BAPSY FREE Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: Therapeutic Techniques & Counseling Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Which therapeutic approach uses the 'empty chair' technique to help clients address unresolved feelings toward another person?

Accepted Answer

Gestalt therapy

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Rational emotive behavior therapy

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Solution-focused brief therapy

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Psychoanalytic therapy

Question 2

In motivational interviewing, what does the acronym OARS stand for?

Accepted Answer

Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, Summaries

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Observations, Analyses, Recommendations, Solutions

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Open dialogue, Active listening, Reframing, Structuring

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Objectives, Assessments, Responses, Strategies

Question 3

A counselor who systematically helps a client replace irrational beliefs with rational ones is most likely practicing which approach?

Accepted Answer

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

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Person-centered therapy

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Narrative therapy

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Existential therapy

Question 4

What is the primary goal of systematic desensitization in behavioral therapy?

Accepted Answer

To gradually reduce anxiety by pairing relaxation with feared stimuli

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To flood the client with the feared stimulus until anxiety subsides

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To identify unconscious conflicts driving phobic responses

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To restructure cognitive distortions about the feared object

Question 5

Which concept describes a counselor's ability to understand a client's experience from the client's own frame of reference?

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Empathic understanding

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Countertransference

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Unconditional positive regard

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Congruence

Question 6

In dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), which module teaches clients to observe their thoughts and feelings without judgment?

Accepted Answer

Mindfulness

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Distress tolerance

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Emotion regulation

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Interpersonal effectiveness