MC Master of Counseling: Psychological Theories and Therapeutic Approaches 5

Question 1

Which of the following theoretical orientations would most likely use 'paradoxical intention' as a therapeutic technique?

Accepted Answer

Logotherapy / existential therapy

Answer

Viktor Frankl's logotherapy uses paradoxical intention to have clients wish for or exaggerate feared symptoms, interrupting the anticipatory anxiety cycle.

Question 2

In strategic family therapy, the technique of 'reframing' primarily serves to:

Accepted Answer

Change the meaning attributed to a behavior without changing the behavior itself

Answer

Reframing offers an alternative interpretation of a behavior so that family members can respond to it differently without the behavior itself changing.

Question 3

A counselor notes that a client consistently arrives late and forgets homework between sessions. From a psychodynamic perspective, this pattern is best understood as:

Accepted Answer

Resistance, possibly protecting the client from threatening material

Answer

In psychodynamic therapy, resistance is an unconscious process that protects the client from anxiety-provoking insights or change, often appearing through indirect behaviors.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the primary goal of 'exposure with response prevention' (ERP) as used in treating OCD?

Accepted Answer

Helping the client habituate to anxiety by preventing the compulsive behavior that relieves it

Answer

ERP involves deliberately triggering obsessional anxiety while blocking the compulsive response, allowing the anxiety to naturally extinguish through habituation.

Question 5

In the therapeutic relationship, 'countertransference' refers to:

Accepted Answer

The therapist's emotional reactions to the client, influenced by the therapist's own history

Answer

Countertransference encompasses the therapist's conscious and unconscious reactions to the client, which can be used as clinical data when recognized and managed appropriately.

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MC Master of Counseling: Psychological Theories and Therapeutic Approaches 5