Person centered Therapy Quiz
Question 1
2 / 2 pts
From a person-centered perspective, the best source of knowledge about the client is
the:
individual client.
therapist.
client's family.
therapeutic relationship.
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
In person-centered group therapy, the leader:
displays a sense of trust in the members.
uses techniques and exercises to motivate the group.
focuses on making interpretations.
sets goals for the group members.
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
In applying the person-centered approach to crisis intervention, therapists should do all
of the following, except:
communicate a deep sense of understanding.
provide genuine support and warmth.
use a more structured approach and provide clients with some direction.
do not give the individual the opportunity to fully express themselves.
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
The person-centered therapist generally does not find traditional assessment and
diagnosis:
as a useful tool for case conceptualization.
as a meaningful way of understanding of a client’s psychological state.
to be useful because these procedures encourage an external and expert perspective
on the client.
as a necessary process that does not impact the course of therapy.
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the person-centered approach?
The focus is on the phenomenological world of the client.
It is supported by evidence from ongoing research.
The client-centered approach emphasized the role of the therapist as a facilitator of
growth and honored the inherent power of the client.
Emphasis is given to developing a contract for therapy.
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
The person-centered approach’s view of human nature:
views people as basically competitive.
states that humans are driven by irrational forces.
emphasizes clients' abilities to engage their own resources to act in their world with
others.
assumes that, while humans have the potential for growth, we tend to remain stagnant.
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
Therapists utilizing motivational interviewing strategies view clients as:
opponents to be defeated.
allies who play a major role in their present and future success.
victims of their own psychopathology who need to be liberated from their pain and
dysfunction.
people who are lazy and need a powerful incentive to change their ways.
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is the correct order in terms of the historical development of Carl
Rogers’s approach to counseling?
Client-centered to person-centered to nondirective
Client-centered to nondirective to person-centered
Nondirective to client-centered to person-centered
Nondirective to person-centered to client-centered
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
Characteristics of a self-actualized person include all of the following, except:
welcomes uncertainty in his or her life.
has a capacity for deep and intense interpersonal relationships.
has artificial dichotomies within himself or herself.
is spontaneous and creative.
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
Patrick has been confronted by family members and friends about his excessive
gambling. Despite their attempts to help him, he insists that they are overreacting and
that he has everything under control. He does not feel the need to alter his behaviors.
Patrick is at which stage of change?
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
The ____ that recently has come into prominence shares many
concepts on the healthy side of human existence with the humanistic
approach.
-positive psychology movement
Question 2
Therapists utilizing motivational interviewing strategies view clients as:
-Allies who play a major role in their present and future success
Question 3
Which of the following is not considered a necessary and sufficient
condition for change in the person-centered framework?
-Creative expression
Question 4
The technique of reflection involves the therapist:
-Mirroring the client’s emotional experience of a particular
situation.
Question 5
Which of the following is not true about Carl Rogers?
-He developed cognitive therapy
Question 6
In order for a therapist to communicate “accurate empathic
understanding” the counselor must:
-Connect emotionally to the client’s subjective world.
Question 7
Methods of expressive arts therapy are based on humanistic principles.
Which of the following principles is not one?
-Releasing creative energy is based on the principle of
regression
According to Rogerian therapy, an “internal source of evaluation” is
defined as:
-Looking more to oneself for the answers to the problems of
existence
Question 9
The person-centered therapist is best described as a:
-Facilitator
Question 10
Accurate emphatic understanding helps clients in all the following
areas, except:
-To notice and devalue their experiences
Question 1
One point of disagreement between existential and humanistic thouth
involves:
-The idea of an innate self-actualizing drive
Question 2
The ____ that recently has come into prominence shares many
concepts on the healthy side of human existence with the humanistic
approach.
-Positive psychology movement
Question 3
The ____ is a directional process of striving toward realization,
fulfillment, autonomy, and self-determination.
-Actualizing tendency
Question 4
Which of the following is not a key concept of the person-centered
approach?
-The focus is on exploration of a client’s past
Question 5
Person-centered therapy is a:
-Humanistic approach to therapy
Question 6
According to Rogerian therapy, an internal source of evaluation is
defined as:
-Looking more to oneself for the answers to the problems of
existence.
Question 7
The technique of reflection involves the therapist:
-Mirroring the client’s emotional experience of a particular
situation.
Question 8
One point of disagreement between existential and humanistic thought
involves:
-The idea of an innate self-actualizing drive
Question 9
The ____ that recently has come into prominence shares many
concepts on the healthy side of human existence with the humanistic
approach.
-Positive psychology movement
1. Which of the statements below regarding motivational interview is
not accurate?
-MI was developed by Maslow in the late 70’s after he created
his theory on self-actualization
2. A common theme originating in Carl Rogers’s early writings and
continuing to permeate all of his works is:
-a basic sense of trust in the client’s ability to move forward in a
constructive manner if conditions fostering growth are present.
3. person-centered therapy is a:
-humanistic approach to therapy
4. in the 1960’s and 70s Rogers did a great deal to spearhead the
development of
-student centered teaching and encounter groups
5. Patrick has been confronted by family members and friends about his
excessive gambling. Despite their attempts to help him, he insists that
they are overreacting and that he has everything under control. He
does not feel the need to alter his behaviors. Patrick is at which stage
of change?
-precontemplation
6. Methods of expressive arts therapy are based on humanistic
principles. which of the following principles is not one?
-releasing creative energy is bsased on the principle of regression.
7. from a person-centered perspective, the best source of knowledge
about the client is the:
-individual client
8. Carl Rogers drew heavily from existential concepts especially as they
apply to:
-the client/therapist relationship
9. Which of the following is not true about the most recent trends in
person-centered therapy?
-Acceptance and clarification are the main techniques used
10. Which of the following is not a key concept of the person-centered
approach?
-the focus is on exploration of a client’s past
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