Deck 9: Group Counseling

Question 1

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

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.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Discomfort and risk-taking in groups are:

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.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Potentially destructive group members are most effectively dealt with through:

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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:

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

Question 5

Which of the following is a limitation of group work?

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

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?

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

Question 7

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

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 8

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

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 9

Growth in groups tends to occur through the process of:

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

Question 10

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

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 11

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

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 12

Which of the following is an advantage to group work?

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

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

The group process includes all of the following stages EXCEPT:

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

Question 16

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

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 17

Which of the following is characteristic of the working stage?

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 18

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

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 19

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

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

Common leadership skills unique to group work include:

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