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  1. In Adlerian therapy, what is the primary goal of the 'lifestyle assessment'?

    Answer: To understand the client's unique pattern of beliefs and behaviors developed in childhood

    Adlerian lifestyle assessment explores the client's early recollections, family constellation, and core beliefs to understand their unique way of navigating the world.

  2. Which technique in Gestalt therapy involves the client speaking to an empty chair to work through unfinished business?

    Answer: Empty chair technique

    The empty chair technique allows clients to address unresolved feelings toward a person or part of themselves by speaking directly to an imagined presence.

  3. A counselor using Motivational Interviewing (MI) asks, 'What would have to happen for you to consider making a change?' This is an example of:

    Answer: Evoking change talk

    Evoking change talk in MI involves asking questions that elicit the client's own motivations and reasons for change.

  4. In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), the 'B' in the ABC model stands for:

    Answer: Beliefs

    In REBT's ABC model, A=Activating event, B=Beliefs (rational or irrational), and C=Consequences (emotional and behavioral).

  5. Which family therapy approach uses 'triangulation' as a key concept to explain relational dynamics?

    Answer: Bowen systems theory

    Bowen's systems theory describes triangulation as the process of involving a third party to reduce tension between two individuals in a relationship.

  6. A counselor who uses scaling questions ('On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you?') is most likely practicing which approach?

    Answer: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

    Scaling questions are a hallmark SFBT technique used to assess client progress, confidence, and motivation.

  7. In Person-Centered therapy, the therapist quality of 'congruence' refers to:

    Answer: Being genuine and transparent in the therapeutic relationship

    Congruence means the counselor is authentic and does not present a façade, allowing genuine presence in the therapeutic relationship.