Question 1

Rogers' notion of positive regard is closest to which Motivational Interviewing skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accurate empathy
B)  Affirmation
C)  Authenticity
D)  Acceptance

Question 2

Motivational Interviewing has been applied in each of the following ways EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  early phase treatment to enhance motivation for change.
B)  crisis intervention.
C)  a brief,stand-alone treatment.
D)  integration into other therapy systems to decrease ambivalence and resistance.

Question 3

Regarding defenses,which of the following would be a characteristic statement of a person-centered therapist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anxiety is removed by effectively disputing inappropriate use of labels.
B)  Clients use a range of distorting perceptions that process experiences in a manner slanted in favor of maintaining the person's self-concept.
C)  Defenses turn our attention away from threats of non-being by pretending to be something we're not.
D)  Used to keep forbidden desires from being expressed.

Question 4

Both Rogers and Miller emphasized which of the following facilitative conditions as the single strongest therapist determinant of successful therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asking open questions
B)  Positive regard
C)  Empathy
D)  Genuineness

Question 5

A brief,directive client-centered approach to promoting behavior change by helping clients explore and resolve ambivalence is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  reality therapy.
B)  existential therapy.
C)  motivational interviewing.
D)  person-centered therapy. C

Question 6

From a client-centered perspective,the locus of evaluation,the source of evidence for values,is most likely found:

Accepted Answer

A)  in an individual's parents.
B)  in society.
C)  within an individual's significant other.
D)  within the individual.

Question 7

Rogers' notion of a therapist's genuineness:

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to unconditional positive regard.
B)  is the most important therapist characteristic.
C)  is the ability of the therapist to listen actively.
D)  involves caring confrontations of client's defense against feelings. B

Question 8

When Motivational Interviewing is added to another established therapy,like CBT,effect sizes over time:

Accepted Answer

A)  vary dramatically depending on the target population.
B)  decrease.
C)  increase.
D)  remain stable.

Question 9

Mariah has been working 20 hour days in order to get her poems ready for publication.As each poem is completed,Mariah feels quite successful although her body is experiencing tremendous stress.Rogers would cite this as an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  conditional displacement.
B)  a defensive reaction.
C)  falsification.
D)  both A and B.

Question 10

Regarding intimacy and sexuality,which of the following statements would be most characteristic of a person-centered therapist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intimacy occurs between partners who are,or at least become,relatively equal in their levels of congruency.
B)  Intimate relationships begin with a commitment to ourselves,not to another.
C)  Love and intimacy are not necessary for human existence.
D)  We are among the fortunate few if we experience even 15 minutes of intimacy in a lifetime.

Question 11

What percentage of Motivational Interviewing patients are likely to do better than those receiving other established therapies despite being shorter and less expensive than alternative treatments?

Accepted Answer

A)  2-15%
B)  21-34%
C)  55-67%
D)  81-92%

Question 12

No matter what Ed says,his client-centered therapist is consistently and empathically showing concern for him.This is most likely to lead to which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in conditions of worth and unconditional self-regard.
B)  a decrease in conditions of worth and unconditional self-regard.
C)  an increase in conditions of worth and decrease in unconditional self-regard.
D)  a decrease in conditions of worth and increase in unconditional self-regard.

Question 13

Direct comparisons between person-centered/nondirective treatments and cognitive,behavioral,or interpersonal therapies after controlling for researcher allegiance (Cuijpers et al.,2008) for the treatment of mild to moderate depression found that nondirective therapies were:

Accepted Answer

A)  slightly more effective.
B)  slightly less effective.
C)  much less effective.
D)  much more effective.

Question 14

Homer's father believed that the only way to be happy is to have one's poetry published.Homer is now working feverishly to publish his poems in order to feel good about himself.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  conditions of worth.
B)  conditional positive regard.
C)  learned self-regard.
D)  learned worth.

Question 15

Which of the following therapies would most likely say that becoming responsible means learning again to respond to our natural valuing process rather than to the internalized values of others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior therapies
B)  Cognitive therapies
C)  Emotional flooding therapies
D)  Person-centered therapy

Question 16

Meta-analyses of Motivational Interviewing have shown that for clients from ethnic minority groups,clinical effects are:

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller.
B)  equivalent.
C)  larger.
D)  more variable.

Question 17

With respect to anxiety and defenses,which of the following therapies is most likely to say that the therapist's task is not to desensitize anxiety,but rather to sensitively listen to the client's expression of anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior therapies
B)  Emotional flooding therapies
C)  Gestalt therapy
D)  Person-centered therapy

Question 18

A central goal of person-centered therapy is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  promote hardier defense mechanisms.
B)  help clients live up to the ideals that they have introjected.
C)  encourage clients to look at themselves more objectively and realistically.
D)  promote congruence between the person's experienced self and ideal self.

Question 19

According to Rogers,life's basic motivational force is _________ and we _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a tendency toward actualization; acquire it during our first five years of life
B)  a tendency toward actualization; are born with it
C)  unconditional positive regard; acquire it during our first five years of life
D)  unconditional positive regard; are born with it

Question 20

According to a person-centered view of self-esteem,which of the following statements would be most characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  A solid sense of self-esteem can be created only by creating a style of life that is of value to the world.
B)  One's sense of being OK is central to a healthy existence.
C)  Self-esteem is the hard earned response that clients can make only to themselves after struggling to be authentic.
D)  The need for self-esteem,referred to as self-regard,is at the center of personal problems. D

Exam 5: Person-Centered Therapies

Rogers' notion of positive regard is closest to which Motivational Interviewing skill?

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Motivational Interviewing has been applied in each of the following ways EXCEPT:

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Regarding defenses,which of the following would be a characteristic statement of a person-centered therapist?

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Both Rogers and Miller emphasized which of the following facilitative conditions as the single strongest therapist determinant of successful therapy?

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A brief,directive client-centered approach to promoting behavior change by helping clients explore and resolve ambivalence is known as:

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From a client-centered perspective,the locus of evaluation,the source of evidence for values,is most likely found:

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Rogers' notion of a therapist's genuineness:

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When Motivational Interviewing is added to another established therapy,like CBT,effect sizes over time:

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Mariah has been working 20 hour days in order to get her poems ready for publication.As each poem is completed,Mariah feels quite successful although her body is experiencing tremendous stress.Rogers would cite this as an example of:

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Regarding intimacy and sexuality,which of the following statements would be most characteristic of a person-centered therapist?

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What percentage of Motivational Interviewing patients are likely to do better than those receiving other established therapies despite being shorter and less expensive than alternative treatments?

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No matter what Ed says,his client-centered therapist is consistently and empathically showing concern for him.This is most likely to lead to which of the following:

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Direct comparisons between person-centered/nondirective treatments and cognitive,behavioral,or interpersonal therapies after controlling for researcher allegiance (Cuijpers et al.,2008) for the treatment of mild to moderate depression found that nondirective therapies were:

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Homer's father believed that the only way to be happy is to have one's poetry published.Homer is now working feverishly to publish his poems in order to feel good about himself.This is an example of:

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Which of the following therapies would most likely say that becoming responsible means learning again to respond to our natural valuing process rather than to the internalized values of others?

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Meta-analyses of Motivational Interviewing have shown that for clients from ethnic minority groups,clinical effects are:

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With respect to anxiety and defenses,which of the following therapies is most likely to say that the therapist's task is not to desensitize anxiety,but rather to sensitively listen to the client's expression of anxiety?

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A central goal of person-centered therapy is to:

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According to Rogers,life's basic motivational force is _________ and we _________.

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According to a person-centered view of self-esteem,which of the following statements would be most characteristic?

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