Question 1

In the 1960s and 1970s, which of the following groups had the goal of creating a learning community built on honesty and trust, and usually had a fairly loose structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The therapy group 
B)  The encounter group 
C)  The psychoeducational group 
D)  The counseling group 
A)  The therapy group 
B)  The encounter group 
C)  The psychoeducational group 
D)  The counseling group B

Question 2

Which of the following groups has structured activities, a definite agenda, and a focus on preventing problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  The therapy group 
B)  The encounter group 
C)  The counseling group 
D)  The psychoeducational group 
A)  The therapy group 
B)  The encounter group 
C)  The counseling group 
D)  The psychoeducational group D

Question 3

Growth in groups tends to occur through the process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  observation. 
B)  social learning. 
C)  identification. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  observation. 
B)  social learning. 
C)  identification. 
D)  all of the above. D

Question 4

Generally speaking, all of the following distinguish self-help/support groups from counseling/therapy groups EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  an emphasis on confidentiality vs. members' right to privacy. 
B)  a focus on political and social issues vs. individual ones. 
C)  leaders emerge fluidly from membership, vs. being pre-designated and non-members. 
D)  a focus on a single issue vs. overall interpersonal functioning. 
E)  targeting less pathological, focused concerns vs. broader, more pervasive mental health concerns. 
A)  an emphasis on confidentiality vs. members' right to privacy. 
B)  a focus on political and social issues vs. individual ones. 
C)  leaders emerge fluidly from membership, vs. being pre-designated and non-members. 
D)  a focus on a single issue vs. overall interpersonal functioning. 
E)  targeting less pathological, focused concerns vs. broader, more pervasive mental health concerns.

Question 5

Which of the following is a limitation of group work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. 
B)  Leaders don't require special training. 
C)  Standards for acceptable practice have not been appropriately established. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. 
B)  Leaders don't require special training. 
C)  Standards for acceptable practice have not been appropriately established. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 6

Discomfort and risk-taking in groups are:

Accepted Answer

A)  counter-therapeutic and unproductive. 
B)  likely to reduce trust and weaken cohesion. 
C)  associated with change and can lead to restoring equilibrium and growth. 
D)  barriers to confidentiality. 
A)  counter-therapeutic and unproductive. 
B)  likely to reduce trust and weaken cohesion. 
C)  associated with change and can lead to restoring equilibrium and growth. 
D)  barriers to confidentiality.

Question 7

Self-help and support groups are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the leader, though not usually professionally trained, is more experienced in the issues being addressed. 
B)  group membership is open and fluctuates from meeting to meeting. 
C)  insurance companies reimburse members for the group's cost. 
D)  they provide positive direction and emotional and social support for members. 
E)  they focus on helping members develop new coping skills. 
A)  the leader, though not usually professionally trained, is more experienced in the issues being addressed. 
B)  group membership is open and fluctuates from meeting to meeting. 
C)  insurance companies reimburse members for the group's cost. 
D)  they provide positive direction and emotional and social support for members. 
E)  they focus on helping members develop new coping skills.

Question 8

Common leadership skills unique to group work include:

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitating. 
B)  setting goals. 
C)  blocking. 
D)  linking. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  facilitating. 
B)  setting goals. 
C)  blocking. 
D)  linking. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 9

Which of the following is characteristic of the working stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cohesion, intimacy, and trust are operating at inconsistent levels. 
B)  Individuals are hesitant to share or take risks with the group. 
C)  There is less reliance on the leader to direct or structure the group. 
D)  There are significant silences and expressions of discomfort or anxiety. 
A)  Cohesion, intimacy, and trust are operating at inconsistent levels. 
B)  Individuals are hesitant to share or take risks with the group. 
C)  There is less reliance on the leader to direct or structure the group. 
D)  There are significant silences and expressions of discomfort or anxiety.

Question 10

Potentially destructive group members are most effectively dealt with through:

Accepted Answer

A)  direct confrontation. 
B)  screening procedures. 
C)  extinguishing their behavior by ignoring it. 
D)  encouraging individual counseling. 
A)  direct confrontation. 
B)  screening procedures. 
C)  extinguishing their behavior by ignoring it. 
D)  encouraging individual counseling.

Question 11

When a group member withdraws from the group and remains passive, the group leader must:

Accepted Answer

A)  respect the privacy of the member, without asking any questions. 
B)  intervene in an attempt to involve the member, without violating their right to privacy. 
C)  insist that the group member participate, to preserve the equal standing of all group members. 
D)  avoid the individual group member in future interactions, until they volunteer to speak up. 
A)  respect the privacy of the member, without asking any questions. 
B)  intervene in an attempt to involve the member, without violating their right to privacy. 
C)  insist that the group member participate, to preserve the equal standing of all group members. 
D)  avoid the individual group member in future interactions, until they volunteer to speak up.

Question 12

Which of the following is an advantage to group work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost efficiency 
B)  Stimulation value 
C)  Spectator effects 
D)  Opportunities for feedback and support 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Cost efficiency 
B)  Stimulation value 
C)  Spectator effects 
D)  Opportunities for feedback and support 
E)  All of the above

Question 13

When counselors work through semantic errors, it is their responsibility to:

Accepted Answer

A)  correct all illogical communications. 
B)  correct all distortions or exaggerations. 
C)  understand, relate, facilitate, and structure the group interaction. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  correct all illogical communications. 
B)  correct all distortions or exaggerations. 
C)  understand, relate, facilitate, and structure the group interaction. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

A type of group in which members may have been diagnosed as having some mental disorder (requiring long-term treatment, intense analysis, and structural personality changes), is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  therapy group. 
B)  counseling group. 
C)  encounter group. 
D)  psychoeducational group. 
E)  support and self-help group. 
A)  therapy group. 
B)  counseling group. 
C)  encounter group. 
D)  psychoeducational group. 
E)  support and self-help group.

Question 15

In group counseling, as in individual work, participant discomfort is most often associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  therapists pushing clients further than they are willing to go. 
B)  fear of exploitation. 
C)  the process of change. 
D)  family of origin issues. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  therapists pushing clients further than they are willing to go. 
B)  fear of exploitation. 
C)  the process of change. 
D)  family of origin issues. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 16

Which of the following best describes why group work is particularly effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is less personally and economically taxing. 
B)  It requires less professional training. 
C)  Confidentiality is ensured. 
D)  It more closely simulates social interactions and interpersonal communication patterns. 
A)  It is less personally and economically taxing. 
B)  It requires less professional training. 
C)  Confidentiality is ensured. 
D)  It more closely simulates social interactions and interpersonal communication patterns.

Question 17

It is the responsibility of the group leader to intervene in the group process when:

Accepted Answer

A)  the leader feels uncomfortable. 
B)  group members experience discomfort. 
C)  the group focus becomes rambling and digressive. 
D)  someone talks about intense feelings. 
E)  more than five consecutive minutes of silence elapse. 
A)  the leader feels uncomfortable. 
B)  group members experience discomfort. 
C)  the group focus becomes rambling and digressive. 
D)  someone talks about intense feelings. 
E)  more than five consecutive minutes of silence elapse.

Question 18

The group process includes all of the following stages EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  initial stage. 
B)  forming stage. 
C)  intimacy stage. 
D)  transition stage. 
E)  working stage. 
A)  initial stage. 
B)  forming stage. 
C)  intimacy stage. 
D)  transition stage. 
E)  working stage.

Question 19

When the physical safety or emotional welfare of a group member is in danger, the group leader must:

Accepted Answer

A)  intervene and take responsibility for protecting client safety. 
B)  interpret the dynamics. 
C)  remain neutral so that the integrity of the member is not compromised. 
D)  allow the members to develop their own resources for resolving issues. 
A)  intervene and take responsibility for protecting client safety. 
B)  interpret the dynamics. 
C)  remain neutral so that the integrity of the member is not compromised. 
D)  allow the members to develop their own resources for resolving issues.

Question 20

In which of the following types of groups do members focus on personal concerns of daily living, and resolving their interpersonal conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The encounter group 
B)  The counseling group 
C)  The therapy group 
D)  The psychoeducational group 
E)  The support and self-help group 
A)  The encounter group 
B)  The counseling group 
C)  The therapy group 
D)  The psychoeducational group 
E)  The support and self-help group

In the 1960s and 1970s, which of the following groups had the goal of creating a learning community built on honesty and trust, and usually had a fairly loose structure?

Which of the following groups has structured activities, a definite agenda, and a focus on preventing problems?

Growth in groups tends to occur through the process of:

Generally speaking, all of the following distinguish self-help/support groups from counseling/therapy groups EXCEPT:

Which of the following is a limitation of group work?

Discomfort and risk-taking in groups are:

Self-help and support groups are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Common leadership skills unique to group work include:

Which of the following is characteristic of the working stage?

Potentially destructive group members are most effectively dealt with through:

When a group member withdraws from the group and remains passive, the group leader must:

Which of the following is an advantage to group work?

When counselors work through semantic errors, it is their responsibility to:

A type of group in which members may have been diagnosed as having some mental disorder (requiring long-term treatment, intense analysis, and structural personality changes), is termed:

In group counseling, as in individual work, participant discomfort is most often associated with:

Which of the following best describes why group work is particularly effective?

It is the responsibility of the group leader to intervene in the group process when:

The group process includes all of the following stages EXCEPT:

When the physical safety or emotional welfare of a group member is in danger, the group leader must:

In which of the following types of groups do members focus on personal concerns of daily living, and resolving their interpersonal conflicts?

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Exam 9: Group Counseling

In the 1960s and 1970s, which of the following groups had the goal of creating a learning community built on honesty and trust, and usually had a fairly loose structure?

Which of the following groups has structured activities, a definite agenda, and a focus on preventing problems?

Growth in groups tends to occur through the process of:

Generally speaking, all of the following distinguish self-help/support groups from counseling/therapy groups EXCEPT:

Which of the following is a limitation of group work?

Discomfort and risk-taking in groups are:

Self-help and support groups are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Common leadership skills unique to group work include:

Which of the following is characteristic of the working stage?

Potentially destructive group members are most effectively dealt with through:

When a group member withdraws from the group and remains passive, the group leader must:

Which of the following is an advantage to group work?

When counselors work through semantic errors, it is their responsibility to:

A type of group in which members may have been diagnosed as having some mental disorder (requiring long-term treatment, intense analysis, and structural personality changes), is termed:

In group counseling, as in individual work, participant discomfort is most often associated with:

Which of the following best describes why group work is particularly effective?

It is the responsibility of the group leader to intervene in the group process when:

The group process includes all of the following stages EXCEPT:

When the physical safety or emotional welfare of a group member is in danger, the group leader must:

In which of the following types of groups do members focus on personal concerns of daily living, and resolving their interpersonal conflicts?

What Counseling Is and How It Works

Foundations of Counseling

Settings for Counselors

The Therapeutic Relationship

Insight-Oriented Approaches

Action-Oriented Approaches

Integrating Theory and Counseling Skills

Assessment, Testing, and the Diagnostic Process

Family, Couples, and Sex Counseling

Career Counseling

Neuroscience, Addictions Counseling, and Psychopharmacology

Counseling Diverse Clients

Ethical and Legal Issues

Toward Closure: Advice for the Passionately Committed Counseling Student

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