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1
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Reality therapy is best categorized as:

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a form of cognitive behavior therapy

2
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Sandra is a reality therapist who is meeting her client Paul, who struggles with career indecision, for the the first time. How might she begin her work with Paul?

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by asking Paul what he wants from therapy

3
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Reality therapy has gained popularity with:

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rehabilitation workers
school counselors & administrators
school teachers, elementary & secondary

4
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WDEP stands for:

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wants, doing, self-evaluation, planning

5
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Which of the following is NOT a component of total behavior?

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wanting

6
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A reality therapist would most likely respond to a client’s complaint of melancholy, & mood by saying:

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“sounds like you’re depressing”

7
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Which of the following procedures would a reality therapist be least likely to employ?

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reliving an early childhood event

8
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A reality therapist will primarily focus on:

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present behavior

9
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When reality therapists explore a client’s past, they tend to focus on:

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past successes

10
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In reality therapy, the purpose of developing an action plan is:

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to arrange for successful experience

11
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In reality therapy, when a client fails to carry out their plans, the therapist will:

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challenge the clients to accept the reasonable consequence of his/her own behavior

12
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A limitation of this approach as it applies to multicultural counseling is:

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oppressed clients may have little choice over their circumstances

13
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All of the following are procedures that are commonly used in reality therapy except:

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exploring early recollections

14
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According to Glassner, many of the problems of clients are caused by:

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their inability to connect or to have a satisfying relationship with at least 1 significant person

15
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Reality therapy is best described as:

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a short-term therapy that stresses doing

16
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Function of the reality therapist is:

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to assist clients in dealing w/ the present

17
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Core of reality therapy:

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teaching clients to take effective control of their own lives

18
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All of the following are key characteristics of contemporary reality therapy except for:

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focus on talking about symptoms that bring a client to therapy

19
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Who created reality therapy in 1962?

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William Glasser