Counselling Theories -- CRC Quiz

Written by: Ilanna Mandel

1. According to Alfred Adler, humans are motivated mainly by social and not sexual urges and
what we do with the talent and abilities we possess is the crucial issue.

True False

2. Adlerians attempt to view the world from:

A. An objective perspective
B. How life is in reality
C. The client's subjective frame of reference
D. The client's feelings

3. Adlerian counselors educate clients in new ways of:

A. Looking at themselves, others and life

B. Creating behavior modification
C. Creating step-by-step plans for social change
D. Looking only at themselves

4. A common theme in the work and writing of Carl Rogers is a basic sense of trust in the client’s
ability to move forward in a constructive manner if:

A. The client is motivated

B. The client can see their dysfunctional patterns
C. Appropriate conditions fostering growth are present
D. The therapist is sufficiently skilled

5. The term most commonly used phrase to describe the work of Carl Rogers is:

A. Humanistic therapy
B. Person- Centered approach
C. Self-directed change
D. Self -actualizing approach

6. According to Rogers, the three characteristics a therapist must have are:

A. Congruence, role play ability and empathy

B. Empathy, intelligence and warmth
C. Congruence, empathy and unconditional and positive regard
D. Unconditional regard, inner strength and confidence

7. The person - centered approach aims toward a greater degree of independence and integration
of the individual.

True False
8. In the Gestalt view of human nature, the emphasis is on:

A. The present ( here and now) and awareness of what is happening around us
B. The past as it creates the present
C. The present and implications for the future
D. Past, present and future

9. Another key concepts in Gestalt is:

A. Interpretations of past behaviors

B. Unfinished business and unexpressed feelings
C. Goal setting for the future
D. Unexpressed ideas and thoughts

10. In Gestalt Theory, the most frequent and worst kind of unfinished business is:

A. Sadness
B. Guilt
C. Fear
D. Resentment

11. Reality Therapy stresses that it is the world that influences our behavior not the way we
perceive it to exist.

True False

12. Reality Therapy teaches that behavior involves the following components:

A. Doing, thinking and feeling

B. Thinking, feeling and physiology
C. Thinking, feeling, doing and physiology
D. Thinking and feeling

13. Reality Therapy stresses current behavior and is concerned with past events only insofar as
the influence how the client is behaving now.

True False

14. Modern Behavior Therapy is grounded on the view that:

A. A person is the product and producer of their environment

B. A person is the product of their socio-cultural conditioning
C. A person is a product of their worldview and perceptions of reality
D. A person is a product of the past

15. Contemporary Behavior Theory stresses the therapist's active role in deciding the client's
treatment.

True False
16. Rational Emotive Therapy contends that because we largely create our own disturbed
thoughts and feelings, we have the power to control our emotional destiny.

True False

17. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy differs from other therapeutic approaches in that it
places a lot of value on free association.

True False

18. According to Albert Ellis, it is counter-productive for the therapist to focus on allowing the
client to recognize, express and ventilate feelings.

True False

19. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy is characterized by a growing collection of therapeutic

strategies for assisting people in changing their maladaptive conditions.

True False

20. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy grew out of Beck's cognitive therapy and
Meichenbaum's cognitive behavior modification.

True False