Deck 6: The Exploration Stage Branching Out

Question 1

Which type of engagement involves balancing the cognitive and the affective realms of the internship?

A) Contextual
B) Holistic
C) Integrative
D) Conceptual

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Describe the challenges that may arise with key people in the internship.

Answer 2

Answers will vary.

Question 3

A common source of adjustment in an internship is the gap between expectations and reality.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a critical task of the Exploration Stage?

A) Keeping the focus on learning
B) Assessing progress
C) Building supervisory relationships
D) Maintaining balances

Question 5

A period of disillusionment during any stage of the internship is abnormal.

Question 6

Gabrielle's site supervisor and coworkers neglect her.As a result, she is disillusioned with her internship because she is not doing the kind of work she was told she would do.She feels sidetracked.Gabrielle's feelings of disappointment and frustration come from here loss of ________.

A) focus
B) accomplishment
C) meaning
D) purpose

Question 7

In what internship stage do periods of disillusionment occur most often?

A) Anticipation
B) Exploration
C) Competence
D) Culmination

Question 8

Which of the following represents a concern associated with the Exploration Stage?

A) Life context
B) Emerging view of self
C) Adequacy of skills and knowledge
D) Transfer of responsibilities

Question 9

Interns in the helping profession must set clear boundaries to help their clients understand the intern's role and what to expect of them.

Question 10

Which of the following terms refers to a form of burnout that develops when a helping professional is exposed to secondary stressful events and in turn becomes emotionally depleted and unable to provide the empathy needed for effective client care?

A) Compassion fatigue
B) Vicarious traumatization
C) Workaholism
D) Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 11

Which of the following represents an opportunity for civic development during the Exploration Stage?

A) Cultivate an openness to diversity
B) Clarify your own cultural profile
C) Assume the identity of an emerging civic professional
D) Clarify the meaning of "public good" and your responsibilities to it as an intern

Question 12

Idina is working at a fairly large nonprofit agency.She is troubled by the way the lower-level employees to work together to undermine the agency's overall goals.Idina is challenged by her placement site's organizational ________.

A) values
B) structures of influence
C) philosophy
D) objectives

Question 13

In the Exploration Stage, theoretical knowledge becomes practical reasoning though interns may not recognize it at first.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about dealing with problems during the Exploration Stage is FALSE?

A) Common sources of challenges for most interns include issues with the work itself, with the people involved, and with the larger community or political context.
B) Challenges and problems actually are necessary for intern development.
C) Interns should analyze their problems and try to bury their feelings about them.
D) Interns may be challenged by the demands of their life context, so they should take stock of their support network.

Question 15

Reflection has greatest value when it does not have an impact on an action.

Question 16

When interns find themselves unable to use resources effectively because they are overwhelmed by circumstances affecting them, they are experiencing a crisis of ________.

A) commitment
B) capability
C) confidence
D) culture