Question 1

If you were developing a group for children, what steps might you take to involve the parents? What are some advantages of involving parents in such a group?

Accepted Answer

When developing a group for children, in

Question 2

__________ is evidenced by an undercurrent of unexpressed hostility

Accepted Answer

A)  A willingness to take risks 
B)  A clear and specific goal 
C)  A sense of inclusion 
D)  Mistrust 
A)  A willingness to take risks 
B)  A clear and specific goal 
C)  A sense of inclusion 
D)  Mistrust

Question 3

Which group work specialist is most likely to teach members to cope with an immediate life crisis or developmental life event, with the goal of preventing an array of educational and psychological disturbances?

Accepted Answer

A)  counseling 
B)  psychotherapy 
C)  psychoeducational 
D)  task facilitation 
A)  counseling 
B)  psychotherapy 
C)  psychoeducational 
D)  task facilitation

Question 4

Like self-disclosure, ___________ can be overused or misused

Accepted Answer

A)  keeping all negative feelings hidden 
B)  rejecting the leader's interventions 
C)  storytelling 
D)  humor 
A)  keeping all negative feelings hidden 
B)  rejecting the leader's interventions 
C)  storytelling 
D)  humor

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of global feedback that is of little use to group members?

Accepted Answer

A)  "You are a super person and very easy to like." 
B)  "I like your ability to be direct and honest in giving feedback." 
C)  "My fear for you is that you will judge yourself more harshly than others." 
D)  "Remember that people liked you much better when you stopped being sarcastic." 
A)  "You are a super person and very easy to like." 
B)  "I like your ability to be direct and honest in giving feedback." 
C)  "My fear for you is that you will judge yourself more harshly than others." 
D)  "Remember that people liked you much better when you stopped being sarcastic."

Question 6

During the initial stage, interventions are aimed at providing __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  management 
C)  challenges 
D)  encouragement 
A)  conflict 
B)  management 
C)  challenges 
D)  encouragement

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT considered an advantage of a therapeutic group over other intervention strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Group members can learn effective social skills. 
B)  The group setting offers support for new behavior. 
C)  Groups are suited for everyone. 
D)  Participants can explore their style of relating to others. 
A)  Group members can learn effective social skills. 
B)  The group setting offers support for new behavior. 
C)  Groups are suited for everyone. 
D)  Participants can explore their style of relating to others.

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT describe how involvement in a therapeutic group as a member be helpful to beginning group leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a more appropriate place to examine their own problems. 
B)  They can empathize with what it is like to be a group member. 
C)  It can serve as a valuable learning experience for under-standing group process. 
D)  It can make the beginning leader professionally capable of leading any type of group. 
A)  It is a more appropriate place to examine their own problems. 
B)  They can empathize with what it is like to be a group member. 
C)  It can serve as a valuable learning experience for under-standing group process. 
D)  It can make the beginning leader professionally capable of leading any type of group.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is NOT true as it relates to the structuring of group sessions by the leader?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unstructured groups are best for low-functioning adult inpatient groups 
B)  It is particularly important during the initial stages of a group 
C)  It can be both useful and inhibiting in a group's devel-opment 
D)  Too little structure results in members' becoming unduly anxious. 
A)  Unstructured groups are best for low-functioning adult inpatient groups 
B)  It is particularly important during the initial stages of a group 
C)  It can be both useful and inhibiting in a group's devel-opment 
D)  Too little structure results in members' becoming unduly anxious.

Question 10

In the group context, contracts

Accepted Answer

A)  help people achieve hiding their true selves 
B)  help members assume a passive and irresponsible stance. 
C)  can NOT be renegotiated 
D)  help people achieve their personal goals 
A)  help people achieve hiding their true selves 
B)  help members assume a passive and irresponsible stance. 
C)  can NOT be renegotiated 
D)  help people achieve their personal goals

Question 11

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate guide-line for leader self-disclosure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leaders should ask themselves why they are disclosing certain personal material 
B)  The most productive kind of disclosure is related to what is going on in the group. 
C)  Group leaders should make frequent use of group time to explore their own problems 
D)  It may be therapeutic for group members to know the leader's struggles, but not necessarily in detail 
A)  Leaders should ask themselves why they are disclosing certain personal material 
B)  The most productive kind of disclosure is related to what is going on in the group. 
C)  Group leaders should make frequent use of group time to explore their own problems 
D)  It may be therapeutic for group members to know the leader's struggles, but not necessarily in detail

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT considered a main task of group leaders during the formation of a group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presenting a proposal to the proper administrators and getting the idea accepted. 
B)  Developing a wide array of group techniques that will be used for each of the sessions. 
C)  Conducting pre-group interviews for screening and orientation purposes. 
D)  Providing potential members with relevant information necessary for them to make an informed choice about participation. 
A)  Presenting a proposal to the proper administrators and getting the idea accepted. 
B)  Developing a wide array of group techniques that will be used for each of the sessions. 
C)  Conducting pre-group interviews for screening and orientation purposes. 
D)  Providing potential members with relevant information necessary for them to make an informed choice about participation.

Question 13

Which of the following is FALSE about holding a pre-group ses-sion for all candidates?

Accepted Answer

A)  The leader cannot outline any reasons for the group 
B)  An outline of possible topics for exploration can be given 
C)  Group members can meet one another and the leaders 
D)  Questions about the group can be answered 
A)  The leader cannot outline any reasons for the group 
B)  An outline of possible topics for exploration can be given 
C)  Group members can meet one another and the leaders 
D)  Questions about the group can be answered

Question 14

__________ is tied up in withholding threatening feelings

Accepted Answer

A)  Energy 
B)  Feedback 
C)  Communication 
D)  Active listening 
A)  Energy 
B)  Feedback 
C)  Communication 
D)  Active listening

Question 15

The process that occurs when the leader's own needs become so entangled in the therapeutic relationship that these needs obstruct or even destroy the leader's objectivity is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  role reversal 
B)  transference 
C)  countertransference 
D)  acting out 
A)  role reversal 
B)  transference 
C)  countertransference 
D)  acting out

Question 16

__________ is a process of presenting basic information about a group to potential group participants to assist them in deciding whether to enter the group and how to participate in it.

Accepted Answer

A)  Confidentiality 
B)  Advanced directive 
C)  Informed consent 
D)  Psychological risk 
A)  Confidentiality 
B)  Advanced directive 
C)  Informed consent 
D)  Psychological risk

Question 17

Which of the following feelings and behaviors is NOT a charac-teristic of the transition stage of the group process?

Accepted Answer

A)  challenges to the leader 
B)  resistance 
C)  non-defensiveness 
D)  intermember conflict 
A)  challenges to the leader 
B)  resistance 
C)  non-defensiveness 
D)  intermember conflict

Question 18

The problem behavior of advice giving involves

Accepted Answer

A)  offering a perception 
B)  offering an opinion 
C)  telling people what they should feel and do 
D)  listening without responding 
A)  offering a perception 
B)  offering an opinion 
C)  telling people what they should feel and do 
D)  listening without responding

Question 19

The therapeutic factor in groups that involves the sense that one has the internal resources necessary to direct one's life is

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom to experiment 
B)  intimacy 
C)  empathy 
D)  power 
A)  freedom to experiment 
B)  intimacy 
C)  empathy 
D)  power

Question 20

When a group is in the transition stage of its development, it is helpful for co-leaders to do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid taking sides with each other in attacking members 
B)  both be willing to talk about chal-lenges from members. 
C)  pay attention to their personal reactions to problematic member behaviors. 
D)  challenge a member on another members behalf 
A)  avoid taking sides with each other in attacking members 
B)  both be willing to talk about chal-lenges from members. 
C)  pay attention to their personal reactions to problematic member behaviors. 
D)  challenge a member on another members behalf

If you were developing a group for children, what steps might you take to involve the parents? What are some advantages of involving parents in such a group?

__________ is evidenced by an undercurrent of unexpressed hostility

Which group work specialist is most likely to teach members to cope with an immediate life crisis or developmental life event, with the goal of preventing an array of educational and psychological disturbances?

Like self-disclosure, ___________ can be overused or misused

Which of the following is an example of global feedback that is of little use to group members?

During the initial stage, interventions are aimed at providing __________.

Which of the following is NOT considered an advantage of a therapeutic group over other intervention strategies?

Which of the following does NOT describe how involvement in a therapeutic group as a member be helpful to beginning group leaders?

Which of the following statements is NOT true as it relates to the structuring of group sessions by the leader?

In the group context, contracts

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate guide-line for leader self-disclosure?

Which of the following is NOT considered a main task of group leaders during the formation of a group?

Which of the following is FALSE about holding a pre-group ses-sion for all candidates?

__________ is tied up in withholding threatening feelings

The process that occurs when the leader's own needs become so entangled in the therapeutic relationship that these needs obstruct or even destroy the leader's objectivity is known as

__________ is a process of presenting basic information about a group to potential group participants to assist them in deciding whether to enter the group and how to participate in it.

Which of the following feelings and behaviors is NOT a charac-teristic of the transition stage of the group process?

The problem behavior of advice giving involves

The therapeutic factor in groups that involves the sense that one has the internal resources necessary to direct one's life is

When a group is in the transition stage of its development, it is helpful for co-leaders to do all of the following EXCEPT

An Introduction to Group Work a Multicultural Perspective

The Group Counselor

Ethical and Legal Issues in Group Counseling

Theories and Techniques of Group Counseling

Forming a Group

Initial Stage of a Group

Transition Stage of a Group

Working Stage of a Group

Final Stage of a Group

Groups in School Settings

Groups in Community Settings

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Exam 12: Final Examination

If you were developing a group for children, what steps might you take to involve the parents? What are some advantages of involving parents in such a group?

__________ is evidenced by an undercurrent of unexpressed hostility

Which group work specialist is most likely to teach members to cope with an immediate life crisis or developmental life event, with the goal of preventing an array of educational and psychological disturbances?

Like self-disclosure, ___________ can be overused or misused

Which of the following is an example of global feedback that is of little use to group members?

During the initial stage, interventions are aimed at providing __________.

Which of the following is NOT considered an advantage of a therapeutic group over other intervention strategies?

Which of the following does NOT describe how involvement in a therapeutic group as a member be helpful to beginning group leaders?

Which of the following statements is NOT true as it relates to the structuring of group sessions by the leader?

In the group context, contracts

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate guide-line for leader self-disclosure?

Which of the following is NOT considered a main task of group leaders during the formation of a group?

Which of the following is FALSE about holding a pre-group ses-sion for all candidates?

__________ is tied up in withholding threatening feelings

The process that occurs when the leader's own needs become so entangled in the therapeutic relationship that these needs obstruct or even destroy the leader's objectivity is known as

__________ is a process of presenting basic information about a group to potential group participants to assist them in deciding whether to enter the group and how to participate in it.

Which of the following feelings and behaviors is NOT a charac-teristic of the transition stage of the group process?

The problem behavior of advice giving involves

The therapeutic factor in groups that involves the sense that one has the internal resources necessary to direct one's life is

When a group is in the transition stage of its development, it is helpful for co-leaders to do all of the following EXCEPT

An Introduction to Group Work a Multicultural Perspective

The Group Counselor

Ethical and Legal Issues in Group Counseling

Theories and Techniques of Group Counseling

Forming a Group

Initial Stage of a Group

Transition Stage of a Group

Working Stage of a Group

Final Stage of a Group

Groups in School Settings

Groups in Community Settings

Filters