NU646 2021 September Week 5 Quiz Latest

NU646 Theory and Practice of Contemporary Psychotherapies

Week 5 Quiz

Question 1The person-centered approach’s view of human nature

Select one:

 a.Views people as basically competitive.

 b.States that humans are driven by irrational forces.

 c.Emphasizes clients' abilities to engage their own resources to act in their world with others.

 d.assumes that, while humans have the potential for growth, we tend to remain stagnant.

Question 2In order for a therapist to communicate “accurate empathic understanding” the counselor must:

Select one:

 a.Have experienced a situation very similar to the client’s current predicament.

 b.Clarify details and facts relevant to the client’s experiences.

 c.Feel a deep sense of warmth toward the client.

 d.Connect emotionally to the client’s subjective world.

Question 3One point of disagreement between existential and humanistic thought involves

Select one:

 a.A respect for the client’s subjective experience.

 b.A trust in the capacity of the client to make positive choices.

 c.An emphasis on freedom.

 d.The idea of an innate self-actualizing drive.

Question 4Adrianne, who is uncertain about her career goals and is afraid to commit to any career path, is working with a therapist who specializes in using motivational interviewing strategies. What will her therapist look for in order to assess the success of therapy?

Select one:

 a.An improvement in Adrianne’s ability to block negative thoughts about her career options

 b.A reduction in Adrianne’s ambivalence about choosing a career path and an increase in her intrinsic motivation to clarify her direction

 c.Progress in working through unconscious conflicts related to commitment

 d.A willingness on Adrianne’s part to examine her family constellation in order to deepen her understanding of her reasons for her lack of direction

Question 5Patrick has been confronted by family members and friends about his excessive gambling. Despite their attempts to help him, he insists that they are overreacting and that he has everything under control. He does not feel the need to alter his behaviors. Patrick is at which stage of change?

Select one:

 a.Precontemplation

 b.Contemplation

 c.Preparation

 d.Action

Question 6Carlos, an eight year old boy, was recently removed from his home because he was being physically and sexually abused by his father. In accordance with Maslow’s framework, which needs took precedence?

Select one:

 a.Physical and safety needs

 b.Belonging and love

 c.Esteem from self and others

 d.Self-actualization

Question 7Therapists utilizing motivational interviewing strategies view clients as:

Select one:

 a.opponents to be defeated.

 b.allies who play a major role in their present and future success.

 c.victims of their own psychopathology who need to be liberated from their pain and dysfunction.

 d.people who are lazy and need a powerful? incentive to change their ways.

Question 8Accurate empathic understanding helps clients in all the following areas, except:

Select one:

 a.to notice and devalue their experiences.

 b.to view prior experiences in new ways.

 c.to process their experience both cognitively and bodily.

 d.to increase their confidence in making choices and in pursuing a course of action.

Question 9This refers to addressing what is going on between the client and therapist in the present for active participation and the full therapeutic process.

Select one:

 a.Unconditional positive regard

 b.Congruence

 c.Immediacy

 d.Actualizing tendency

Question 10 In this phase of change, individuals are taking steps to modify their behavior to solve their problems.

Select one:

 a.Precontemplation

 b.Contemplation

 c.Preparation

 d.Action

Question 11This is the directional process of striving toward realization, fulfillment, autonomy, and self-determination.

Select one:

 a.Actualizing tendency

 b.Unconditional positive regard

 c.Congruence

 d.Sympathy

Question 12The person-centered approach emphasizes clients’ abilities to _________________to act in the world with others.

Select one:

 a.follow the checklist given by the therapist

 b.implement new behavior based on a book about do’s and don’ts in society

 c.engage their own resources

 d.make a pros and cons list

Question 13In this stage of change, individuals tend to take immediate action and report some small behavior change.

Select one:

 a.Precontemplation

 b.Contemplation

 c.Preparation

 d.Maintenance

Question 14During this phase, individuals work to consolidate their gains and prevent relapse.

Select one:

 a.Precontemplation

 b.Contemplation

 c.Preparation

 d.Maintenance

Question 15The basic acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does, especially in the context therapy.

Select one:

 a.Accurate empathetic understanding

 b.Unconditional positive regard

 c.Congruence

 d.Sympathy

Question 16Match the following:

the therapist trying to understand the client’s point of view       

the therapist being a genuine person    

the therapist being non-judgmental       typically that which is given by a client to a therapist for treatment with full knowledge of possible risks and benefits disclosed based on evidence-based practices  involved a set of rules or a promise usually executed through agreements that limits access of places restrictions on certain types of information