Gestalt Therapy Quiz Flashcards

1
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‘Resistances to contact’ refers to coping processes we develop that often end up preventing us from experiencing the present in a full and real way.

A

True

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2
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Blocked energy can be considered a form of defensive behaviour.

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True

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3
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The basic goal of Gestalt therapy is adjustment to society.

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False

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4
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Recent trends in Gestalt practice include more emphasis on confrontation, more anonymity of the therapist, and increased reliance on techniques.

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False

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5
Q

Dreams contain existential messages, and each piece of dream work leads to assimilation of missing parts of the self.

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True

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6
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Gestalt therapy is well suited for group counseling, especially when there is a here-and-now emphasis within the group.

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True

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7
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One of the functions of the therapist is to pay attention to the client’s body language.

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True

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8
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Gestalt techniques are primarily aimed at teaching clients to think rationally.

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False

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9
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A major function of the therapist is to make interpretations of clients’ behaviour so that they can begin to think about their patterns.

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False

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10
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The founder of Gestalt therapy contends that a frequent source of unfinished business is resentment.

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True

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11
Q

The main founder of Gestalt therapy is:

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Fritz Perls

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12
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Which is not true of Gestalt therapy?

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The focus is on the “why” of behavior.

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13
Q

Which of the following is not a key concept of Gestalt therapy?

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Intellectual understanding of one’s problems.

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14
Q

According to the Gestalt view, awareness:

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is by itself therapeutic.

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15
Q

The basic goal of Gestalt therapy is to help clients:

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move from environmental support to self-support.

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16
Q

The impasse is the point in therapy at which clients:

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experience a sense of “being stuck.”

17
Q

Gestalt therapy can best be characterised as:

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an experimental therapy

18
Q

The major focus of Gestalt therapy is on:

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assisting the client to become aware of how behaviours that were once part of creatively adjusting to past environments may be interfering with effective functioning and living in the present.

19
Q

A contribution of the Gestalt approach is that it:

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deals with the past in a lively manner by bringing relevant aspects into the present.

20
Q

The process of distraction, which makes it difficult to maintain sustained contact, is:

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deflection

21
Q

The process of turning back to ourselves what we would like to do to someone else is:

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retroflection.

22
Q

The tendency to uncritically accept others’ beliefs and standards without assimilating them to make them congruent with who we are is:

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introjection

23
Q

The process of blurring the differentiation between the self and the environment is

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confluence

24
Q

Which of the following is a shortcoming of Gestalt therapy as it is applied to working with culturally diverse populations?

A

Gestalt methods can lead to a high level of intense feelings, and some clients may have been culturally conditioned to be emotionally reserved and to avoid openly expressing feelings.

25
Q

Which of the following is a shortcoming of Gestalt therapy as it is applied to working with culturally diverse populations?

A

Gestalt methods can lead to a high level of intense feelings, and some clients may have been culturally conditioned to be emotionally reserved and to avoid openly expressing feelings.