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Counseling Therapy - Test 2


1. In psychoanalysis, an emotional attachment to the therapist that symbolically represents other important relationships is called:
  A. resistance.
  B. transference.
  C. identification.
  D. empathy.


2. The key aspect of existential therapy is:
  A. resolving unconscious conflicts.
  B. eliminating symptoms.
  C. believing you are capable of making choices about who you want to be.
  D. a holistic analysis.


3. Psychoanalysis is to insight as behavior therapy is to:
  A. motivation.
  B. action.
  C. medical.
  D. understanding.


4. Which form of therapy places responsibility for the course of therapy on the client?
  A. insight therapy.
  B. action therapy.
  C. directive therapy.
  D. non-directive therapy.


5. Role reversal and the mirror technique are associated with:
  A. Gestalt therapy.
  B. psychodrama.
  C. logotherapy.
  D. psychoanalysis.


6. Which of the following is the most likely consequence of punishment?
  A. elimination of the punished response.
  B. increase in the frequency of the response.
  C. suppression of the punished response.
  D. no change in the immediate or long-term frequency of the response.


7. Behavior modification might be considered optimistic because it views mental disorders as:
  A. biochemical imbalances that can be balanced.
  B. learned responses that can be unlearned.
  C. an expression of repressed impulses that can be freed.
  D. the result of only temporary blockages to a natural tendency for growth.


8. Carl Rogers is responsible for:
  A. client-centered therapy.
  B. psychoanalysis.
  C. directive therapy.
  D. existential therapy.


9. In psychoanalysis, patients avoid talking about certain subjects. This is called:
  A. avoidance.
  B. transference.
  C. analysis.
  D. resistance.


10. Which of the following psychotherapeutic techniques is most likely to be used by a client-centered therapist?
  A. reflection of feelings.
  B. interpretation of unconscious resistance.
  C. challenging the client to make courageous life choices.
  D. probing experiences of early childhood.






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