Psychological Assessment
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Psychological Assessment is a comprehensive course that introduces students to the fundamental principles, methods, and ethical considerations involved in evaluating individual differences in behavior, personality, intelligence, and mental health. Through the study of various psychological tests and measurement techniques, students learn how to select, administer, score, and interpret standardized assessments used in clinical, educational, and organizational settings. The course also emphasizes the importance of reliability, validity, cultural sensitivity, and the responsible use of assessment results to inform diagnosis, intervention, and decision-making processes.
Recommended Textbook Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy 9th Edition by Gerald Corey
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
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Q1) Francesca,a cognitive behavioral therapist,likes to give homework assignments to her clients.What might her rationale be for doing this?
A)Homework can be a vehicle for assisting her clients in putting into action what they are learning in therapy.
B)By assigning homework to her clients,she establishes her clear authority over them (as if she is their teacher).
C)She is probably a novice therapist who is insecure about her skills; thus,by assigning homework,she may feel like she is being more productive.
D)In order to be reimbursed by insurance companies,Francesca is required to give her clients homework assignments.
Answer: A
Q2) Those practicing brief therapy are in business to change clients,to give them quick advice,and to solve their problems for them.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Counselor: Person and Professional
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Q1) The author describes the characteristics of an effective counselor.By including this information in the chapter,he is hoping to convey the message that:
A)if you do not possess all of these characteristics,you are doomed to fail in the helping professions.
B)deficits in these qualities almost always require years of psychoanalysis.
C)you should develop your own concept of what personality traits you think are essential to strive for to promote your own personal growth.
D)those who possess all of these qualities can bypass the requirement to participate in clinical supervision.
Answer: C
Q2) Truly dedicated therapists carry the problems of their clients around with them during leisure hours.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice
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Q1) Many ethical codes state that dual or multiple relationships:
A)should be avoided whenever possible.
B)are clearly grounds for revocation of one's professional license.
C)are helpful in case of counseling one's friends or relatives.
D)are impossible to avoid.
E)always result in serious harm to the client.
Answer: A
Q2) Clients have a right to be informed about:
A)their therapist's qualifications.
B)the general goals of counseling.
C)the approximate length of the therapeutic process.
D)all of these
Answer: D
Q3) Confidentiality can be considered an absolute.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Therapy
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Q1) Freud postulated the concepts of both life instincts and death instincts.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All analytically oriented therapists subscribe to the model of the "anonymous therapist" or the "blank screen" as a necessary way to foster transference.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Brief psychodynamic therapies target specific interpersonal problems during the initial session.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Psychoanalysis provides therapists with a conceptual framework for looking at behavior and understanding the origins and functions of present symptoms.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The latency stage occurs between the ages of 5 to 12.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Adlerian Therapy
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Q1) Adler chose the name ___________________for his theoretical approach because:
A)Individual Psychology; he wanted to avoid reductionism.
B)Individual Psychology; someone else had already adopted the name he wanted to use.
C)Ego Psychology; he did not want anyone to confuse his approach with Id Psychology. D)Ego Psychology; he emphasized consciousness and deemphasized the power of the instincts.
Q2) Adler and Freud created very different theories,even though both men grew up in the same city in the same era and were educated as physicians at the same university.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Encouragement is a part of the Adlerian counseling process. A)True
B)False
Q4) Adlerian views of birth order and family constellation are highly relevant to individuals from all cultural contexts.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Existential Therapy
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Q1) 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.
Q2) 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
Q3) 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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Chapter 7: Person-Centered Therapy
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Q1) When Rogers challenged the basic assumption that "the counselor knows best," he thought that this radical idea would affect the power dynamics and politics of the counseling profession,but to his surprise,it did not.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An assumption of person-centered therapy is that the counselor's presence is far more powerful than techniques he or she uses to facilitate change.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Therapists are encouraged to use positive regard for clients only as a means of shaping their behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The concept of unconditional positive regard implies that therapists develop an accepting and approving attitude toward all actions taken by their clients.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Gestalt Therapy
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Q1) Since Gestalt therapists believe that questions have a tendency to keep the questioner hidden,safe,and unknown,they often ask clients to change their questions into statements.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The empty chair technique:
A)assists clients in reowning parts of their personality.
B)balances internal polarities.
C)allows clients to externalize an introject.
D)helps to resolve unfinished business.
E)all of these.
Q3) The basic goal of Gestalt therapy is:
A)attaining awareness,and with it greater choice.
B)to understand why we feel as we do.
C)to uncover repressed material.
D)to help clients develop better social skills.
Q4) Since Gestalt therapy focuses on the here-and-now,the past is neither explored nor given emphasis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Behavior Therapy
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Q1) The main goal of behavior therapy is:
A)fostering self-actualization.
B)expanding self-understanding and insight.
C)assisting clients in making value judgments concerning their behavior.
D)eliminating maladaptive learning and providing for more effective learning.
Q2) Some researchers believe that fear of flying may be due primarily to claustrophobia.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Behavior therapists believe that insight is not a necessary condition for behavior change to occur.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The premise of the exposure-based therapies is that anxiety is reduced through:
A)extinction of a maladaptive response to a feared stimulus.
B)habituation.
C)pairing a feared stimulus with a competing,calming response.
D)progressive muscle relaxation.
E)negative reinforcement.
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Chapter 10: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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Q1) Which of the following is not part of the five-step treatment procedure used in a coping-skills program?
A)exposing clients to anxiety-provoking situations by means of role playing and imagery
B)evaluating the anxiety level of the client by using both physiological and psychological tests
C)teaching clients to become aware of the anxiety-provoking cognitions they experience in stressful situations
D)having the clients examine their thoughts through reevaluating their self-statements
E)noting the level of anxiety following reevaluation
Q2) Of the following cognitive techniques,which one would Beck be least likely to employ?
A)exploring cognitive distortions
B)helping clients to replace negative imagery with more positive and successful coping scenes
C)confronting the musturbatory thinking of a client
D)encouraging clients to participate in cognitive rehearsal
E)teaching clients ways of testing hypotheses
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Chapter 11: Reality Therapy
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Q1) In working with Japanese clients,a reality therapist might do which of the following when asking clients to make plans and commit to them?
A)The therapist might be likely to accept "I'll try" as a firm commitment.
B)The therapist would push clients for an explicit pledge to follow through.
C)The therapist would view a noncommittal response as a sign of weakness.
D)The therapist would refer their clients if they refused to commit to a plan.
Q2) A limitation of this approach as it applies to multicultural counseling is:
A)oppressed clients may have little choice over their circumstances.
B)this therapy provides specific tools to help clients make the changes they desire.
C)the concept of the quality world is abstract and lacks cross-cultural appeal.
D)reality therapists must be careful when adapting their approach to non-western cultures.
Q3) Which of the following procedures would a reality therapist be least likely to employ?
A)skillful questioning
B)encouraging clients to look at what they are doing
C)making action plans
D)engaging in homework to change behaviors
E)reliving an early childhood event
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Chapter 12: Feminist Therapy
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Q1) The constructs of feminist theory,in contrast to traditional theories,include all of the following except for which characteristic?
A)intrapsychic orientation
B)gender-fair stance
C)flexible-multicultural
D)life-span orientation
E)interactionist perspective
Q2) Feminist therapy incorporates techniques from many of the various traditional approaches.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following feminist principles recognizes the importance of working against oppression and discrimination on the basis of race,class,culture,religious beliefs,sexual orientation,age,and disability?
A)The person is political.
B)The counseling relationship is egalitarian.
C)Women's ways of knowing are valued and their experiences are honored.
D)A focus on strengths and a reformulated definition of psychological distress.
E)All types of oppression are recognized.
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Chapter 13: Postmodern Approaches
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Q1) 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.
E)to encourage clients to act in the manner they did when their problem was not present.
Q2) 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.
E)Albert Bandura.
Q3) Which is not a major contribution of the postmodern approaches?
A)the non-pathologizing stance.
B)the optimistic orientation.
C)the course of treatment is quite short compared to other approaches.
D)research on these approaches is considered empirically generalizable.
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Chapter 14: Family Systems Therapy
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Q1) Assessment is not considered useful in the family systems perspective.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The role of the strategic therapist involves being in charge of the session.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In experiential therapy,techniques are secondary to the relationship that the therapist is able to establish with the family.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A potential limitation of the family systems model is:
A)a particular family member's needs may be overshadowed by the needs of the system.
B)the systemic perspective can be overwhelming for the therapist.
C)family therapy is not well-suited to working with diverse clients.
D)an emphasis on family systems precludes a focus on emotions.
Q5) Whitaker's experiential/symbolic approach is based on a well-developed theory of how a family changes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: An Integrative Perspective
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Q1) A limitation of Gestalt therapy is that it:
A)does not allow for full expression of feelings.
B)discounts the therapeutic value of dreams.
C)completely ignores the past.
D)offers few techniques.
E)may neglect cognitive factors.
Q2) A key technique of Adlerian therapy is:
A)free association
B)dialogue with polarities.
C)family sculpting.
D)changing one's language.
E)the assessment of one's family constellation.
Q3) One of the techniques used by behavior therapists in dealing with a client's anxiety is:
A)the miracle question.
B)encouragement.
C)externalizing the problem.
D)systematic desensitization.
E)shame-attacking exercises.
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Chapter 16: Case Illustration: an Integrative Approach to
Working With Stan
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Q1) Which of the following therapists would accept Stan's drinking as the problem and assist him in deconstructing his alcohol-saturated story and reauthoring a new life story?
A)A solution-oriented therapist
B)A reality therapist
C)A person-centered therapist
D)A narrative therapist
E)A rational emotive behavior therapist
Q2) Stan is a man who is quite concerned about what others think of him.He worries that his peers and family members think he's a "loser".What type of therapist would have Stan participate in shame-attacking exercises to conquer his fear of negative evaluation of others?
A)Gestalt therapist
B)behavior therapist
C)rational emotive behavior therapist
D)reality therapist
E)family systems therapist
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