PSYC 638 Session 10

Landreth explains that child-centered counselors focus on the​

• Past over the here and now

• The problem rather than the child

• Feelings rather than thoughts/behaviors

• Explaining to the child rather than listening to them

The main goal in Person-Centered Therapy is:

• Help people become more autonomous and confident in themselves

• Help people determine a plan of action

• Help people to challenge cognitive distortions

• Help people connect to others

All of the following are techniques related to the person-centered counseling method except​

• Giving Advice

• Summarization & Clarifying

• Active Listening

According to Person-Centered Therapy, who should direct the session?

• Parent

• Counselor

• Child

According to person-centered theory, a synonym for congruence is​ to be _____ in your experiences.

• Accepting

• Understanding

• Listening

• Genuine

The Person Centered Approach Requires Considerable

• Talking

• Listening

• Reinforcing

• Searching

Confluence can be healthy AND unhealthy

• True

• False

A Goal of Gestalt Therapy is for People to Become Self-Regulating Beings.

• True

• False

Gestalt therapists think trouble arises when people

• Become separated from parts of themselves

• Refer problems to their psychiatrists

• Accept their phony existence as their lifestyle

• Integrate all parts of self

Gestalt therapists PRIMARILY focus on the....

• Present

• Family

• Future

• Past