Counseling Theory Flashcards
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A rehabilitation counselor applies 'role induction' at the start of counseling. This technique primarily serves to:
Answer: Prepare clients for what to expect from the counseling process
Role induction involves orienting clients to the counseling process—explaining its rationale, structure, and expectations—which has been shown to improve engagement and reduce dropout.
Which theorist introduced the concept of the 'inferiority complex' and its role in motivating human behavior?
Answer: Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler proposed that all humans begin life with feelings of inferiority and that striving to overcome these feelings is the primary motivating force behind human behavior.
In dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), the core dialectic the therapist must balance is:
Answer: Acceptance and change
Linehan's DBT is built on the dialectic of accepting clients exactly as they are while simultaneously pushing for change, holding both positions without favoring one exclusively.
A counselor who reflects on how their own cultural background may bias their perception of a client is demonstrating:
Answer: Cultural self-awareness
Cultural self-awareness—recognizing how one's own values, assumptions, and biases influence counseling—is a foundational multicultural competency in the awareness domain.
In psychoanalytic theory, 'sublimation' is best described as:
Answer: Channeling unacceptable impulses into socially constructive activities
Sublimation is considered a mature defense mechanism in which unacceptable sexual or aggressive impulses are redirected into socially valued activities such as art, sports, or work.
The rehabilitation counseling concept of 'coping with disability' is most aligned with which theoretical framework?
Answer: Cognitive-behavioral and adjustment theories
Coping with disability in rehabilitation counseling draws heavily from cognitive-behavioral frameworks and adjustment theories (Livneh and Antonak) that examine appraisal, coping strategies, and psychosocial adaptation.
Which of the following best illustrates 'paradoxical intention,' a technique from Viktor Frankl's logotherapy?
Answer: Encouraging the client to intentionally bring on or wish for their feared symptom
Paradoxical intention asks clients to intend or wish for the very thing they fear, which breaks the anticipatory anxiety cycle by reducing avoidance and the fear of the symptom itself.