Individual Counseling Theories and Techniques Flashcards

Which therapeutic approach uses the ABC model to identify how irrational beliefs (B) mediate the relationship between activating events (A) and emotional consequences (C)?

Answer: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Albert Ellis developed REBT and its ABC model, which shows how irrational beliefs about events — not events themselves — cause emotional disturbances.

In Adlerian therapy, the technique of 'acting as if' asks the client to:

Answer: Behave as if they already possess the qualities they wish to have

'Acting as if' is an Adlerian technique where clients are encouraged to behave as if they already are the person they want to be, helping them move toward their ideal self-concept.

Psychodynamic therapy differs from classical psychoanalysis primarily in that it:

Answer: Is typically shorter-term and more focused, emphasizing the therapeutic relationship

Modern psychodynamic therapy is typically shorter-term, more focused on specific conflicts or relational patterns, and places greater emphasis on the therapeutic relationship than classical psychoanalysis.

The miracle question in solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) is used to:

Answer: Help the client describe and move toward a future in which the problem is solved

The miracle question asks the client to imagine waking up and finding the problem solved, helping them articulate their goals and identify what a preferred future would look like.

In narrative therapy, 're-authoring conversations' involve:

Answer: Externalizing the problem and helping clients identify preferred identities through their own life stories

Re-authoring in narrative therapy helps clients externalize the problem and identify alternative, preferred stories about themselves, drawn from neglected experiences in their own history.

The concept of 'unconditional positive self-regard' is most closely associated with which therapeutic approach?

Answer: Person-Centered Therapy

Carl Rogers emphasized unconditional positive regard as both a therapeutic condition offered by the counselor and an internal state the client develops toward themselves through therapy.