In the _________________, there is no intention of changing a behavior pattern.
a. precontemplation stage
b. contemplation stage
c. preparation stage
d. action stage
Group work offers many opportunities to complete all of the following EXCEPT
a. agree on homework assignments.
b. practice assertiveness skills.
c. explore self-defeating thinking.
d. to nottake risks or practice different behaviors.
Which of the following is NOT a key concept of reality therapy?
a. Responsibility
b. Quality world
c. Exploring issues rooted in separation/individuation
d. Emphasis on the present
_____ is to help group members work more effectively; to increase the pace of the
group process.
a. Modeling
b. Protecting
c. Blocking
d. Initiating
Adler stressed
a. the value of transference for group therapy.
b. the purposeful nature of behavior.
c. the role of biological determinants of behavior.
d. the central role of mindfulness in his theory.
How is catharsis a part of psychodrama?
a. Pent-up feelings are not dealt with.
b. Catharsis is neither necessary nor desirable.
c. Catharsis is facilitated by the use of certain techniques designed to intensify feelings
and pent-up feelings are released through acting.
d. Catharsis is useful only after members fully understand what is causing a particular
problem.
Brief psychodynamic therapy (BPT) is
a. mainly designed for borderline personality disorders.
b. suitable for all clients regardless of diagnosis.
c. appropriate for a variety of clients’ needs.
d. primarily aimed at working with narcissistic personality disorders.
In the analytic group, countertransference is seen as
a. a sign that the members have unfinished business with the group leader.
b. a sign that the group leader is not competent to lead the group.
c. consists of a therapist’s unconscious emotional responses to a client based on the
therapist’s own past.
d. evidence that members are reminded of key figures in their early years in the form of
the leader.
Which is NOT a part of reality therapy groups?
a. Contracts
b. Homework assignments
c. Dream work
d. Exploring hopes and dreams
Which of the following is true of reality therapy?
a. Leaders encourage members to evaluate their current behavior.
b. Therapists shape behavior through punishment.
c. Focus is on attitudes and feelings.
d. Therapy focuses on the medical model.
__________ is well-suited to the needs of both clients and managed care, and these
treatments can be effective as well as economical.
a. Psychoeducational groups
b. Task facilitation group
c. Brief group therapy
d. Group psychotherapy
The group counselor uses all of the following EXCEPT
a. verbal techniques.
b. non-verbal techniques.
c. structured exercises.
d. guilt exercises.
Empathy refers to the group leader’s ability to
a. likethe members.
b. feel exactly what the members are feeling and to share experiences that are similar to
those of the members.
c. objectively understand the dynamic of a member.
d. sense accurately the feelings and personal meanings members are experiencing.
All of the following arefunctions of the cognitive behavioral leader EXCEPT
a. to NOT model appropriate behaviorfor the client.
b. to assess specific behavioral problems.
c. to provide feedback and reinforcement for members.
d. to apply his or her knowledge of behavioral principles and skills in the resolution of
problems.
When should clients be told that informed consent is an ongoing process?
a. Never, since informed consent is not an ongoing process
b. At the outset of the group
c. During the transition stage
d. Only if a member asks about it
Members of a SFBT group learn how to
a. confront irrational philosophies.
b. tap unconscious dynamics.
c. interpret their resistance and challenge this.
d. identify exceptions to their problems.
The Adlerian therapeutic relationship is one between
a. social equals.
b. healer and patient.
c. superior and inferior human beings.
d. expert and novice.
The focus of a Gestalt therapy group is on
a. free associating to one another’s dreams.
b. understanding why we feel or act as we do.
c. recognizing one’s own projections and refusing to accept helplessness and carrying
out experiments that are aimed at intensifying here-and-now awareness.
d. carrying out experiments that are aimed at intensifying there-and-then awareness.
The crucial factor that determines the outcome of the person-centered group is
a. the leader’s technical skills.
b. the leader’s relationship with the members in the group.
c. the leader’s knowledge of group dynamics.
d. the members’ willingness to think rationally.
Unexpressed feelings often result in physical symptoms such as chronic headaches,
stomach pains, muscle tension, and high blood pressure. The expression of pent-up
feelings can be therapeutic because it releases energy that has been tied up in
withholding certain threatening feelings. This describes
a. catharsis.
b. self-disclosure.
c. cognitive reconstruction.
d. hope.
Expressing concrete and honest reactions based on observation of members’ behaviors
is defined as
a. disclosing oneself.
b. giving feedback.
c. confronting.
d. clarifying.
A key reason research findings often are not integrated into clinical practice is
a. collaboration between practitioners and researchers is never beneficial.
b. because clinical practitioners do not agree with researchers because they utilize only
illegal methods to retrieve data.
c. due to the constraints of experimental research that limit the applicability of findings
to a real-world context.
d. because researchers do not believe clinical practitioners can be useful in any way.
A concept that that has great significance for group counseling in schools is
_______________________, which involves empathy, concern for others, cooperation,
the ability to listen well, belonging, mutuality, and relatedness to others.
a. social interest
b. lifestyle
c. fictional finalism
d. private logic
In a cognitive behaviorally oriented group, the decision to use certain techniques to
change behavior is based on
a. the group leader’s therapeutic style.
b. the desires of the group members.
c. the demonstrated effectiveness of the technique.
d. none of these answers.
An intervention that is typically used to heighten awareness of both introjections and
projections is
a. the reversal technique.
b. the rehearsal technique.
c. working with dreams.
d. experiments with dialogues.
__________ is therapeutic when it invites clients to more deeply explore a particular
issue in their lives and when it is appropriate and well timed.
a. Catharsis
b. Follow-up session
c. Trust
d. Confrontation
Which technique is considered essential in the existential group?
a. Script analysis
b. Role playing
c. The use of fantasy
d. Put the emphasis on experiencing and understanding the group member in the present
moment
The auxiliary ego is
a. a group member who plays symbolic roles.
b. an inner part of the member that is in conflict.
c. the person who is chosen to work on a conflict.
d. played at all times by the director.
_____ is a process that begins with presenting basic information about group treatment
to potential group members to enable them to make better decisions about whether or
not to enter and how to participate in a group.
a. Self-inventory
b. Confidentiality
c. Privileged communication
d. Informed consent
Adler derived his concept of _________________ from the German word
Gemeinschaftsgefhl.
a. lifestyle
b. social interest
c. family constellation
d. birth order
A person who is in Erikson’s “middle age” stage
a. is dealing with accepting the inevitability of his own death.
b. often suffers from a feeling of hopelessness.
c. is adjusting to retirement.
d. is concerned with achieving intimacy in his relationships.