Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
Corey 10th edition Chapter 002 & Chapter 004-
Psychoanalytic Therapy Revised TEST Quiz Exam
2023/2024 VERIFIED
Dealing with anxiety correct answers A certain level of anxiety before seeing a new client is normal.
Discuss openly self-doubt feelings with supervisor
Being Yourself and Self-Disclosure correct answers Being yourself increases authenticity and genuineness
enabling you to connect with client better. A little self-disclosure can be therapeutic but discretion and
sensitivity is necessary
Avoiding Perfectionism correct answers If your energy is tied up presenting an image of perfection it will
effect your ability to be present with the client. Risk mistakes in supervised learning environments
Being Honest about your Limitations correct answers It is important to know when and how to make a
referral when your limitations prevent you from helping a client
Understanding Silence correct answers When silence occurs, acknowledge and explore with your client
the reason for the silence
Dealing with Demands from Clients correct answers Make your expectations and boundaries clear during
initial counseling session or in disclosure statement
Dealing with Clients who Lack Commitment correct answers With mandated clients start with openly
discussing the nature of the relationship. Do not promise what you can't deliver. Make clear the limits of
confidentiality
Tolerating Ambiguity correct answers Sometimes clients get worse before getting better or following
conclusion of therapy
Becoming Aware of your Countertransference correct answers Defined broadly as any of our projections
that influence the way we perceive and react to a client. Be aware of own needs, conflicts, assets, and
liabilities
Developing a Sense of Humor correct answers Distinguish between humor that distracts and humor that
enhances
Declining to Give Advice correct answers Help clients make independent choices and accept the
consequences of choices so not to foster dependence
Learning to Use Techniques Appropriately correct answers Know the theoretical rationale for every
technique used and be aware that techniques are appropriate for goals
,Developing Your Own Counseling Style correct answers Your style will be influenced by others but try not
to copy - borrow in a way that is distinctive to you
Maintaining Your Vitality as a Person and Professional correct answers Take care of yourself so you can
take care of others. Self-monitoring is first step in self care
Value Imposition correct answers When counselors directly attempt to define a clients values, attitudes,
beliefs, or behaviors it is unethical.
Therapeutic Goals correct answers Should be established or explored by client usually in initial interview.
Ask What do you expect form counseling? Why are you here? What do you hope to leave with? How is
what you are currently doing working for you? What aspects of yourself or your life situation would you
like to change?
Culture correct answers The values and behaviors shared by a group of individuals including age, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability and socioeconomic as well as ethnic or racial
heritage
Fixation correct answers Both frustration and overindulgence (or any combination of the two) may lead
to what psychoanalysts call at a particular psychosexual stage. refers to the theoretical notion that a
portion of the individual's libido has been permanently 'invested' in a particular stage of his
development.
Evidence suggesting the concept of the unconscious includes correct answers Dreams
Slips of the tongue
Posthypnotic suggestions
Material derived from free-association and projective techniques
Symbolic content of psychotic symptoms
Reaction Formation correct answers A person who unconsciously exhibits overly nice behavior to conceal
hostile feelings is probably using which ego defense
Repression correct answers One of the most important Freudian concepts, which consists of pushing
unacceptable life events and painful feelings into the unconscious
Regression correct answers The ego defense mechanism in which a person exhibits behavior that clearly
shows signs of reverting to less mature stages.
Projection correct answers Attributing to others the qualities or traits that are unacceptable to our own
ego
Oral Stage correct answers first year. Deals with the inability to trust oneself and others
phallic stage. correct answers 3-6 yo deals with the inability to accept one's sexuality and sexual feelings
and to difficulty accepting oneself as a man or woman.
, anal stage. correct answers 1-3 yo associated with the: inability to recognize and accept feelings of
hostility, destructiveness, anger, rage, and hatred and express them. Leading to the denial of one's own
power as a person and the lack of a sense of autonomy.
The basic aim of psychoanalytic therapy is correct answers to make the unconscious material conscious
A major characteristic of the classical psychoanalytic therapist is correct answers a sense of being
anonymous
The "fundamental rule" for the client in psychoanalysis is: correct answers participating in free
association
A more flexible variant of psychoanalysis is correct answers psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy
The technique whereby the analyst explains the meaning of certain behavior correct answers
interpretation
The concept of resistance can best be described as correct answers everything that prevents a client
from producing unconscious material.
denial. correct answers A person who manages their anxiety by distorting reality and failing to
acknowledge painful events is most likely in
displacement. correct answers Directing energy toward another object or a person (when anxiety is
reduced by focusing on a "safer target"):
rationalization. correct answers Manufacturing "good" reasons to explain away a bruised ego, or to
explain away failures or losses.
introjection. correct answers The young adult who adopts his parent's outdated political beliefs to avoid
unpleasant feelings of anxiety is an example of
compensation. correct answers The ego defense mechanism that consists of masking perceived
weaknesses or developing certain positive traits to make up for limitations.
sublimation. correct answers The process of redirecting sexual energy into some form of socially
acceptable behavior.
The Electra complex and the Oedipus complex are associated with what psychosexual stage of
development? correct answers phallic stage
an individual experiencing neurotic anxiety feels correct answers he will not be able to control his
instincts and will behave inappropriately
libido correct answers Freud used the term to refer to the energy of all the life instincts
What is the correct sequence of the psychosexual stages? correct answers
oral/anal/phallic/latency/genital
Corey 10th edition Chapter 002 & Chapter 004-
Psychoanalytic Therapy Revised TEST Quiz Exam
2023/2024 VERIFIED
Dealing with anxiety correct answers A certain level of anxiety before seeing a new client is normal.
Discuss openly self-doubt feelings with supervisor
Being Yourself and Self-Disclosure correct answers Being yourself increases authenticity and genuineness
enabling you to connect with client better. A little self-disclosure can be therapeutic but discretion and
sensitivity is necessary
Avoiding Perfectionism correct answers If your energy is tied up presenting an image of perfection it will
effect your ability to be present with the client. Risk mistakes in supervised learning environments
Being Honest about your Limitations correct answers It is important to know when and how to make a
referral when your limitations prevent you from helping a client
Understanding Silence correct answers When silence occurs, acknowledge and explore with your client
the reason for the silence
Dealing with Demands from Clients correct answers Make your expectations and boundaries clear during
initial counseling session or in disclosure statement
Dealing with Clients who Lack Commitment correct answers With mandated clients start with openly
discussing the nature of the relationship. Do not promise what you can't deliver. Make clear the limits of
confidentiality
Tolerating Ambiguity correct answers Sometimes clients get worse before getting better or following
conclusion of therapy
Becoming Aware of your Countertransference correct answers Defined broadly as any of our projections
that influence the way we perceive and react to a client. Be aware of own needs, conflicts, assets, and
liabilities
Developing a Sense of Humor correct answers Distinguish between humor that distracts and humor that
enhances
Declining to Give Advice correct answers Help clients make independent choices and accept the
consequences of choices so not to foster dependence
Learning to Use Techniques Appropriately correct answers Know the theoretical rationale for every
technique used and be aware that techniques are appropriate for goals
,Developing Your Own Counseling Style correct answers Your style will be influenced by others but try not
to copy - borrow in a way that is distinctive to you
Maintaining Your Vitality as a Person and Professional correct answers Take care of yourself so you can
take care of others. Self-monitoring is first step in self care
Value Imposition correct answers When counselors directly attempt to define a clients values, attitudes,
beliefs, or behaviors it is unethical.
Therapeutic Goals correct answers Should be established or explored by client usually in initial interview.
Ask What do you expect form counseling? Why are you here? What do you hope to leave with? How is
what you are currently doing working for you? What aspects of yourself or your life situation would you
like to change?
Culture correct answers The values and behaviors shared by a group of individuals including age, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability and socioeconomic as well as ethnic or racial
heritage
Fixation correct answers Both frustration and overindulgence (or any combination of the two) may lead
to what psychoanalysts call at a particular psychosexual stage. refers to the theoretical notion that a
portion of the individual's libido has been permanently 'invested' in a particular stage of his
development.
Evidence suggesting the concept of the unconscious includes correct answers Dreams
Slips of the tongue
Posthypnotic suggestions
Material derived from free-association and projective techniques
Symbolic content of psychotic symptoms
Reaction Formation correct answers A person who unconsciously exhibits overly nice behavior to conceal
hostile feelings is probably using which ego defense
Repression correct answers One of the most important Freudian concepts, which consists of pushing
unacceptable life events and painful feelings into the unconscious
Regression correct answers The ego defense mechanism in which a person exhibits behavior that clearly
shows signs of reverting to less mature stages.
Projection correct answers Attributing to others the qualities or traits that are unacceptable to our own
ego
Oral Stage correct answers first year. Deals with the inability to trust oneself and others
phallic stage. correct answers 3-6 yo deals with the inability to accept one's sexuality and sexual feelings
and to difficulty accepting oneself as a man or woman.
, anal stage. correct answers 1-3 yo associated with the: inability to recognize and accept feelings of
hostility, destructiveness, anger, rage, and hatred and express them. Leading to the denial of one's own
power as a person and the lack of a sense of autonomy.
The basic aim of psychoanalytic therapy is correct answers to make the unconscious material conscious
A major characteristic of the classical psychoanalytic therapist is correct answers a sense of being
anonymous
The "fundamental rule" for the client in psychoanalysis is: correct answers participating in free
association
A more flexible variant of psychoanalysis is correct answers psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy
The technique whereby the analyst explains the meaning of certain behavior correct answers
interpretation
The concept of resistance can best be described as correct answers everything that prevents a client
from producing unconscious material.
denial. correct answers A person who manages their anxiety by distorting reality and failing to
acknowledge painful events is most likely in
displacement. correct answers Directing energy toward another object or a person (when anxiety is
reduced by focusing on a "safer target"):
rationalization. correct answers Manufacturing "good" reasons to explain away a bruised ego, or to
explain away failures or losses.
introjection. correct answers The young adult who adopts his parent's outdated political beliefs to avoid
unpleasant feelings of anxiety is an example of
compensation. correct answers The ego defense mechanism that consists of masking perceived
weaknesses or developing certain positive traits to make up for limitations.
sublimation. correct answers The process of redirecting sexual energy into some form of socially
acceptable behavior.
The Electra complex and the Oedipus complex are associated with what psychosexual stage of
development? correct answers phallic stage
an individual experiencing neurotic anxiety feels correct answers he will not be able to control his
instincts and will behave inappropriately
libido correct answers Freud used the term to refer to the energy of all the life instincts
What is the correct sequence of the psychosexual stages? correct answers
oral/anal/phallic/latency/genital
