Question 1

According to the Gestalt perspective, if people do not remember their dreams:

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A)   they may be refusing to face what is wrong with their lives.
B)   that suggests they have no internal conflicts.
C)   they are sound sleepers.
D)   they lack creativity.

Question 2

A contribution of this therapeutic approach is:

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A)   it enables intense experiencing to occur over a long period of time.
B)   it can be a relatively long therapy.
C)   it stresses talking about problems, as opposed to doing and experiencing.
D)   the exciting way in which the past is dealt with in a lively manner by bringing relevant aspects into the present. D

Question 3

When a client learns how to influence his or her environment describes which stage of Miriam Polster's three-stage integration sequence?

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A)   Discovery
B)   Accommodation
C)   Assimilation
D)   Retroflection

Question 4

In Gestalt therapy, a client's resistance is welcomed and used to deepen their therapeutic work.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 5

Which of the following Gestalt techniques involves asking one person in a group to speak to each of the other group members?

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A)   The rehearsal exercise
B)   The reversal technique
C)   Making the rounds
D)   The exaggeration technique

Question 6

The five different kinds of contact boundary disturbances include all of the following, except:

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A)   retroflection.
B)   projection.
C)   introjection.
D)   introflection.

Question 7

It is essential that counsellors establish a relationship with their clients, so that the clients will:

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A)   be less open during an assessment.
B)   be less focused on the here and now.
C)   feel trusting enough to participate in the learning that can result from Gestalt experiments.
D)   be more willing to be involved in process-oriented diagnosis.

Question 8

The Gestalt therapist typically uses diagnosis and interpretation as a basic part of the therapeutic process.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A critical difference between early Gestalt therapy and relational Gestalt therapy is the:

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A)   emphasis on contact.
B)   approach to confrontation.
C)   use of techniques.
D)   focus on the figure formation process.

Question 10

Gestalt therapy focuses on the cognitive aspects of therapy.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 11

One of the main contributions of the Gestalt approach is its:

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A)   behavioural training models.
B)   emphasis on learning to appreciate and fully experience the present moment.
C)   attempt to remain focused on the past.
D)   ability to allow the client to remain oblivious to his or her behaviour.

Question 12

The Gestalt approach to dream work consists of the therapist interpreting the meaning of the symbols in the dream.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

_________are preplanned activities that can be used to elicit emotion, produce action, or achieve a specific goal.

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A)   Cathartic events
B)   Faulty experiments
C)   Exercises
D)   Conflicting opinions

Question 14

When a person experiences an internal conflict namely a conflict between top dog and underdog) , which of the following techniques would be most appropriate?

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A)   Making the rounds
B)   The reversal technique
C)   The internal dialogue exercise
D)   The rehearsal exercise

Question 15

A Gestalt therapist pays attention to ways the client uses language.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Field theory asserts that:

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A)   the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
B)   human beings have an innate capacity to self-regulate.
C)   the organism must be seen in its environment, or in its context, as part of the constantly changing field.
D)   phenomenological inquiry is the key to behaviour change.

Question 17

According to Gestalt theory, people use avoidance in order to:

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A)   help assist them in facing unfinished business.
B)   keep from feeling uncomfortable emotions.
C)   help them work to change.
D)   help express feelings openly.

Question 18

Gestalt therapy makes use of a wide variety of techniques that are designed to increase the client's awareness of his or her present experiencing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most of the Gestalt techniques are designed to intensify the individual's experiencing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Contemporary Gestalt therapists view client resistance as a:

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A)   way that clients avoid confrontation.
B)   sign of poor motivation for therapeutic work.
C)   therapy interfering force that needs to be overcome.
D)   creative adjustment to a situation and something to be respected.

Exam 8: Gestalt Therapy

According to the Gestalt perspective, if people do not remember their dreams:

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A contribution of this therapeutic approach is:

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When a client learns how to influence his or her environment describes which stage of Miriam Polster's three-stage integration sequence?

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In Gestalt therapy, a client's resistance is welcomed and used to deepen their therapeutic work.

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Which of the following Gestalt techniques involves asking one person in a group to speak to each of the other group members?

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The five different kinds of contact boundary disturbances include all of the following, except:

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It is essential that counsellors establish a relationship with their clients, so that the clients will:

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The Gestalt therapist typically uses diagnosis and interpretation as a basic part of the therapeutic process.

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A critical difference between early Gestalt therapy and relational Gestalt therapy is the:

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Gestalt therapy focuses on the cognitive aspects of therapy.

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One of the main contributions of the Gestalt approach is its:

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The Gestalt approach to dream work consists of the therapist interpreting the meaning of the symbols in the dream.

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_________are preplanned activities that can be used to elicit emotion, produce action, or achieve a specific goal.

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When a person experiences an internal conflict namely a conflict between top dog and underdog) , which of the following techniques would be most appropriate?

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A Gestalt therapist pays attention to ways the client uses language.

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Field theory asserts that:

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According to Gestalt theory, people use avoidance in order to:

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Gestalt therapy makes use of a wide variety of techniques that are designed to increase the client's awareness of his or her present experiencing.

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Most of the Gestalt techniques are designed to intensify the individual's experiencing.

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