Question 1

Person-centred therapy is best described as a:

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A)   completed 'school' of counselling.
B)   fixed set of therapeutic principles.
C)   systematic set of behavioural techniques.
D)   philosophy of how the therapy process develops.

Question 2

Therapists using motivational interviewing strategies view clients as:

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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 3

A potential limitation of the person-centred approach is:

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A)   their view of assessment and diagnosis.
B)   that some students-in-training and practitioners may have a tendency to be very supportive of clients without being challenging.
C)   shortcomings of the studies of the approach.
D)   the continual evolution of the approach leads to unclear therapeutic principles.

Question 4

Therapists who have little respect for their clients can anticipate that their therapeutic work will not be helpful.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Empathy is a deep and subjective understanding of the client with the client.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which statement is true of the person-centred approach?

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A)   Therapists should give advice when clients need it.
B)   The techniques a therapist uses are less important than his or her attitudes.
C)   Therapists should function largely as teachers.
D)   Therapy is primarily the therapist's responsibility.

Question 7

Maslow believed not enough research was being conducted on anxiety, hostility, and neuroses and too much into joy, creativity, and self-fulfillment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is a limitation of person-centred therapy?

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A)   The approach does not make use of research to study the process or outcomes of therapy.
B)   The therapist has more power to manipulate and control the client than is true of most other therapies.
C)   The approach does not emphasise the role of techniques in creating change in the client's behaviour.
D)   The client is not given enough responsibility to direct the course of his or her own therapy.

Question 9

According to Rogerian therapy, an 'internal source of evaluation' is defined as:

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A)   internalising the validation one receives from others.
B)   looking more to oneself for the answers to the problems of existence.
C)   going on one's instincts when judging the behaviour of others.
D)   a neurotic tendency to be self-critical.

Question 10

When Rogers challenged the basic assumption that 'the counsellor knows best', he thought that this radical idea would affect the power dynamics and politics of the counselling profession, but to his surprise, it did not.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A common theme originating in Carl Rogers's early writings and continuing to be seen in all of his works is:

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A)   the need to find meaning in life through love, work, or suffering.
B)   the need for a religion to find meaning in life.
C)   the importance of expressing feelings that stem from childhood issues.
D)   a basic sense of trust in the client's ability to move forward in a constructive manner if the conditions that encourage growth are present.

Question 12

Which of the statements below regarding motivational interviewing MI)  is not accurate?

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A)   MI was initially designed as a brief intervention for problem drinking.
B)   MI stresses client self-responsibility and promotes an invitational style for working cooperatively with clients to generate alternative solutions to behavioural problems.
C)   MI was developed by Maslow in the late 1970s after he created his theory on self-actualisation.
D)   MI therapists avoid arguing with clients and reframe resistance as a healthy response.

Question 13

Which of the following personal characteristics of the therapist is most important, according to Carl Rogers?

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A)   Unconditional positive regard
B)   Acceptance
C)   Genuineness
D)   Accurate empathic understanding

Question 14

Thabo, 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?

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A)   Physical and safety needs
B)   Belonging and love
C)   Esteem from self and others
D)   Self-actualisation

Question 15

The underlying vision of humanistic philosophy is captured by the metaphor of how an acorn will automatically grow in positive ways, pushed naturally toward its actualisation as an oak.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The person-centred emphasises the necessary and sufficient conditions for change.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Carl Rogers's position on confronting the client is that:

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A)   confrontation is to be avoided at all costs.
B)   confrontation causes clients to stop growing.
C)   confrontation reflects that the therapist has a need to be in control.
D)   confrontation or resistance must be responded to in a non-confrontational manner.

Question 18

Carl Rogers's approach is based on the assumptions that humans are trustworthy and that clients desire to grow.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Philani 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 behaviours. Philani is at which stage of change?

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A)   Precontemplation
B)   Contemplation
C)   Preparation
D)   Action

Question 20

An assumption of person-centred therapy is that the counsellor's presence is far more powerful than techniques he or she uses to facilitate change.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Person-Centred Therapy

The person-centred emphasises the necessary and sufficient conditions for change.

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A potential limitation of the person-centred approach is:

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Empathy is a deep and subjective understanding of the client with the client.

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Therapists using motivational interviewing strategies view clients as:

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Carl Rogers's approach is based on the assumptions that humans are trustworthy and that clients desire to grow.

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What is a limitation of person-centred therapy?

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Person-centred therapy is best described as a:

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Which of the following personal characteristics of the therapist is most important, according to Carl Rogers?

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A common theme originating in Carl Rogers's early writings and continuing to be seen in all of his works is:

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Carl Rogers's position on confronting the client is that:

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Philani 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 behaviours. Philani is at which stage of change?

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An assumption of person-centred therapy is that the counsellor's presence is far more powerful than techniques he or she uses to facilitate change.

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Maslow believed not enough research was being conducted on anxiety, hostility, and neuroses and too much into joy, creativity, and self-fulfillment.

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Therapists who have little respect for their clients can anticipate that their therapeutic work will not be helpful.

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Which of the statements below regarding motivational interviewing MI) is not accurate?

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According to Rogerian therapy, an 'internal source of evaluation' is defined as:

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Thabo, 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?

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The underlying vision of humanistic philosophy is captured by the metaphor of how an acorn will automatically grow in positive ways, pushed naturally toward its actualisation as an oak.

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When Rogers challenged the basic assumption that 'the counsellor knows best', he thought that this radical idea would affect the power dynamics and politics of the counselling profession, but to his surprise, it did not.

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Which statement is true of the person-centred approach?

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