Counseling Psychology MCQs

Counseling Psychology MCQs

Try to answer these 20 Counseling Psychology MCQs and check your understanding of the Counseling Psychology subject. Scroll down and let's begin!

1: According to carl rogers, the __________ is how people see their actual traits and abilities.

A.   Ideal self

B.   Real self

C.   Ego

D.   Id

2: In interpreting a dream, a psychoanalyst would attempt to discover the dream's __________.

A.   Latent content

B.   Manifest content

C.   Symbolic content

D.   Psychological content

3: Most psychological professionals today take a(n) ______ view of psychotherapy.

A.   Group treatment

B.   Humanistic

C.   Eclectic

D.   Behavioral

4: Person-centered therapy is a type of ______ therapy.

A.   Insight

B.   Behavior

C.   Cognitive

D.   Reality.

5: Rational-emotive therapy is associated with _____; cognitive-behavioral approach with _____.

A.   Beck; Ellis

B.   Beck; Seligman

C.   Ellis; Beck

D.   Ellis; Seligman

6: Cognitive therapy alters _____, the things people say to themselves when they interpret events.

A.   Self-analysis

B.   Delusional beliefs

C.   Incongruent thoughts

D.   Self-talk

7: Family counseling is a form of ______ therapy.

A.   Organic

B.   Group

C.   Self-help

D.   Informal

8: _____ is the positive emotional bond that develops between a child and a particular individual.

A.   AttachmentAPA

B.   Goal Outcome

C.   2Blooms

D.   Taxonomy: ...

9: According to arnett, all of the following except _____ are features of emerging adulthood.

A.   - feeling

B.   - self-focus

C.   - wisdom

D.   - identity exploration in love and work

10: According to piaget, during ________, children create new schemes or adjust old ones.

A.   Assimilation.

B.   Disequilibrium.

C.   Organization.

D.   Accommodation.

11: _____ therapy is based on the premise that people unconsciously avoid issues that are painful.

A.   Psychodynamic

B.   Family therapy

C.   Behavior therapy

D.   Cognitive therapy

12: The psychoanalytic and humanistic therapies are often referred to as _____ therapies.

A.   Insight

B.   Humanistic

C.   Conscious

D.   None of these

13: __________ is at the core of feminist therapy and marked by authenticity, mutuality, and respect.

A.   The person is political

B.   The egalitarian relationship

C.   ​The women's way of knowing

D.   A focus on strengths and a reformulated definition of psychological distress

14: Retroflection is considered a type of ___________ in gestalt theory.

A.   Defense mechanism.

B.   Dream analysis.

C.   Rationalization.

D.   Boundary disturbance.

E.   Unfinished business.

15: The primary goal of _______ is to find meaning in life and accept inevitable losses.

A.   Existential therapy

B.   Anxiety

C.   Transference

D.   Depression

16: _____ rests on the idea that thoughts that precede the behaviors need to change first.

A.   Regression toward the mean

B.   Interpersonal therapy

C.   Cognitive behavior therapy

D.   Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris)

17: __________ is the theoretical basis for reality therapy.

A.   W​ DEP theory

B.   Choice theory

C.   Behavior therapy

D.   Cognitive behavioral therapy

18: In general, psychiatrists tend to treat mental disorders by ________ and psychologists by ________.

A.   Examining and changing behavior and thought patterns; prescribing medications

B.   Prescribing medications; examining and changing behavior and thought patterns

C.   Supportive therapy; behavior therapy

D.   Hospitalization; supportive therapy

19: The primary goal of _______ is to find meaning in life and accept inevitable losses.

A.   Existential therapy

B.   Anxiety

C.   Transference

D.   Depression

20: _____ rests on the idea that thoughts that precede the behaviors need to change first.

A.   Regression toward the mean

B.   Interpersonal therapy

C.   Cognitive behavior therapy

D.   Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris)

21: __________ is the theoretical basis for reality therapy.

A.   W​ DEP theory

B.   Choice theory

C.   Behavior therapy

D.   Cognitive behavioral therapy

22: In general, psychiatrists tend to treat mental disorders by ________ and psychologists by ________.

A.   Examining and changing behavior and thought patterns; prescribing medications

B.   Prescribing medications; examining and changing behavior and thought patterns

C.   Supportive therapy; behavior therapy

D.   Hospitalization; supportive therapy