Exam 2: Who Answers About Counselors and Clients

Competent counselors should be reactive, rather than proactive, in their efforts to understand and interact with those who are unlike themselves along many dimensions.

Clients who do not seek counseling of their own volition (e.g., clients who were mandated by the courts) often are the most motivated and compliant clients since they want to accelerate and be done with the process.

Helping professionals use a common diagnostic system, a method of classification that codifies approximately 400 mental disorders. It is called the and was developed by the .

Professional counselors work in which of the following capacities?

Counseling theory and practice is traditionally grounded in the Western, dominant- culture worldview that values independence, materialism, and rationalism.

Since conceptualizations of mental disorders are themselves manifestations of an American/Eurocentric worldview to which many other cultures do not subscribe, there is a strong movement in the helping professions to eliminate the practice of diagnosis.

Many clients expect that the counselor will solve their problems, give them a magic answer, or take their pain away.

The four major approaches to helping discussed in the text are:

The clear categories, or levels, of helping are:

Developmental issues are life-span issues that are normal, and include predictable stages of growth and change as well as maintenance and regulation of one's capacities in later life.

Stress and burnout are better withstood when the counselor's personal energy is high; thus, counselors should make a conscious effort to eat well, be physically active, develop personal interests and satisfying interpersonal relationships, and engage in recreational activities.

The counselor, not the client, is responsible for building trust.

The primary professional organization for counselors is the:

are sometimes referred to as human services workers who are qualified for positions such as .

To be considered a profession, five distinct characteristics must be present. Which of the following is not one of the characteristics?

possess training and advanced degrees beyond the bachelor's level and have had internship and work experience that includes supervision by more seasoned practitioners that ultimately leads to their ability to practice in a more professional capacity and in most cases independently.

Identify and discuss at least five of the 12 traits exhibited by effective counselors.

Many closely related mental health/helping disciplines are available to the public in the United States. How would you explain the similarities and differences to someone who has expressed an interest in seeking counseling?

Which of the following statements is true regarding psychotherapy?

Which of the statements below best describes the counseling relationship?