NCE Counseling Theories and Techniques

Question 1

In Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), the 'B' in the A-B-C model represents:

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Beliefs

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Behavior

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Biological factors

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Background history

Question 2

Carl Rogers identified three core conditions necessary and sufficient for therapeutic change. Which of the following correctly identifies all three?

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Unconditional positive regard, accurate empathy, and congruence

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Empathy, positive reinforcement, and confrontation

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Active listening, reflection, and reframing

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Genuineness, interpretation, and emotional catharsis

Question 3

Which technique is associated with Adlerian Individual Psychology when a counselor suggests a client intentionally engage in a feared or problematic behavior?

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Paradoxical intention

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Systematic desensitization

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Cognitive restructuring

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Empty chair technique

Question 4

Feminist therapy emphasizes which of the following as a central principle?

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The personal is political -- social and political factors contribute to psychological distress

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The unconscious determinants of behavior are the primary focus

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Therapist authority and expertise are essential for client change

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Neutrality and non-directiveness are core therapeutic values

Question 5

A counselor helps a client identify and modify 'automatic thoughts' and 'cognitive distortions.' This approach is MOST associated with which theorist?

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Aaron Beck

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Albert Ellis

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Sigmund Freud

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William Glasser

Question 6

In Reality Therapy (Choice Theory), William Glasser proposed that all human behavior is purposeful and aimed at satisfying which of the following?

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Five basic psychological needs: survival, love/belonging, power, freedom, and fun

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The unconscious death drive and life drive

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The drive to reduce physiological tension

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A single master motive of self-actualization