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| In some settings, Counselors use Diagnostic classification systems as part of the service facility's overall program management plan. In such systems, the term "paranoia" includes a group of psychotic disorders characterized mainly by what? | An onset of increasingly complex delusions. |
| Initially, small doses were sufficient to alleviate stress. However, over the past year the client found it necessary to take increasingly larger doses to bring similar stress reduction. the counselor surmises that the client developed__________. | Tolerance |
| How can a counselor tell the difference between a phobia or anxiety reaction? | The specificity of the fear-causing source. |
| Group members rebel against group counselor's leadership, compete with one another, confronts each other & the leader, and contribute to the state of conflict. What stage of group development is this group in? | Transition |
| What prelude to group counseling involves consideration of the cultural, demographics, economic, social health, and psychologic needs of group members & how they might relate to the group's purpose & goals? | Ecological Assessment |
| A counselor who administers a test without explaining the purpose of the test to the respondent has violated the ______. | Code of Fair Testing Practices |
| Which statement or principle is an accurate reflection of the position included in the ACA or NBCC Code of Ethics? | Improvement of the profession through a variety of professional involvements is a responsibility of all counselors. |
| After concluding a series of sessions with another counselor, a client comes to you for counseling. According to the NBCC Code of Ethics, you should _______. | Proceed as you would with any other new client |
| Your employer has a policy that requires you to report all instances of child abuse. A client alludes (in your judgement) to the possibility that they have abused a child. As a counselor, you should _______. | Remind the client of the policy and let them decide whether to continue the counseling relationship. |
| A member of the clergy contacts you to ask for your evaluation of the moral values of a previous client. The clergyperson is responsible for evaluating the former client's application to a religious institution. You should _____. | Infor the caller that you are not ethically permitted to divulge whether a person is or has been a client or any information about a client without the client's permission. |
| You have been providing career counseling to a client actively seeking employment and applying for positions. A potential Job calls you and asks your opinion as to your client's suitability. W/O violating ethics, how can info be provided? | You have signed Release of Information document from the client, authorizing you to acknowledge that they are a client and to release information about them. |
| As applied to professional licensure of counselors, what does "reciprocity" mean? | One licensing agency agrees to accept the licensing of another as sufficient for its own. |
| According to both NBCC's & ACA's Code of Ethics, when should a counselor advise a client to report their knowledge of a crime to the appropriate authorities? | When there is danger to others |
| The term "3rd-party reimbursement" is pertinent to what? | Insurance Practices |
| A student submitted a manuscript to a journal with low acceptance rate, so they submitted the manuscript to other journals. This behavior was inappropriate, what should the student have done instead? | submitted the manuscript to only one journal at a time |
| A counselor & client begin the therapeutic process with discussion of informed consent, # of sessions authorized, required fees, confidentiality, & duty to warn issues. What other important aspect of the counseling relationship should be discussed? | The nature of the therapeutic process. |
| A state-licensed counselor holding a MA in counseling & a doctorate in literature opens a private practice. In announcements the counselors name was followed by "PHD, LPC." This counselor __________. | Violated the ethical standards of the American Counseling Association. |
| Privileged communication is best defined as a legal concept that does what? | Allows a client protection from having to disclose self-incriminating information in court proceedings. |
| A counselor who provides counseling to severely depressed clients, decides togo on vacation. The counselor thinks the sessions has stabilized the clients and there is no need to provide clients w/access to another professional. This unethical behavior is? | Abandonment |
| In the case of "Tarasoff V. Board of Regents of the University of California," the counselor was cited for failure to do what? | Warn and protect victim from harm. |
| If a supervisee engages in sexual relations with a clinical supervisor, the basis for ethical misconduct is based on what? | Power differential |
| Although it is discouraged by both NBCC & ACA Code of Ethics, bartering with clients for services may be appropriate in what situation? | The client is indigent and W/O other access to counseling resources. |
| So-called "aspirational ethics" call for counselors to do what? | Hold to the highest standards of professional conduct. |
| If a court-ordered disclosure is NOT approved by a client or the client's representive. What should be the counselor's immediate action? | Request to be excused on the basis of protecting the client's welfare & dignity. |
| A female reluctantly discloses during a session her father fondled her in a sexually inappropriate way. She assures the counselor her father was intoxicated, and fondling did not include sexual penetration. What is ethically obligated to do next? | Report the father's behavior as child abuse to the authorities. |
| A counselor who does not specific preparation or experience working in addiction is working with an adolescent who is addicted to opiates. How should the counselor proceed? | They should refer the student to a qualified substance abuse counselor. |
| After working hours, a counselor joins colleagues at a local drinking establishment. The counselor becomes boisterous & tells jokes that disparage certain ethnic groups. the counselor is _____. | Not demonstrating multicultural competence. |
| Standard of Council of Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) emphasize counselors should have knowledge of human psychosocial development. This standard exist because with such knowledge counselors are better able to do what? | Understand clients' developmental concerns. |
| ACA Code of Ethics considers which of the following to be an ethical practice? | Conducting activities to reduce test anxiety prior to administration of a test. |
| A professional at a large corporation asks you, to relate achievement & other test scores of a 16-yr-old client who applied for a job at the corporation. which is the appropriate, ethical response? | "I can only make this information available to you if I receive a written request to do so from the client's legal guardian." |
| A counselor is working with a client who recently divorced, became unemployed, & moved into smaller residence because $$$. In sessions client jokes and seems relaxed about situation. What behavior is client exhibiting? | Reaction formation |
| What counseling orientation would define a client's psychopathology as a failure to make meaningful choices in life & failure to accentuate the positive aspects of their life? | Existential |
| Which of the following client behaviors is a sign of client resistance? | Decreased self-disclosure |
| A counselor in social service agency with economically deprived immigrants would focus on the person's most urgent need: What need is the first priority? | Shelter & food |
| A group leader informs potential participants of the goals and methods to be used in the group their own qualifications, group schedule, member expectations, & limits of confidentiality. This process id=s known as __________. | informed consent |
| Measurement involves _______. | Assignment of # to attributes of persons, objects, or events. |
| What is the defining characteristic of a standardized test? | There is uniformity in administration and scoring procedures. |
| Respondent obtained score of 33.00 on a test w/a mean of 36.00 and a standard error of measurement of 3.50. The counselor concludes a 96% chance that on any occasion the score on this test would be between _______. | 26.00 and 40.00 |
| What is advantage of using personality inventories as opposed to personal interactions with clients to assess traits and characteristics is __________. | Efficiency |
| For which category of test is predictive validity generally considered the most relevant? | Aptitude |
| The use of a personality inventory to help assign someone to a predetermined category or classification of psychological functioning occurs within a process known as __________. | Diagnosis |
| The usefulness & value of the norms a test developer provides are primarily contingent upon what? | The population type included in the norm group. |
| The major difference between norm-referenced & criterion-referenced measurements is the ___________. | Basis for interpreting results. |
| Counselor administered a test to group of 357 people & found the following: mean = 56, median = 54. & mode = 50. Counselor correctly concludes that the distribution has a ______________. | Positive Skew |
| In a verbal intelligence test administered in English it is important the respondent _______________. | Has enough command of the language to perform effectively. |
| What determines the differences within a statistical group? | Variance |
| A raw score expressed in standard deviation units is called what? | Z score |
| Which would increase a test's standard error of measurement? | Having each respondent score their own test. |
| A student obtained a test score of 93 on a test having a standard error of measurement of 4 points. What can the counselor correctly tell the student about this? | The student would be likely to get a score between 89 and 97 if they took the test again. |
| When evaluating a test based on response data it is important to note the percentage of respondents who answers each item correctly. This percentage is known as the item _______ index. | Difficulty |
| a standard aptitude test yields percentile ranks for 3 normative groups. A respondent results are as follows: 55th percentile for local norms, 69th percentile for state norms, & 61st percentile for national norms. what conclusion is correct based on data? | Similar group respondent aptitude scores in the state are generally higher than local respondent scare aptitude. |
| 2 people took the same test. 1st person score 100%. 2nd person scores 75%. for a counselor to determine whether the difference was due to chance, they would need to know which following characteristic of the test? | Standard error of measurement |
| If a measurement is highly reliable, you can expect it to __________. | give consistent results. |
| If several rates assess a person and report substantial agreement, their ratings could be characterized as having a high degree of __________. | Reliability |
| A counseling researcher has designed a study wherein observers in classrooms record student behaviors. The researcher is aware that this study must account for a phenomenon known as the ____________. | Hawthorne effect |
| If it becomes necessary to use volunteers in a research study, the resulting research paper should _____________. | Explain how volunteers may differ from non-volunteers on critical variables. |
| A researcher conducts a study to determine possible significant differences among the mean scores from a self-image measure given to groups of rural or urban children. What is the appropriate statistical procedure for the study? | Factorial ANOVA |
| What is external validity in an experimental design? | The degree to which the conclusions of the study hold true for others beyond the subjects of the specific study. |
| If 2 or more independent variables simultaneously affect the dependent variable some degree of what effect has occurred? | Interaction |
| A counselor conducts a study in which respondents indicate the attitudes toward counseling by responding to statements. For each of them, they select strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree. What is the name of this response scale? | Likert |
| qualitative research is said to be "context sensitive" based on the belief that human behavior is ________. | dependent upon the unique experience of each individual and the circumstances under which behavior is observed. |
| A counselor uses the .05 alpha level for statistical significance in a research study to test null hypothesis. What does this mean? | 5 time out 100, the null hypothesis will be rejected incorrectly. |
| A researcher wants to survey school counselors about their attitudes toward the ethics of human counseling research. Researcher obtains membership directory of the ASCA & selects every 20 names for the sample. This is an example of what kind of sampling? | Systematic |
| A researcher suspects that subjects are responding to items in ways that will make the subjects "look good." The researcher is concerned about what? | Social desirability |
| Stratified sampling is sometime better than random sampling. What is a good reason for using stratified sampling? | To compare the performance of well-differentiated subgroups |
| a research article published in a journal must, at a minimum, include sufficient detail to allow what? | Replication of the procedures used. |
| Standard deviation measure what? | Variability |
| A counselor conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing group career counseling on vocational development of high school sophomores. The study began in Sept. and ended in June. The study is particular susceptible to which threat? | Maturation |
| A counselor designs a study in which 2 experimental groups and 1 control group complete pre & post experiment measures of self-concept. Because of scheduling issues, subjects are not randomly assigned to groups. Which is appropriate to analyze data? | Analysis of covariance |
| A theory that covers a maximum of facts with a minimum of assumptions is referred to what? | Parsimonious |
| A married couple comes to you, a counselor in private practice, to resolve current marital difficulties. In the course of an initial session, one spouse reports having recently started attending AA group. You should _____________. | Discuss if the recovery efforts support marital counseling goals. |
| A professional counselor determines fees for month consultation services on a job-by-job basis. This is an example of which type of reinforcement schedule? | Variable |
| Erikson's theory of human development includes 8 stages. In the final stage, "integrity vs. despair," a person's challenge is to accept the finality of life. This acceptance 1st requires a person to _____________. | Successfully meet the challenges of the previous stages. |
| Children tend to act rationally. In the preoperational stage, children can equate time & attention with love. This can cause competition between children in the same family. This antagonism & jealousy between children is known as ________. | Sibling rivalry |
| Which of the following is an inappropriate stereotype about older persons in America? | Most reside in nursing homes or full-care facilities. |
| In Maslow's Hierarchy, what need supersede all others? | Physiological |
| According to social learning theory, a client's imitative behaviors of a "model" person are more likely when the client _____________. | Closely identifies with the model. |
| Piaget's primary theory interest was in _____________development. | Cognitive |
| A counselor has determined that their client is in the multiplicity of Perry's theory of cognitive development. Therefore, the counselor knows that the client views | Diversity & uncertainty as possible but temporary |
| Some counselors follow a theory of moral development, specific applicable to women, developed by _______. | Gilligan |
| According to Freud, what guides the ego? | The reality principle |
| Whereas Freud emphasized sexual urges, Adler focused on __________________. | Social urges |
| The stage of life in which clients question their lifestyle and attempt to make changes to achieve greater happiness is known as the transition. This most often occurs ________________. | In midlife. |
| Which response best describe a group of people living together with prescribed patterns of interdependent behavior? | Culture |
| Physical punishment, positive praise, and social acceptance are factor that influence which of the following? | Conformity to a culture's expected standard of behavior. |
| The process through which a client learns to function as a member of society by observing and acquiring social and occupational roles is known as _________________. | Socialization |
| A belief in universal truth about members of groups that disregards cultural variations is known as ______________. | Cultural encapsulation |
| To assert the rights of one culture over those is a phenomenon known as cultural _________________. | Racism |
| In comparison to African American men in the U.S., African American women have ________________. | Relatively higher rates of employment but lower pay. |
| Which of the following populations has remained relatively consistent, showing little growth in recent times? | Native Americans |
| Masters & Johnson delineated a 4-phase sexual response cycle. Which of the following is a phase in their conceptualization? | Excitement |
| Groups are formed for different purposes. For example, in some groups the primary goal is to yield some specific outcome or product. In others the primary goal is the process of group interaction itself. Which group is more product- than process-oriented? | Behavioral |
| Which of the following is a goal of Gestalt counseling groups? | Help group members "grow up." |
| In the "transition" or the "control" stage of group process, what is the primary focus? | Working through conflicts, attempts at groups domination, and resistance. |
| A group member who constantly bring the group focus to the present and relates environmental influences in members' lives to current group activities and direction is known as ___________. | Reality checker. |
| A group leader concerned about the group staying focused, accomplishing goals, and achieving effective closure. They are thinking about group ________. | Task functions. |
| A group with the primary purpose of helping group members to gain new information and develop new skills is what kind of group? | Psychoeducation |
| Which one of the following would be an example of Krumboltz's theory of happenstance in someone's career journey? | A former intern is invited to teach a class as an adjunct instructor in their area of expertise and decided to pursue additional education and become a professor after the experience. |
| H.B. Gelatt observed all decisions have essentially the same characteristics in the context of similar decision-making processes. In the ____ system, the client assesses the possible alternatives, outcomes, & probabilities (with help of counselor). | Prediction |
| A counselor is following Super's theory of career development and believes a client is in the established stage. They are therefore not surprised to learn the client had ___________. | Been promoted to management position. |
| Who most extensively described and researched the concept of career maturity? | Super |
| Carre counseling 19-yr-old, B average in high school, currently works in machine shop, was reported she very adapt at work. Attends local college mostly C's & D's grades, sullen if study too long. Does not specify about what parent want her to study. | Ginzberg's stage: Exploration |
| What career counseling approach examines the individual, reviews possible occupations, and matches the individual and occupation? | Trait - and - Factor |
| A person who has just completed college and is working in their 1st professional is completing which of Super's career development tasks? | Implementation |
| According to Holland, a career counseling client evaluated as extroverted and aggressive or assertive, persuasive, and adventurous would probably have a consistent career pattern in what environment? | Enterprising |
| After working as a highschool teacher for 10 yrs a client decides she would prefer working individually w/students, she wants to obtain school counselor position, she will need to attend graduate program. Resembles which career development concept? | Optimization |
| career counseling 54 yr old, who after working 27 years report job dissatisfaction and desires to change occupation. Counselor likely contend with client misconception that __________. | A person should have a single career for life |
| What term refers to a series of jobs within an organization that exhibit increasing complexity and need for new skills? | Career ladder |
| Who developed the approach to career development that emphasizes genetic endowments, special abilities, environmental factors and influences, instrumental and associative learning experiences, and task approach skills? | Krumboltz |
| Career counseling resources can be classified as linear or nonlinear. What is a defining feature of nonlinear resources? | The client has at least partial control of the information exploration sequence. |
| Compared to those exhibiting low decision-making readiness, career counseling client exhibiting high decision-making readiness _____________. | Need less assistance with use of career information resources. |
| What is the primary difference between a dual-worker couple and a dual-career couple? | The importance each partner ascribes to work |
| Career counseling should include ________________________________. | Informational and factual data about the client's resources. |
| What characterizes Roe's theory of career development? | An emphasis on the client's early childhood experiences. |
| Counseling as a profession largely assumes that healthy human growth occurs naturally. With this perspective, the role of the client is to help clients ___________________________. | Remove barriers to naturally occurring developmental processes. |
| In the reality therapy counseling relationship, the counselor strives to achieve what role in decision-making relative to the client? | Equal |
| Which of the following assumptions underlies Caplan's mental health consultation model? | Mental health consultation is a supplement to other problem-solving mechanisms within an organization. |
| A person who has just completed college and is working in their 1st professional is completing which of Super's career development tasks? | Implementation |
| According to Holland, a career counseling client evaluated as extroverted and aggressive or assertive, persuasive, and adventurous would probably have a consistent career pattern in what environment? | Enterprising |
| After working as a highschool teacher for 10 yrs a client decides she would prefer working individually w/students, she wants to obtain school counselor position, she will need to attend graduate program. Resembles which career development concept? | Optimization |
| career counseling 54 yr old, who after working 27 years report job dissatisfaction and desires to change occupation. Counselor likely contend with client misconception that __________. | A person should have a single career for life |
| What term refers to a series of jobs within an organization that exhibit increasing complexity and need for new skills? | Career ladder |
| Who developed the approach to career development that emphasizes genetic endowments, special abilities, environmental factors and influences, instrumental and associative learning experiences, and task approach skills? | Krumboltz |
| Career counseling resources can be classified as linear or nonlinear. What is a defining feature of nonlinear resources? | The client has at least partial control of the information exploration sequence. |
| Compared to those exhibiting low decision-making readiness, career counseling client exhibiting high decision-making readiness _____________. | Need less assistance with use of career information resources. |
| What is the primary difference between a dual-worker couple and a dual-career couple? | The importance each partner ascribes to work |
| Career counseling should include ________________________________. | Informational and factual data about the client's resources. |
| What characterizes Roe's theory of career development? | An emphasis on the client's early childhood experiences. |
| Counseling as a profession largely assumes that healthy human growth occurs naturally. With this perspective, the role of the client is to help clients ___________________________. | Remove barriers to naturally occurring developmental processes. |
| In the reality therapy counseling relationship, the counselor strives to achieve what role in decision-making relative to the client? | Equal |
| Which of the following assumptions underlies Caplan's mental health consultation model? | Mental health consultation is a supplement to other problem-solving mechanisms within an organization. |
| Within an Adlerian counseling orientation, a primary goal is to help clients acknowledge ________________________________. | Success in areas of life in which they do not feel successful |
| A Gestalt orientation primarily emphasizes what? | What happens in the here and now |
| Goal attainment scaling is a method for evaluating _______________. | Degree of accomplishment of counseling goals |
| Which of the following considerations is LEAST important for a group leader selecting appropriate strategies to use in the group? | The member's previous experience i groups |
| A group leader notes how issues are addressed or avoided, member participation levels, and modes of interactions among members primarily to understand the group's __________________________________________________. | Norms |
| Many counselors engage in social reform efforts intended to reduce domestic partner violence. Which of the following is a major challenge facing these counselors? | Many people believe that domestic violence is a "family matter" and not subject to intervention from persons outside the family. |
| When counseling older adults to achieve greater life satisfactioin, it is easier to define counseling goals after recognizing that life satisfaction among older persons primarily relates to economic well-being, self-concept, and which of the follow? | Sexuality |
| A culture centered approach to counseling emphasizes understanding the culture from within; the counselor makes comparisons to internal structures and not to external systems or theories. This approach is called ______________________. | Emic |
| When providing counseling with sensitivity to multiculturalism, one of the first determinations is to make is to the extent to which the client _____________________. | Is culturally bound. |
| The technique a counselor uses to explain the local inconsistencies in a client's statement is known as _________. | Confrontation. |
| In Shein's "doctor-patient" model, effective consultation requires which of the following conditions? | The consultee correctly interprets the symptoms identified. |
| A new client comes to a counselor complaining "being generally unhappy." The client is unable to clarify the nature of the unhappiness beyond vague allusions to being not interested in anything, At this point in the process, the counselor should ____. | Use active listening skills until the client is better able to describe the problem. |
| Client: "Most things are fine, but I hate it when my parents fight. It makes me want to run away from home." Counselor: "Is it possible that you love & hate your parents?" What counseling skill does the counselor response represent? | Interpretation |
| Ellis' rational emotive therapy & Meichenbaum's cognitive behavioral modification approaches to counseling both state which of the following? | A client should perform personal experiments to determine if their cognitions and beliefs are consistent with objective reality. |
| The primary emphasis in a behavioral counseling orientation is the development of _____________________________________. | An awareness of client behavioral stimuli and reinforcements. |
| Clients & counselor sit closer together, (psychological proximity) similar factor such as age, social status, appearance. Research in proxemics have shown forward trunk lean by counselor likely cause a negative distancing reaction in client who is ______. | Ethnically different from the counselor. |
| "Men (all people) are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them." This quotation, attributable to Epictetus, most closely describes whose counseling theory? | Ellis |
| The counseling technique in which the counselor intensifies the client's emotional state in order to help the client understand the irrationality if the emotional reaction is known as ____________. | Paradoxical intention |
| Which of the following is a means to discover true meaning in life, according to Frankl? | Doing a deed that leads to accomplishment |
| A counselor following Ellis' orientation asks a client to behave in a way that is opposite to the way that the client would like to behave in a situation. The counselor is using a technique known as ______________. | Behavioral disputation |
| Behavioral approaches to counseling feature a strong emphasis on counseling goals that ____________________________. | Are measurable and observable. |
| A counselor using a behavioral orientation reduces a client's anxiety through _________________________. | A process of successive approximation. |
| What is a specific technique for reinforcing desirable behaviors by pairing them with incomplete behaviors and incorporating principles of relaxation? | Systematic desensitization |
| Rogers holds that psychological imbalances result from disparity between _____________________________________. | Conception of self and the real self. |
| For Rogers, "congruence" means matching of ___________________. | Awareness and experience. |
| During initial counseling interview, client says: "I'm not really sure why I am here. I've been to counselors before, and they've never really helped." In Carkhuff's model, what is the most appropriate response for the counselor to say? | "You're uncertain of why you came here today because you don't feel you've been helped in the past." |
| Rogers claimed that the best approach for bringing out personality change is to ______________________. | Give unconditional positive regard. |
| B.F. Skinner is best known for what procedures? | Operant Conditioning. |
| Which of the following theories of counseling is based on a logical, cognitive approach to the situation of a client's problems? | Rational emotive therapy. |
| Which counseling approach places central importance on clients making value judgements about current behaviors? | Reality therapy |
| A counselor asks, "How is your new job?" This is an example of what type of question? | Open |
| Group effectiveness is difficult to define and depends on purposes and leadership of the group. However, counselors agree on some general principles. For example, group processes are usually most effective when the group _____________________. | Develops new ways of functioning in response to emerging needs and patterns of interaction among members. |
| A counseling group mmber states, "I feel so much better knowing that many of you have had similar problems. I guess we are in the same boat!" This member's statement is an example of what group phenomenon? | Universality. |
| A group counseling leader may have minimal involvement with a group and allow members to determine the nature and course of the group. This style of group leadership is known as what? | Laissez faire |
| When s group leader attempts to help members realize the potential of the group to benefit each of them, the group leader is trying to facilitate __________________________. | Installation of hope. |
| A group leader attempts to demonstrate behaviors appropriate to the group. They hope that group members will change through ____________. | Imitative behavior |
| A counselor who is familiar with the use of computers in career counseling knows that _________________. | Immediate feedback supports and increases client motivation. |
| In career planning and placement services and counseling for young adults, career counselors have given the LEAST attention to helping students evaluate _____________________. | Organizations. |
| Counselors use a system of integrated and interrelated source to help individuals solve career-related problems or make career decisions effectively. This process is known as _________________. | Career development programming |
| ADue to sudden death of mother a client is struggling with grief. They ask the counselor if they understand what they are going through or lost someone close. Which would be appropriate self-disclosure from the counselor? | "Grief is a different experience for everyone - but yes, my own mom passed away a few years ago and I still miss her." |
| A counselor is finding it difficult to work with a mid-eged woman with domineering personality, blames others, makes excuses for her behavior (like counselor's mom-in-law). This counselor is experiencing _________________________________. | Countertransference. |
| Counselor working with couple disagreeing weather to vaccinate kid for COVID-19. Counselor against vaccination of COVID-19, provides antivaccination literature to couple. What is ACA Code of Ethics is being violated? | A counselor should not impose their personal values on clients. |
| Which of the following is the best example of genuineness on the part of a counselor toward the client? | A counselor's eyes well up when a client shares a story about being badly bullied as a child. |
| Client opens up about childhood trauma. Client was in horrible car incident & father killed on impact. The client has nightmares and trouble sleeping. Client laughs, joke & remains calm while providing info. The client's effect is example of __________. | Incongruence. |
| A new client is transgender & presents with gender-neutral appearance & gender-neutral name. During intake, what is the best approach for the counselor to get to know more about how the client identifies? | The counselor should ask, "How do you identify?" |
| A person who does not identify as traditionally male or female would likely be considered _____________. | Non-binary. |
| Which of these is best understanding of the meaning of the term, "queer"? | A person whose sexual orientation is not exclusively heterosexual. |
| White counselor is meeting with a client who is a person of color. Counselor refers to client as "African American," client becomes offended by assumption and culture label. Why might the client be offended? | The client is from the Caribbean and does not identify as "African American." |
| If a counselor is unfamiliar with the nuances of a cultural group to which a client belongs, the counselor's best course of action would be to ___________________________________________________. | Acknowledge a desire to learn more and respectfully ask the client. |
| According to the ACA Code of Ethics, if a counselor becomes aware that a colleague is suffering with an impairment or behaving unethically, what should the counselor do first? | Approach the impaired or unethical counselor directly and speak to them about the concerns. |
| During group session, which skill can be used by the group facilitator to prevent conflict when one group member monopolizes the discussion, interrupts others, or endeavors to speak on behalf of someone else? | Blocking. |
| Client share with counselor that all her friends left for college, & she is only 1 who remained in area and chosen to go to local college. What would be empathic response? | "It has to be so difficult to watch your friends moving away. It feels like they are leaving you behind." |
| Which of the following would be an example of a healthy boundary for a counselor who otherwise develops an appropriate empathetic attachment to a client? | Providing clear guidelines regarding the circumstances under which the counselor may be reached outside of regular sessions and any limitations for that communication. |
| Which of the following is a group therapeutic factor? | Universality. |
| In group work, group cohesiveness is a therapeutic factor that ___________________________________________________________________. | Facilitates a feeling of connection and belonging among group members. |
| What role does imitative behavior play as a therapeutic factor in group work? | Group members can try behavior they have observed in other members to see if it works for them or if they should discard it. |
| Clients advises his counselor that his former wife has a restraining against him, and he has spent time in jail for assaulting her. What is best nonjudgmental response? | "Being in jail must have been very difficult experience for you. Can you tell me more about the incident between you and your ex?" |
| counselor seeing client for about 6 months. Client has low self-esteem, feels ignored, difficulty holding job. Counselor greet client: " I've been looking forward to our time, last week you talked about job stress, how's it going? Greeting type? | Positive regard. |
| Immigrant client, mandated, referred to anger management by court, excessive corporal punishment of 12 yr old son (CPS involvement). Client believes he was teaching right from wrong. What should counselor do to build therapeutic alliance? | Ask client about his experiences with discipline from his own childhood and the foundations of his beliefs. |
| Client arrives late to weekly session, appearing frazzled & rushed. She offers verbal litany of everything going wrong, feels like everyone is "tugging" at her and has a hard time meeting expectations. Which statement would be appropriate reflection? | "It sounds like you are feeling very overwhelmed right now and don't know where to start." |
| Through the use of which skill does a counselor convey to a client that the counselor has been fully present and actively listening by offering a brief synopsis of what the client has said? | Summary |
| Which of the following behaviors by the counselor demonstrates the best positive attending during the counseling session? | Leaning in toward the client and maintaining eye contact. |
| When a counselor asks a question or responds to something the client shares in the moment, the counselor is utilizing the skill of _____________________________________________________________________. | Immediacy. |
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