EPS 601 Chapter 11 (Choice
Theory/Reality Therapy, study guide)
Exam Q’s and A’s
1. Choice theory emphasizes thinking and acting, which makes this a general
form of:
a. psychoanalytic therapy.
b. non directive therapy.
c. Gestalt therapy.
d. cognitive behavior therapy. - -d. cognitive behavior therapy.
Reasoning:
Choice theory emphasizes thinking and acting, which makes this a general
form of cognitive behavior therapy. See "View of Human Nature."
-2. The client's quality world consists of all of the following except:
a. specific activities that fulfill our needs.
b. images of people who enrich our lives.
c. beliefs.
d. insight. - -d. insight.
Reasoning:
The client's quality world consists of specific activities that fulfill our needs,
images of people who enrich our lives, and beliefs. See "View of Human
Nature."
,Reasoning:
WDEP stands for wants, doing, self-evaluation, and planning. See "The
Practice of Reality Therapy."
-4. The function of the reality therapist is to:
a. assist clients in dealing with the present.
b. encourage clients to make a value judgment concerning the quality of
their behavior.
c. confront clients about specific irrational thoughts and ideas and to teach
them to think rationally.
d. reindoctrinate clients with the acceptable standards for living. - -a. assist
clients in dealing with the present.
Reasoning:
The function of the reality therapist is to assist clients in dealing with the
present. See "Therapist's Function and Role."
-5. __________ posits that we are not born blank slates waiting to be
externally motivated by forces in the world around us.
a. WDEP theory
b. Behavior therapy
c. Choice theory
d. Motivational therapy - -c. Choice theory
Reasoning:
Choice theory posits that we are not born blank slates waiting to be
externally motivated by forces in the world around us. See "View of Human
Nature. "
-6. Which of the following procedures would a reality therapist be least likely
to employ?
a. Skillful questioning
b. Encouraging clients to look at what they are doing
c. Making action plans
, d. Reliving an early childhood event - -d. Reliving an early childhood event
Reasoning:
A reality therapist would least likely to employ reliving an early childhood
event. See "The Practice of Reality Therapy."
-7. In our quality world, we develop an inner
a. total behavior.
b. freedom.
c. picture album.
d. power. - -c. picture album.
Reasoning:
In our quality world, we develop an inner picture album. See "View of Human
Nature."
-8. __________ teaches that all behavior is made up of four inseparable but
distinct components - acting, thinking, feeling, and physiology.
a. Total behavior
b. Quality world
c. Picture album
d. Birth and death - -a. Total behavior
Reasoning:
Total behavior teaches that all behavior is made up of four inseparable but
distinct components—acting, thinking, feeling, and physiology. See "Choice
Theory Explanation of Behavior."
-9. Which of the following is a contribution of choice theory/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 is relatively short-term focused on dealing with conscious behavioral
problems.
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