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141) Sigmund Freud arrives for a therapy session with Albert Ellis. Freud’s main complaint is depression; it seems that Freud’s writings have not received the kind of response he had hoped for and expected. What is Ellis most likely to say during the therapy session? a. “Let’s explore your dreams in search of the real reason for your depression.” b. “You are upset about the reaction that your work has been receiving.” c. “I want to do some tests to find the neurological cause of your distress.” d. “Why do you expect all your work to be well received, and what difference does it make if some people don’t like your ideas?” 142) A therapist challenges what she sees as her client’s irrational and self-defeating beliefs. She uses persuasion, confrontation, arguments, and even homework assignments to challenge those beliefs. She is probably a ______ therapist. a. Gestalt b. behavioural c. person-centred d. rational-emotive 143) According to Albert Ellis, many psychological problems result from a. an unintegrated set of Gestalts. b. catastrophic thinking about oneself or one’s life conditions. c. unconscious motivational conflicts. d. conditions of worth that are imposed on us by others. 144) According to Albert Ellis, we become unhappy and depressed about events because of a. our behaviours. b. our irrational beliefs. c. the events that happen to us. d. other people’s irrational expectations. 145) Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis were especially concerned with helping a patient a. understand his or her past shortcomings in the context of the present. b. identify and modify distorted thoughts about him- or herself, others, and/or the world. c. to discontinue maladaptive negative reinforcement that led to avoidance of certain people or situations. d. to gain better insight into the underlying cause of one’s psychological difficulties. 146) Which of the following is a basic goal of cognitive-behavioural therapy? a. To help clients complete unfinished business and become whole b. To help clients change irrational thoughts to rational thoughts c. To help clients develop a closer match between real and ideal selves d. To help clients uncover unconscious conflicts and sexual urges 147) Which of the following components is not part of Ellis’s ABCDE scheme? a. Behavioural consequences b. Unpleasant activating event c. Active avoidance of irrational beliefs d. Belief systems determine responses 148) According to Ellis, the differences in how we respond to events stem largely from differences in a. the unpleasant activating event. b. our belief systems. c. emotional and behavioural consequences. d. disputing irrational beliefs. 149) Dedric is being asked to anticipate an upcoming tennis match against a highly ranked opponent. He is to imagine falling behind by one set, in a best two of three sets match, and what he would say to himself in such a scenario. This example illustrates what Meichenbaum would call a. stress inoculation training. b. person-centred therapy. c. rational-emotive behaviour therapy. d. systematic desensitization. 150) Cognitive-behavioural therapies have been found to be especially helpful in the treatment of ________ disorders. a. mood b. dissociative c. impulse control d. personality