People with disabilities generally report __________ as major impediments in living
with a disability.
a. physical barriers more thanpsychosocial issues
b. psychosocial issues more thanphysical barriers
c. physical pain less thaninternalized discrimination
d. body dysmorphic disorder less thanfinancial problems
Which of the following is NOT true as it pertains to the stages of a group?
a. The tasks of a group leader are different for each stage.
b. Understanding the typical patterns during the various stages of a group provides a
useful perspective for predicting problems and intervening in appropriate ways.
c. The stages in the life of a group flow neatly in a predictable way.
d. Knowledge of critical turning points of a group is essential for a leader.
All of the following are important for helpers who work with lesbian, gay, and bisexual
clients EXCEPT
a. must become aware of their personal prejudices and biases regarding sexual
orientation.
b. have an ethical obligation to not allow their personal values to intrude into their
professional work.
c. need to understand the ways in which prejudice, discrimination, and multiple forms
of oppression are manifested in society toward LGB people.
d. follow and discuss the helpers’ point-of-views and religious thoughts on the
relationships of these clients.
Becoming a culturally competent helper requires being open to
a. indigenous health and healing practices.
b. psychodynamic explanations for clients’ irrational behavior.
c. higher malpractice insurance premiums.
d. working longer hours in one’s office and doing more paperwork.
The __________ differs from the traditional model used in the helping professions in
the sense that the community worker does not wait for people to come in for help.
a. community approach
b. indirect approach
c. social assistance approach
d. outreach approach
Through __________ process, supervisees can learn ways to conceptualize what they
are doing with their clients by reflecting on what they are learning about interpersonal
dynamics in the supervisory relationship.
a. group supervision
b. the challenging self-doubts
c. informed consent
d. parallel
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding disability-affirmative
therapy?
a. It is designed to help counselors incorporate disability knowledge and culture into the
treatment.
b. It often results in overinflating the role of disability in the client’s case.
c. Using this approach, the case formulation is developed in such a manner that it does
not underestimate the role of disability.
d. Incorporating information about disability will inform the case formulation such that
it will not over inflate the role of disability.
When therapists impose their own values onto clients allof the following are unhealthy
possible outcomes EXCEPT
a. triangulation.
b. collusion.
c. alignment.
d. teach clients to examine values when the therapist shares their own values
appropriately.
Multicultural counseling refers to practices that integrate all of the following
cultural-specific competencies EXCEPT
a. awareness.
b. knowledge.
c. skills.
d. acceptance.
Of the following, which is the first step in making an ethical decision?
a. Apply the ethics codes.
b. Consider possible and probable courses of action.
c. Identify the problem or dilemma.
d. Obtain consultation.
According to the text, organizations that offer practitioners _____ will decrease and
prevent the risk of organizational burnout.
a. some degree of job autonomy, self-direction, and independence
b. little or no job autonomy, but a great deal of personal autonomy
c. flex time
d. opportunities to travel
Emphasizing the crucial role of the therapist’s attitude, which approach most focuses on
the therapeutic relationship rather than being technique-centered?
a. Person-centered therapy
b. Adlerian therapy
c. Reality therapy
d. Solution focused brief therapy
The psychological first aid model the Los Angeles Unified School District uses to
prepare teachers to work with students in the aftermath of a crisis consists of all of the
following components EXCEPT
a. listen.
b. protect.
c. teach.
d. counsel.
The Coreys recommend that trainees keep a journal during their field placements
a. in which they record observations, experiences, concerns, and personal reactions to
their work.
b. primarily to document unethical or unprofessional behaviors of their supervisors.
c. solely to log their hours.
d. to jot down the advice that the other trainees give them.
Which of the following would maximize the risks inherent in dual or multiple
relationships?
a. Set healthy boundaries from the outset.
b. Secure informed consent of clients and discuss with them both the potential risks and
benefits of dual relationships.
c. Document any dual relationships in clinical case notes.
d. Become romantically involved with the client.
It is __________ to refer a client because of your difference in values.
a. important
b. ethical
c. legal
d. unethical
The therapeutic goal of challenging clients to recognize and accept the freedom they
have to be authors of their own lives is associated with which theory?
a. Psychoanalytic therapy
b. Cognitive therapy
c. Solution focused brief therapy
d. Existential therapy
__________ is a time-efficient and unique format that assists trainees in developing
skills in conceptualizing case and in implementing a variety of treatment interventions.
a. Individual supervision
b. Informed consent
c. Group supervision
d. Focus of supervision
__________ describes a diverse pool of human services workers and community health
workers with varying levels of education and training whose primary duties revolve
around serving individuals within their community and serving the community as a
whole.
a. Community agency
b. Community education
c. Community workers
d. Community perspective
A way of taking control over the possibility of professional burnout is to do all of the
following EXCEPT
a. look at expectations to determine whether they are realistic.
b. not look into finding other sources of meaning besides work.
c. focus on aspects of work that can be changed.
d. rearrange the work schedule to reduce stress.
The APA (2010) ethics code offers three helpful criteria in making decisions about
multiple relationships. These include all of the following EXCEPT
a. risk of exploitation.
b. loss of therapist objectivity.
c. assessment of benefit to the therapist.
d. harm to the professional relationship.
__________ is a stress-related syndrome that results from the cumulative drain on the
helper’s capacity to care for others.
a. Compassion fatigue
b. Behavioral fatigue
c. Systemic trauma
d. Quarterly traumatic stress
One of the best precautions against malpractice is:
a. not consulting with colleagues.
b. not utilizing informed consent.
c. personal and professional honesty and openness with clients.
d. not following rules for confidentiality.
Home-based therapy has been used extensively with __________, mainly because
many of these individuals have difficulty trusting traditional mental health
professionals.
a. ethnic majority populations
b. ethnic minority populations
c. non-ethnic majority populations
d. married white women
Living in an encapsulated environment and seeing only what confirms your existing
belief system is known as
a. selection bias.
b. confirmatory bias.
c. encapsulation bias.
d. hallucinatory bias.
As an abused child, Robin made the early decision that anger was a useless emotion and
that she would never allow herself to feel angry. Robin is presently going into the
counseling field and realizes that her denial of anger will
a. make it easier for clients to express their anger constructively.
b. contribute to trust on the part of her clients, since she never expresses negative
reactions to anything.
c. make it difficult for her to allow clients to express their anger and deal constructively
with it.
d. help create a positive climate for the client who fears anger.
After questioning Joe, the counselor discovers that he has had learning problems all of
his life and that school was a painful place since he was constantly taunted by his peers.
Joe’s fear of new challenges and lack of initiative is a result of failing to achieve
mastery over which of the following tasks?
a. Industry versus inferiority
b. Initiative versus guilt
c. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
d. Trust versus mistrust
Which of the following is a technique that is LEAST likely to be used by a
solution-focused brief therapist?
a. Active disputation of faulty beliefs
b. Exception questions
c. Scaling questions
d. The miracle question
As a couple’s therapist, it is unethical for the therapist to determine the goals of the
individuals involved, with the exception of cases involving
a. infidelity and alcoholism.
b. abuse and danger.
c. older adults suffering from dementia.
d. clients who ask the therapist to determine the goals.
Every time Dan arrives at his therapist’s office for a session, she runs late because the
previous client seems to need extra time at the end of his sessions. Dan is livid and
complains quite loudly that he is angry and wants to know why she is always running
late for her appointments. You can assume that
a. he is simply manifesting transference and this needs to be processed with Dan.
b. he is exhibiting an irrational response triggered from a past situation.
c. his anger could be a justifiable reaction.
d. Dan is self-centered and wants immediate attention upon his arrival to the office.
Erikson’s model of the stages of human growth and development contends that there is
a crisis to be resolved. Define “crisis” and explainthe crises of 2-3 developmental
stages.
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Define discrimination.
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Sometimes our self-talk allows our emotion to gain control. Describe 2-3 elements this
self-talk may involve.
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List 2-3 self-defeating internal dialogues and briefly explain how to change them.
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Define burnout. Explain the relationship between stress and burnout and list 2-3 stress
management preventions.
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Describe the meaning of ethical bracketing.
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In the context of school counseling, protection of confidentiality and privacy is
generally different than when working with adults. Describe the difference when
working with children.
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Identify the steps of the scientific method used to solve problems. Briefly explain the
importance of each step.
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Helpers may experience a value clash with their clients on the issue of abortion. Discuss
the best possible actions a therapist should take when helping this type of client.
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Erikson’s model is holistic and is based on a psychosocial perspective. Explain his
psychosocial theory and demonstrate some of its advantages and possible
disadvantages.
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State laws spell out special circumstances under which confidentiality must be
compromised. Explain these special circumstances and their importance to the helping
professions.
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The heart of the Adlerian approach is the concept of social interest. Briefly explain this
concept.
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Briefly explain why psychoanalytically oriented therapists believe transference and
countertransference are central aspects in the relationship.
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The WDEP model is part of solution-focused brief therapy. Please explain each of the
parts of this model.
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List 2-3 typical needs and motivations for pursuing careers in the helping professions
and briefly explain each one.
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Identify 1-2 attitudes and beliefs about helping that you were previously aware of. Also,
identify 2-3 you were not aware of previously and describe your reaction.
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Briefly explain the importance of keeping current with issues in the helping professions.
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List 2-3 recommendations the authors state for group leaders to use to teach members
how to get the most from a group experience.
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