Question 1

Empathic confrontation serves as a solid base for mediation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

"I've been avoiding my anger, and it is getting in my way.I'm going to start dealing with it." An interviewer may hear this statement in which level of the Client Change Scale (CCS)?

Accepted Answer

A) Level 1: Denial 
B) Level 4: Generation of a new solution 
C) Level 5: Development of new constructs, patterns, or behaviors 
D) Level 3: Acceptance and recognition, but no change 
A) Level 1: Denial 
B) Level 4: Generation of a new solution 
C) Level 5: Development of new constructs, patterns, or behaviors 
D) Level 3: Acceptance and recognition, but no change

Question 3

The client may distort his or her story and blame others unfairly in which level of the Client Change Scale (CCS)?

Accepted Answer

A) Level 1: Denial 
B) Level 2: Partial examination 
C) Level 3: Acceptance and recognition, but no change 
D) Level 5: Development of new constructs, patterns, or behaviors 
A) Level 1: Denial 
B) Level 2: Partial examination 
C) Level 3: Acceptance and recognition, but no change 
D) Level 5: Development of new constructs, patterns, or behaviors

Question 4

Instructions: Imagine that you are talking with a client about emotional child abuse.You have just confronted the client with the following statement: "On one hand, you say you love your child, but on the other hand you continue to put her out in the hall of your apartment where you force her to stand in the dark.How do you put that together?"
Classify the following client's response using the CCS scale.
-Client response: "I think I see what you're saying.There is a big incongruity there.I want to stop, but I was abused and hit by my parents.I think I'm doing better than they did -at least I don't strike Amie.But perhaps I can do something different next week.I'll try your new idea about disciplining her." This client is where on the CCS?

Accepted Answer

A) Partial examination 
B) Full examination, no change 
C) Decision to live with incongruity 
D) Development of new constructs, patterns, or behaviors 
A) Partial examination 
B) Full examination, no change 
C) Decision to live with incongruity 
D) Development of new constructs, patterns, or behaviors

Question 5

The reality of the story is acknowledged during __________________ of the Client Change Scale (CCS).

Accepted Answer

A) Level 1: Denial 
B) Level 2: Partial examination 
C) Level 3: Acceptance and recognition, but no change 
D) Level 4: Generation of a new solution 
A) Level 1: Denial 
B) Level 2: Partial examination 
C) Level 3: Acceptance and recognition, but no change 
D) Level 4: Generation of a new solution

Question 6

Empathic confrontation is best described as _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) direct eye contact and a clear voice 
B) identifying mixed messages 
C) a gentle, but firm, challenge 
D) all of the above 
A) direct eye contact and a clear voice 
B) identifying mixed messages 
C) a gentle, but firm, challenge 
D) all of the above

Empathic confrontation serves as a solid base for mediation.

"I've been avoiding my anger, and it is getting in my way.I'm going to start dealing with it." An interviewer may hear this statement in which level of the Client Change Scale (CCS)?

The client may distort his or her story and blame others unfairly in which level of the Client Change Scale (CCS)?

The reality of the story is acknowledged during __________________ of the Client Change Scale (CCS).

Empathic confrontation is best described as _____________.

Toward Intentional Interviewing, Counseling, and Psychotherapy

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

Attending Behavior and Empathy

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

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

Empathic confrontation serves as a solid base for mediation.

"I've been avoiding my anger, and it is getting in my way.I'm going to start dealing with it." An interviewer may hear this statement in which level of the Client Change Scale (CCS)?

The client may distort his or her story and blame others unfairly in which level of the Client Change Scale (CCS)?

The reality of the story is acknowledged during __________________ of the Client Change Scale (CCS).

Empathic confrontation is best described as _____________.

Toward Intentional Interviewing, Counseling, and Psychotherapy

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

Attending Behavior and Empathy

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

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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