Question 1

In initial sessions with clients,it is important to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) provide empathy 
B) avoid linking any issues to actions or potential actions 
C) engage with the client in a business-like manner 
D) establish a timeline for completing therapy 
A) provide empathy 
B) avoid linking any issues to actions or potential actions 
C) engage with the client in a business-like manner 
D) establish a timeline for completing therapy

Question 2

In non-crisis situations,a helper might first help a client with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The issues that the client sees as important and is most willing to work on 
B) The issues that the helper privately judges to be the most significant 
C) The issues that most interest the helper 
A) The issues that the client sees as important and is most willing to work on 
B) The issues that the helper privately judges to be the most significant 
C) The issues that most interest the helper

Question 3

Read the following and answer the question: CLIENT: Someone said that good things can come from evil things.What happened to my son was evil.But we'll give him all the support he needs to get through this.Though I had the same thing happen to me,I kept it all in until now.It was all locked up inside.I was so ashamed,and my shame became part of me.When I let it all out last week,it was like throwing off a dirty cloak that I'd been wearing for years.Getting it out was so painful,but now I feel so different,so good.I wonder why I had to hold it in for so long.
This statement by the client about the past exemplifies which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) That he is using his recollections to reconcile or liberate himself with his past 
B) That he is using his recollections to prepare himself for change 
C) That he is stuck in the past 
D) That he is using his recollections to make sense of the present 
A) That he is using his recollections to reconcile or liberate himself with his past 
B) That he is using his recollections to prepare himself for change 
C) That he is stuck in the past 
D) That he is using his recollections to make sense of the present

Question 4

A client's reluctance to self-disclose most likely signals ____.

Accepted Answer

A) a fear of dependence on the helper 
B) a general inability to share aspects of him/herself with others 
C) a sign of anti-social personality 
D) a need to control the situation 
A) a fear of dependence on the helper 
B) a general inability to share aspects of him/herself with others 
C) a sign of anti-social personality 
D) a need to control the situation

Question 5

Kelly,an accountant in her mid-30s,seeks help with a variety of concerns.She notes being unhappy in her career,having few friends,and having a potential phobia with spiders that she notes is "annoying more than anything." Her counsellor notes a new approach she just learned with overcoming phobias and proposes this as an easy place to begin treatment.Based on the chapter,the counsellor should ____.

Accepted Answer

A) start with the career concerns since it was mentioned first 
B) focus on the problem that,if handled,will lead to some kind of general improvement 
C) work on the problem she feels most confident addressing 
D) work on all three problems at the same time 
A) start with the career concerns since it was mentioned first 
B) focus on the problem that,if handled,will lead to some kind of general improvement 
C) work on the problem she feels most confident addressing 
D) work on all three problems at the same time

Question 6

Effective helpers learn to focus on clients' stories and are most able to highlight ____.

Accepted Answer

A) how they will be able to solve the clients' problems as presented 
B) deficits in clients' coping strategies 
C) unused resources 
D) dysfunctions in clients' histories 
A) how they will be able to solve the clients' problems as presented 
B) deficits in clients' coping strategies 
C) unused resources 
D) dysfunctions in clients' histories

Question 7

Which of the following helping situation calls for immediacy?

Accepted Answer

A) When a session is directionless and it seems that no progress is being made 
B) When cultural differences seem to get be getting in the way 
C) When trust seems to be an issue 
D) All of above 
A) When a session is directionless and it seems that no progress is being made 
B) When cultural differences seem to get be getting in the way 
C) When trust seems to be an issue 
D) All of above

Question 8

A client comes for his first session with you.He seems anxious and starts talking by saying "Yesterday,I felt so nervous that I couldn't leave the house.It took every bit of strength I had to come here today." And then he stops talking.In accordance with Stage I,you want to help him to tell his story.Which of the following might you do to help him to continue in the way most beneficial to him?

Accepted Answer

A) Ask him whether anxiety and sadness characterize his life. 
B) Gently suggest that his anxiety is about meeting new people such as yourself and the more often you do it,the easier it will be. 
C) Ask him to tell you more about his anxiety. 
D) Ask him what other problems he is facing. 
A) Ask him whether anxiety and sadness characterize his life. 
B) Gently suggest that his anxiety is about meeting new people such as yourself and the more often you do it,the easier it will be. 
C) Ask him to tell you more about his anxiety. 
D) Ask him what other problems he is facing.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a helper's goal during Stage I-A?

Accepted Answer

A) Establish a good rapport with the client. 
B) Help clients to become clear about the issues they face. 
C) Keep the client from acting on their problems before they are ready. 
D) Help reduce any stress the client might be feeling when beginning the helping experience. 
A) Establish a good rapport with the client. 
B) Help clients to become clear about the issues they face. 
C) Keep the client from acting on their problems before they are ready. 
D) Help reduce any stress the client might be feeling when beginning the helping experience.

Question 10

When starting to explore the problem situation,it is MOST important to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) start where the client starts in telling the story 
B) avoid asking questions 
C) lead the client through the story 
D) fill in the gaps in the client's story as needed 
A) start where the client starts in telling the story 
B) avoid asking questions 
C) lead the client through the story 
D) fill in the gaps in the client's story as needed

Question 11

If a client thinks that a problem is critical,even though by objective standards,the problem does not seem to be that bad,then ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the client cannot be helped 
B) for him or her,it is critical 
C) you need to immediately apply the tasks of Stage I 
D) you are working with a severely disturbed person who has no sense of reality 
A) the client cannot be helped 
B) for him or her,it is critical 
C) you need to immediately apply the tasks of Stage I 
D) you are working with a severely disturbed person who has no sense of reality

In initial sessions with clients,it is important to ____.

In non-crisis situations,a helper might first help a client with which of the following?

A client's reluctance to self-disclose most likely signals ____.

Effective helpers learn to focus on clients' stories and are most able to highlight ____.

Which of the following helping situation calls for immediacy?

Which of the following is not a helper's goal during Stage I-A?

When starting to explore the problem situation,it is MOST important to ____.

If a client thinks that a problem is critical,even though by objective standards,the problem does not seem to be that bad,then ____.

Successful Helping an Introduction

The Helping Relationship

Empathic Presence and Responding Building a Mutual Understanding

The Art of Probing and Summarising

Facilitating Client Self-Challenge: From New Perspectives to New Behaviour

Helper Self-Challenge and Overcoming Client Resistance

An Introduction to the Problem-Solving and Problem-Management Process

Stage II: Helping Clients Design Problem-Managing Outcomes and Set Goals

Stage III: Planning the Way Forward

How to Implement and Make It All Happen

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Exam 8: Stage I: Helping Clients Explore Their Concerns and Tell Their Stories

In initial sessions with clients,it is important to ____.

In non-crisis situations,a helper might first help a client with which of the following?

A client's reluctance to self-disclose most likely signals ____.

Effective helpers learn to focus on clients' stories and are most able to highlight ____.

Which of the following helping situation calls for immediacy?

Which of the following is not a helper's goal during Stage I-A?

When starting to explore the problem situation,it is MOST important to ____.

If a client thinks that a problem is critical,even though by objective standards,the problem does not seem to be that bad,then ____.

Successful Helping an Introduction

The Helping Relationship

Empathic Presence and Responding Building a Mutual Understanding

The Art of Probing and Summarising

Facilitating Client Self-Challenge: From New Perspectives to New Behaviour

Helper Self-Challenge and Overcoming Client Resistance

An Introduction to the Problem-Solving and Problem-Management Process

Stage II: Helping Clients Design Problem-Managing Outcomes and Set Goals

Stage III: Planning the Way Forward

How to Implement and Make It All Happen

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