Deck 1: From Natural Helper to Professional Counselor

Question 1

According to the text in Chapter 1, which of the following has not been supported as one of the eight important attitudes or qualities to embrace?

A) Being cognitively complex
B) Being psychologically adjusted
C) Being able to build a relationship with one's client
D) Being competent
E) Being receptive

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Which of the following is not true?

A) For a large percentage of clients, counseling can be effective in 5 to 10 sessions.
B) It is probably better to stick with one theoretical orientation than to try and match technique to client problem.
C) For clients who get worse in counseling, it is important to make change in technique or refer the client to another therapist.
D) The best predictor of success in counseling is the counselor-client relationship.
E) Although 20% to 30% of clients will require treatment that is longer term, most of these will see improvements with counseling.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is not a foundational skill as identified in the text?

A) Asking questions
B) Silence and pause time
C) Listening
D) Paraphrasing
E) Empathy

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Theories are heuristic, which means:

A) They are based on a view of human nature.
B) They are neutral, that is, not based on any one particular value system.
C) They have a natural order to them.
D) They are researchable and testable.
E) They are basic to one's manner of doing counseling.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a commonly used skill as identified by the text?

A) Self-disclosure
B) Confrontation
C) Solution-focused skills of offering alternatives, information-giving, and giving advice
D) Conducting a structured interview

Question 6

Which of the following is not an information-gathering skill as identified in the text?

A) Administering assessment procedures
B) Asking questions
C) Solution-focused skills of offering alternatives, information-giving, and giving advice
D) Conducting a structured interview
E) Two of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is not a Core Area of Knowledge and Skills?

A) Ethical, Professional, and Cross-Cultural Issues
B) Helper Attitudes
C) Techniques
D) Diagnosis
E) Collaboration
F) All of the above are core areas.

Question 8

Treatment plans generally include all but which of the following?

A) Length of treatment
B) Intervention skills
C) Possible medication
D) Case management techniques
E) All of the above

Question 9

Which is true of Eysenck's 1952 study on the effectiveness of psychotherapy?

A) Roughly two-thirds of a group of neurotic patients got better due to psychotherapy.
B) Psychotherapy was shown to be better than no therapy.
C) There were methodological problems with his research.
D) Roughly two-thirds of a group of neurotic patients got better whether they were treated by means of psychotherapy or not.
E) a and b
F) c and d

Question 10

Which of the following is not a Core Area of Knowledge and Skills?

A) Helper Attitudes
B) Case Conceptualization
C) Treatment Planning
D) Case Management
E) Theory
F) All of the above are core areas.

Question 11

Treatment plans are all but which of the following?

A) Rarely used by natural helpers
B) Based on one's conceptualization of the client's problems
C) Based on the diagnosis of the client
D) Critical in evaluating progress and in accountability
E) All are an aspect of treatment planning.

Question 12

According to the text in Chapter 1, which of the following is not listed as an ethical, professional, and cross-cultural issue?

A) Assuring we have the necessary knowledge of cross-cultural differences
B) Understanding the importance of the boundaries of the helping relationship
C) Knowing what to do when a client is in danger of harming self or other
D) Knowing when to refer a client to another therapist
E) All of the above are listed.

Question 13

All but which of the following are generally true of diagnoses?

A) Almost all professional counselors use them these days.
B) They are critical for treatment planning.
C) Minorities are generally misdiagnosed at higher rates than whites.
D) One generally uses the DSM-IV-TR in making a diagnosis.
E) Natural helpers generally come up with nonresearched diagnosis from popular literature.
F) All of the above are true.

Question 14

According to the text in Chapter 1, which of the following is not listed as an ethical, professional, and cross-cultural issue?

A) Understanding the limits of our ability as a therapist
B) SEQ CHAPTER How we describe our work to our clients (e.g., professional disclosure statements)
C) Knowing the limits of confidentiality
D) Assuring that our values play an important role in the counseling relationship
E) All of the above are listed.

Question 15

According to the text, case conceptualization is all but which of the following?

A) The next logical step after making a preliminary diagnosis
B) The process that allows the clinician to understand a client's presenting problems and subsequently apply appropriate counseling skills and treatment strategies
C) Important to the experienced clinician, but not to the beginning counselor
C) Rarely used by natural helpers

Question 16

All but which of the following is part of the case management process?

A) Conducting therapy
B) Documentation
C) Consultation, supervision, and collaboration
D) Caseload management
E) Business-related activities

Question 17

According to the book, which is not a natural helper style?

A) Listener
B) Empathizer
C) Analyzer
D) Problem Solver
E) Challenger

Question 18

According to Sexton:

A) Counseling is a process from which most clients who remain involved for at least a few sessions benefit.
B) When counseling effectiveness is calculated by determining the number of clients who improved, the results are amazingly similar across various studies.
C) On the basis of both client and counselor ratings, approximately 22% of clients made significant gains, 43% made moderate changes, while 27% made some improvement.
D) Two of the above
E) Three of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is not a commonly used skill as identified by the text?

A) Empathy
B) Affirmation-giving
C) Encouragement
D) Modeling

Question 20

According to the text in Chapter 1, which of the following has not been supported as one of the eight important attitudes or qualities to embrace?

A) Being empathic
B) Being genuine
C) Being accepting
D) Being self-disclosing
E) Being open-minded

Question 21

Match the Natural Style with the Description
__Challenger:
32. __Problem Solver:
33. __Analytical:
34. __Listener:
a. Likes to understand another's point of view by listening and showing empathy. Has feelings for another.
b. Likes to explore, probe, and offer a critical analysis of a situation. Involved in the intellectual process of understanding a client's predicament.
c. Likes to define the problem, set goals, and take action to reach a solution.
d. Likes to push and confront a client into viewing the world differently.

Question 22

The core area of knowledge and skills are fixed, and will change little over time.

Question 23

Generally, case conceptualization is conducted prior to making a preliminary diagnosis.

Question 24

In contrast to the natural helper, the professional counselor attempts to purposely direct the counseling relationship by applying a broad range of critical skills in a systematic fashion.

Question 25

A large percentage of Americans have or will experience an emotional disorder.

Question 26

Research on the effectiveness of the techniques of natural helpers has surprisingly shown that they are useful, deliberate, and defendable as sound counseling techniques.

Question 27

Theories are all but which of the following?

A) Heuristic
B) Based on a view of human nature
C) A template for conceptualizing client problems
D) Fixed and never changing
E) Take into account one's biology, genetics, and environment.

Question 28

The Inverted Pyramid Heuristic (IPH) is one model of case management.

Question 29

The statements: "diagnosis is a social construction," and "diagnoses are labels that are, in the long run, harmful," are accepted facts these days.

Question 30

Generally, natural helpers have thought through their understanding of human nature.

Question 31

In recent years, the focus on accountability in relationship to case management has lessened.