Gestalt Therapy Quiz
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What is the role of the therapist in Gestalt therapy?
A. The role of the therapist is to provide advice and solutions to the client’s problems.
B. The role of the therapist is to control and direct the therapy sessions.
C. The role of the therapist is to diagnose and treat mental disorders.
D. The role of the therapist is to facilitate self-awareness and personal growth.
What does the term “Gestalt” mean?
A. Theory in physics.
B. Style of art.
C. Method in mathematics.
D. Concept in psychology
How does Gestalt therapy view the concept of “unfinished business” in a client’s life?
A. It considers unfinished business as irrelevant to the therapeutic process.
B. It views unfinished business as a barrier to personal growth and self-actualization.
C. It encourages clients to suppress memories of unfinished business to focus on the present.
D. It interprets unfinished business as a sign of unresolved childhood conflicts.
Which psychologist is credited with developing Gestalt therapy?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Carl Rogers
C. Fritz Perls
D. Albert Ellis
According to Gestalt therapy, what role does the therapist play in the therapeutic process?
A. The therapist serves as an authority figure who provides advice and guidance.
B. The therapist acts as a passive observer, allowing clients to explore their experiences independently.
C. The therapist actively engages with clients, providing support and feedback to promote self-awareness.
D. The therapist remains distant and detached, avoiding personal involvement with clients.
In Gestalt therapy, what is the significance of the “empty chair” technique?
A. It symbolizes the absence of the therapist’s presence.
B. It encourages clients to role-play conflicting aspects of themselves.
C. It represents unresolved conflicts with significant others.
D. It signifies the end of a therapy session.
How does Gestalt therapy address unfinished business?
A. By providing medication to suppress unresolved emotions and conflicts.
B. By encouraging individuals to ignore their unresolved emotions and conflicts.
C. By helping individuals become aware of and work through unresolved emotions, conflicts, and experiences from the past.
D. By teaching individuals to avoid thinking about unresolved emotions and conflicts.
What is the significance of “body language” in Gestalt therapy?
A. Body language is a form of deception in Gestalt therapy.
B. Body language is not important in Gestalt therapy.
C. Body language is only used for communication purposes in Gestalt therapy.
D. Body language provides nonverbal cues and expressions that reveal underlying emotions and thoughts.
Gestalt therapists responsibilities are
A. Quality of their presence and to remain open to client
B. Knowing themselves and the clients
C. Establishing and maintaining a therapeutic atmosphere
D. All of the above
What is the primary goal of Gestalt therapy?
A. Resolving unconscious conflicts
B. Promoting self-awareness and personal growth
C. Eliminating maladaptive behaviors
D. Analyzing childhood experiences
What is a role-playing technique in which all the parts are played by the client?
A. The Empty-Chair Technique
B. The Exaggeration Exercise
C. The Reversal Exercise
D. The Rehearsal Exercise
Which of the following can create a block to awareness
A. A state of happiness
B. Low self-esteem
C. Excessive sleeping
D. Living through your pain
How does Gestalt therapy address the client’s environment and relationships?
A. By focusing on the present moment and the client’s immediate experience.
B. By using medication and other medical interventions to address the client’s environment and relationships.
C. By analyzing the client’s past experiences and childhood relationships.
D. By providing advice and guidance on how to improve the client’s environment and relationships.
Trina is a socially-aloof and timid girl who often has problem asserting herself to others. A Gestalt technique that is most useful for Treena is:
A. Making the rounds
B. Reversal technique
C. Rehearsal exercise
D. Empty chair technique
Which concept in Gestalt therapy emphasizes the integration of fragmented aspects of the self?
A. Unconditional positive regard
B. Congruence
C. Sublimation
D. Wholeness
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