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Student Manual for Theory and Practice of Group Counseling
Reality Therapy Questions
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Psychology
Graduate
09/24/2009

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Reality tx emphasizes an inner self-evaluation.
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Reality tx is basically an active, directive, didactic model.
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In many ways, Glasser's approach is grounded on phenomenological and existential premises.
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T
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The essence of choice theory is that we are determined by events during our early childhood.
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F
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Reality therapists would probably encourage their clients to get into contact with their buried feelings before they would expect them to change their behavior.
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One of the main functions of the group leader is to make an evaluation of each member's current behavior.
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Reality tx emphasizes discussion of feeling and attitudes, for the assumption is that bx will no change unless attitudes change first.
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Reality tx in groups is well suited to adolescents.
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Punishment is an effective way to pressure participants to meet their contracts and to change.
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Group members are expected to make plans for change and also to commit to these plans.
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Reality tx rests on the central idea that
a) we need insight into the cause of our probs if we hope to change
b) we choose our bx and are responsible for what we do, think, and feel.
c) environmental factors largely control what we are doing
d) the way to change dysfunctional bx is to reexperience a situation in which we originally became psychologically stuck
e) our family of origin sets our patterns for interacting with others
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With which one of the following conclusions would Glasser disagree?
a) we are most likely to change if we are threatened by punishment
b) we do not have to be the vx of our past
c) we have more control over our life than we believe
d)we strive to change the world outside of us to match our internal pics of what we want
e) we strive to gain more effective control of our life to fulfill our needs
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The core of reality therapy consists of
a) teaching clients how to acquire rational beliefs instead of irrational ones
b) helping cx's understand their unconscious dynamics
c) giving clients opportunities to express unresolved feelings
d) teaching clients to take effective control of their own life
e) identifying clients' cognitive distortions by means of a Socratic dialogue
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D
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Glasser identifies four psychological needs (plus survival), which are the forces that drive us. Which of the following is NOT one of those needs?
a)transcendence
b)belonging
c) power
d) freedom
e) fun
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All of the following are basic concepts of reality therapy except for:
a) total bx
b) musturbatory beliefs
c) quality world
d) self-evaluation
e) planning and action
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B
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All of the following procedures are commonly used by reality therapy except for
a) exploring wants, needs, and perceptions
b) exploring parental messages and early decisions
c) focusing on current bx
d) planning and committing
e) engaging in self-evaluation
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B
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Which of the following is NOT emphasized in reality therapy? a) focus on what one is doing b) a time-limited focus c) exploration of how basic needs are being met d) a focus on understanding the origin of a client's prob
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D
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Another term for one's "quality world" is
a) a basic psychological life position
b) personal life script
c) fictional finalism
d) inner picture album
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What is Glasser's thinking about depression?
a) we depress or anger ourselves, rather than being depressed
b) depression is due to unresolved childhood issues
c) the more effective way to treat depression is with the use of drugs and medication
d) depression is best understood as anger turned inward
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Choice theory tends to focus on:
a) feeling and physiology
b) doing and thinking
c) coming to a fuller understanding of the past
d) the underlying causes for feelign of depression or anxiousness
e) how the family system controls our decision
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B
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