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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) .
| 1. |
Which guidance service suggests the importance for maintaining continuous effort of knowing the whereabouts of the graduates and drop outs? |
| A. | evaluation |
| B. | placement |
| C. | counseling |
| D. | follow-up |
| Answer» D. follow-up | |
| 2. |
A person's career includes many significant events and experiences but in which areas has work psychology been able to make a contribution? |
| A. | career counselling |
| B. | career choice |
| C. | mentoring |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. career choice | |
| 3. |
It is difficult to get fully accurate figures but which of the following appears to be the most commonly used career management technique in organisations? |
| A. | mentoring |
| B. | internal vacancy notification |
| C. | individual counselling |
| D. | career planning workshops |
| Answer» B. internal vacancy notification | |
| 4. |
Each of the following is part of the definition of psychotherapy except |
| A. | trained professional |
| B. | psychological methods |
| C. | medical treatment methods |
| D. | based on psychological theory |
| Answer» C. medical treatment methods | |
| 5. |
Which type of psychotherapy views the process of helping others as a form of teaching? |
| A. | humanistic therapy |
| B. | behavior therapy |
| C. | psychoanalytic therapy |
| D. | client-centered therapy |
| Answer» B. behavior therapy | |
| 6. |
According to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, each of the following is an ethical consideration in the use of psychotherapy except |
| A. | the goals of treatment |
| B. | the fees (splitting the fees when necessary) |
| C. | the choice of treatment methods |
| D. | client confidentiality |
| Answer» B. the fees (splitting the fees when necessary) | |
| 7. |
Which of the following is a situation where it is appropriate for a therapist to breach confidentiality? |
| A. | spouse inquiry |
| B. | court order |
| C. | insurance company order |
| D. | relative asks a question |
| Answer» B. court order | |
| 8. |
According to Freud, when the patient reacts to the therapist in ways that resemble how he or she would react to other authority figures, the process is called |
| A. | resistance |
| B. | catharsis |
| C. | free association |
| D. | transference |
| Answer» D. transference | |
| 9. |
In psychoanalysis, the release of emotional energy related to unconscious conflicts is called |
| A. | resistance |
| B. | catharsis |
| C. | free association |
| D. | transference |
| Answer» B. catharsis | |
| 10. |
A contemporary neo-Freudian form of psychotherapy that ignores unconscious motivation is called |
| A. | social skills training |
| B. | systematic desensitization |
| C. | interpersonal psychotherapy |
| D. | assertiveness training |
| Answer» C. interpersonal psychotherapy | |
| 11. |
Research suggests interpersonal psychotherapy is effective in treating |
| A. | schizophrenia |
| B. | bipolar disorder |
| C. | phobias |
| D. | depression |
| Answer» D. depression | |
| 12. |
According to Rogers, the ability of the therapist to share the client's emotions is an important process called |
| A. | reflection |
| B. | empathy |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | transference |
| Answer» B. empathy | |
| 13. |
The role of the client-centered therapist is to |
| A. | interpret the client\s unconscious conflicts |
| B. | create a safe atmosphere for clients to express feelings |
| C. | confront and challenge the client and point out inconsistencies |
| D. | help the client unlearn abnormal ways of behaving |
| Answer» B. create a safe atmosphere for clients to express feelings | |
| 14. |
Behavior therapy teaches skills based on methods derived from |
| A. | classical conditioning |
| B. | operant conditioning |
| C. | information-processing theory |
| D. | a and b above |
| Answer» D. a and b above | |
| 15. |
With which disorders has cognitive therapy been shown to be effective? |
| A. | anxiety disorders |
| B. | bulimia |
| C. | major depression |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 16. |
Persuading clients to abandon their erroneous ways of thinking is a goal of |
| A. | aversive conditioning |
| B. | cognitive therapy |
| C. | systematic desensitization |
| D. | social skills training |
| Answer» B. cognitive therapy | |
| 17. |
Which of the following is a fundamental concept of feminist psychotherapy? |
| A. | an equal relationship between therapist and client |
| B. | an awareness of anger over living in a sexist society |
| C. | encouragement to consider the clients\ needs as valid and worthy |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 18. |
Board-certified psychologists |
| A. | are more competent than those who are not |
| B. | are eclectic psychiatrists |
| C. | are the only ones who accept health insurance |
| D. | have met national standards for competency |
| Answer» D. have met national standards for competency | |
| 19. |
Which of the following would be good advice for someone considering a therapist? |
| A. | eclectic therapists are best because they can provide the widest variety of services. |
| B. | student counseling centers are usually staffed by students and recent graduates who don\t have much experience. |
| C. | anybody can call themselves a "psychologist." |
| D. | referrals can be a good guide in choosing a psychologist. |
| Answer» D. referrals can be a good guide in choosing a psychologist. | |
| 20. |
Which therapy would be most focused on exploring childhood relationships? |
| A. | behavioral therapy |
| B. | cognitive therapy |
| C. | humanistic therapy |
| D. | psychodynamic therapy |
| Answer» D. psychodynamic therapy | |
| 21. |
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an example of |
| A. | group therapy. |
| B. | a self-help group. |
| C. | couples therapy. |
| D. | dialectical behavioral therapy. |
| Answer» B. a self-help group. | |
| 22. |
A person who is afraid of snakes is taken to a zoo by his therapist and made to sit in a room with dozens of snakes. This is an example of |
| A. | gestalt therapy. |
| B. | flooding. |
| C. | aversive conditioning. |
| D. | cognitive restructuring. |
| Answer» B. flooding. | |
| 23. |
Which of the following is the most important ingredient for successful counselling or therapy? |
| A. | the therapist\s support of the client |
| B. | the number of sessions |
| C. | the type of therapy |
| D. | the client\s age |
| Answer» A. the therapist\s support of the client | |
| 24. |
Which of the following do cognitive therapists believe? |
| A. | uncovering childhood trauma is the goal of therapy |
| B. | how we think is an important part of how we feel |
| C. | altering one\s unhealthy routines alone will lead to psychological well-being |
| D. | certain medications are needed to help people maintain psychological health |
| Answer» B. how we think is an important part of how we feel | |
| 25. |
Group therapy can be helpful for clients because |
| A. | it is more cost-effective than individual therapy. |
| B. | clients can interact in genuine relationships, which is more like real life than individual therapy. |
| C. | it allows clients to not invest as much psychological energy as in individual therapy. |
| D. | clients are more comfortable speaking in groups. |
| Answer» B. clients can interact in genuine relationships, which is more like real life than individual therapy. | |
| 26. |
When the therapist lets the client know that he or she understands and accepts the client, it is known as |
| A. | cognitive restructuring. |
| B. | interpersonal learning. |
| C. | systematic desensitization. |
| D. | validation. |
| Answer» D. validation. | |
| 27. |
_____ is a short-term therapy that focuses on encouraging client's strengths. |
| A. | cognitive-behavioral therapy |
| B. | integrative therapy |
| C. | common-factors therapy |
| D. | well-being therapy |
| Answer» D. well-being therapy | |
| 28. |
A person with a phobia of horses would likely benefit most from which type of therapy? |
| A. | systematic desensitization |
| B. | group therapy |
| C. | psychoanalysis |
| D. | family therapy |
| Answer» A. systematic desensitization | |
| 29. |
Feeling touchy or hypersensitive following an upsetting experience is a form of– |
| A. | imprinting |
| B. | habituation |
| C. | sensitization |
| D. | reflexive behaviour |
| Answer» C. sensitization | |
| 30. |
Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) are mainly indexing– |
| A. | creative products |
| B. | creative processes |
| C. | creative personality |
| D. | creative persuation |
| Answer» B. creative processes | |
| 31. |
Which one the scaling method is more likely to yield multidimensional attitude scale? |
| A. | guttman scalogram analysis |
| B. | paired comparison method |
| C. | equal appearing intervals method |
| D. | method of summated rating |
| Answer» D. method of summated rating | |
| 32. |
Self is conceptualized in Western and Eastern perspectives on personality, respectively as– |
| A. | free and deterministic |
| B. | instinctive and learned |
| C. | ideal and real |
| D. | independent and interdependent |
| Answer» D. independent and interdependent | |
| 33. |
When a Background Interference Procedure was used experimentally, the following findings became apparent? |
| A. | field independent persons did better than field dependent persons |
| B. | field dependent persons did better than field independent persons |
| C. | both field dependent and field independent persons did equally well |
| D. | bip enhanced the performance of all subjects |
| Answer» A. field independent persons did better than field dependent persons | |
| 34. |
. People with moderate mental retardation would have an IQ in the range of– |
| A. | 10 to 19 |
| B. | 35 to 54 |
| C. | 55 to 70 |
| D. | 20 to 34 |
| Answer» B. 35 to 54 | |
| 35. |
The following is not typically found in a school in a school guidance counsellor’s office– |
| A. | sand pit |
| B. | lie detector |
| C. | psychometric tests |
| D. | puppets and play dough |
| Answer» B. lie detector | |
| 36. |
-------plays a significant role in equipping the student teacher for effectively guiding children and young people in their growth and development through learning. |
| A. | child psychology |
| B. | clinical psychology |
| C. | developmental psychology |
| D. | educational psychology |
| Answer» D. educational psychology | |
| 37. |
------helps the teacher to understand his pupils, whose education or training is his responsibility. |
| A. | child psychology |
| B. | clinical psychology |
| C. | developmental psychology |
| D. | educational psychology |
| Answer» D. educational psychology | |
| 38. |
Changes in the quantitative aspects fall in the domain of growth. Changes in the qualitative aspects fall in the domain of ------- |
| A. | evolution |
| B. | involution |
| C. | development |
| D. | learning |
| Answer» C. development | |
| 39. |
Maturation and ---------- go hand in hand in development. |
| A. | evolution |
| B. | involution |
| C. | development |
| D. | learning |
| Answer» C. development | |
| 40. |
-------- can be used to support the learning environment by providing tools for discourse, discussions, collaborative writing, and problem-solving, and by providing online support systems to scaffold students’ evolving understanding and cognitive growth. |
| A. | ict |
| B. | ift |
| C. | dat |
| D. | eeg |
| Answer» A. ict | |
| 41. |
------- is a process of getting an object of thought clearly before the mind. |
| A. | perception |
| B. | attention |
| C. | motivation |
| D. | intelligence |
| Answer» B. attention | |
| 42. |
--------- is goal-oriented behavior that leads to drive reduction in the organism. |
| A. | perception |
| B. | attention |
| C. | motivation |
| D. | intelligence |
| Answer» C. motivation | |
| 43. |
Warm, friendly understanding condition which is essential for an effective relationship between the client and the counsellor. |
| A. | rapport |
| B. | transference |
| C. | attitude |
| D. | relationship |
| Answer» A. rapport | |
| 44. |
From the following list of tools used by the career guidance counselor, choose the odd one out– |
| A. | dat |
| B. | gatb |
| C. | dbda |
| D. | svib |
| Answer» D. svib | |
| 45. |
Behaviour modification is a type of: |
| A. | behaviour therapy. |
| B. | cognitive behavioural therapy. |
| C. | humanistic therapy. |
| D. | client centered therapy. |
| Answer» A. behaviour therapy. | |
| 46. |
Counseling psychology differs from clinical psychology in that |
| A. | it is more concerned with the treatment of inpatients |
| B. | it is more concerned with severe behavior pathology. |
| C. | it is more concerned with everyday problems in living. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» C. it is more concerned with everyday problems in living. | |
| 47. |
Clinical psychologists and counseling psychologists |
| A. | have in common the fostering of personal growth. |
| B. | use many of the same tools of assessment |
| C. | both receive training in assessment and therapy. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 48. |
Which is NOT the type of question typically addressed by clinical assessment? |
| A. | what is this person\s diagnosis? |
| B. | what type of intervention might be optimal? |
| C. | does this person have executive potential? |
| D. | does this person need to be hospitalized? |
| Answer» C. does this person have executive potential? | |
| 49. |
A counseling psychologist is presented with a student who complains of being unable to study. Which tool of assessment would probably be of greatest assistance in terms of better |
| A. | the rorschach. |
| B. | self-monitoring. |
| C. | the mmpi. |
| D. | role play. |
| Answer» B. self-monitoring. | |
| 50. |
Saying whatever comes to mind, even if it seems senseless, painful, or embarrassing, is part of the Freudian technique known as |
| A. | unconditional regard. |
| B. | non-directive therapy. |
| C. | free association. |
| D. | transactional analysis. |
| Answer» C. free association. | |
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