Counseling Counseling Theories and Approaches 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was originally developed to treat which population?
- Veterans with PTSD
- Individuals with borderline personality disorder (Correct answer)
- Children with ADHD
- Clients with eating disorders
Correct answer: Individuals with borderline personality disorder
Marsha Linehan developed DBT specifically for chronically suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder, combining CBT with acceptance strategies.
Question 2: In psychoanalytic theory, which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable feelings to others?
- Repression
- Rationalization
- Projection (Correct answer)
- Sublimation
Correct answer: Projection
Projection involves unconsciously attributing one's own unacceptable impulses or feelings to another person.
Question 3: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) uses the 'miracle question' to do what?
- Explore past trauma
- Help clients envision a future without the problem (Correct answer)
- Identify cognitive distortions
- Analyze unconscious content
Correct answer: Help clients envision a future without the problem
The miracle question invites clients to imagine waking up to find their problem solved, helping them articulate concrete goals and recognize existing strengths.
Question 4: Narrative therapy encourages clients to do which of the following?
- Reframe irrational beliefs
- Externalize the problem and reauthor their life story (Correct answer)
- Explore unconscious conflicts
- Increase behavioral activation
Correct answer: Externalize the problem and reauthor their life story
Narrative therapy, developed by Michael White and David Epston, separates the person from the problem and helps clients construct empowering alternative narratives.
Question 5: Which therapeutic approach uses the empty chair technique?
- Psychoanalysis
- Behavioral Therapy
- Gestalt Therapy (Correct answer)
- Cognitive Therapy
Correct answer: Gestalt Therapy
Gestalt therapy, developed by Fritz Perls, uses the empty chair technique to help clients work through unfinished business and emotional conflicts.
Question 6: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is primarily used to treat which condition?
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Correct answer)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Schizophrenia
Correct answer: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
EMDR, developed by Francine Shapiro, is an evidence-based therapy for PTSD that uses bilateral stimulation while clients recall traumatic memories.
Counseling Counseling Theories and Approaches 2
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was originally developed to treat which population?