Counseling Theories and Approaches Flashcards
6 cards from real Counseling practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.
Read the first 6 Counseling Theories and Approaches flashcards as text
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is based on which key spirit?
Answer: Partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation
MI's spirit rests on partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation (PACE), prioritizing collaboration and drawing out the client's own motivation.
In Bowenian Family Systems Theory, what term describes the ability to distinguish thoughts from emotions?
Answer: Differentiation of self
Differentiation of self refers to the capacity to maintain a clear sense of identity while remaining emotionally connected to others, a cornerstone of Bowen's theory.
Which therapy uses the concept of 'logical consequences' to help clients understand the purpose of misbehavior?
Answer: Adlerian Therapy
Adlerian therapy uses natural and logical consequences to help clients, especially children, understand the goals of their behavior and develop social interest.
Reality Therapy, developed by William Glasser, is based on which theory?
Answer: Choice Theory
Reality Therapy is grounded in Choice Theory, which posits that all behavior is chosen to satisfy one of five basic needs: survival, love/belonging, power, freedom, and fun.
Structural Family Therapy, associated with Salvador Minuchin, focuses on which element?
Answer: Family subsystems, boundaries, and hierarchies
Structural Family Therapy examines and restructures family organization, including subsystems (spousal, parental, sibling) and the boundaries between them.
In Transactional Analysis (TA), which ego state represents internalized parental messages?
Answer: Parent
Eric Berne's TA identifies the Parent ego state as internalized recordings of parental figures that influence current behavior and communication.