NBCC Counseling Theories & Helping Relationships

Question 1

Which approach is most associated with unconditional positive regard?

Accepted Answer

Person-centered therapy

Answer

Behavioral therapy

Answer

Psychoanalytic therapy

Answer

Reality therapy

Question 2

What technique is central to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive restructuring

Answer

Free association

Answer

Dream analysis

Answer

Systematic desensitization

Question 3

Which theory emphasizes personal responsibility and living in the present?

Accepted Answer

Gestalt therapy

Answer

Adlerian therapy

Answer

Existential therapy

Answer

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Question 4

Who is the founder of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)?

Accepted Answer

Albert Ellis

Answer

Aaron Beck

Answer

Carl Rogers

Answer

Fritz Perls

Question 5

Which counseling approach views early childhood experiences as key to personality development?

Accepted Answer

Psychoanalytic theory

Answer

Existential therapy

Answer

Reality therapy

Answer

Cognitive therapy

Question 6

What is a common goal of helping relationships in counseling?

Accepted Answer

Client growth and autonomy

Answer

Dependence on the counselor

Answer

Immediate behavior change

Answer

Diagnostic accuracy