Question 1

Which of these is not a reality therapy technique?

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A)  confrontation
B)  humor
C)  paradoxical techniques
D)  punishment

Question 2

For Glasser a person's perceptions are mainly

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A)  auditory images.
B)  personal needs.
C)  picture albums that are available to clients.
D)  visual images.

Question 3

According to Glasser, if an individual desires fun in her life, this is an expression of a(an)

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A)  basic need.
B)  cognitive dissonance.
C)  irrational behavior.
D)  the right to choose.

Question 4

In exploring wants, which of these would a reality therapist be LEAST likely to explore?

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A)  awareness
B)  doing
C)  feeling
D)  thinking A

Question 5

The general goal of reality therapy is to help clients

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A)  accept reality in their daily lives.
B)  live fully and authentically.
C)  meet needs for belonging, power, freedom, and fun, as well as physiological needs.
D)  explore and evaluate behavioral goals.

Question 6

Feminist therapists have criticized reality therapy because it

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A)  assigns control to the individual without examining society's role.
B)  over simplifies therapy by ignoring the client's past.
C)  uses different techniques for women than men.
D)  was developed by trying out strategies on male prisoners.

Question 7

In reality therapy, the therapist must first

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A)  perform a functional analysis of behavior.
B)  asses the client's unconscious motivations for therapy.
C)  assess contact boundary disturbances.
D)  build a relationship with the client.

Question 8

According to Glasser, "total behavior" is made up of

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A)  belonging, doing, thinking, and power.
B)  belonging, power, freedom, and fun.
C)  doing, thinking, feeling, and physiology.
D)  walking, talking, thinking, and eating.

Question 9

In assessing client behaviors, reality therapists attend to

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A)  information derived from objective tests.
B)  information derived from projective tests.
C)  who clients feel they need to control.
D)  what clients really want.

Question 10

When people choose to depress, they then, according to reality therapy, gain control over

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A)  no one.
B)  others.
C)  reality.
D)  themselves. B

Question 11

If Jack says "I am so angry, because I saw my girlfriend talking to Sam," a reply most consistent with reality therapy would be

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A)  "You are choosing to be angry at your girlfriend because you saw her talking to someone else."
B)  "You're really angry and maybe jealous because your girlfriend seems to show interest in someone else."
C)  "You seem to believe that it would be terrible for your girlfriend to talk to Sam."
D)  "Why do you think that you're girlfriend was talking to Sam?"

Question 12

Which of these is NOT one of Glasser's five basic needs

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom.
B)  fun.
C)  power.
D)  reality.

Question 13

According to reality therapy, if Bob worries throughout the day about what to do next, he is

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A)  being thoughtful.
B)  catastrophizing.
C)  choosing to anxietize.
D)  enabling himself.

Question 14

Which type of therapist would ask this question:"Are you breaking the rules?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Adlerian
B)  existential
C)  behavior
D)  reality

Question 15

In reality therapy, the reality therapist helps the client to commit to and make

Accepted Answer

A)  a record of dysfunctional thoughts.
B)  no mistakes.
C)  plans.
D)  improvements in being authentic.

Question 16

According to reality therapy, by choosing to depress, Selma may have

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A)  less control over other people.
B)  more control over other people.
C)  more happiness.
D)  more weight control. B

Question 17

According to Glasser, the key to behavior change is to choose to change

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A)  belonging and power.
B)  doing and thinking.
C)  freedom and survival.
D)  physiology and feeling.

Question 18

In working with female clients, reality therapists can help them

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A)  choose to depress.
B)  choose to anxietize.
C)  become more powerful.
D)  become more real.

Question 19

In reality therapy, in order to achieve therapeutic goals, it is important for the client to

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A)  follow plans developed by the therapist.
B)  follow plans developed in one of several reality therapy manuals.
C)  follow plans that spell out specific behaviors..
D)  be spontaneous, rather than planful.

Question 20

If Norman has continued to drink alcohol heavily, altering his plans to do other things, the reality therapist is most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  criticize his reverting to previously undesirable behavior.
B)  develop new plans to do other behaviors.
C)  terminate counseling because Norman has violated his contract with the therapist.
D)  understand how his problems at work effected his drinking

Exam 11: Reality Therapy

Which of these is not a reality therapy technique?

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For Glasser a person's perceptions are mainly

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According to Glasser, if an individual desires fun in her life, this is an expression of a(an)

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In exploring wants, which of these would a reality therapist be LEAST likely to explore?

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The general goal of reality therapy is to help clients

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Feminist therapists have criticized reality therapy because it

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In reality therapy, the therapist must first

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According to Glasser, "total behavior" is made up of

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In assessing client behaviors, reality therapists attend to

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When people choose to depress, they then, according to reality therapy, gain control over

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If Jack says "I am so angry, because I saw my girlfriend talking to Sam," a reply most consistent with reality therapy would be

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Which of these is NOT one of Glasser's five basic needs

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According to reality therapy, if Bob worries throughout the day about what to do next, he is

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Which type of therapist would ask this question:"Are you breaking the rules?"

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In reality therapy, the reality therapist helps the client to commit to and make

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According to reality therapy, by choosing to depress, Selma may have

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According to Glasser, the key to behavior change is to choose to change

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In working with female clients, reality therapists can help them

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In reality therapy, in order to achieve therapeutic goals, it is important for the client to

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If Norman has continued to drink alcohol heavily, altering his plans to do other things, the reality therapist is most likely to

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