Basics Of Counselling Psychology Set 2
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This set of Basics of Counselling Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Basics Of Counselling Psychology Set 2
Q1 | In adult development, mid-life is characterized by
- androgyny
- decline in intellectual functioning
- a sense of time running out
- peer pressure
Q2 | Piaget identifies four major stages of child development. Which of the following refers to the period during which the child develops the abilities to classify and seriate objects and to maintain relationshipsbetween objects despite their physical manipulation?
- formal operations
- concrete operations
- preoperational
- sesorimotor
Q3 | Which of the following describes Roger’s view of humanity?
- people are rational
- people are irresponsible
- people are inherently go
- d) people are externally controlled
Q4 | According to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development,
- most fail to go beyond the conventional level
- moral development precedes logical development
- structure and content are synonymous
- society’s rules are superior to personal ethics
Q5 | Festinger is known for the concept of cognitive dissonance, He believesindividuals
- cannot accept differences of opinion
- tend to change their attitudes irrationally
- seek consistency in cognitive structure
- reject discrepancies between the real and ideal
Q6 | The first theorist to acknowledge continued development duringadulthood was
- jung
- adler
- piaget
- loevinger
Q7 | A childhood disturbance characterized, by withdrawal, a blurred senseof self, and obsessive self-stimulation (head banging, rocking, and so on) is known as
- infantile dementia
- hyperkinesis
- retardation
- autism
Q8 | According to Adler’s theory of individual psychology, when anindividual’s real self and self-ideal do not match,
- the reality principle becomes evident
- the individual will seek ego gratification
- the preconventional level has been reached
- feeling of inferiority arise
Q9 | As a new counselor in a community mental health center, you have been assigned to a client whose diagnosis is “anorexia nervosa”. Youwould expect the client to be
- male rather than female
- middle-aged rather than adolescent
- extroverted rather than introverted
- none of the above
Q10 | Two theorists who believe human beings are motivated by needs are
- adler and allport
- maslow and rogers
- murray and maslow
- moreno and murray
Q11 | When working with clients, counselors need to be aware of defense mechanisms. Clients who refuse to take responsibility for their own actions or situations often attribute their unacceptable desires orimpulses to others. This is an example of
- regression
- projection
- repression
- protection
Q12 | The term cardinal trait, used by Allport in his personality theory,means
- a dominant characteristic of the individual
- a “:red flag” for counselors
- a highly developed value system
- one of five or ten characteristics that best describe an individual
Q13 | A counselor whose methods are based on learning theory approachestreatment
- with an emphasis on rational thinking
- by focusing on emotional content
- from a behvaioural standpoint
- in a holistic manner
Q14 | Lewin theorizes that an individual’s behaviour is a function of the personal and his or her psychological environment, or life space. Thisapproach to human development may be called
- psychosocialogical
- phenomenological
- rational-emotive
- cognitive-behavioural
Q15 | _____________ may be either basic, additive, or subtractive.
- positive regard
- attending
- consultation
- empathy
Q16 | Counselors who consistently behave in accordance with their ownvalues and perceptions are exhibiting the trait called_______________.
- empathy
- transference
- intimacy
- genuineness
Q17 | Counselors who fear rejection or fear closeness and affection may havedifficulty developing ______________________ in the helping relationship.
- attending
- intimacy
- transference
- positive regard
Q18 | The approach used by__________ is very effective for treating depression.
- adler
- beck
- freud
- jung
Q19 | When a client directs toward the counselor feelings that were onceattached to a significant other, ______________ takes place.
- reflection
- libido
- transference
- trustworthiness
Q20 | The __________ holds that individual are essentially good in nature, witha tendency toward growth and productivity.
- humanistic
- behavioristic
- client-centered view
- neo-freudian
Q21 | Glasser’s Reality Therapy focuses on
- cognitions
- being
- actualization
- identity
Q22 | Systematic desensitization is a technique whereby a client resolvesirrational fears through gradual exposure to the fear-producing stimulus. It was first developed as a therapy technique by
- rogers
- wolpe
- freud
- bandura
Q23 | Counselors need to pat attention not only to verbal nut also to nonverbal behaviour. They need to be aware that nonverbal
- represent the client’s rational state
- accent and/or contradict verbals
- are identical across cultures
- are valid only when they support verbals
Q24 | Carkhuff has developed scaled for measuring the core conditions foreffective counseling. Which of the following is not one of the core conditions?
- empathy
- respect
- insight
- genuineness
Q25 | Particular counseling activities are usually associated with theirprimary proponents. For example, psychodrama is to Moreno as hot seat is to
- freud
- glasser
- adler
- perls