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it is FALSE that some people have very self-centered motivations for entering the helping professions. The counselor is able to satisfy unfulfilled nurturing needs by rescuing people with problems…

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countertransference reactions are personal reactions to your work….in which, clinicians lose their objectivity and clarity because of their own issues….

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the ethical concept: …disclosure of risks so you can make knowledgeable decisions about your participation…is called Informed Consent.

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the successive counseling stages—exploring, reflecting, analyzing, interpreting and confronting 

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neutrality is the catchword for a therapeutic relationship in which the client is fully aware of his or her own values and then, as far as is humanly possible, blocks their effects on a client’s decisions

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confrontation is NOT intended to force the client to face discrepancies, incongruence, and inconsistency 

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mourning means coming to terms with loss. It is TRUE that life is saturated with losses, small and large, some necessary, some unexpected and tragic 

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the definition of counseling includes: a relationship, whether in a group, family, or individual format, that is constructed in a way to promote trust, safety, support, and lasting change 

true

one predictor of success in counseling is NOT determined by variables related to clients, such as their motivation, expectations of improvement, severity of symptoms, and personal attitudes

false

the most effective counselors are able to perceive primarily from an EXTERNAL rather than an INTERNAL frame of reference

false

counselors use therapeutic interventions with relatively normal functioning clients who are experiencing adjustment reactions, developmental issues, and problems of daily living. 

true

there was a time that social workers focused on psychopathology, whereas psychologists primarily provided administrative and supportive services for the poor, aged, severely mentally ill, and the homebound 

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hippocrates (400 B.C.) introduced the ideas of homeostasis and prognosis

true

william james (1842-1910) believed in pragmatism, or the pursuit of knowledge which is directed toward finding useful tools that can be both applied to practical situations and scientifically validated 

true

in a mind that found Itself, clifford beers (1945) described his harrowing experiences at the hands of an insensitive system that treated him as a lunatic rather than a human being 

true

kraeplin, james, pavlov, and freud all made significant contributions to the field of counseling around the year 1970.

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managed care involves health insurance agencies and large employers attempting to control costs associated with mental health treatment.

true

CACREP stands for council for the accreditation of counseling and related educational programs

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the scientist-practitioner model does not suggest that counselors engage in research while delivering direct services to clients

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gottman et al. studied the interactional patterns of newlyweds to predict the likelihood of divorce 

true

individual assessment includes, among other things, interpretation of a person’s behavior in areas that include performance, achievement, aptitude, personality, and interests

true

executive or life coaching is NOT considered one role of counselors 

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a crucial role of research is to communicate the results of experimentation to other professionals so that the field can continue to grow 

true

diagnostic skills, such as questioning and assessment strategies, can be used to identify a possible emotional disorder 

true

goals that are common to all counselors do not include helping clients to respond productively to stress or developing more choices in their lives 

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according to the ACA, 2005 and Ivey, Ivey, Myers and Sweeny, 2004, the role of the counselor is NOT to instruct but to stimulate the natural growth and potential inherent in human beings 

true

counselor employing developmental theory may be seeking to stimulate client growth toward successive stages of human maturity (pg 62). 

true

a community mental health center could be an oasis of support in an isolated rural area

true

counselors may NOT use the Internet as an adjunct to traditional face-to-face (also known as f2f or FtF) counseling 

false

the counseling field is so large and diverse that it provides ample opportunity for individuals to seek or create work settings and specialties that are consistent with personal values 

true

the power between the client and the counselor is not embodied in a unique structure wherein the client is primarily responsible for the content and the counselor is responsible for the style and structure 

false

rogers’s (1969) “core conditions” include, realness, genuineness, freedom, acceptance, trust, prizing and empathic understanding 

true

sigmund freud stressed a benign, formalized, and unobtrusive relationship, and was concerned with such things as transference 

true

according to rogers (1957), empathy does not denote the process of attempting to understand, from the client’s frame of reference, the thoughts and feelings underlying behavior 

false

alexander and french (1940’s) suggested that a counseling relationship provides for a corrective emotional experience that repairs clients’ childhood wounds stemming from problematic or hurtful interactions with their parents 

true

yalom (1980) stated that the single most important lesson for a beginning counselor to learn is that “it is the relationship that heals” 

true

primary-level empathy emphasizes the counselor’s responding in a way that facilitates the deeper exploration of relevant issues

false

examples of passive listening include, “i see,” “uh-huh,” and “yes” (pg 103)

true

reflection of feeling is the confirmation of a message’s accuracy to encourage elaboration 

false

a probe is questioning in an open-ended manner to gather relevant information or to encourage self-examination 

true