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11.Which of the following individuals likely to be a more : 1181914
11.Which of the following individuals is likely to be a more effective therapist?
a.Sam, who is trained in all the most current evidence-based treatments.
b.Susan, who is very self-controlled, but conveys sympathy to her clients.
c.Mary, who is very self-controlled and rarely expresses emotions directly to her clients.
d.Andrew, who at times expresses his emotions very assertively.
12.One area that graduate programs may not address fully, according to many therapists, is
a.how to choose the correct assessment protocols.
b.how to conduct initial sessions to develop therapeutic alliances.
c.how to manage their own emotions and use them therapeutically.
d.knowing when to terminate treatment.
13.Which of the following is an example of a competency-related difficulty that a clinician might experience?
a.A woman who has been seen regularly for outpatient treatment seeks help for her adolescent son who has just been arrested for underage drinking.
b.A clinician can’t seem to like one of his clients, and has begun to dread his scheduled sessions.
c.A clinician who works in a hospice setting struggles with feelings of deep sadness.
d.all of the above
14.Which of the following dimensions are especially important to the therapeutic relationships?
a.the emotional bonds that develop between the therapist and client
b.the shared understanding of the task at hand
c.neither a nor b
d.both a and b
15.The theorist and therapist who deserves the most credit for our understanding of the importance of the therapeutic alliance was
a.Sigmund Freud.
b.Carl Rogers.
c.Fritz Perls.
d.Erik Erikson.
16.Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to the establishment of a flourishing therapeutic alliance?
a.the client and clinician sharing many personal similarities
b.a high amount of investment in the therapeutic effort by both parties
c.both parties being on the same wavelength
d.both parties caring for the well-being of one another
17.The atmosphere of the clinical setting should reflect
a.the needs of the client.
b.a safe and collaborative stance.
c.a sense of support for the client’s work.
d.all of the above
18.A common technique for developing insight is
a.encouraging catharsis.
b.direct confrontation of the client’s weaknesses.
c.interpretation of a client’s behavior to foster an understanding of errors of the past.
d.administering self-report measurements often over the course of treatment.
19.Two tasks that many clinicians and college professors share are
a.providing information and giving homework.
b.giving tests and assigning grades.
c.being available 24/7 for their students/clients.
d.all of the above
20.The placebo effect, where positive expectations lead to an improvement in a client’s situation,
a.should be evidence that psychotherapy interventions really aren’t all that beneficial.
b.are unique to psychotherapy, and should be capitalized upon.
c.highlights the role that faith, hope, and expectation for change contribute to therapeutic change.
d.cannot be manipulated, so they are not important to the therapeutic alliance.
