LPC Individual Counseling Theories and Techniques

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

'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.

Question 3

Psychodynamic therapy differs from classical psychoanalysis primarily in that it:

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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.

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LPC Individual Counseling Theories and Techniques