Exam 5: Facilitating Client Self-Challenge: From New Perspectives to New Behaviour

Kelly is upset because she believes she is not adequately keeping up with all of her demands as a full-time student,part-time bookkeeper,and single mother of three."I feel like I am so stupid; I barely achieved a 'C' on the biology test I just took." The counsellor points out she has As and Bs in all of her classes,including biology,and just got a raise at work."I know,but I should have done better on that test.If I screw up one thing,I think I am a failure." According to Ellis,what type of self-defeating mindset does this exemplify?

Egan recommends that helper self-disclosure typically be used ____.

In helping,the term blind spot refers to which of the following?

What is the primary function of challenging?

Advanced empathy is designed to help the helper to ____.

Confrontation with clients should be used ____.

Sometimes a helper must challenge inadequate participation in the helping process.Which of the following is the most predominant reason that a client fails to participate adequately?

Which of the following is not an example of an advanced empathy technique?

Which of the following is not an example of a blind spot?

Read the following: Arthur tells his counsellor that last night,over dinner,his friend Peter told him that all of their mutual friends are fed up with Arthur's acerbic interpersonal style.They all feel that he is just nasty and disrespectful.Arthur tells his counsellor that these friends are being ridiculous and,frankly,pretty stupid if they can't see that he just intends to be funny.He said that he told off his friend Peter by stating that he and all of their friends are idiots. As tactfully as possible,Arthur's counsellor asks: "Don't you think that the opinion of all your friends might be something to take seriously?" This challenge is designed to help Arthur to understand his ____.

Some weeks ago,Rachel told her counsellor that her husband is very happy with their non-existent sex life,and that they both agree that sex is not that important.During today's session,she tells her counsellor that she was shocked and horribly saddened to learn that her husband was having an affair.When she asked her husband about it,he told her that he missed having sex in his life.Rachel's earlier assumption about her husband and their lack of interest in sex reflects which of the following?

Transforming blind spots into new perspectives requires which of the following in order to manage problems and opportunities?

Which is not an example of a question to uncover blind spots?

According to Egan,which of the following is true with regard to challenging clients?

Sternberg identified four fallacies in thinking that otherwise intelligent people make.Which fallacy is consistent with the following statement,"I don't need to quit smoking; the statistics about smoking don't apply to me - I exercise all the time."?

Clients use smoke screens to ____.

Which of the following is not cited in the text as a discrepancy that a helper might want to challenge?