Reality Quiz

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The founder of reality therapy is:
a. Albert Ellis.
b. Albert Bandura.
c. Joseph Wolpe.
d. none of the above
____ 2. Reality therapy has ained popularity !ith:
a. school counselors and ad"inistrators.
b. school teachers# both ele"entary and secondary.
c. rehabilitation !or$ers.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
____ %. Reardin the oals of reality therapy:
a. it is the therapist&s responsibility to decide specific oals for clients.
b. clients are helped to et connected or reconnected !ith the people they have chosen to put
in their 'uality !orld and are tauht choice theory.
c. the oals of therapy should be universal to all clients.
d. (ociety "ust deter"ine the proper oals for all clients.
____ ). Which "ethod*s+ is *are+ often used in reality therapy,
a. behavior-oriented "ethods
b. the contract "ethod
c. use of role playin
d. confrontin clients
e. all of the above
____ .. Which of the follo!in procedures !ould a reality therapist be least li$ely to e"ploy,
a. s$illful 'uestionin
b. encourain clients to loo$ at !hat they are doin
c. "a$in action plans
d. enain in ho"e!or$ to chane behaviors
e. relivin an early childhood event
____ /. Reality therapy is based on !hich of the follo!in orientations to understandin hu"an
behavior,
a. radical behavioristic
b. psychoanalytic
c. e0istential-pheno"enoloical
d. deter"inistic
e. person-centered theory
____ 1. 2n reality therapy# the purpose of developin an action plan is:
a. to encourae clients to stretch beyond their li"its.
b. to teach clients to 3thin$ bi.3
c. to arrane for successful e0perience.
d. to arrive at the ulti"ate solution to a client&s proble".
e. both *a+ and *b+
____ 4. Which of the follo!in is *are+ a contribution of reality therapy,
a. 2t helps clients deal e"otionally !ith unfinished business fro" their past.
b. 2t provides insiht into the causes of one&s proble"s.
c. 2t provides a structure for both clients and therapist to evaluate the deree and the nature
of chanes.
d. 5ost of its concepts have been sub6ected to e"pirical testin.
e. both *a+ and *b+
____ 7. 8lasser !ould aree !ith all of the follo!in conclusions e0cept:
a. We are "ost li$ely to chane if !e are threatened by punish"ent.
b. We do not have to be the victi" of our past.
c. We have "ore control over our lives than !e believe.
d. We strive to chane the !orld outside ourselves to "atch our internal pictures of !hat !e
!ant.
e. We often see$ therapy !hen !e do not have the relationships !e !ant.
____ 19. The core of reality therapy consists of:
a. teachin clients ho! to ac'uire rational beliefs instead of irrational beliefs.
b. helpin clients to understand their unconscious dyna"ics.
c. ivin clients opportunities to e0press unresolved feelins.
d. teachin clients to ta$e effective control of their o!n lives.
e. identifyin their conitive distortions by "eans of a (ocratic dialoue.
____ 11. Which of the follo!in procedures !ould a reality therapist be least li$ely to e"ploy,
a. self-help procedures
b. the use of hu"or
c. ho"e!or$ assin"ents
d. as$in a client to e"otionally ree0perience a childhood e0perience
e. as$in 'uestions to et a better sense of the client&s inner !orld
____ 12. Accordin to 8lasser# all of the follo!in are basic psycholoical needs e0cept:
a. co"petition.
b. belonin.
c. po!er.
d. :reedo".
e. fun.
____ 1%. Accordin to 8lasser# "any of the proble"s of clients are caused by:
a. unfinished business !ith parents.
b. siblin rivalry.
c. early childhood trau"a.
d. their inability to connect or to have a satisfyin relationship !ith at least one of the
sinificant people in their lives.
e. the failure to receive praise and approval fro" the "e"bers of their fa"ily.
True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
Decide if the following statements are "more true" or "more false" from the reality therapy
perspective
____ 1). ;hoice theory is the theoretical foundation for the practice of reality therapy.
____ 1.. Reality therapy cautions aainst the therapist "entorin the client.
____ 1/. Reality therapy sees transference as a !ay for the therapist to avoid ettin
personally involved in the clients& lives.
____ 11. The first step in the process of reality therapy consists of a co"prehensive assess"ent
leadin to a specific dianosis.
____ 14. 8lasser reco""ends that therapists loo$ bac$ for the causes of a client&s present
failures.
____ 17. A "ain function of the reality therapist is to encourae clients to assess their behavior
to deter"ine ho! !ell it is !or$in for the".
____ 29. 2t is the 6ob of the reality therapist to convey the idea that no "atter ho! bad thins
are there is hope.