Deck 7: Empowerment and Change: the Purpose of Counselling

Question 1

To what extent,if at all,is empathy used in Motivational Interviewing?

Answer 1

Empathy is a crucial component.It helps to create a climate where clients are free to explore their values,perceptions and goals.With empathy,clients feel understood and they may naturally move to change talk.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes "learned helplessness."

A)clients who have become lazy
B)clients who do not believe their efforts will make a difference
C)capacity to sustain effort over time in the face of obstacles
D)clients who are overly anxious about change
E)a situation where people have become overly dependent on others

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Motivational interviewing

A)uses authority to jump start change
B)assumes that clients are ready for change
C)makes use of the "intervention" model
D)requires a collaborative,non-confrontational approach
E)uses confrontation to overcome denial

Answer 3

D

Question 4

"Change talk" is apparent when clients

A)mention discrepancies between the way their life is and the way they would like it to be
B)counsellors confront clients on the need to change
C)are confronted by family
D)counsellors shift strategies when what they are doing is not working effectively
E)clients begin to model the behaviour of their counsellors

Question 5

The "miracle question" involves

A)use of prayer and spirituality
B)unrealistic expectations for counselling outcomes
C)unexplained outcomes
D)whether it will take a miracle for change to occur
E)none of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is not a valid reason for helping clients set goals?

A)giving direction
B)motivating
C)measuring progress
D)defining roles
E)meeting agency quotas

Question 7

Cognitive Behavioral Counselling

A)has not proven to be an effective tool for change
B)focuses on behaviour while minimizes the impact of thinking
C)was pioneered by Carl Rogers
D)helps people modify thinking behaviour,and emotions,
E)should only be utilized by qualified psychiatrists

Question 8

What is thought stopping?

Question 9

What are the basic assumptions behind Albert Ellis' ABC model?

Question 10

Empowerment involves

A)helping clients discover personal strengths and capacities
B)energizing the helping process
C)taking charge of the interview
D)use of authority to require change
E)oppressive practice

Question 11

Contingency planning

A)helps clients anticipate obstacles
B)involves searching for the root causes of problems
C)helps clients to review past mistakes
D)takes advantage of precounselling change
E)all of the above

Question 12

The stages of change model is also known as

A)contemplative change model
B)cognitive behavioral model
C)transtheoretical model
D)confrontation model
E)brief therapy approach to change

Question 13

Identify and discuss the implications of the five stages in the transtheoretical or stages of change model?

Question 14

At the contemplative stage clients are

A)reflecting on their past failures
B)not thinking about change
C)struggling with a relapse
D)are preparing for change
E)ambivalent about making changes

Question 15

Which of the following is a brief counselling technique?

A)looking for exceptions
B)gestalt approaches
C)outreach to needy clients
D)advocacy
E)free association

Question 16

What are the essential steps of action planning?

Question 17

Secondary gain is defined as

A)the benefits that people derive from their problems
B)unexpected positive outcomes of counselling
C)advantages to family and friends from a client's counselling
D)how change in a problem can impact other problems
E)the benefits for family and friends when clients change

Question 18

Reframing is best defined as

A)building a base of trust
B)a skill that helps client shift their thinking by suggesting alternate explanations or meanings
C)confronting irrational thinking
D)altering the structure of the counselling process
E)renegotiating the counselling relationship

Question 19

At the precontemplative stage clients are

A)actively involved in the change process
B)not thinking about change
C)ambivalent about making changes
D)are preparing for change
E)struggling with a relapse