Question 1

The microskills hierarchy:

Accepted Answer

A) ​demonstrates clearly that different clients have different needs. 
B) ​demonstrates that alternative settings for counseling require different skills. 
C) ​describes the skills in order of importance. 
D) provides a picture of the microskills as they move from attending to influencing to skill integration. 
A) ​demonstrates clearly that different clients have different needs. 
B) ​demonstrates that alternative settings for counseling require different skills. 
C) ​describes the skills in order of importance. 
D) provides a picture of the microskills as they move from attending to influencing to skill integration. A

Question 2

Which of the following is TRUE about the microskills?

Accepted Answer

A) ​They are the foundation of intentional counseling and therapy. 
B) ​They are communication skill units of the session interview. 
C) ​Effective use of microskills enables you to anticipate how clients will respond to your interventions. 
D) All of these 
A) ​They are the foundation of intentional counseling and therapy. 
B) ​They are communication skill units of the session interview. 
C) ​Effective use of microskills enables you to anticipate how clients will respond to your interventions. 
D) All of these D

Question 3

The microskills rest on a base of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​multicultural competence, wellness, positive psychology, and attending skills 
B) ​genetics, ethics, and strengths 
C) ​listening competencies, ethics, and drive 
D) ethics, multicultural competence, neuroscience, positive psychology, and resilience 
A) ​multicultural competence, wellness, positive psychology, and attending skills 
B) ​genetics, ethics, and strengths 
C) ​listening competencies, ethics, and drive 
D) ethics, multicultural competence, neuroscience, positive psychology, and resilience D

Question 4

____ is useful for obtaining information about a client.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Interviewing 
B) ​Counseling 
C) ​Psychotherapy 
D) Psychiatry 
A) ​Interviewing 
B) ​Counseling 
C) ​Psychotherapy 
D) Psychiatry

Question 5

The most important factor in developing competence in the microskills is:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​understanding the concepts. 
B) ​audio and videotape feedback. 
C) ​learning to identify and classify skills. 
D) practice. 
A) ​understanding the concepts. 
B) ​audio and videotape feedback. 
C) ​learning to identify and classify skills. 
D) practice.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a true finding of microskills research?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​The skills have been shown to be teachable and show construct validity. 
B) ​Practice with the skills appears to be especially important in developing competence. 
C) ​People can learn to use the skills but their impact on clients is minimal. 
D) Different counseling theories have different patterns of microskill usage. 
A) ​The skills have been shown to be teachable and show construct validity. 
B) ​Practice with the skills appears to be especially important in developing competence. 
C) ​People can learn to use the skills but their impact on clients is minimal. 
D) Different counseling theories have different patterns of microskill usage.

Question 7

When working with a client, which of the following is a more personal process that emphasizes listening, understanding the client's life challenges, and developing strategies for change?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Interviewing 
B) ​Psychology 
C) ​Counseling 
D) Psychotherapy 
A) ​Interviewing 
B) ​Psychology 
C) ​Counseling 
D) Psychotherapy

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding interviewing, counseling, and psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A) ​These terms are often used interchangeably in this book. 
B) ​There is considerable overlap among these activities. 
C) ​Only psychotherapy involves real therapy. 
D) Interviewing is usually short term. 
A) ​These terms are often used interchangeably in this book. 
B) ​There is considerable overlap among these activities. 
C) ​Only psychotherapy involves real therapy. 
D) Interviewing is usually short term.

Question 9

Who among the following have immense faith in the ability of humans to overcome challenges and take charge of their lives?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Freud and Titchener 
B) ​Rogers and Maslow 
C) ​Skinner and Amsel 
D) All of these 
A) ​Freud and Titchener 
B) ​Rogers and Maslow 
C) ​Skinner and Amsel 
D) All of these

Question 10

Gender, sexual orientation, age, geographic location, physical ability, religion/spirituality, and socioeconomic status:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​are diversification factors only. 
B) ​must be included with race and ethnicity as multicultural factors. 
C) ​are never included in multicultural factors. 
D) may or may not be included depending on the counselor's personal preference. 
A) ​are diversification factors only. 
B) ​must be included with race and ethnicity as multicultural factors. 
C) ​are never included in multicultural factors. 
D) may or may not be included depending on the counselor's personal preference.

Question 11

Provide a specific example in your own work of awareness and knowledge, basic competence, intentional competence, and, if you have experience, psychoeducational teaching competence. Show in your own way that you have a sense of your own level of competence of these concepts.

Accepted Answer

In my own work, I have demonstrated awar

Question 12

________ can generate alternatives in a given situation and approach a problem from different perspectives, using a variety of skills and personal qualities and adapting to suit different clients' needs.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Culturally intentional individuals 
B) ​Cultural individuals 
C) ​Individual psychotherapists 
D) Every interviewer 
A) ​Culturally intentional individuals 
B) ​Cultural individuals 
C) ​Individual psychotherapists 
D) Every interviewer

Question 13

The word disorder places the problem in the client and, as a result, external causes tend to be ignored in treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the four levels of competence identified in this chapter?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Level 1: Awareness and knowledge 
B) ​Level 2: Basic competence 
C) ​Level 3: Learning competence 
D) Level 4: Psychoeducational teaching competence 
A) ​Level 1: Awareness and knowledge 
B) ​Level 2: Basic competence 
C) ​Level 3: Learning competence 
D) Level 4: Psychoeducational teaching competence

Question 15

fMRI is a __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) ​brain imaging technique 
B) ​technique to reduce brain tumors 
C) ​telesensor used to count brain cells 
D) functional stereotaxic apparatus 
A) ​brain imaging technique 
B) ​technique to reduce brain tumors 
C) ​telesensor used to count brain cells 
D) functional stereotaxic apparatus

Question 16

Which of the following is TRUE regarding stress?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​We need some stress for learning. 
B) ​Stress management is an important part of counseling. 
C) ​Therapeutic lifestyle changes can ameliorate stress. 
D) All of these 
A) ​We need some stress for learning. 
B) ​Stress management is an important part of counseling. 
C) ​Therapeutic lifestyle changes can ameliorate stress. 
D) All of these

Question 17

We can't separate the body from the mind or the individual from his or her environment and culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the brain?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​The brain is capable of change. 
B) ​Thoughts, feelings, and actions determine the health of our brain. 
C) ​Over time the brain loses the power to change itself on the basis of experience. 
D) None of these 
A) ​The brain is capable of change. 
B) ​Thoughts, feelings, and actions determine the health of our brain. 
C) ​Over time the brain loses the power to change itself on the basis of experience. 
D) None of these

Question 19

Clients come to therapy feeling that they are:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​stuck. 
B) ​relaxed. 
C) ​functioning well. 
D) focusing on their strengths. 
A) ​stuck. 
B) ​relaxed. 
C) ​functioning well. 
D) focusing on their strengths.

Question 20

Intentionality is:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​choosing from a range of alternative actions to help different clients. 
B) ​having a preferred action or thought to offer to all clients. 
C) ​using a preselected point of view to understand clients' problems. 
D) applying similar skills to help clients from different ethnic groups or cultures. 
A) ​choosing from a range of alternative actions to help different clients. 
B) ​having a preferred action or thought to offer to all clients. 
C) ​using a preselected point of view to understand clients' problems. 
D) applying similar skills to help clients from different ethnic groups or cultures.

The microskills hierarchy:

Which of the following is TRUE about the microskills?

The microskills rest on a base of ____.

____ is useful for obtaining information about a client.

The most important factor in developing competence in the microskills is:

Which of the following is NOT a true finding of microskills research?

When working with a client, which of the following is a more personal process that emphasizes listening, understanding the client's life challenges, and developing strategies for change?

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding interviewing, counseling, and psychotherapy?

Who among the following have immense faith in the ability of humans to overcome challenges and take charge of their lives?

Gender, sexual orientation, age, geographic location, physical ability, religion/spirituality, and socioeconomic status:

Provide a specific example in your own work of awareness and knowledge, basic competence, intentional competence, and, if you have experience, psychoeducational teaching competence. Show in your own way that you have a sense of your own level of competence of these concepts.

________ can generate alternatives in a given situation and approach a problem from different perspectives, using a variety of skills and personal qualities and adapting to suit different clients' needs.

The word disorder places the problem in the client and, as a result, external causes tend to be ignored in treatment.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four levels of competence identified in this chapter?

fMRI is a __________________.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding stress?

We can't separate the body from the mind or the individual from his or her environment and culture.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the brain?

Clients come to therapy feeling that they are:

Intentionality is:

Ethics, Multicultural Competence, Positive Psychology, and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes

Attending Behavior and Empathy Skills

Observation Skills

Questions: Opening Communication

Encouraging, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing: Active Listening and Cognition

Observing and Reflecting Feelings: the Heart of Empathic Understanding

The Five-Stage Interview: Empathically Integrating Skills for Creative Change

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 Interpretationreframe: Helping the Clients Restory Their Lives

Action Skills for Building Resilience and Managing Stress: Self-Disclosure, Feedback, Logical Consequences, Directivesinstruction, and Psychoeducation

Counseling Theory and Practice: How to Integrate the Microskills With Multiple Approaches

Skill Integration, Determining Personal Style, and Transcendence

Filters

Exam 1: Intentional Interviewing, Counseling, and Psychotherapy

The microskills hierarchy:

Which of the following is TRUE about the microskills?

The microskills rest on a base of ____.

____ is useful for obtaining information about a client.

The most important factor in developing competence in the microskills is:​

Which of the following is NOT a true finding of microskills research?​

When working with a client, which of the following is a more personal process that emphasizes listening, understanding the client's life challenges, and developing strategies for change?

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding interviewing, counseling, and psychotherapy?

Who among the following have immense faith in the ability of humans to overcome challenges and take charge of their lives?​

Gender, sexual orientation, age, geographic location, physical ability, religion/spirituality, and socioeconomic status:​

Provide a specific example in your own work of awareness and knowledge, basic competence, intentional competence, and, if you have experience, psychoeducational teaching competence. Show in your own way that you have a sense of your own level of competence of these concepts.

________ can generate alternatives in a given situation and approach a problem from different perspectives, using a variety of skills and personal qualities and adapting to suit different clients' needs.

The word disorder places the problem in the client and, as a result, external causes tend to be ignored in treatment.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four levels of competence identified in this chapter?​

fMRI is a __________________.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding stress?​

We can't separate the body from the mind or the individual from his or her environment and culture.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the brain?​

Clients come to therapy feeling that they are:​

Intentionality is:​

Ethics, Multicultural Competence, Positive Psychology, and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes

Attending Behavior and Empathy Skills

Observation Skills

Questions: Opening Communication

Encouraging, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing: Active Listening and Cognition

Observing and Reflecting Feelings: the Heart of Empathic Understanding

The Five-Stage Interview: Empathically Integrating Skills for Creative Change

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 Interpretationreframe: Helping the Clients Restory Their Lives

Action Skills for Building Resilience and Managing Stress: Self-Disclosure, Feedback, Logical Consequences, Directivesinstruction, and Psychoeducation

Counseling Theory and Practice: How to Integrate the Microskills With Multiple Approaches

Skill Integration, Determining Personal Style, and Transcendence

Filters

The most important factor in developing competence in the microskills is:

Which of the following is NOT a true finding of microskills research?

Who among the following have immense faith in the ability of humans to overcome challenges and take charge of their lives?

Gender, sexual orientation, age, geographic location, physical ability, religion/spirituality, and socioeconomic status:

Which of the following is NOT one of the four levels of competence identified in this chapter?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding stress?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the brain?

Clients come to therapy feeling that they are:

Intentionality is: