Clinical Mental Health Counseling
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Course Introduction
Clinical Mental Health Counseling is a graduate-level course designed to introduce students to the principles, theories, and practices of counseling individuals, groups, and families in a clinical mental health setting. The course covers foundational aspects such as ethical and legal considerations, assessment and diagnosis, treatment planning, multicultural competence, and evidence-based interventions for a range of mental health disorders. Emphasis is placed on the development of core counseling skills, crisis intervention techniques, and the integration of research and theory into practice. Students also explore the roles and responsibilities of clinical mental health counselors, collaboration with other professionals, and current trends and challenges in the field.
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Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy 9th Edition by Gerald Corey
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
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Q1) Those practicing brief therapy are in business to change clients,to give them quick advice,and to solve their problems for them.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Synthesizing the approaches covered in the text:
A)can easily be accomplished after taking an introductory course.
B)is usually mastered by the end of the first year of one's graduate program.
C)often requires many years of study,training,and practical counseling experience.
D)rarely,if ever,happens and is a completely unrealistic goal.
Answer: C
Q3) An undisciplined mixture of approaches can be an excuse for failing to develop a sound rationale for systematically adhering to certain concepts and to the techniques that are extensions of them.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Counselor: Person and Professional
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Q1) The skill of immediacy involves revealing what we are thinking or feeling in the here and now with the client.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) With regard to the role of counselors' personal values in therapy,it is appropriate for counselors to:
A)teach and persuade clients to act the right way.
B)maintain an indifferent,neutral,and passive role by simply listening to everything the client reports.
C)avoid challenging the values of clients.
D)avoid the imposition of their values,yet expose their values to clients.
Answer: D
Q3) According to the text,research shows that counselor values influence:
A)therapy goals.
B)assessment strategies.
C)treatment outcome.
D)all of these
E)none of these
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice
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Q1) Both feminist therapists and postmodern therapists tend to view diagnosis as it is traditionally done:
A)as an appropriate part of counseling sessions.
B)as generally helpful to women clients.
C)as an essential part of the medical model they follow.
D)as often oppressive and ignoring of societal contexts.
Answer: D
Q2) According to the text,the challenge of providing informed consent consists of:
A)telling clients about the nature of confidentiality.
B)striking a balance between giving clients too much and too little information about the therapeutic process.
C)convincing clients that counselors know what they are doing.
D)teaching clients about state laws that pertain to counseling.
E)getting clients to read the ethical codes of the profession.
Answer: B
Q3) Confidentiality can be considered an absolute.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Therapy
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Q1) The relational model of psychoanalysis downplays the role of countertransference.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All of the following are a part of Jung's view of development except:
A)individuation
B)the shadow.
C)symbiosis.
D)collective unconscious.
E)archetypes.
Q3) The relational model of psychoanalysis regards transference as an interactive process between the client and therapist.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The phallic stage typically occurs during the ages of 1 to 3.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The analysis of transference is a central technique in psychoanalysis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Adlerian Therapy
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Q1) The process of encouragement in Adlerian counseling includes:
A)helping clients use all their resources.
B)transforming traits that can be liabilities into assets.
C)helping clients recognize and accept their positive qualities.
D)all of these.
Q2) Adlerians view the use of techniques in counseling as:
A)geared to the phase of therapy and the needs of the client.
B)more important than paying attention to the subjective experiences of the client.
C)against their basic philosophy.
D)unethical.
Q3) Alfred Adler believed that what we are born with is not as important as what we choose to do with the abilities and limitations we possess.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One Adlerian concept is that everything we do is influenced by our style of life. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Existential Therapy
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Q1) Existentially,the ideas of freedom and responsibility suggest:
A)our freedom requires us to accept responsibility for directing our own life.
B)we are free to choose who we will be.
C)you cannot have one without the other.
D)all of these.
Q2) During the initial phase of counseling,existentially oriented therapists assist clients in identifying and clarifying their assumptions about the world.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The outcomes of existential therapy have been submitted to rigorous empirical testing.
A)True
B)False
Q4) From a multicultural perspective,some clients may reject this approach because:
A)it is founded on abstract,westernized notions that are not widely applicable.
B)their life circumstances provide them with truly limited choices.
C)death anxiety is not a central issue in all cultures.
D)the use of techniques may be overwhelming for them.
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Chapter 7: Person-Centered Therapy
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Q1) When Rogers challenged the basic assumption that "the counselor knows best," he thought that this radical idea would affect the power dynamics and politics of the counseling profession,but to his surprise,it did not.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Adrianne,who is uncertain about her career goals and is afraid to commit to any career path,is working with a therapist who specializes in using motivational interviewing strategies.What will her therapist look for in order to assess the success of therapy?
A)an improvement in Adrianne's ability to block negative thoughts about her career options.
B)a reduction in Adrianne's ambivalence about choosing a career path and an increase in her intrinsic motivation to clarify her direction.
C)progress in working through unconscious conflicts related to commitment.
D)A willingness on Adrianne's part to examine her family constellation in order to deepen her understanding of her reasons for her lack of direction.
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Chapter 8: Gestalt Therapy
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Q1) Gestalt theory is best considered as a form of psychoanalytic therapy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the Gestaltist view,unfinished business is best explored in the present.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Gestalt therapy is a form of:
A)Freudian psychoanalytic therapy.
B)neo-Freudian analytic therapy.
C)behavior therapy.
D)existential therapy.
Q4) Gestalt therapy focuses on the cognitive aspects of therapy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Field theory suggests that:
A)the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
B)human beings have a innate capacity to self regulate.
C)everything in human experience is relational and in constant flux.
D)phenomenological inquiry is the key to behavior change.
E)the "how" of behavior is more important than the "why" of behavior.
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Chapter 9: Behavior Therapy
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Q1) There is no place for the role of thinking process and attitudes in contemporary behavior therapy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In terms of ethical accountability,behavior therapy:
A)does not address this issue.
B)provides a basis for responsible practice.
C)offers a greater chance of abusing interventions than do other approaches.
D)makes use of techniques that have questionable validity.
E)is the only ethical form of therapy today.
Q3) Behavior therapy is associated with all but one of the following:
A)empirically supported treatments.
B)functional analysis of behavior.
C)a philosophical view of human behavior.
D)a comprehensive assessment process.
E)operant conditioning.
Q4) Some researchers believe that fear of flying may be due primarily to claustrophobia.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true with regard to the fit between the cognitive behavioral approaches and multicultural counseling?
A)There is an "almost perfect fit" between cognitive behavior therapy and multicultural counseling because these perspectives share common assumptions that make integration possible.
B)The terms "cognitive behavior therapy" and "multicultural counseling" are used interchangeably because they refer to the same approach.
C)Integration is not possible between the cognitive behavioral approach and multicultural counseling.
D)Neither of the approaches taps into the inner resources and strengths of clients.
Q2) The cognitive-behavioral therapies are largely based on the idea that the reorganization of clients' self-statements is a key to changing their behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Ellis was originally trained as a psychoanalyst.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Reality Therapy
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Q1) All of the following are true about planning and commitment in reality therapy,except:
A)Clients make a commitment to carry out their plans.
B)There is a connection between a person's identity and their level of commitment.
C)A great deal of time is spent on this step of reality therapy.
D)Commitment puts the responsibility for changing on the client.
E)Therapists only ask for commitments that are reasonable.
Q2) According to Glasser,many of the problems of clients are caused by:
A)unfinished business with parents.
B)sibling rivalry.
C)early childhood trauma.
D)their inability to connect or to have a satisfying relationship with at least one of the significant people in their lives.
E)the failure to succeed in changing the other person in the relationship.
Q3) According to reality therapists,we are not born blank slates waiting to be externally motivated by forces in the world around us.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Feminist Therapy
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Q1) The relational-cultural theory emphasizes the vital role:
A)that relationships and connectedness with others play in the lives of women.
B)of a spiritual or religious perspective in providing women with strength.
C)in understanding how early childhood is a crucial factor in a woman's personality development.
D)that siblings play in the shaping of personality.
Q2) Feminist therapists,regardless of their philosophical orientation,believe all of the following except that:
A)gender is at the core of therapeutic practice.
B)human development and interaction are similar across races,cultures,and nations.
C)understanding a client's problems requires adopting a sociocultural perspective.
D)the client-therapist relationship should be an egalitarian one.
E)empowerment of the individual and societal changes are core goals of therapy.
Q3) Traditional theories of counseling consider external circumstances and environmental factors at the root of psychological problems.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Postmodern Approaches
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Q1) In the view of the postmodern therapist,the most essential element of therapy is:
A)assessment.
B)the collaborative therapeutic relationship.
C)diagnosis.
D)brief course of treatment.
E)skilled use of techniques.
Q2) Narrative therapists attempt to do all of the following except:
A)engage people in deconstructing problem-saturated stories.
B)discover preferred directions and new possibilities.
C)create new stories.
D)encourage free association.
Q3) In solution-focused therapy,behavior change is viewed as the most effective approach to assisting people in enhancing their lives.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The postmodern philosophy suggests that reality and truth are objective and clearly defined.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Family Systems Therapy
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Q1) From a family systems perspective,an individual's dysfunctional behavior grows out of the interactional unit of the family as well as the larger community and societal systems.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The techniques of joining,accommodating,unbalancing,tracking,and boundary making are most likely to be part of which approach to family therapy?
A)Bowenian family therapy
B)Adlerian family therapy
C)structural family therapy
D)strategic family therapy
E)experiential/symbolic family therapy
Q3) Which approach assumes that a family can best be understood when it is analyzed from at least a three-generational perspective?
A)Bowenian family therapy
B)human validation process model
C)social constructionism
D)strategic family therapy
E)experiential/symbolic family therapy
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Chapter 15: An Integrative Perspective
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Q1) Which of the following approaches to therapy stresses the attitude of the therapist over the use of techniques?
A)person-centered therapy
B)psychoanalytic therapy
C)cognitive-behavior therapy
D)behavior therapy
Q2) One contribution of psychoanalytic therapy has been its:
A)subjective approach.
B)reliance on research for validation.
C)detailed and comprehensive description of personality structure and functioning.
D)emphasis on an I/Thou relationship.
E)emphasis on the disputation of irrational beliefs.
Q3) A key technique of Adlerian therapy is:
A)free association
B)dialogue with polarities.
C)family sculpting.
D)changing one's language.
E)the assessment of one's family constellation.
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Chapter 16: Case Illustration: an Integrative Approach to
Working With Stan
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Q1) According to a rational emotive behavior therapist,what will not bring about actual changes in Stan's life?
A)doing the hard work of challenging and changing irrational beliefs
B)recognizing ways his faulty beliefs affect what he does and how he feels
C)understanding the A-B-C theory
D)acknowledging the "shoulds" and "oughts" he has accepted
E)waiting for Stan to get in touch with his shadow
Q2) Which of the following is not true when viewing Stan's problems from the standpoint of self-psychology and the object-relations theory?
A)On some levels,he is stuck in the symbiotic phase.
B)The focus would be on Stan's developmental sequences.
C)He is unable to get confirmation of his worth from himself.
D)He had accomplished the task of individuation.
E)He is repeating patterns he formed with his mother during infancy.
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