What is the focus of the following counselor’s statement? “Women often take all the
responsibility and have to stand alone and work it out.”
a. Focus on the client
b. Focus on the main theme or problem
c. Focus on mutuality
d. Focus on cultural / environmental / contextual issues
It is important to note when clients present observable discrepancies. A client may
speak pleasantly about a friend while simultaneously clenching their fist. These
discrepancies are known as ____.
a. movement synchrony
b. movement complementarity
c. movement dissynchrony
d. none of the above
Which of the following is primarily associated with stress management?
a. Logical consequences
b. Biofeedback
c. Gestalt exercises
d. All of the above
Which of the following is TRUE about questions?
a. They provide a systematic framework for directing the interview.
b. They help an interview begin and move along slowly.
c. They help to open and close client talk.
d. All of the above.
The family genogram is ____.
a. only for family counseling
b. a good way to help a client focus on family issues
c. a technique for advanced therapy
d. all of the above
Which of the following is not a question primarily oriented to meaning?
a. “Could you give me a specific example?”
b. “What sense do you make of it?”
c. “What values underlie your actions?”
d. “Why is that important to you?”
Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Attending and listening activate many areas of the brain of both counselor and client.
b. Attending and listening are the ways in which you communicate empathy.
c. Attending and listening are the behavioral roots of the working alliance.
d. All of the above.
“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
Discrepancies may be observed between:
a. a client and a situation.
b. verbal statements.
c. what one says and what one does.
d. all of the above.
Which of the following is an enriched consequence of exercise?
a. Better sleep
b. Production of dopamine
c. Increased gray matter
d. All of the above
Which of the following lists the four dimensions of an accurate paraphrase?
a. Sentence stem, key words, essence of what the client has said, and a check-out
b. Key words, essence of the client’s story, reflection of feeling, and a closing
c. Key words, mirroring client body language, quoting the client, and a closing
d. Sentence stem, reflection of feeling, a closing, and a check-out
Instructions: Counselor responses follow. Identify what type of focus the responder is
using in the reply to the following statement.
Client: I just found that I’m pregnant. I don’t know who it was, but I have an idea who it
is most likely to be. But, no one is likely to help. My family doesn’t know yet and they
really deserted me last time I got in trouble. I’ve only talked to them a few times and we
are starting to get along again, but now … I wonder what’s going to happen. I just feel
lost.
“As I hear you, Jackson is the likely father; but on the other hand, you really aren’t
sure? Have I got that right?” What is the focus of this statement?
a. Focus on the client
b. Focus on the main theme or problem
c. Focus on others
d. Focus on family
When interviewer responses are basically interchangeable with those of the client, this
is:
a. empathy.
b. subtractive empathy.
c. basic empathy.
d. additive empathy.
“I deserve to pass this course even though I haven’t done the homework.” This shows a
discrepancy between ____.
a. two verbal statements
b. what one says and what one does
c. the client and situation
d. nonverbal behaviors
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 the above
In the person-centered approach, the focus on the individual client is predominant, but
you can use a double focus. Focusing on both the person and the ________ can enrich
client experiencing.
a. positive and negative consequences
b. multicultural / environmental context
c. client’s presenting problem or issue
d. variety of resolution alternatives
Which of the following is a FALSE assertion about self-observation?
a. By turning observation inward, you can tune into your own reactions.
b. Accurate self-observation will help you examine what lies within the client.
c. Self-observation provides you with a compass to guide you through the session.
d. Self-observation is a process of self-awareness that may lead to growth and change.
Which one of the following counselor statements helps normalize the narrative?
a. “Yes, it is a very complex problem, and there is a solution for every problem.”
b. “Please be assured that everyone has concerns, and it is indeed possible to do
something about them.”
c. “Don’t worry; everything is going to be OK.”
d. “I think we have a handle on your problem; resolution shouldn’t be too hard.”
Which one of the following is NOT a technique to supportively challenge or confront a
client?
a. Observe and note discrepancies and conflict.
b. Feed back internal and external discrepancies to the client.
c. Match tonal quality with the client during the feedback of discrepancies.
d. Evaluate the client response and whether there is client change.
Neuropsychology can be defined as:
a. the study of relations between brain function and behavior.
b. the study of elasticity of the brain measurable with MRI.
c. both of these definitions.
d. neither of these definitions.
One of the earliest decisional models is the three-stage decision model. Who proposed
this model?
a. Parsons
b. Franklin
c. Nezu
d. Beck
The excerpts of the interview with Kelly (pages 121-125) illustrates all EXCEPT which
of the following?
a. It helped to give Kelly more talk-time and room to explore what is happening.
b. Questions helped clarify what is happening.
c. There were no dangers in using too many questions.
d. Question stems such as why, how, and could have some predictability in expected
client responses.
Social skills training may refer to ____.
a. dating behavior
b. drug-refusal skills
c. assertiveness training
d. all of the above
Which of the following is the first step in the development of an intentional wellness
plan?
a. Summarizing wellness strengths
b. Appraising areas for improvement
c. Establishing one or two goals
d. Contracting for action
“What’s happening with you today?” This is a(n) ______ question.
a. open
b. closed
When the interviewer opens a session, “Let’s see, last time we discussed…,” he/she is
most likely ____.
a. encouraging
b. paraphrasing
c. summarizing
d. restating
What are the three major steps of confrontation?
a. Step 1: Identifying conflict; Step 2: Pointing out conflicts and issues; and Step 3:
Evaluating effectiveness
b. Step 1: Building rapport; Step 2: Identifying discrepancies; and Step 3: Confronting
client’s thinking
c. Step 1: Identifying conflict; Step 2: Countering client talk; and Step 3: Closing with a
directive
d. Step 1: Building rapport; Step 2: Pointing out conflicts and issues; and Step 3:
Evaluating client response
Which one of the following client responses indicates that the client is considering life
meaning?
a. “How will I resolve this issue?”
b. “I’m so confused; which plan should I follow?”
c. “What should I really be doing?”
d. “I am hurt and I am angry.”
Which of the following is the center for executive functioning, abstract reasoning,
attentional processes?
a. Parietal lobe
b. Frontal lobe
c. Occipital lobe
d. Temporal lobe
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 the above
“I also grew up in an alcoholic family and understand some of the confusion you feel…”
is an interviewer statement you would MOST LIKELY hear in which of the five
dimensions of self-disclosure?
a. Listen
b. Use “I” statements
c. Share and describe your thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
d. Appropriate immediacy and tense
“Tell me more about the conflict you had with your friend…” is an interviewer
statement you would MOST LIKELY hear in which of the five dimensions of
self-disclosure?
a. Listen
b. Self-reference
c. Share and describe your thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
d. Appropriate immediacy and tense
Empathy is often defined as:
a. comforting the client through difficult emotions.
b. experiencing the world as if you were the client.
c. the same as sympathy.
d. being kind to the client when he/she is troubled.
“On the one hand…, and on the other hand…” In which step of empathic confrontation
would an interviewer most likely make this statement?
a. Step 1: Identify conflict
b. Step 2: Summarize
c. Step 3: Evaluate
d. This is not included in supportive confrontation.
____ “The school is racist.”
The school or community agency within which you work has a large Puerto Rican
community, many of whom still speak Spanish in the home. Assuming your main
language is not Spanish, what are some things that you can do to work more effectively
with this group? If you come from a Puerto Rican or Spanish background, what advice
would you give to English-speaking interviewers?
Answer:
Answer not provided.
List questions below that bring out client facts, feelings, reasons, and their general view
about abortion.
Answer:
Answer not provided.
Explain the “knowing-doing” gap and the importance of action in counseling and
therapy.
Answer:
Answer not provided.
Without attention, nothing will happen.
Sleep has been called the No. 1 of the Big Six TLCs.
Provide a specific example in your own work of classification, basic competence,
intentional competence, and, if you have experience, teaching competence. Show in
your own way that you have a sense of your own level of competence of these concepts.
Answer:
Answer not provided.
Ivey in the Appendix focuses on the idea that the brain is holistic.
You can assess the direct impact of confrontation, as well as any other microskill, in the
here and now with the Client Change Scale (CCS).
Instructions: Which of the following client emotional presentations are sensorimotor,
concrete, formal operational, or dialectic / systemic?
SM forsensorimotor
C forconcrete
F forformal operational
DS fordialectic / systemic
____ “This school really makes it hard for gays and lesbians to be themselves. It upsets
me and makes me angry, but I also know that I’ve got to deal with the system as it is if I
am ever going to help it change. Those who fear me are perhaps the ones who need the
most help.”
The relapse prevention plan needs to be tailored to the individual client and his or her
circumstances.
The authors believe that Carl Rogers was correct when he focused on positive regard
and unconditional acceptance.
Reflections of feeling in the past tense tend to be more useful for reflecting feeling.
How do you define your theoretical orientation or building theoretical orientation to the
interviewing, counseling, and psychotherapy field?
Answer:
Answer not provided.
Discuss the concept of referral and the various reasons for referring clients. Provide
specific examples of each.
Answer:
Answer not provided.
Discuss how the skill of reflection of meaning might be made useful to people of
varying cultural and religious traditions.
Answer:
Answer not provided.
____ “My family is difficult.”
____ “I dropped my child off at school and said ‘good-bye’ in my native language as
that is what we speak at home. A teacher came by and told my son that he had to stop
using our language as he is now an American.”