Question :
31. Consider the following exchange between a therapist and a client:Client: : 1201848
31. Consider the following exchange between a therapist and a client:
Client: “You probably think that I’m a complete psycho because of what I did to the family cat.”
Therapist: “We must remember to separate your past acts from your value as a person. I believe that you are truly a worthwhile individual with capacity for growth.”
This passage illustrates the client-centered concept of
A. reflection.
B. unconditional positive regard.
C. transference.
D. congruence.
32. In the course of therapy, Dr. Smith takes great care to let her clients feel that they are good people no matter what they say or do. Dr. Smith is demonstrating
A. empathy.
B. conditions of worth.
C. reflections of self-worth.
D. unconditional positive regard.
33. A client says, “I have so much pressure! Work, school, family, dating?. I wonder how I can get it all done!” The therapist responds, “You seem to have a lot of demands on your time.” The therapist’s comments best demonstrate
A. transference.
B. reflection.
C. unconditional positive regard.
D. congruence.
34. Todd comes home from work exhausted and tells his wife it was the worst day of his life. His wife says, “It sounds like your work is becoming more stressful. It must be wearing you out.” Todd’s wife is using _____ to show she was listening to him.
A. unconditional positive regard
B. empathy
C. reflection
D. congruence
35. Mario tells his therapist, “I am so confused about what my major in college should be.” His therapist replies, “You seem to be having trouble deciding what to do with your life.” Mario’s therapist used
A. modeling.
B. reflection.
C. congruence.
D. flooding.
36. Tim and his therapist are discussing Tim’s fear of his boss. After Tim describes his feelings, the therapist says, “Going to work must be very difficult for you.” The therapist is using the client-centered technique of
A. empathy.
B. free association.
C. modeling.
D. transference.
37. During therapy, Serena’s client was talking about how depressed she was when her mother died. Serena made eye contact with her client, nodded her head in an affirming way, and said, “It sounds like this was a real trying time for you. I can tell that you must have been very sad and upset by this event.” What technique is Serena using?
A. Reflection
B. Free association
C. Paraphrasing
D. Empathy
38. Raphael is a humanist psychologist who emphasizes client-centered therapeutic approaches in the tradition of Carl Rogers. His client, Corion, is coming to the first session of therapy. Raphael will try to
A. develop a checklist of goals for Corion to achieve.
B. keep Corion’s attention firmly focused on the here and now.
C. develop empathy by emotionally understanding Corion’s thoughts and feelings.
D. detect and correct negative cognitive patterns.
39. Kayla is seeing a new client who has an extremely different set of beliefs from her own. When working with this client, Kayla feels that she should be nonjudgmental and trusting, but she is having difficulty acting this way toward this particular client. In this situation, Kayla is therapeutically lacking
A. empathy.
B. positive regard.
C. congruence.
D. unbiased support.
40. Vaughn is a client-centered therapist who is seeing his first client. If he wants to convey congruence, Vaughn will need to
A. create conditions of worth.
B. paraphrase what the client tells him.
C. be genuine in his interactions with the client.
D. ask the client to engage in imaginary dialogue.
