Question 1

Selection attention, a key concept introduced in the microskills framework:

Accepted Answer

A) is less important in key theories of helping such as person-centered and brief counseling. 
B) is based on the brain that is wired to attend stimuli to cope with the environment. 
C) is brought about by the hippocampus and the energizing amygdala through selective memory. 
D) has become the central concept of person-centered and brief counseling. 
A) is less important in key theories of helping such as person-centered and brief counseling. 
B) is based on the brain that is wired to attend stimuli to cope with the environment. 
C) is brought about by the hippocampus and the energizing amygdala through selective memory. 
D) has become the central concept of person-centered and brief counseling. B

Question 2

Present a concrete example of a time when it may be appropriate NOT to provide attention (attending behavior to client talk).

Accepted Answer

One example of a time when it may be appropriate not to provide attention (attending behavior to client talk) is when a client is exhibiting attention-seeking behavior in a manipulative or disruptive way. For instance, if a client is repeatedly interrupting a group therapy session to draw attention to themselves and disrupt the flow of the conversation, it may be appropriate for the therapist or facilitator to redirect the client's behavior and not provide attention to their disruptive actions. This can help maintain the therapeutic environment and ensure that other clients are able to participate and benefit from the session. In this case, not providing attention to the disruptive behavior can help set boundaries and encourage more appropriate communication and interaction from the client.

Question 3

Explain what mirror neurons are and and how they support empathy.

Accepted Answer

Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that fires both when an individual performs an action and when they observe someone else performing the same action. These neurons are believed to play a key role in understanding the actions, intentions, and emotions of others.

In terms of empathy, mirror neurons are thought to support empathy by allowing individuals to "mirror" the emotions and experiences of others. When we observe someone else experiencing an emotion or performing an action, our mirror neurons fire as if we were experiencing the same thing ourselves. This allows us to understand and resonate with the emotions and experiences of others, leading to a sense of empathy and connection.

In essence, mirror neurons help us to "put ourselves in someone else's shoes" by allowing us to internally simulate the experiences and emotions of others. This ability to understand and share the feelings of others is a crucial component of empathy, and mirror neurons are believed to play a significant role in this process.

Question 4

Define and provide an example of the following terms:

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The answer of Define and provide an example of the...

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true of selective attention?

Accepted Answer

A) Selective attention is simply interviewers noting the topics to which clients attend. 
B) Clients tend to talk about what interviewers are willing to hear. 
C) It is just as important for interviewers to observe how they selectively attend to specific topics. 
D) Interviewers may have a limited list of topics that interest them. 
A) Selective attention is simply interviewers noting the topics to which clients attend. 
B) Clients tend to talk about what interviewers are willing to hear. 
C) It is just as important for interviewers to observe how they selectively attend to specific topics. 
D) Interviewers may have a limited list of topics that interest them.

Question 6

Attending behavior on the part of the helping professional ____.

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A) is making sure the client is comfortable before the session begins 
B) is attending to client needs as they arise in the session 
C) is encouraging client talk and reducing interviewer talk 
D) is noting accurate details in the report following the session 
A) is making sure the client is comfortable before the session begins 
B) is attending to client needs as they arise in the session 
C) is encouraging client talk and reducing interviewer talk 
D) is noting accurate details in the report following the session

Question 7

As the interviewer, when you don't know what to do next, which of the following should you do?

Accepted Answer

A) Continue attending to the client. 
B) Ask the client to start over. 
C) Consult your notes regarding the client's issues. 
D) End the session. 
A) Continue attending to the client. 
B) Ask the client to start over. 
C) Consult your notes regarding the client's issues. 
D) End the session.

Question 8

Which one of the following statements may help a new interviewer become aware of their own pattern of selective attention?

Accepted Answer

A) Relax.Build on the client's topic and learn about your client over time. 
B) You don't want to lose track of key issues, but you can't attack every client issue at once. 
C) Be alert to your own pattern of selective attention. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Relax.Build on the client's topic and learn about your client over time. 
B) You don't want to lose track of key issues, but you can't attack every client issue at once. 
C) Be alert to your own pattern of selective attention. 
D) All of the above.

Question 9

What are the four main concepts of attending behavior? Evaluate yourself on each of these.

Accepted Answer

The four main concepts of attending beha

Question 10

Describe the concept and discuss the pros and cons of using silence in the interview.

Accepted Answer

The concept of using silence in an inter

Question 11

Vocal qualities and verbal tracking:

Accepted Answer

A) are essentially the same skill. 
B) are secondary and tertiary attending skills. 
C) are NOT interviewer skills. 
D) are distinctly different and critical attending skills. 
A) are essentially the same skill. 
B) are secondary and tertiary attending skills. 
C) are NOT interviewer skills. 
D) are distinctly different and critical attending skills.

Question 12

Who was the first person to measure levels of empathic understanding?

Accepted Answer

A) Rogers 
B) Truax 
C) Maslow 
D) Ivey 
A) Rogers 
B) Truax 
C) Maslow 
D) Ivey

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a vocal qualities behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Speech hesitations 
B) Verbal changes of topic 
C) Throat clearing 
D) Screaming and whispering 
A) Speech hesitations 
B) Verbal changes of topic 
C) Throat clearing 
D) Screaming and whispering

Question 14

Instructions: Following is a brief client-interview exchange.Material and questions are based on contents presented on pages 64-79.Client: "I felt like my cabin was the most cohesive group in camp.Yet, I felt some personal problems at the time.I wanted to become a therapist and wondered if I weren't simply being selfish and using my ability to help others as a way to avoid myself."
The counselor responses below are in reaction to the client.Indicate which are attending and which are non-attending.
-"Cohesive group?"

Accepted Answer

A) Attending 
B) Non-attending 
A) Attending 
B) Non-attending

Question 15

Which of the following is TRUE about nonattention?

Accepted Answer

A) It is always inappropriate. 
B) It can help a client stop repeating a story over and over. 
C) It facilitates clients talking even more about their issues. 
D) It encourages clients to talk about positive things. 
A) It is always inappropriate. 
B) It can help a client stop repeating a story over and over. 
C) It facilitates clients talking even more about their issues. 
D) It encourages clients to talk about positive things.

Question 16

Clients and interviewers highlight important issues in their statements through:

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A) written instructions. 
B) verbal underlining, keeping to the same topic, and higher pitch. 
C) verbal underlining, topic jumps, and softer vocal tone. 
D) verbal underlining, volume and emphasis on key words or phrases. 
A) written instructions. 
B) verbal underlining, keeping to the same topic, and higher pitch. 
C) verbal underlining, topic jumps, and softer vocal tone. 
D) verbal underlining, volume and emphasis on key words or phrases.

Question 17

Smiling, listening, and a respectful and understanding vocal tone are behaviors that "fit" virtually all cultures and individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following list, in their correct order, the three anchor points used to classify and rate the quality of empathy shown in the interview?

Accepted Answer

A) Level 1: Additive empathy; Level 2: Basic empathy; Level 3: Subtractive empathy 
B) Level 1: Basic empathy; Level 2: Additive empathy; Level 3: Subtractive empathy 
C) Level 1: Subtractive empathy; Level 2: Basic empathy; Level 3: Additive empathy 
D) Level 1: Additive empathy; Level 2: Subtractive empathy; Level 3: Basic empathy 
A) Level 1: Additive empathy; Level 2: Basic empathy; Level 3: Subtractive empathy 
B) Level 1: Basic empathy; Level 2: Additive empathy; Level 3: Subtractive empathy 
C) Level 1: Subtractive empathy; Level 2: Basic empathy; Level 3: Additive empathy 
D) Level 1: Additive empathy; Level 2: Subtractive empathy; Level 3: Basic empathy

Question 19

Which of the following is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Attending behavior is essential to an empathic relationship. 
B) Attending behavior is the central skill of listening. 
C) Listening is more than just hearing or seeing. 
D) Listening is key to make real contact with clients. 
A) Attending behavior is essential to an empathic relationship. 
B) Attending behavior is the central skill of listening. 
C) Listening is more than just hearing or seeing. 
D) Listening is key to make real contact with clients.

Question 20

Which of the following focuses is NOT an attending skill?

Accepted Answer

A) Visual/eye contact 
B) Vocal quality 
C) Verbal tracking 
D) Emotional intelligence 
A) Visual/eye contact 
B) Vocal quality 
C) Verbal tracking 
D) Emotional intelligence

Selection attention, a key concept introduced in the microskills framework:

Present a concrete example of a time when it may be appropriate NOT to provide attention (attending behavior to client talk).

Explain what mirror neurons are and and how they support empathy.

Define and provide an example of the following terms:

Which of the following is NOT true of selective attention?

Attending behavior on the part of the helping professional ____.

As the interviewer, when you don't know what to do next, which of the following should you do?

Which one of the following statements may help a new interviewer become aware of their own pattern of selective attention?

What are the four main concepts of attending behavior? Evaluate yourself on each of these.

Describe the concept and discuss the pros and cons of using silence in the interview.

Vocal qualities and verbal tracking:

Who was the first person to measure levels of empathic understanding?

Which of the following is NOT a vocal qualities behavior?

Which of the following is TRUE about nonattention?

Clients and interviewers highlight important issues in their statements through:

Smiling, listening, and a respectful and understanding vocal tone are behaviors that "fit" virtually all cultures and individuals.

Which of the following list, in their correct order, the three anchor points used to classify and rate the quality of empathy shown in the interview?

Which of the following is FALSE?

Which of the following focuses is NOT an attending skill?

Toward Intentional Interviewing, Counseling, and Psychotherapy

Ethics, Multicultural Competence, and the Positive Psychology and Wellness Approach

Observation Skills

Opening Communication

Encouraging, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing: Key Skills of Active Listening

Reflecting Feelings: a Foundation of Client Experience

How to Conduct a Five-Stage Counseling Session Using Only Listening Skills

Focusing the Counseling Session: Exploring the Story From Multiple Perspectives

Empathic Confrontation and the Creative New: Identifying and Challenging Client Conflict

Reflection of Meaning and Interpretation-Reframe: Helping Clients Restory Their Lives

Self-Disclosure and Feedback Immediacy and Genuineness in Counseling and Therapy

Concrete Action Strategies for Client Change: Logical Consequences, Instruction-Psychoeducation, Stress Management, and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes

Skill Integration, Decisional Counseling, Treatment Planning, and Relapse Prevention

How to Use Microskills and the Five Stages With Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy

Determining Personal Style and Future Theoretical-Practical Integration

Neural Connections and Counseling: Understanding the Brain's Role in the Interviewing Process

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Exam 3: Attending Behavior and Empathy

Selection attention, a key concept introduced in the microskills framework:

Present a concrete example of a time when it may be appropriate NOT to provide attention (attending behavior to client talk).

Explain what mirror neurons are and and how they support empathy.

Define and provide an example of the following terms:

Which of the following is NOT true of selective attention?

Attending behavior on the part of the helping professional ____.

As the interviewer, when you don't know what to do next, which of the following should you do?

Which one of the following statements may help a new interviewer become aware of their own pattern of selective attention?

What are the four main concepts of attending behavior? Evaluate yourself on each of these.

Describe the concept and discuss the pros and cons of using silence in the interview.

Vocal qualities and verbal tracking:

Who was the first person to measure levels of empathic understanding?

Which of the following is NOT a vocal qualities behavior?

Which of the following is TRUE about nonattention?

Clients and interviewers highlight important issues in their statements through:

Smiling, listening, and a respectful and understanding vocal tone are behaviors that "fit" virtually all cultures and individuals.

Which of the following list, in their correct order, the three anchor points used to classify and rate the quality of empathy shown in the interview?

Which of the following is FALSE?

Which of the following focuses is NOT an attending skill?

Toward Intentional Interviewing, Counseling, and Psychotherapy

Ethics, Multicultural Competence, and the Positive Psychology and Wellness Approach

Observation Skills

Opening Communication

Encouraging, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing: Key Skills of Active Listening

Reflecting Feelings: a Foundation of Client Experience

How to Conduct a Five-Stage Counseling Session Using Only Listening Skills

Focusing the Counseling Session: Exploring the Story From Multiple Perspectives

Empathic Confrontation and the Creative New: Identifying and Challenging Client Conflict

Reflection of Meaning and Interpretation-Reframe: Helping Clients Restory Their Lives

Self-Disclosure and Feedback Immediacy and Genuineness in Counseling and Therapy

Concrete Action Strategies for Client Change: Logical Consequences, Instruction-Psychoeducation, Stress Management, and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes

Skill Integration, Decisional Counseling, Treatment Planning, and Relapse Prevention

How to Use Microskills and the Five Stages With Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy

Determining Personal Style and Future Theoretical-Practical Integration

Neural Connections and Counseling: Understanding the Brain's Role in the Interviewing Process

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