Quiz for the Online CE Course
"Balancing Transpersonal Perspectives in Counseling with Conventional Ethical Requirements"
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1. The definition of "transpersonal" in the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology's catalog emphasizes
a. transcendence
b. the loftiness of human potential
c. contrasts and distinctions that may not be helpful in understanding the relationship between personal and transpersonal.
d. all the above.
2. The words "coinherence" and "interpenetration" are used interchangeably in this course to assert
a. the intrusive nature of transpersonal reality.
b. that personal and transpersonal are present in every moment
c. the regressive nature of much of our "unfinished busness"
d. that therapy is unavoidably a chaotic and confusing process
3. Alchemy and tantric yoga are based on the fundamental belief that
a. lead can actually be turned into gold
b. that what is lower is never to be depreciated or rejected, but refined and transformed.
c. sexual energy is the key to happiness
d. the ultimate goal is transcend physicality
4. The following are all examples of triangulation,  except for
a. when a person experiences direction communion with the divine.
b. when a person turns to a third party to mediate his or her relationship with someone or something else
c. when someone goes to a counselor and complains about his or her spouse's behavior
d. when a Catholic confesses to a priest
5. Boundaries are important in transpersonal therapy because
a. transpersonal therapy can never be divorced from the personal
b. powerful psychodynamic forces may overwhelm the therapeutic relationship if boundaries are not maintained.
c. an evolved or individuated person must still live and express himself or herself in a world of constraints.
d. all the above
6. The concept of "progressive triangulation" is expressed in all of the following except
a. a client's devotion to an embodiment of higher power, such as Mary, Jesus, or a guru
b. teleological transference
c. the client's attachment to the therapist as a symbol of higher power
d. an affair
7. When a client expresses a wish that the therapist might loosen boundaries because of the obvious spiritual dimensions of the work, the therapist should
a. relax the boundaries in respect for the client's transpersonal work.
b. respectfully decline in respect for the client's unresolved past conflicts and unconscious complexes.
c. respectfully decline in respect for the client's need to remain focused on expressing oneself in a world of necessary limitations
d. b. and c.
8. The Hiker's Rule can be translated as:
a. Take breaks from therapy as needed by both therapist and client
b. Go as rapidly as possible, allowing your belief in your client carry him or her toward the eventual goal
c. Don't embark on a journey if someone is not prepared for the challenge.
d. Set your pace according to the slowest and most resistive aspects of a client's psychology
9.  According to the course, various tests of the therapist may arise in transpersonal or spiritual counseling, including
a.  affirming the spiritual dimensions of the relationship by relaxing the rules or boundaries of "ordinary" therapy.
b. extending the therapeutic hour in recognition of a client's special status.
c. agreeing to have counseling sessions outside the office in recognition of the boundless nature of the therapist/client relationship.
d. adopting language or metaphors that affirm the client's specialness to the therapist
e. all the above
10.  The overall principle upon which this course is based is:
a. that transpersonal therapy supercedes conventional therapy
b.that therapists should adopt a stance that affirms a client's highest potential without losing sight of a client's least evolved qualities.
c. that personal and transpersonal therapy call for distinct approaches
d. that transpersonal therapy necessarily challenges conventional ethical rules and boundaries