Joanne finds herself wanting to solve her client’s problems which are similar to the
issues her daughter is going through. Joanne gives advice and feels frustrated when her
client won’t follow through on her suggestions. Her emotional reactions to her client,
which involve her own projections is based on:
a. transference.
b. nurturance.
c. countertransference.
d. caretaking.
Martina has been working at a crisis intervention center for three years and is starting to
have nightmares about her work. Despite having a strong work ethic, she dreads her job
because she feels burdened by the lack of power she has in making decisions pertaining
to the treatment of her clients. Martina is experiencing:
a. burnout
b. institutional countertransference
c. institutional transference
d. the precursor to mental illness
Informed consent generally implies that the person:
A.does not have the capacity to consent.
B.verbally gives consent.
C.has been persuaded or coerced to sign the consent form.
D.has the capacity to consent and has freely, without undue influence expressed
consent.
Which condition is NOT essential for malpractice litigation?
a. The therapist must have a duty to the client.
b. The therapist must act in a negligent or improper manner.
c. There must be a causal relationship between that negligence and the damage claimed
by the client.
d. The therapist must have engaged in illegal behavior.
Linda is considering developing a multiple or dual relationship with her client and it’s
important for Linda to remember:
A.that all multiple relationships should be avoided because they are usually harmful.
B.that absolute answers are available to resolve dual or multiple relationship dilemmas.
C.to be cautious in order to protect herself from censure.
D.to consider whether the potential benefit outweighs the potential for harm.
______________________________ refers to a helping intervention and process that
defines contextual goals consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of
clients, balancing the importance of individualism versus collectivism in assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment.
a. Multicultural counseling
b. Collectivistic counseling
c. Context-oriented counseling
d. Feminist therapy
Many believe it is wise to have a(n) ______________________ when counseling
couples due to the complexity of the work.
a. “no secrets” policy
b. attorney
c. hidden agenda
d. three-year contract
Joyce was hospitalized as a result of an attempted suicide. She tried to call her therapist
before taking an overdose of pills, but he could not be reached because he was on
vacation and did not make provisions for a replacement therapist while he was gone.
This action constitutes the following type of professional negligence:
A.misdiagnosis.
B.client abandonment.
C.vicarious liability.
D.practicing beyond the scope of competency.
Which of the following personal characteristics and orientations are NOT associated
with being an effective family practitioner?
a. presence
b. acceptance, interest, and caring
c. aggressiveness
d. working in patterns
Which of the following statements is not accurate?
a. Supervisors are ultimately responsible, both ethically and legally, for the actions of
their trainees.
b. Supervisors should not supervise more trainees than they can responsibly manage at
one time.
c. Supervisors are not expected to maintain records pertaining to their work with
supervisees.
d. It is essential that supervisors are familiar with the caseloads of their supervisees.
Community standards:
a. may serve as the legal criteria for determining whether a practitioner provided an
acceptable standard of care.
b. always dictate the development of ethical codes.
c. are the only basis for making sound ethical decisions.
d. are more rigorous than ethical standards.
e. are essentially the same thing as ethical standards.
The following principle implies avoidance of doing harm, which includes refraining
from actions that risk hurting clients:
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. nonmaleficence.
d. justice, or fairness.
e. veracity.
The law is:
a. not fact specific.
b. fact specific.
c. synonymous with ethics.
d. both a and c.
Supervisors adopting the ____________________________ model attend to the social
construction of gender and the role of language in maintaining a gendered society.
A.feminist supervision
B.social-constructivism supervision
C.developmental supervision
D.gender-equity based supervision
It is illegal and unethical for a therapist to disclose confidential information when:
A.the client consents to disclosure.
B.there is a duty to warn or to protect third parties.
C.an emergency exists.
D.an employer requests disclosure to determine the mental status of an employee
without their consent.
E.there is a need to obtain appropriate consultations.
____________________________ means ending one’s life earlier than would have
happened without intervention. It involves speeding up the dying process, which can
entail withholding or withdrawing treatment or life support.
a. Rational suicide
b. Irrational suicide
c. Hastened death
d. Aid-in-Dying
When therapists extend the boundaries of their practice, or when they branch out into an
area requiring specialty competence, they should
A.be sufficiently prepared if they read books and journal articles pertaining to the new
specialty area.
B.seek consultation with a competent practitioner.
C.return to graduate school and receive another degree.
D.gain competence on their own before consulting with other professionals.
School counselors may be required to provide certain information to parents and
schoolpersonnel, and they need to do so in a manner that will:
a. minimize intrusion of the child’s or adolescent’s privacy and in a way that
demonstrates respect for the counselee.
b. protect themselves from legal action even if it will be intrusive in the client’s life.
c. earn them the respect of their colleagues and the parents.
d. best serve the interests of the school district.
Which of the following skills is NOT characteristic of culturally skilled counselors?
a. They understand that one counseling style can be used equally effectively with all
minority groups.
b. They are able to send and receive both verbal and nonverbal messages accurately and
appropriately.
c. They are able to make out-of-office interventions when necessary by assuming the
role of consultant and agent for change.
d. They are able to employ institutional intervention skills on behalf of their clients.
This principle refers to therapists making efforts at fostering maximum
self-determination on the part of clients:
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. nonmaleficence.
d. justice, or fairness.
e. fidelity.
From the perspective of the authors, what is NOT a role of values in therapy?
a. Values are a crucial part of the therapy process.
b. Clients’ values should never be challenged by the therapist.
c. Therapists need to consider why the client is seeking therapy.
d. Values influence the direction of therapy.
Many professionals struggle with the issue of how to work within a system while
retaining their dignity, vitality, and convictions. The most important component in any
effort to bring about change is to:
a. engage in honest self-examination to determine the degree to which the ‘system” is
actually hindering them.
b. start the process of changing the system by speaking to the director of the
organization.
c. make assumptions about the reasons for the problems in the organization.
d. scold those who appear to be at the root of the problem.
Supervisors adopting the ____________________________ model attend to the social
construction of gender and the role of language in maintaining a gendered society.
a. feminist supervision
b. social-constructivism supervision
c. developmental supervision
d. gender-equity based supervision
_________________________ refers to a practitioner’s level of awareness, knowledge,
and interpersonal skill when working with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
a. Cultural encapsulation
b. Multicultural skill-level
c. Cultural diversity competence
d. Interpersonal cognizance
________________________ with clients can be both a reasonable and a humanitarian
practice when people require psychological services but do not have insurance coverage
and are in financial difficulty.
a. A deferred payment plan
b. A bartering arrangement
c. A therapeutic hiatus
d. Premature termination
The main purpose of the diagnostic approach is to:
a. make clients feel better.
b. allow the therapist to plan treatments tailored to the special needs of the client.
c. identify a category for insurance payments to clients.
d. protect the therapist from malpractice.
e. provide an aura of professionalism for the therapist.
The system may be so cumbersome and difficult for clients to work with that counselors
often need to assist their clients by adopting the role of:
a. coach.
b. advocate.
c. psychotherapist.
d. none of the above.
Dan and Rachel have been assigned to work together as co-leaders of an anxiety
disorders group. In order to be effective models for their group members, they
A.should seek supervision only if issues arise between them.
B.should explore their personal beliefs and perspectives about co-facilitation.
C.should inspire each other by competing with each other to develop the most creative
techniques.
D.depend heavily on each other.
The authors believe that some type of screening, which involves interviewing and
evaluating potential members, should be employed to select suitable members for a
group. What question needs to be pondered when screening prospective group
members?
a. If I do not allow this person to become a member of this group, what consequences
may I face as a leader?
b. Is it appropriate for this person to become a participant in this type of group, with
this leader, at this time?
c. Do I likethis person?
d. What are the odds that this person will make the dynamics interesting in this
particular group?
Informed consent generally implies that the person:
a. does not have the capacity to consent.
b. verbally gives consent.
c. has been persuaded or coerced to sign the consent form.
d. has the capacity to consent and has freely, without undue influence expressed
consent.
According to professional ethical principles on testing, it would be unethical for a
counselor to:
A.perform testing and assessment services for which they have not been adequately
trained.
B.develop, administer, score, interpret, or use assessment procedures that are
appropriate for the situation.
C.test within the client’s socialized behavioral or cognitive patterns.
D.consider the validity of a given test and interpret data in the context of the cultural
characteristics of the client.
Which of the following statements is not true with regard to specialty guidelines?
a. They are available to cover areas not adequately addressed by the general ethics
codes.
b. Guidelines for psychological practice with older adults is one of the APA’s specialty
guidelines.
c. The APA produced record keeping guidelines.
d. The NASW has not yet produced specialty guidelines to supplement their ethics
codes.
Therapists who have experienced their own therapy report that:
a. it improves their self-awareness and self-understanding.
b. it increases their openness to and acceptance of their feelings.
c. it enhances their personal relationships.
d. all of the above.
______________________ focuses on problems to be solved and holes to fill. It is
concerned more with maintaining rather than changing conditions and is oriented
toward fixing problems rather than preventing them.
a. A remedial approach
b. A developmental approach
c. A service approach
d. A proactive approach
Key Collectivism, interdependence, family embeddedness and connectedness,
hierarchies of relationship, and multigenerational perspectives are more familiar
concepts in __________________ cultures.
a. Eastern
b. Western
c. Northern
d. Southern