-focused therapy except for:a. using the reflecting team. b. scaling questions.c. the miracle question.d. formula first session task.
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When working with a client living a restricted existence, an existential therapist would likely:
a. explore the developmental origins of these feelings.
b. develop a specific behavioral plan to help the client get "un-stuck".
c. encourage the client to do a shame-attacking exercise.
d. make the client aware of how his or her current ways of living are keeping him or her stuck.
e. use cognitive restructuring techniques.
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The goals of existential therapy include all but_________?
a. helping clients become more honest with themselves.
b. broadening clients' awareness of their choices.
c. helping clients to eliminate anxiety in their lives.
d. enabling clients to clarify their purpose and meaning in life.
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In the view of the postmodern therapist, the most essential element of therapy is:a. assessment.b. the collaborative therapeutic relationship. c. diagnosis.d. brief course of treatment.
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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:
a. explore her early childhood experiences with being rejected.
b. consider her irrational belief to be indicative of psychopathology.
c. ask Donna to examine another side of the story she is presenting about herself and think of times when she was accepted by others.
d. prescribe medication for her anxiety issues.
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Being alone is a process by which we do all of the following except:
a. learn to tolerate feelings of isolation.
b. develop strength and self-reliance.
c. develop a deep understanding of ourselves.
d. reject the social overtures of others.
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Which of the following is not considered a basic dimension of the human condition?
a. capacity for self-awareness
b. striving for acceptance of others
c. establishing meaningful relationships with others
d. freedom and responsibility
e. anxiety as a condition of living
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The postmodern view incorporates all of the following concepts except for the notion that: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.
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A solution-oriented therapist might ask her client, a compulsive shopper, which of the following questions?
a. Who has the best shoe sale this week, Macy's or Nordstrom's?
b. If a miracle happened and your shopping compulsion was solved overnight, how would you know it was solved, and what would be different?
c. Who in your family is most affected when you go on a spending spree?
d. At what point in your life did you develop this fixation on shopping?
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Existential therapy is unlike many other therapies in that:
a. it does not have a well-defined set of techniques.
b. it stresses the I/Thou encounter in the therapy process.
c. it focuses on the use of the therapist's self as the core of therapy.
d. it allows for incorporation of techniques from many other approaches.
e. all of these.
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The therapist's presence is:
a. a condition of therapeutic change.
b. a goal of therapeutic change.
c. both a condition and a goal of therapeutic change.
d. neither a condition nor a goal of therapeutic change.
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For Sartre, existential guilt is what we experience when:
a. we do not live by the Ten Commandments.
b. we fail to think about the welfare of others.
c. we allow others to define us or to make our choices for us.
d. we reflect on all that we might have done and failed to do.
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_________is described as teaching and promoting assertive behavior; women become aware of their interpersonal rights, transcend stereotypical gender roles, change negative beliefs, and implement changes in their daily life.a. Bibliotherapyb. Power analysisc. Assertiveness trainingd. Gender-role intervention
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Therapists of relational-cultural theory emphasize the qualities of__________that contribute to the flow of the relationship; being empathically present with the suffering of the client is at the core of treatment.a. identity and self-conceptb. authenticity and transparencyc. growth and developmentd. strengths and relationships
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A statement that best illustrates "bad faith" is:
a. Naturally I"m this way, because I grew up in an alcoholic family.
b. I will not consider others in the choices I make.
c. I must live by commitments I make.
d. I am responsible for the choices that I make.
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According to Yalom, the concern(s) that make(s) up the core of existential psychodynamics
is/are:
a. death.
b. freedom.
c. isolation.
d. meaninglessness.
e. all of these.
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The counselor engages in _________only when it is judged to be therapeutically helpful to the client. a. empathic connectionb. conversationc. listeningd. selfdisclosure
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The central theme running through the works of Viktor Frankl is:
a. that freedom is a myth.
b. the will to meaning.
c. self-disclosure as the key to mental health.
d. the notion of self-actualization.
e. being thrown into the universe without purpose.
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Feminist therapy was developed by several feminist therapists, all of whom shared the same vision:a. to improve medical treatment for women.b. to improve mental health treatment for women. c. to expand the life-span perspective.d. to expand the relational-cultural theory.
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_________was the first to recognize that male development was presented as the norm and that development of women, though different, was judged by male norms.a. Gilliganb. Miller c. Evans d. Brown
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Therapy is viewed as a ___________________in the sense that the interpersonal and existential problems of the client will become apparent in the here and now of the therapy relationship.
a. social microcosm
b. "touchy feely" encounter
c. living laboratory
d. tension-filled encounter