Psychotherapeutic Approaches and Contemporary Therapies Quiz

Test your knowledge on psychotherapy: unconscious processes, person-centered therapy, REBT, DBT, narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, and more.

#1

Which psychotherapeutic approach emphasizes the importance of unconscious processes and childhood experiences?

Behavioral therapy
Humanistic therapy
Psychoanalytic therapy
Cognitive therapy
#2

Who developed the person-centered therapy?

Albert Ellis
Aaron T. Beck
Carl Rogers
Sigmund Freud
#3

What is a primary goal of gestalt therapy?

Exploring unconscious conflicts
Identifying and challenging irrational beliefs
Encouraging self-awareness and personal growth
Developing insight into childhood experiences
#4

Which therapy focuses on the therapeutic relationship and the client's subjective experience?

Psychodynamic therapy
Gestalt therapy
Existential therapy
Interpersonal therapy
#5

Which therapy focuses on the here and now, emphasizing personal responsibility and freedom of choice?

Existential therapy
Person-centered therapy
Gestalt therapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
#6

Which therapy focuses on challenging and changing irrational beliefs?

Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Psychodynamic therapy
Existential therapy
Gestalt therapy
#7

Who developed rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)?

Carl Rogers
Albert Ellis
Fritz Perls
Irvin Yalom
#8

Who developed the dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)?

Marsha M. Linehan
Irvin D. Yalom
Aaron T. Beck
Carl Rogers
#9

In narrative therapy, what is the primary focus?

Identifying and challenging irrational beliefs
Exploring unconscious conflicts
Reframing and reconstructing personal narratives
Developing insight into childhood experiences
#10

What is a key aspect of narrative therapy?

Exploring unconscious conflicts
Identifying and challenging irrational beliefs
Reframing and reconstructing personal narratives
Developing insight into childhood experiences
#11

Which contemporary therapy involves observing and accepting one's experiences without judgment?

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Solution-focused brief therapy
#12

What is a core principle of solution-focused brief therapy?

Exploring unconscious conflicts
Identifying and challenging irrational beliefs
Focusing on exceptions and solutions
Developing insight into childhood experiences
#13

In psychoanalytic therapy, what is the term for the process of redirecting feelings from a significant person in one's past onto the therapist?

Transference
Countertransference
Catharsis
Resistance
#14

Which therapy involves identifying and challenging automatic negative thoughts?

Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Psychodynamic therapy
Gestalt therapy
Existential therapy
#15

Which therapy focuses on helping clients become more mindful of their thoughts and emotions?

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Solution-focused brief therapy

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