Deck 7: Dealing With Difficult Situations

Question 1

The second counseling session with a client generally increases more anxiety in the therapist then the first session (intake) because

A) the intake session is more structured.
B) the second session is intended to solve the client's major problem.
C) most people don't come back for the second session.
D) the counselor is hearing the client's information for the second time.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

When the counselor is listening for times when the client was successful in solving the problem, she is listening for .

A) positive exceptions to the problem.
B) common denominators.
C) outcome goals.
D) causes of the problem.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

When you (counselor) give a homework assignment and the client says, "I don't want to do that. I'm overloaded with work as it is," the best option from those below would be to

A) insist that the client do the homework.
B) refuse to see the client until he does it.
C) just let it go for the time being.
D) use a paradoxical intention by telling the client that whatever he does, he should not do the homework.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Silence in counseling is useful in all of the following instances except

A) when it allows the client to think more about her response.
B) when it gives the counselor time to process what has been said.
C) when it gives the client time to remember pertinent information.
D) when the client does not know how to do self-reflection.

Question 5

Some mistakes that counselors make in the early counseling session are

A) focusing on change too fast.
B) asking too many questions.
C) focusing on their own performance rather than the client.
D) all of the above.

Question 6

The counselor statement, "Many people who have lost a loved one feel guilty about not doing more for the dying person." is called

A) sympathizing.
B) emphasizing.
C) normalizing.
D) rectifying.

Question 7

Which of the following counselor response is appropriate?

A) "A person is never given more than she can handle."
B) "You are young and will learn to love again."
C) "He's a flower in the garden of heaven."
D) silence.

Question 8

Which of the following counselor responses is the best?

A) "How does that make you feel?"
B) "It seems like your mom is narcissistic."
C) "I know how you feel."
D) "I can see that you are feeling some emotion about that."

Question 9

In a counseling session, the cure for intellectualization is

A) abstraction.
B) empathy.
C) sympathy.
D) elaboration.

Question 10

When a counselor is in doubt about what to do in a session, she should focus on

A) the past.
B) feelings.
C) problem solving.
D) mild confrontation.