Counseling Theories and Techniques Flashcards
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In Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), the 'B' in the A-B-C model represents:
Answer: Beliefs
In the A-B-C model, A = Activating event, B = Beliefs (rational or irrational) about the event, and C = Consequences (emotional/behavioral). Ellis emphasized that it is not A that causes C, but B.
Carl Rogers identified three core conditions necessary and sufficient for therapeutic change. Which of the following correctly identifies all three?
Answer: Unconditional positive regard, accurate empathy, and congruence
Rogers' three necessary and sufficient core conditions are: Unconditional Positive Regard (non-judgmental acceptance), Accurate Empathic Understanding, and Congruence/Genuineness of the therapist.
Which technique is associated with Adlerian Individual Psychology when a counselor suggests a client intentionally engage in a feared or problematic behavior?
Answer: Paradoxical intention
Paradoxical intention (originally from Frankl, adopted by Adlerians) involves prescribing the symptom -- instructing the client to intentionally do or wish for the feared behavior, which interrupts the anxiety-symptom cycle.
Feminist therapy emphasizes which of the following as a central principle?
Answer: The personal is political -- social and political factors contribute to psychological distress
The foundational feminist therapy principle is 'the personal is political' -- individual psychological problems are understood within their sociocultural and political context, recognizing how oppression, sexism, and power structures contribute to distress.
A counselor helps a client identify and modify 'automatic thoughts' and 'cognitive distortions.' This approach is MOST associated with which theorist?
Answer: Aaron Beck
Aaron Beck developed Cognitive Therapy (now Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -- CBT), which focuses on identifying and challenging automatic thoughts and cognitive distortions that contribute to emotional distress.
In Reality Therapy (Choice Theory), William Glasser proposed that all human behavior is purposeful and aimed at satisfying which of the following?
Answer: Five basic psychological needs: survival, love/belonging, power, freedom, and fun
Glasser's Choice Theory identifies five basic needs that drive all behavior: Survival, Love and Belonging, Power (achievement/competence), Freedom, and Fun (learning). Behavior is always a person's best attempt to satisfy these needs.