Deck 4: The Counseling Process 

Question 1

All of the following are reasons to divide the process of counseling into three stages except

A) Conceptually it can be helpful
B) Counseling is a linear process
C) Various tasks and responsibilities are associated with each stage
D) Different client factors, such as motivation to change and responsiveness to treatment, are associated with each stage

Answer 1

Counseling is a linear process

Question 2

__________________ refers to counselor-client understanding about the conditions, procedures, and nature of counseling

A) Structure
B) Role induction
C) Fading
D) Both "a" and "b"
E) All of the above

Answer 2

Both "a" and "b"

Question 3

Which of the following provides information to clients about the counselor and about the counseling process

A) Action limits
B) Professional disclosure statement
C) Role induction
D) Safety contract

Answer 3

Professional disclosure statement

Question 4

______________ refers to a motivation to change.

A) Informed consent
B) Rapport
C) Initiative
D) None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following theoretical frameworks encourages counselors to roll with resistance rather than confront it?

A) Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
B) Developmental Counseling and Therapy
C) Transtheoretical Counseling
D) Motivational Interviewing

Question 6

Maria, a client struggling with alcohol abuse, has taken small steps toward change. In which stage is Maria?

A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action
E) Maintenance

Question 7

A counselor is providing continuing support, as well as using reinforcement management and follow-up contracts? In which stage of change might the counselor's client be?

A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action
E) Maintenance

Question 8

Which of the following counseling skills is effective in eliciting a large amount of information in a short time, but does not encourage elaboration?

A) Open questions
B) Closed questions
C) Empathy
D) Confrontation

Question 9

All of the following are door openers except

A) "What brings you to see me?"
B) "What would you like to talk about?"
C) "Tell me more."
D) "What if we move on to something different?"

Question 10

___________________ provides a way for counselors to link clients' presenting problems to a treatment plan and serves to tailor interventions to specific client needs.

A) Case conceptualization
B) Rapport
C) Empathy
D) Clarifying probes

Question 11

______________ explains why the client is receiving services and what is going to take place in counseling

A) Informed consent
B) Professional disclosure statement
C) Safety contract
D) Treatment plan

Question 12

Which of the following is an action factor?

A) Cognitive learning
B) Therapeutic alliance
C) Reality testing
D) Empathy

Question 13

Which of the following is a term referring to negative, inaccurate biases that can result in unhealthy misperceptions of events?

A) Cognitive distortions
B) Resistance
C) Delusions
D) Abreaction

Question 14

________________ offers the client another probable and positive viewpoint of what a situation is or why an event might have happened.

A) Selective abstraction
B) Empathy
C) Reframing
D) Cognitive distortion

Question 15

________________ involves imagining and reflecting on a desired course of action.

A) Overt rehearsal
B) Covert rehearsal
C) Corrective feedback
D) None of the above

Question 16

All of the following are important functions of ending the counseling relationship except

A) Signals that something important has been completed
B) Gives clients the opportunity to maintain changes already achieved and generalize problem-solving skills to new areas
C) Serves as a reminder that the client has matured
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following involves arranging other assistance for clients when the initial arrangements are not likely to be helpful?

A) Termination
B) Abandonment
C) Referral
D) Recycling

Question 18

Which of the following involves the reexamination of all phases of the therapeutic process?

A) Termination
B) Abandonment
C) Referral
D) Recycling

Question 19

A client who is unaware that a problem exists is in which stage of change?

A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action
E) Maintenance

Question 20

Which of the following techniques is recommended for use with clients who are in the contemplation stage of change?

A) Gestalt techniques
B) Behavioral strategies
C) Relapse prevention
D) Motivational interviewing

Question 21

List and describe six topics addressed during intake interviews.

Question 22

List and describe the four sections of the SOAP format.

Question 23

Discuss reasons why counselors should engage in careful record keeping.

Question 24

List and describe the five components of a treatment plan.