Theories: George is your client who is coming to counseling because he is depressed about his father’s recent death. He has told you that he has great difficulty dealing with authority figures, and after some discussion, you find out that George did not get along well with his father when he was young. If you are a Gestalt therapist, you will probably conclude that George:

Psychopathology: Greg presents as down in the dumps, tends to assume the worst and complains of insomnia. Which of these disorders most closely matches these symptoms?

Theories: Donna comes to counseling because she thinks that she has obsessive compulsive disorder. She has numerous obsessive thoughts. One of these thoughts is that she has left the coffee-maker on in her apartment and that it will start a fire that will burn the building down. The coffee-maker worry results in her returning to her apartment 3 or 4 times each morning, and she is often late to work. Donna’s solution-focused therapy counselor, Bob, wonders aloud if she is sensitive to detail, routine and order. Bob gives a case presentation to a class of counseling students. He states that “this client has a great strength in her ability to attend to detail.” What mistake has Bob made?

Social Psychology: Upon discovering that she has lung cancer, Mary blames the illness on her stupidity and lack of willpower. The blame she assigns herself is ____, and it is likely to ____ her sense of future control.

Social Psychology: Which of the following descriptions characterizes the changes in American society’s attitudes toward adolescent risky behavior from the 1920s to today?

Psychopathology: Which of the following are core competencies necessary for counseling suicidal clients?

Social Psychology: Psychological stress has been implicated as a factor in a wide variety of illnesses. This can be explained by the fact that stress:

Psychopathology: Which statement reflects a counselor skill for diversity-sensitive diagnosis and treatment?

Social Psychology: Ollie is about to undergo a painful and risky surgical procedure. Research suggests that Ollie could most effectively cope with this threat if he did which of the following?

Assessment: In assessing the reliability of a new test, a sample of 1,000 examinees take the test and one week later are asked to take the same test again. This is an example of which type of reliability?