Counseling Counseling Theories and Approaches 5

Question 1

A client believes a coworker's bad mood must be due to something the client did. According to Beck, which cognitive distortion is this?

Accepted Answer

Personalization

Answer

Personalization means attributing external events to oneself without evidence.

Question 2

In Rogers' person-centered therapy, which core condition refers to the counselor being genuine and authentic?

Accepted Answer

Congruence

Answer

Congruence means the counselor's inner experience matches outward expression.

Question 3

In motivational interviewing, the OARS microskills are open questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and what else?

Accepted Answer

Summaries

Answer

OARS stands for Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries.

Question 4

A man with strong unacknowledged hostility toward his brother constantly shows him excessive kindness. Which defense mechanism is this?

Accepted Answer

Reaction formation

Answer

Reaction formation involves showing behavior opposite to an unacceptable impulse.

Question 5

In Bowen family systems theory, which concept describes the ability to keep one's own thinking separate from family emotional pressure?

Accepted Answer

Differentiation of self

Answer

Differentiation of self is the ability to separate thoughts from emotions and self from others in the family.

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