Exam 7: Transition Stage of a Group

De Shazer (1984) attributes most instances of a client's failure to overcome resistance to:

Which of the following is NOT an intervention statement that may increase the odds that an involuntary member will become a voluntary participant?

_________ might be things such as a lack of support from others, limited resources, oppressive circumstances, or threat of negative reactions from others.

Members can gain __________ into the ways their unresolved conflicts create certain patterns of dysfunctional behavior.

It is important for leaders to process their reactions after the group at a later time. Which of the following is NOT a way to process?

Members of an involuntary group may exhibit a lack of cooperation through __________.

During a group session, the only Persian member and another member ended up in a heated debate about cultural differences. The leader, also Persian, was caught off guard and unsure of how to address the situation in the moment, struggling with an internal conflict. What was the leader's fear?

According to the psychoanalytic perspective, resistance is defined as the individual's reluctance to bring into conscious __________ that has been previously repressed or denied.

Before groups progress to a level of deeper work, which we refer to as the working stage, they typically experience a:

When a group member responds to a question with "I don't know," which is the best response from the leader?

It is important to educate non-participatory or minimally participatory members that others in the group are likely to react to them with:

A group member is silent. It seems by his nonverbal behavior that he has something to say. The leader asks herself in contemplation, "Is he waiting for me to call on him?" Is this a legitimate concern?

Penelope is the most difficult client whom group leader Ari has had to deal with in his 30 years of practice. She is disruptive, rude, overbearing and confrontational. Just now, an intense argument was initiated by Penelope. Two other members have threatened to quit the group. Which of the following is correct?

During the transition phase, groups are often characterized by all of the following EXCEPT :

The __________ leader who depends on clients' subordinate position for a sense of adequacy and power will tend to keep the group members powerless.

__________ is indicated by a leader's exaggerated and persistent feelings that tend to recur with various clients in various groups.

Which of the following is NOT a legitimate fear associated with members of a therapeutic group?

If a member states, "I don't want to be here" during a role play, the best response from the leader will be:

Some members may lack understanding or experience in participating in groups, and their struggle to learn new behavior patterns should not be labeled as __________.

Which of the following is a clear sign that trust is being built within the group?