Question 1

Self-compassion involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  searching for positive life experiences. 
B)  a basic component of many counseling programs, providing students with the opportunity to share their values. 
C)  developing attitudes of caring, being nonjudgmental, being accepting, and being kind to ourselves. 
D)  rejecting clients. 
A)  searching for positive life experiences. 
B)  a basic component of many counseling programs, providing students with the opportunity to share their values. 
C)  developing attitudes of caring, being nonjudgmental, being accepting, and being kind to ourselves. 
D)  rejecting clients. C

Question 2

Termination of the therapy process:

Accepted Answer

A)  can be mandated by ethics codes alone. 
B)  is regulated by state law. 
C)  is decided jointly by both the client and the therapist. 
D)  must always be decided solely by the therapist. 
A)  can be mandated by ethics codes alone. 
B)  is regulated by state law. 
C)  is decided jointly by both the client and the therapist. 
D)  must always be decided solely by the therapist. C

Question 3

Self-care involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  compassion for and dedication to serving others. 
B)  searching for positive life experiences that lead to zest, peace, excitement, and happiness. 
C)  good public relations skills and an outgoing personality. 
D)  high verbal reasoning abilities and a high I.Q. 
A)  compassion for and dedication to serving others. 
B)  searching for positive life experiences that lead to zest, peace, excitement, and happiness. 
C)  good public relations skills and an outgoing personality. 
D)  high verbal reasoning abilities and a high I.Q. B

Question 4

Joanne finds herself wanting to solve her client's problems, which are similar to the issues her daughter is going through. Joanne gives advice and feels frustrated when her client won't follow through on her suggestions. Her emotional reactions to her client, which involve her own projections, is based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  transference. 
B)  nurturance. 
C)  countertransference. 
D)  caretaking. 
A)  transference. 
B)  nurturance. 
C)  countertransference. 
D)  caretaking.

Question 5

An ethical obligation that provides a major link between ethics and self-care is:

Accepted Answer

A)  competence. 
B)  countertransference. 
C)  the therapeutic relationship. 
D)  personal therapy. 
A)  competence. 
B)  countertransference. 
C)  the therapeutic relationship. 
D)  personal therapy.

Question 6

Informing students prior to entering a training program that self-exploration will be part of their training:

Accepted Answer

A)  more than satisfies the requirement for informed consent. 
B)  only minimally satisfies the requirement for informed consent. 
C)  has little to do with informed consent. 
D)  is a scare tactic that many programs use to screen out prospective students who are not serious candidates. 
A)  more than satisfies the requirement for informed consent. 
B)  only minimally satisfies the requirement for informed consent. 
C)  has little to do with informed consent. 
D)  is a scare tactic that many programs use to screen out prospective students who are not serious candidates.

Question 7

Graduate programs provide insufficient training in:

Accepted Answer

A)  transference. 
B)  self-care. 
C)  termination. 
D)  countertransference. 
A)  transference. 
B)  self-care. 
C)  termination. 
D)  countertransference.

Question 8

Which of the following therapist behaviors might be indicative of a countertransference reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refraining from giving advice 
B)  Allowing the client the space to experience and release anger 
C)  Empowering a client to make decisions 
D)  Overprotecting or rejecting a client 
A)  Refraining from giving advice 
B)  Allowing the client the space to experience and release anger 
C)  Empowering a client to make decisions 
D)  Overprotecting or rejecting a client

Question 9

Empathy fatigue is common in professionals who:

Accepted Answer

A)  practice self-care techniques. 
B)  work in administrative positions and do not treat individuals. 
C)  treat clients without empathy and rarely care about client outcomes. 
D)  treat survivors of stressful and traumatic events; treat people with mood, anxiety, and stress-related disorders; and work in vocational settings with people with mental and physical disabilities. 
A)  practice self-care techniques. 
B)  work in administrative positions and do not treat individuals. 
C)  treat clients without empathy and rarely care about client outcomes. 
D)  treat survivors of stressful and traumatic events; treat people with mood, anxiety, and stress-related disorders; and work in vocational settings with people with mental and physical disabilities.

Question 10

Sexual or romantic feelings toward a client:

Accepted Answer

A)  are the result of seductive behavior on the part of the client and need to be ignored. 
B)  are an indicator that the client needs to be referred to another counselor. 
C)  are unethical, counter-therapeutic, and also illegal in many states. 
D)  do not necessarily mean that the counselor cannot effectively work with the client. 
A)  are the result of seductive behavior on the part of the client and need to be ignored. 
B)  are an indicator that the client needs to be referred to another counselor. 
C)  are unethical, counter-therapeutic, and also illegal in many states. 
D)  do not necessarily mean that the counselor cannot effectively work with the client.

Question 11

Rhonda is a counselor at a drug and alcohol treatment center. She grew up in an alcoholic home and is not fully aware of the "unfinished business" she has with her parents. She is still angry and resents her parents for having to grow up in an alcoholic family system. It is most likely that Rhonda will:

Accepted Answer

A)  be able to understand her addicted clients through her own childhood experiences. 
B)  examine her unresolved conflicts as she continues to work in the treatment center. 
C)  obstruct the progress of her clients as they attempt to move towards recovery. 
D)  feel comfortable with her clients because she is familiar with their behavior. 
A)  be able to understand her addicted clients through her own childhood experiences. 
B)  examine her unresolved conflicts as she continues to work in the treatment center. 
C)  obstruct the progress of her clients as they attempt to move towards recovery. 
D)  feel comfortable with her clients because she is familiar with their behavior.

Question 12

Tanya seems to meet some of her personal needs through counseling her clients. This is

Accepted Answer

A)  a win/win situation for Tanya and her clients since it is always a sign of being highly invested in the process when counselors meet their own personal needs through their work. 
B)  acceptable as long as these needs do not assume priority or get in the way of her clients' growth. 
C)  never acceptable under any circumstances. 
D)  illegal in 42 states. 
A)  a win/win situation for Tanya and her clients since it is always a sign of being highly invested in the process when counselors meet their own personal needs through their work. 
B)  acceptable as long as these needs do not assume priority or get in the way of her clients' growth. 
C)  never acceptable under any circumstances. 
D)  illegal in 42 states.

Question 13

______________________is the process whereby clients place past feelings or attitudes they had toward significant people in their lives onto their therapist.

Accepted Answer

A)  Transference 
B)  Countertransference 
C)  Projection 
D)  Mirroring 
A)  Transference 
B)  Countertransference 
C)  Projection 
D)  Mirroring

Question 14

An ethical issue arises when:

Accepted Answer

A)  a new client temporarily experiences a period of dependence on the counselor. 
B)  counselors encourage clients to come up with solutions to problems with minimal help from the counselor. 
C)  a client develops an unhealthy dependence on their counselor and the counselor deals with it therapeutically, without blaming the client. 
D)  counselors encourage and promote dependence on the part of their clients. 
A)  a new client temporarily experiences a period of dependence on the counselor. 
B)  counselors encourage clients to come up with solutions to problems with minimal help from the counselor. 
C)  a client develops an unhealthy dependence on their counselor and the counselor deals with it therapeutically, without blaming the client. 
D)  counselors encourage and promote dependence on the part of their clients.

Question 15

Therapists who work with violent and suicidal clients:

Accepted Answer

A)  are less likely to experience burnout or impairments. 
B)  will not feel the effects of stress if they do not experience countertransference. 
C)  are particularly vulnerable to stress. 
D)  are more likely to see a positive outcome in therapy. 
A)  are less likely to experience burnout or impairments. 
B)  will not feel the effects of stress if they do not experience countertransference. 
C)  are particularly vulnerable to stress. 
D)  are more likely to see a positive outcome in therapy.

Question 16

The authors state that, in many ways, therapeutic encounters serve as mirrors in which therapists can see their own lives reflected. As a result:

Accepted Answer

A)  therapy can become a catalyst for change in the therapist as well as in the client. 
B)  many therapists become narcissistic. 
C)  therapists tend to commit ethical violations stemming from blurred boundaries. 
D)  the therapist cannot experience change. 
A)  therapy can become a catalyst for change in the therapist as well as in the client. 
B)  many therapists become narcissistic. 
C)  therapists tend to commit ethical violations stemming from blurred boundaries. 
D)  the therapist cannot experience change.

Question 17

Ongoing problems associated with the work of helping professionals include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  stress. 
B)  burnout. 
C)  vicarious traumatization. 
D)  self-care. 
A)  stress. 
B)  burnout. 
C)  vicarious traumatization. 
D)  self-care.

Question 18

Counselors who have unresolved personal conflicts:

Accepted Answer

A)  need to recognize that their problems may interfere with their effectiveness and refrain from activities that would harm a client. 
B)  must resolve all their difficulties before counseling others. 
C)  are quite effective because they know how difficult it is to resolve problems. 
D)  need to repress anxiety-provoking issues in their own lives before becoming effective counselors. 
A)  need to recognize that their problems may interfere with their effectiveness and refrain from activities that would harm a client. 
B)  must resolve all their difficulties before counseling others. 
C)  are quite effective because they know how difficult it is to resolve problems. 
D)  need to repress anxiety-provoking issues in their own lives before becoming effective counselors.

Question 19

When counselors become overly concerned with meeting their own needs or pushing their own personal agendas, their behavior becomes:

Accepted Answer

A)  annoying to the client. 
B)  unethical. 
C)  illegal. 
D)  helpful to the client. 
A)  annoying to the client. 
B)  unethical. 
C)  illegal. 
D)  helpful to the client.

Question 20

Cathy is an eating disorders specialist who has a past history of bulimia. Given her personal experiences with dysfunctional eating patterns, Cathy:

Accepted Answer

A)  can draw upon her life experiences in her work as a counselor. 
B)  should abandon her specialization and choose a new area to specialize in so as to practice ethically. 
C)  should assume that her clients developed their dysfunctional eating patterns for the same reasons that she developed bulimia. 
D)  should be very open with her clients about her struggles with bulimia and tell them her own stories to make them feel more comfortable. 
A)  can draw upon her life experiences in her work as a counselor. 
B)  should abandon her specialization and choose a new area to specialize in so as to practice ethically. 
C)  should assume that her clients developed their dysfunctional eating patterns for the same reasons that she developed bulimia. 
D)  should be very open with her clients about her struggles with bulimia and tell them her own stories to make them feel more comfortable.

Self-compassion involves:

Termination of the therapy process:

Self-care involves:

An ethical obligation that provides a major link between ethics and self-care is:

Informing students prior to entering a training program that self-exploration will be part of their training:

Graduate programs provide insufficient training in:

Which of the following therapist behaviors might be indicative of a countertransference reaction?

Empathy fatigue is common in professionals who:

Sexual or romantic feelings toward a client:

Tanya seems to meet some of her personal needs through counseling her clients. This is

______________________is the process whereby clients place past feelings or attitudes they had toward significant people in their lives onto their therapist.

An ethical issue arises when:

Therapists who work with violent and suicidal clients:

The authors state that, in many ways, therapeutic encounters serve as mirrors in which therapists can see their own lives reflected. As a result:

Ongoing problems associated with the work of helping professionals include all of the following EXCEPT:

Counselors who have unresolved personal conflicts:

When counselors become overly concerned with meeting their own needs or pushing their own personal agendas, their behavior becomes:

Cathy is an eating disorders specialist who has a past history of bulimia. Given her personal experiences with dysfunctional eating patterns, Cathy:

Introduction to Professional Ethics

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Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity Issues

Client Rights and Counselor Responsibilities

Confidentiality: Ethical and Legal Issues

Managing Boundaries and Multiple Relationships

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Exam 2: The Counselor As a Person and As a Professional

Self-compassion involves:

Termination of the therapy process:

Self-care involves:

An ethical obligation that provides a major link between ethics and self-care is:

Informing students prior to entering a training program that self-exploration will be part of their training:

Graduate programs provide insufficient training in:

Which of the following therapist behaviors might be indicative of a countertransference reaction?

Empathy fatigue is common in professionals who:

Sexual or romantic feelings toward a client:

Tanya seems to meet some of her personal needs through counseling her clients. This is

______________________is the process whereby clients place past feelings or attitudes they had toward significant people in their lives onto their therapist.

An ethical issue arises when:

Therapists who work with violent and suicidal clients:

The authors state that, in many ways, therapeutic encounters serve as mirrors in which therapists can see their own lives reflected. As a result:

Ongoing problems associated with the work of helping professionals include all of the following EXCEPT:

Counselors who have unresolved personal conflicts:

When counselors become overly concerned with meeting their own needs or pushing their own personal agendas, their behavior becomes:

Cathy is an eating disorders specialist who has a past history of bulimia. Given her personal experiences with dysfunctional eating patterns, Cathy:

Introduction to Professional Ethics

Values and the Helping Relationship

Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity Issues

Client Rights and Counselor Responsibilities

Confidentiality: Ethical and Legal Issues

Managing Boundaries and Multiple Relationships

Professional Competence and Training

Ethical Issues in Supervision

Issues in Theory and Practice

Ethical Issues in Couples and Family Therapy

Ethical Issues in Group Work

Community and Social Justice Perspectives

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