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:

Accepted Answer

Beliefs

Answer

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.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Unconditional positive regard, accurate empathy, and congruence

Answer

Rogers' three necessary and sufficient core conditions are: Unconditional Positive Regard (non-judgmental acceptance), Accurate Empathic Understanding, and Congruence/Genuineness of the therapist.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Paradoxical intention

Answer

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.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Aaron Beck

Answer

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.

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NCE Counseling Theories and Techniques