Deck 14: Skill Integration, Determining Personal Style, and Transcendence

Question 1

How can we help clients work through issues and come up with answers?​

A)​Decisional counseling
B)​Problem-solving counseling
C)​Balance sheet and future diary
D)All of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

"What specific incongruities do you anticipate in the client?" As you prepare your first interview treatment plan for a new client, you would most likely ask this question when you consider which stage of the interview?

A)​Empathic relationship
B)​Story and strengths
C)​Goals
D)Restory
E)​Action

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The effective helping professional plans each interview with a client. In which stage of the interview are you likely to emphasize behavior, thoughts, feelings, and meanings?

A)​Empathic relationship
B)​Story and strengths
C)​Goals
D)Restory​
E)​Action

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A ___________________ is an individualized application of your theoretical model that takes into consideration the antecedents of the case and your observations and inferences.

A)​case conceptualization
B)​treatment plan
C)​future diary
D)theoretical formulation

Question 5

In which stage of the interview are you and your client likely to define the ideal outcome?​

A)​Empathic relationship
B)​Story and strengths
C)​Goals
D)Restory
E)​Action

Question 6

Effective decisions can be reached through ____.

A)​cognitive processes located primarily in the executive left brain
B)​a combination of cognitive decisions with emotional satisfaction
C)​left and right brain coordination
D)the hippocampus energized by the amygdala

Question 7

The five stages of the client interview and all problem-solving systems are based on both ____ and ____.

A)​Frank Parsons' original decisional model; abstract theory
B)​trait-and-factor theory; the "1-2-3" influencing model
C)​Benjamin Franklin's original decisional model; abstract theory
D)the "1-2-3" influencing model; Benjamin Franklin's original decisional model

Question 8

"How will you elicit the client's idealized self or world?" As you prepare your first interview treatment plan for a new client, you would most likely ask this question when you consider which stage of the interview?​

A)​Empathic relationship
B)​Story and strengths
C)Goals
D)Restory
E)​Action

Question 9

The effective helping professional plans each interview with a client. In which stage of the interview can we begin by summarizing the client's positive strengths and wellness assets?​

A)​Empathic relationship
B)​Story and strengths
C)​Goals
D)Restory
E)​Action

Question 10

"What special issues do you anticipate with regard to rapport development?" As you prepare your first interview treatment plan for a new client, you would most likely ask this question when you consider which stage of the interview?​

A)​Empathic relationship
B)​Story and strengths
C)​Goals
D)Restory
E)​Action

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an anticipated result of skill integration?​

A)​Developing counselors will integrate skills as part of their natural style.
B)​Choices of application will vary among interviewers.
C)​Interviewers will flex when their actions are ineffective.
D)Counselors and interviewers will be certified to open their own practice.

Question 12

Which of the following is a useful strategy for decisional counseling?​

A)​Cognitive and emotional balance sheet
B)​Logical consequences
C)​Future diary
D)All of these

Question 13

"What are the anticipated concerns or strengths?" As you prepare your first interview treatment plan for a new client, you would most likely ask this question when you consider which stage of the interview?​

A)​Empathic relationship
B)​Story and strengths
C)​Goals
D)Restory
E)​Action

Question 14

____ the microskills into a well-formed interview and ____ the skills to situations beyond the training session or classroom.

A)​Invent; apply
B)​Integrate; generalize
C)​Mix; address
D)Maneuver; develop

Question 15

"What will enable the interviewee to feel the interview was worthwhile?" As you prepare your first interview treatment plan for a new client, you would most likely ask this question when you consider which stage of the interview?​

A)​Empathic relationship
B)​Story and strengths
C)​Goals
D)Restory
E)​Action

Question 16

Which of the following theories of counseling deal with problem-solving and decisions?​

A)​Cognitive behavioral
B)​Person-centered
C)Decision counseling
D)All of these

Question 17

In which stage of the interview may a common bond between you and your client be established?​

A)​Empathic relationship
B)​Story and strengths
C)​Goals
D)Restory
E)​Action

Question 18

In which stage of the interview are you and your client likely to generate specific implementation plans?

A)​Empathic relationship
B)​Story and strengths
C)​Goals
D)Restory
E)​Action

Question 19

_________ expanded Benjamin Franklin's decisional framework.

A)​Skinner
B)Peirce and James
C)​Frankl
D)Rogers

Question 20

In addition to the five-stage interview structure, there are additional useful strategies for decisional counseling. Which of the following is NOT a useful strategy for decisional counseling?​

A)Balance sheet
B)​Logical consequences
C)​Future imaging
D)Verbal underlining

Question 21

A person-centered counselor is interested in focusing on the meanings and feelings of the client; the facts of the problem are considered ____.

A)​more important
B)​less important
C)​of significant importance
D)of no significance at all

Question 22

Frankl's most significant contribution to counseling and psychotherapy is:

A)​cognitive behavioral therapy.
B)​logotherapy.
C)​multicultural therapy.
D)motivational interviewing.

Question 23

Relapse prevention relates to which stage of the interview?​

A)​Story and strengths
B)​Goals
C)​Restory
D)Action

Question 24

The maintaining change worksheet helps the client plan to:​

A)​maintain current behavior.
B)​avoid slips into old behavior.
C)​prevent current abnormal behavior.
D)resolve the reason for consultation.

Question 25

Which of the following is very important for counseling clients?​

A)​Create checklists
B)​Develop plans
C)​Reexamine your own style
D)All of these

Question 26

One of the earliest decisional models is the three-stage decision model. Who proposed this model?

A)​Parsons
B)​Franklin
C)​Nezu
D)Beck

Question 27

"Find something practical and pragmatic" is an underlying philosophy of:

A)​person-centered theory.
B)​cognitive behavioral theory.
C)​decisional counseling.
D)logotherapy.

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT one of the major approaches to counseling considered in this book?

A)​Psychodynamic therapy
B)​Cognitive behavioral therapy
C)​Person-centered counseling
D)Decisional counseling

Question 29

Which statement best describes person-centered counseling?

A)​The client is the single focus, excluding all other factors.
B)​The client is competent and ultimately self-actualizing.
C)​The client is not competent and ultimately self-actualizing.
D)The client's concerns must be detailed and resolved.

Question 30

Which of the five theoretical orientations presented in this book is BEST represented by the following lead? There is, of course, considerable overlap between systems of interviewing and counseling when it comes to specific leads. Thus, select the one best alternative, even though other systems may use the style at times.​"Underneath your concerns, I sense a lot of strength and capability on your part. You've been making a negative meaning, but I also hear your strengths."

A)​Person-centered theory
B)​Decisional career counseling
C)​Brief solution-focused interviewing and counseling
D)Motivational interviewing

Question 31

_____________, as this will provide a constant way to grow and improve your interviewing skills.

A)​Seek colleagues and supervisors to review your work
B)​Continuously perform a detailed analysis of your interviewing style and behavior
C)​Appropriately share your thoughts and analysis with your client
D)All of these

Question 32

Which of the following should be included in a relapse prevention plan?​

A)​List of people who can be counted on for support
B)​Triggers for the unwanted behaviors
C)​Rewarding alternatives client can do instead of engaging in the negative behavior
D)All of these

Question 33

Which of the following theories place a strong emphasis on treatment plans?​

A)​Cognitive therapy
B)​Gestalt therapy
C)​Person-centered therapy
D)All of these

Question 34

____________ is the author of The Checklist Manifesto.

A)​Nezu
B)​Gawande
C)​Beck
D)Parsons

Question 35

A major assumption of ____ is that the client is competent and self-actualizing.

A)​person-centered theory
B)​cognitive behavioral theory
C)​brief counseling
D)none of these

Question 36

Relapse prevention would MOST LIKELY be used by which of the following theories or methods?​

A)​Motivational interviewing
B)​Decisional career counseling
C)Cognitive behavioral therapy
D)All of these

Question 37

Using different combinations of microskills with specific approaches to counseling enables you to engage in which of the following interviewing styles?

A)​Person-centered
B)​Cognitive behavioral
C)​Brief counseling
D)All of these

Question 38

Which of the following is a good reason to consider referral for a client?​

A)​No interviewer has all the answers.
B)​You refer your client to welfare and child services for additional help.
C)​The client/interviewer relationship is just not working as well as it should.
D)All of these

Question 39

Which of the following is an INACCURATE guideline for practicing the skills of a person-centered interview?

A)​Eliminate or minimize questions. Do not use interpretations / reframes, advice, or directives.
B)​Focus almost exclusively on the client; use the words "you" and "your" and the client's name.
C)​The basic skills reflection of meaning and feeling, paraphrasing, and summarization.
D)Constantly use influencing skills of confrontation, feedback, and self-disclosure.

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT one of the major approaches to counseling considered in this text?

A)​Crisis counseling
B)​Person-centered counseling
C)​Cognitive behavioral therapy
D)Motivational interviewing

Question 41

Decision counseling is representative of pragmatism.

Question 42

In person-centered counseling, which phase may receive relatively little emphasis?

A)​Story and strengths
B)​Goals
C)​Restorying
D)Action

Question 43

A case conceptualization is an individualized application of your theoretical model that takes into consideration the antecedents of the case and your observations and inferences.

Question 44

Discernment is a technique used by which theory?

A)​Cognitive behavioral therapy
B)​Person-centered
C)​Logotherapy
D)Crisis counseling

Question 45

____ gives the least attention to cultural/environmental context.

A)​Decisional counseling
B)​Person-centered counseling
C)​Cognitive behavioral therapy
D)All of these

Question 46

The five-stage interview structure may best be used with ____.

A)​person-centered theory
B)​decisional career counseling
C)​brief interviewing and counseling
D)all of these

Question 47

What is your ultimate goal as a counselor or therapist?

A)​Learn counseling theories.
B)​Develop good interpersonal relations.
C)​Master the counseling microskills.
D)Help other improve their well-being.

Question 48

Cultural/environmental context (CEC) is foundational for which of the following theories?

A)​Multicultural counseling
B)​Person-centered
C)​Logotherapy
D)Crisis counseling

Question 49

Which of the five theoretical orientations presented in this book is BEST represented by the following lead? Select the one best alternative, even though other systems may use the style at times.​"Let's brainstorm some possibilities for colleges you might attend."​

A)​Cognitive behavioral counseling
B)​Decisional counseling
C)​Person-centered theory
D)All of these

Question 50

Decisional counseling is not useful with difficult personal decisions.

Question 51

Which of the following theories is strongly associated with reflection of meaning?

A)​Cognitive behavioral therapy
B)​Person-centered
C)​Logotherapy
D)Psychodynamic

Question 52

Discernment is:

A)​finding a life vision.
B)​making a decision.
C)​coping with life challenges.
D)overcoming interpersonal conflicts.

Question 53

Decisional counseling theorists believe that all theories of counseling and therapy deal with problem solving and decisions.

Question 54

____ focuses on raising personality consciousness of how the individual develops in a cultural/environmental context.

A)​Decisional counseling
B)​Person-centered counseling
C)​Multicultural counseling and feminist therapy
D)All of these

Question 55

The basic listening sequence is central to ____.

A)​person-centered theory
B)​decisional career counseling
C)​assertiveness training
D)brief interviewing and counseling
E)​all of these

Question 56

In the person-centered approach, the focus on the individual client is predominant, and the focus of ___________ is less of a focus.

A)​positive and negative consequences
B)​multicultural/environmental context
C)​client's presenting problem or issue
D)variety of resolution alternatives

Question 57

Much of even your best helping work will be ineffective, if you fail to ____.

A)​generalize and transfer learning
B)​identify the client's root issues
C)​properly assess positive and negative consequences
D)detail insufficient alternatives

Question 58

____ uses the balance sheet to organize the process.

A)​Decisional counseling
B)​Person-centered counseling
C)​Multicultural counseling
D)All of these

Question 59

The basic listening sequence (BLS) is a key counselor action in Story and Strengths, Stage 2 of the five-stage interview structure, in which of the following theories?

A)​Decisional counseling
B)​Person-centered counseling
C)​Cognitive behavioral training
D)Brief counseling
E)​All of these

Question 60

Historically ____ has/have given less attention to the cultural/environmental context.

A)​decisional counseling
B)​person-centered counseling
C)​cognitive behavioral therapy
D)all of these

Question 61

You are about to see a client for the first time. You know that it is a career problem, that the client is female, and 32 years old. The client form mentions past work experience as a secretary, that she is divorced with one child, and that she is a graduate of a two-year business program. Develop an interview plan for this client specifying your objectives for the session as clearly as possible.

Question 62

Counselor's personal decisions rarely influence what happens in the session.

Question 63

Compare and contrast person-centered, decisional counseling, logotherapy, and multicultural counseling as they might use the five stages of the interview.

Question 64

When you are unable to build a viable working relationship with a client and referral becomes necessary, make the referral and remove yourself from continued contact with the client.

Question 65

According to logotherapy, there is always meaning to life.

Question 66

What do you see as the central aspects of person-centered counseling that might be incorporated into all forms of interviewing and counseling?

Question 67

As in the Samurai effect, the basic listening sequence will likely be part of your being and the empathic relationship-story and strengths-goals-restory-action framework will become part of your practice, regardless of your final theoretical orientation(s).

Question 68

How would you design a relapse prevention program to facilitate a client in developing an effective weight loss program?

Question 69

How would you design a relapse prevention program to facilitate a client in developing an effective weight loss program?

Question 70

Compare and contrast the philosophical tenets of person-centered, decisional counseling, logotherapy, multicultural counseling, and feminist therapy.

Question 71

The goal of the final audio or video exercise is to find what your current skill level is.

Question 72

Discuss the concept of referral and the various reasons for referring clients. Provide specific examples of each.

Question 73

The relapse prevention plan needs to be tailored to the individual client and his or her circumstances.

Question 74

A checklist of basic and often obvious factors significantly reduced dangerous errors.

Question 75

It's not the mistakes you make, but what you do to correct them that counts.

Question 76

According to logotherapy, there is always meaning to life.