INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Department of Language Education

Practicum in Language X425/L525

Dr. Hope Elkins, Ph.D.

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Module 8

PART 3: POST-TEST

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT "BIBLIOTHERAPY"?

TRUE and FALSE answers to these questions follow.

 

_____ 1. Bibliotherapy means "use of book lists to locate self-help materials."

_____ 2. Research indicates that bibliotherapy is most effective for seriously disturbed readers when used along with other therapies.

_____ 3. Bibliotherapy is also known as Bibliocounseling.

_____ 4. Books used for bibliotherapy need not have literary merit.

_____ 5. In bibliotherapy, the first interaction that must occur between the reader and literature is called CATHARSIS.

____ 6. Reading ability of students should be taken into account when bibliotherapeutic literature is being selected.

_____ 7. A student's own emotional needs and problems should NOT be taken into account when selecting bibliotherapeutic literature.

_____ 8. There is a wealth of children's and young adult literature available for bibliotherapy.

_____ 9. Only licensed psychologists and other mental health professionals may use bibliotherapy.

_____ 10. Research studies report conflicting answers to the question, "Does bibliotherapy work?"

 

ANSWERS

(Number in parentheses indicates location of information by Part 2's question number).

1. FALSE (#1)

2. TRUE (#8)

3. TRUE (#2)

4. FALSE (#5, #6)

5. FALSE (#5)

6. TRUE (#5)

7. FALSE (#5)

8. TRUE (#2)

9. FALSE (#7)

10. TRUE (#10)




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