NCE Counseling Theory 4

Question 1

In Existential therapy, 'existential anxiety' (Angst) is best understood as:

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An inevitable part of being human confronted with freedom and responsibility

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A pathological fear response conditioned by traumatic events

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A symptom of unconscious conflict between the id and superego

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Anxiety caused by irrational beliefs about personal inadequacy

Question 2

The technique of 'paradoxical intention,' associated with Viktor Frankl's logotherapy, involves:

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Having the client intentionally wish for or exaggerate the feared symptom

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Instructing the client to do the opposite of what feels natural

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Using humor to reframe a client's catastrophic beliefs

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Assigning homework that contradicts the client's stated resistance

Question 3

According to Carl Rogers, which condition occurs when a person's self-concept is inconsistent with their actual experience?

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Incongruence

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Projection

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Conditions of worth

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Conditional positive regard

Question 4

In Structural Family Therapy (Minuchin), an 'enmeshed' family subsystem is characterized by:

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Diffuse boundaries with excessive closeness and poor individual autonomy

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Rigid boundaries that allow little contact or communication between members

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Disengaged members who operate independently without emotional connection

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Triangulated relationships that deflect conflict onto a third member

Question 5

A client reports feeling anxious whenever they board a plane, despite knowing rationally that air travel is safe. A behaviorist would most likely attribute this to:

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Classical conditioning linking planes to a previously experienced fearful event

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An unresolved Oedipal conflict symbolized by the flight

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A core belief that the world is inherently dangerous

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Social modeling of fear responses observed in caregivers

Question 6

Which of the following is the PRIMARY goal of reality therapy as developed by William Glasser?

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Assisting clients in meeting their basic needs through responsible choices

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Helping clients gain insight into unconscious motivations

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Eliminating irrational beliefs that cause emotional distress

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Increasing awareness of moment-to-moment experience in the present

Question 7

In object relations theory, 'splitting' is a defense mechanism where the client:

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Views people and situations as all good or all bad without integrating both

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Divides their personality into observing and experiencing ego states

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Projects unacceptable impulses onto others to avoid internal conflict

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Represses threatening memories and denies their emotional significance