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Human Services is an interdisciplinary course that explores the systems, policies, and practices designed to enhance the quality of life for individuals and communities facing various social challenges. Students will examine the historical development, theoretical foundations, and ethical considerations inherent in human services professions, while also gaining an understanding of key topics such as case management, advocacy, diversity, and effective communication. Through a combination of theoretical study and practical application, the course prepares learners to identify community needs, collaborate with service agencies, and support diverse populations in achieving well-being and self-sufficiency.
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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) What type of factors oftentimes limit our freedom of choice?
A)social
B)environmental
C)cultural
D)biological
E)all of these
Answer: E
Q2) 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
Q3) Since Corey challenges the deterministic notion that humans are the product of their early conditioning and,thus,are victims of their past,he believes that an exploration of the past is rarely useful.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Counselor: Person and Professional
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Q1) It is especially important for counselors who work with culturally diverse client populations to:
A)be aware of their own cultural heritage.
B)have a broad base of counseling techniques that can be employed with flexibility.
C)consider the cultural context of their clients in determining what interventions are appropriate.
D)examine their own assumptions about cultural values.
E)all of these
Answer: E
Q2) During an initial session,an adolescent girl tells you that she is pregnant and is considering an abortion.Which of the following would be the most ethical and professional course for you to follow?
A)Encourage her to get the abortion as soon as possible,without exploring any other option.
B)Steer her toward having her baby and then consider adoption for her baby.
C)Suggest that she go to church and pray about her situation.
D)Help her to clarify the range of her choices in light of her own values.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice
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Q1) Practice-based evidence involves using data generated during treatment to inform the process and outcome of treatment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Overemphasizing cultural differences is always appropriate in a counseling context.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Confidentiality can be considered an absolute.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The only setting in which one might be forced to manage multiple roles is in community mental health centers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Therapy
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Q1) The primary aim of time limited dynamic psychotherapy is to:
A)explore sources of childhood trauma.
B)deal exclusively with a single presenting problem.
C)change the client's repetitive patterns of relating to others.
D)bring about catharsis.
Q2) All of the following are true about the superego except:
A)It is the judicial branch of personality.
B)It is the internalization of the standards of parents and society.
C)It represents the ideal.
D)It inhibits id impulses.
E)It governs,controls and regulates the personality.
Q3) Manufacturing "good" reasons to explain away a bruised ego,or to explain away failures or losses,is known as:
A)rationalization.
B)projection.
C)displacement.
D)introjection.
E)reaction formation.
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Chapter 5: Adlerian Therapy
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Q1) Adler chose the name ___________________for his theoretical approach because:
A)Individual Psychology; he wanted to avoid reductionism.
B)Individual Psychology; someone else had already adopted the name he wanted to use.
C)Ego Psychology; he did not want anyone to confuse his approach with Id Psychology.
D)Ego Psychology; he emphasized consciousness and deemphasized the power of the instincts.
Q2) One contribution of Adlerian therapy is that:
A)practitioners are given a great deal of freedom in working with their clients.
B)it offers a well-defined theory of personality.
C)many of its concepts have been supported by research.
D)it is a common-sense psychology.
Q3) An Adlerian therapist asks for the client's earliest recollections in order to:
A)discover goals and motivations.
B)reveal their beliefs and basic mistakes.
C)give clues as to the development of that individual's lifestyle.
D)all of these
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Chapter 6: Existential Therapy
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Q1) According to existential thinking,effective therapy does not stop with awareness,for clients are challenged to take action based on their insights.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Existential therapy is rooted in the premise that humans cannot escape from freedom and responsibility.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the existential approach,techniques are primary,while subjective understanding of clients is secondary.
A)True
B)False
Q4) 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.
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Chapter 7: Person-Centered Therapy
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Q1) What is the most important factor related to progress in person-centered therapy?
A)defining concrete and measurable goals
B)the therapist's technical skills
C)the relationship between the client and therapist
D)the therapist's ability to think logically and to scientifically solve problems
E)the client's motivation for change
Q2) Which of the following is not true about Carl Rogers?
A)He was raised with strict religious standards in his home.
B)He developed cognitive therapy.
C)At one point in his life,he was preparing to enter the ministry.
D)He made a contribution toward achieving world peace.
E)He was a pioneer in humanistic approaches to counseling.
Q3) Person-centered expressive arts therapy can be used in both group and individual contexts.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Gestalt Therapy
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Q1) In the Gestaltist view,unfinished business is best explored in the present.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Contemporary Gestalt therapists view client resistance as:
A)a way that clients avoid confrontation.
B)a sign of poor motivation for therapeutic work.
C)a therapy interfering force that needs to be overcome.
D)an element of therapy that needs to be respected.
Q3) Gestalt group therapists use experiments to encourage clients to move from talking about action to taking action.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Fritz Perls' wife Laura stated,"Without the constant support from his friends,and from me,without the constant encouragement and collaboration,Fritz would never have written a line,nor founded anything."
A)True
B)False
Q5) Both contact and withdrawal are necessary and important to healthy functioning.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Behavior Therapy
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Q1) Phil has been in behavior therapy to address his fear of heights.The treatment will not be considered complete until:
A)Phil transfers what he learns in therapy to his everyday life and takes actual steps to confront his fear.
B)Phil agrees to take up sky diving as a hobby.
C)Phil has absolutely no fear of heights,which may be measured by his willingness to move to one of the top floors of a skyscraper.
D)Phil acknowledges his fear.
Q2) Behavior therapy has been successfully used with developmentally delayed clients. A)True
B)False
Q3) Dialectical behavior therapy integrates behavioral techniques with psychoanalytic concepts and mindfulness training of Eastern psychological and spiritual practices. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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Q1) Ellis was originally trained as a psychoanalyst.
A)True
B)False
Q2) From a cognitive perspective,depression is largely due to one's attitudes and beliefs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not true of Beck's cognitive therapy?
A)It is an insight therapy.
B)It is a short-term or time-limited structured approach.
C)It is an active and focused form of therapy.
D)It asserts that irrational beliefs lead to emotional problems.
E)It is based on the assumption that the way people feel and behave is determined by the way they structure their experience.
Q4) Which theorist is known for his or her abrasive,humorous,and flamboyant style?
A)Albert Ellis
B)Aaron Beck
C)Judith Beck
D)Carl Rogers
E)Natalie Rogers
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Chapter 11: Reality Therapy
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Q1) Reality therapists maintain that clients will not change unless they assume a self-critical attitude.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The client's quality world consists of all of the following except:
A)activities that fulfill our needs.
B)images of people who enrich our lives.
C)beliefs.
D)insight.
Q3) Choice theory is based on the assumption that people are in charge of their own destiny.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is (are)a contribution of reality therapy?
A)It helps clients deal emotionally with unfinished business from their past.
B)It provides insight into the causes of one's problems.
C)It provides a structure for both clients and therapist to evaluate the degree and the nature of changes.
D)Most of its concepts have been subjected to empirical testing.
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Chapter 12: Feminist Therapy
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Q1) Which of the following principles of feminist psychology is most aimed at advancing a transformation in society?
A)The person is political.
B)Commitment to social change.
C)Women's ways of knowing are valued and their experiences are honored.
D)A focus on strengths and a reformulated definition of psychological distress.
E)All types of oppression are recognized.
Q2) An andocentric theory uses female-oriented constructs to draw conclusions about human nature.
A)True
B)False
Q3) It is possible to incorporate the principle of feminist therapy with a multicultural perspective.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Feminist therapists avoid sharing their values with clients in order to reduce the chance of value imposition.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Postmodern Approaches
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Q1) The founder(s)of solution-focused brief therapy is (are):
A)Michael White and David Epston.
B)Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer.
C)Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck.
D)Donald Meichenbaum.
E)Albert Bandura.
Q2) Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with diverse client populations for all of the following reasons except:
A)it was founded in a sociocultural context.
B)it allows clients to tell their unique stories from their perspective.
C)it defines mental health within a social,political,and relational context.
D)it teaches diverse clients to replace their own narratives with ones that conform more closely to the ideals and values of mainstream culture.
Q3) Of the following,what is an interest that social constructionists tend to share?
A)helping clients better understand objective reality
B)using paradoxical techniques
C)using a genogram to teach families about conflicts
D)generating new meaning in the lives of individuals
E)helping clients tap into the collective unconscious
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Chapter 14: Family Systems Therapy
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Q1) Family atmosphere,family constellation,and mistaken goals are key concepts of:
A)Adlerian family therapy.
B)structural family therapy.
C)experiential family therapy.
D)strategic family therapy.
E)the multilayered approach.
Q2) Structural family therapy includes all of the following goals except for bringing about structural change by:
A)modifying the family's transactional rules.
B)developing more appropriate boundaries.
C)creating an effective hierarchical structure.
D)reducing symptoms of dysfunction.
E)the therapist taking a not-knowing stance with a family.
Q3) Carl Whitaker's style focuses on his own spontaneous reactions and craziness as a way to tap material that a family keeps secret.
A)True B)False
Q4) Bowen's multigenerational approach stresses techniques more than it does theory. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: An Integrative Perspective
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Q1) Which of the following approaches to integration refers to a conceptual creation beyond a mere blending of techniques?
A)technical eclecticism
B)common factors approach
C)theoretical integration
D)assimilative integration
Q2) In which of the following approaches does the therapist show concern for the client by a process of involvement throughout the course of therapy?
A)reality therapy
B)Gestalt therapy
C)family systems therapy
D)psychoanalytic therapy
E)solution-focused therapy
Q3) A limitation of person-centered therapy is:
A)the possible danger of the therapist remaining passive and inactive.
B)the emphasis on complex ideas and concepts.
C)the lack of research to support the theory.
D)neglect of the value of the therapeutic relationship.
E)the overemphasis on unconscious factors.
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Chapter 16: Case Illustration: an Integrative Approach to
Working With Stan
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Q1) The Gestalt approach to helping Stan resolve issues from his past would involve:
A)asking him to bring these significant people to future therapy sessions.
B)talking in detail about past experiences.
C)interpreting his dreams by using universal symbolism.
D)reliving and reexperiencing painful scenes.
E)examining Stan's stages of development for fixations.
Q2) Which therapeutic approach would focus on gender-role analysis and gender-role socialization with Stan?
A)strategic family therapy
B)Adlerian therapy
C)feminist therapy
D)existential therapy
E)narrative therapy
Q3) The therapy approach most likely to focus directly on helping Stan to stop using alcohol and drugs would be:
A)person-centered therapy.
B)Gestalt therapy.
C)behavior therapy.
D)existential therapy.
E)psychoanalytic therapy.
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