Intro to counseling quiz 1

1. A psychotherapy theory should

2. a)
   Provide a guide for the therapist about how to help the client meet the client's treatment goals.
   b)
   Help the therapist to understand and make sense of the issues the client brings to therapy.
   C)
   Focus the therapist on what information shared by the client is most important for the client's treatment.
   D) All of the above are things a psychotherapy theory should do

D

1. According to Dr. Hill, change

   _ a)gaining a greater sense of self-acceptance
   b)
   completely discarding past events so that they no longer affect us
   c)
   denying the influence of biological predispositions on our behavior
   d)
   minimizing feelings of compassion for yourself over your past mistakes

A

1. A helpee says, "I am really struggling with my Physics class. I don't know what to do to raise my grade in the class." The helper says, "You really want to do better in your Physics class, this is important to you, but you are at a loss about how to go about doing better." In Dr. Hill's Helping Skills model we are using in class, the helper's statement is an example of which skill used during the Exploration Stage?

a) restatement

b) open question

C) probe for feelings

d) helper disclosure of similarities

A

Which of the following helper characteristics involves connecting with the suffering of another person without providing judgment about their suffering?

a) incongruence

b)compassion

C) unconditional acceptance

D) being authentic

B

Brianna is a therapist. She is receiving supervision from Celena. They are discussing how Brianna's client is deferring to Brianna's thoughts and opinions, just like the client does in their relationship with their mother. Brianna and Celena are discussing which aspect of the therapeutic relationship between Brianna and her client?

A) working alliance

B) real relationship

C) transference

D) counter transference

C

Which of the following words does Dr Hill caution us about using for an open question

A) who

B) what

C) when

D) why

D

True or false. When a therapist uses one theory and only the techniques that go along with that one theory that therapists practice is called “eclectic”

B) false

8. Sharon is working through grief over the loss of her mother who died unexpectedly. During therapy Sharon fully expresses her sense of loss, her grief, and her guilt about not saying some things to her mother before her unexpected passing. Which common curative factor noted for psychotherapy by Dr. Hill is most likely being described in this example?

A) instillation of hope

B) emotional arousal

C) resistance

D) opportunities to practice

B

1. The standard sequence for the Helping Stages according to Dr. Hill is
   

   a) Exploration Stage, Insight Stage, Action Stage
   b)
   Exploration Stage, Action Stage, Insight Stage
   c) insight Stage, Exploration Stage, Action Stage
   d) Insight Stage, Action Stage, Exploration Stage

A

You are reading about a new theory for psychotherapy. You pay particular attention
to how broadly the theory can be applied, in other words how easily it can be used with a variety of different types of clients, with a variety of different diagnoses or presenting problems, etc. You are evaluating the theory based on its

A) clarity

B) comprehensiveness

C) usefulness

D) fit

B

Which of the following could be a barrier for a client when they are trying to describe a personal narrative?

a) a personal trauma they suffered

b)

sociocultural factors like marginalization or discrimination they experience

C)

shame in seeking help because by doing so the client is violating a family value or norm

D) all of the above could be barriers

D

According to Dr hill which of the following is not one of the things that effective helping typically accomplishes?

A) The client learns how to manipulate others to get their needs met.

B) the client receives interpersonal feedback from the therapist about how the client's interpersonal behavior may be perceived by others.

C)The client explores personal issues more deeply.

d) The client's insight into their own problems is increased.

A)

All of the following are goals of the exploration stage except

A) developing a therapeutic relationship with the helpee

b)

encouraging the helpee to tell their story

C)

developing a greater insight about the connection between events in the helpee's life

d) facilitating the arousal of emotion by the helpee

C

True or false. During the Exploration Stage, open questions can be used to both facilitate the exploration of thoughts and the exploration of feelings.

a) True

b)False

A - true

Which of the following is NOT used in the exploration stage

A) using an open question C

B) waiting in silence to allow the helper to collect their thoughts

C) asking a yes no or other closed question

D) restating something important that the helpee just said

C

Brian is working with Joan his helper. Brian has gained greater amount of awareness insight and understanding about the difficulties he has being more assertive with his significant other. These gains would most likely occur during which Helping Stage?

A) Exploration stage

B) Contemplation Stage B

C) Action stage

D) Insight Stage

D

True or false. Once a helper enters the insight stage they may never go back to the exploration stage again when working on an issue

B false

True or false. If the distress I feel due to my depression is less than the anxiety I feel about actually seeking out a therapist and meeting with them, I will not seek help.

True

True or false. Birth order is an identity factor that is included in the ADDRESSING model.

False

When a helper says or does something to reduce or stop a helpee from feeling and expressing an emotion, what is usually the result?

a) The helpee's exploring and feeling of their emotion increases.

b)The helpee's understanding of their emotion increases.

C) both a & b

D) neither a nor b

D

Frank is seeking therapy because he is getting pressure from his family to pursue a new job opportunity and is feeling very anxious about this. While he appreciates that his family is trying to help him to do what is best for Frank, he feels that the work is not something that he would enjoy or find rewarding, so he decides that he is not going to take the job. However, during the session for the next week, Frank tells his therapist that his thoughts have changed. After talking with his family more he has decided that his enjoyment in the job is not as important of a reason than some of the things his family mentioned. He has decided to take the job but reports that he is still feeling anxious about it. In this example, Frank is experiencing _ _ according to Rogers' Person-centered Therapy theory.

a)

unconditional positive regard from his family members

b)

self-actualization by achieving the job he deserves

C) congruence

D) incongruence

D

True or false. In question #22, Frank's first organismic valuing process (OVP) about the new job opportunity is that he doesn't think he would enjoy the type of work required in this new job, nor would he find the work rewarding.

True

If a person experiences a lot of conditions of worth (COW) they are more likely to show

a) difficulties at being able to look inward and focus on their own thoughts and feelings

B) a poor sense of personal agency, looking to others to make decisions for them rather than looking inward at their own values and beliefs as a guide

C) a weaker than expected sense of personal identity

D) All of the above are things they would

D

Which of the following are potential benefits for a helper disclosing their feelings

when they are like the feelings reported by the helpee?

a)This normalizes the feeling for the helpee.

b) The helper's disclosure provides a model for the helpee for expressing the emotion.

c) The self-disclosure of feelings combats barriers the helpee might be experiencing for expressing the emotion like shame.

D) All of the above are potential benefits to the helper's disclosure

D

1. Ill of the following are goals of the Exploration Stage except for
   

   a) implementing an intervention to change the helpee's behavior
   b)
   attending and listening
   C)
   establishing rapport
   d)
   increasing exploration of a thought or feeling

A

All of the following are associated with the role of the counselor in Person-centered therapy except for

a)
being nondirective
b)
reflecting statements made by the client
C) encouraging the client to explore their feelings more deeply

D) giving advice

D

1. Which of the following is a goal of Person-centered therapy?

   a)
   The client looks outward and blames others for their problems.
   b)

   The client represses unwanted feelings more.
   c)

   The client values themselves more.
   d)

   The client's incongruence increases.

C

true or false. Empathy is a personality trait; you either "have it" or you don't

False

True or false. Person-centered therapists frequently use diagnoses, like Major Depressive Disorder, as a part of treatment.

False flag