According to Rogerian therapy, an "internal source of evaluation" is defined as:
looking more to oneself for the answers to the problems of existence.
Adrianne, who is uncertain about her career goals and is afraid to commit to any career path, is working with a therapist who specializes in using motivational interviewing strategies. What will her therapist look for in order to assess the success of the
a reduction in Adrianne's ambivalence about choosing a career path and an increase in her intrinsic motivation to clarify her direction.
One point of disagreement between existential and humanistic thought involves:
the idea of an innate self-actualizing drive.
Which of the following is not true about Carl Rogers?
He developed cognitive therapy.
The person-centered philosophy views diagnosis as:
a labeling process that diminishes the therapist's ability to develop a holistic understanding of the client.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the person-centered approach?
Emphasis is given to developing a contract for therapy.
According to Carl Rogers, the three core conditions that create a growth-promoting climate are:
congruence, unconditional positive regard, empathic understanding.
One of the limitations of the person-centered approach is that:
there can be a tendency to give too much support and not enough challenge.
Therapists utilizing motivational interviewing strategies view clients as:
allies who play a major role in their present and future success.
Person-centered therapy is a(n):
humanistic approach to therapy
Which statement(s) is (are) true of the person-centered approach?
The techniques a therapist uses are less important than his or her attitudes.
Person-centered therapy is best described as:
philosophy of how the therapy process develops.
In the 1960s and 1970s Rogers did a great deal to spearhead the development of:
personal-growth groups and encounter groups
Which of the following is the correct order in terms of the historical development of Carl Rogers's approach to counseling?
nondirective/client-centered/person-centered
Arguably, the most central limitation of the person centered approach is:
the therapist's limitations as a person.
The technique of reflection involves the therapist:
mirroring the client's emotional experience of a particular situation.
In order for a therapist to communicate "accurate empathic understanding" the counselor must:
connect emotionally to the client's subjective experience.
From Carl Rogers's perspective the client/therapist relationship is characterized by:
a sense of equality.
The person-centered therapist is best described as a:
facilitator
Ursula lived in New York City on 9/11. Ever since experiencing the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, she has felt anxiety about going to the upper level floors of tall buildings. As an existentially oriented therapist, you might conclude that:
Ursula's anxiety is normal in light of the traumatic experience she had on 9/11.
Existentialists contend that the experience of relatedness to other human beings:
is healthy if balanced with aloneness
Who was the Danish philosopher that addressed the role of anxiety and uncertainty in life?
Soren Kierkegaard
When is the counseling process at its best from an existential viewpoint?
When the deepest self of the therapist meets the deepest part of the client.
From a multicultural perspective, some clients may reject this approach because:
their life circumstances provide them with truly limited choices.
The therapist's presence is:
both a condition and a goal of therapeutic change.
Which is not an essential aim of existential-humanistic therapy?
to dispute clients' irrational beliefs.
Being alone is a process by which we do all of the following except:
reject the social overtures of others.
Existential therapy is best considered as:
an approach to understanding humans.
According to existentialists, our search for meaning involves all of these except:
exploring unfinished business.
Finding the "courage to be" involves:
developing a will to move forward despite fears.
The goals of existential therapy include all but____?
helping clients to eliminate anxiety in their lives.
Which of the following was not part of Stan's work in existential therapy?
Working on his inauthentic relationship with his siblings.
Which of the following is not true about Rollo May?
He believes that we can only escape anxiety by exercising our freedom.
In existential therapy, the conception of the therapist is
a fully alive human companion for the client.
For Sartre, existential guilt is what we experience when:
we allow others to define us or to make our choices for us.
Expanding awareness is:
a basic goal of existential therapy.
According to the existential viewpoint, death:
gives significance to living.
The existential approach is particularly well-suited to clients who:
are dealing with grief and loss.
Which of the following is not considered a basic dimension of the human condition?
striving for acceptance of others
When working with a client living a restricted existence, an existential therapist would likely:
make the client aware of how his or her current ways of living are keeping him or her stuck.