Group Counseling 03

Front 1

1 Which statement best reflects the appropriate stance of a group leader toward a group comprised of involuntary members?
a. Expect that members will most likely be unmotivated.
b. Attempt to downplay the issue of choice.
c. Deal openly with members' reservations.
d. Move quickly beyond the resistance to clinical issues.

Back 1

C. Deal openly with members' reservations.

Front 2

2. Identify the one statement which is incongruent with the Ethical Code for Professional Counselors.
a. Most group members are aware of potential risks of participating in the group.
b. Group members may need to be cautioned to be selective in what they express to persons outside of the group.
c. Generally, members do not violate confidentiality when they talk about what they learned in group sessions.
d. Techniques, which arouse strong emotions, are best used only when a trusting relationship has been established.

Back 2

A. Most group members are aware of potential risks of participating in the group.

Front 3

3. To be effective as co-leaders of a group, which of the following would be essential?
a. mutual respect more than the same style
b. a personal friendship
c. spending time together before and after each session to evaluate the leadership
d. both "a" and "c"

Back 3

D. both "a" and "c"

Front 4

4. Which of the following statements best reflects the nature of, and need for, research and group practice?
a. Prolific research of "rank and file" group practitioners greatly aides group practice.
b. More pure research is needed instead of field studies.
c. At the very least, group trainers needs to learn now to evaluate research implications for practice.
d. A primary focus on research can serve to limit the flexibility of the group practitioner.

Back 4

C. At the very least, group trainers needs to learn now to evaluate research implications for practice.

Front 5

5. Advantage(s) of therapeutic groups is/are:
a. group is an efficient way to dispense advice.
b. groups allow people to step outside their real and painful worlds.
c. the group setting offers support for new behavior and encourages experimentation.
d. All of the above.

Back 5

C. the group setting offers support for new behavior and encourages experimentation.

Front 6

6. Select the statement(s) most reflective of cohesion as it develops within a group.
a. Talking about a lack of trust or fear of trusting is an indicator of an initial degree of cohesion.
b. Genuine cohesion exists as a goal to approach but not attain.
c. Trust is rarely developed during the early stage of a group.
d. Little actual relationship exists between group attractiveness and cohesion.

Back 6

A. Talking about a lack of trust or fear of trusting is an indicator of an initial degree of cohesion.

Front 7

7. Characteristics best reflective of the Transition Stage are
a. catharsis and humor.
b. anxiety and a struggle for control.
c. feelings of both separation and concern for group members.
d. hidden agendas and trust.

Back 7

B. anxiety and a struggle for control.

Front 8

8. If a group leader or member gives a member or leader feedback in such a way that it invites the person to look at personal behavior and to decide about continuing or changing a pattern it is considered to be
a. judgmental.
b. confrontation.
c. self-disclosure.
d. blocking.

Back 8

B. confrontation.

Front 9

9. When speaking of self-disclosure in groups, it is best to remember that a. for members to progress and grow, disclosures should be limited to safe topics. b. self-disclosure increases the chances that a person will be misunderstood. c. for the leader, disclosure of relevant personal content is usually more helpful than disclosing feelings which are relevant to what is going on in the group. d. It is helpful to follow guidelines for self-disclosure, such as suggesting that disclosures need to be related to the purpose and goals of the group.

Back 9

D. It is helpful to follow guidelines for self-disclosure, such as suggesting that disclosures need to be related to the purpose and goals of the group.

Front 10

10. Which of the following questions would NOT be appropriate during the final stage of a group.
a. What has this experience meant to you?
b. How can we help minimize the loss you will feel in leaving this group?
c. Where can you go from here?
d. How does it feel to be in here now compared with what it was like for you when the group began?

Back 10

B. How can we help minimize the loss you will feel in leaving this group?

Front 11

11 Interventions with groups that are "normal" for the purpose of dealing with decision making or mild situational problems are known as
a. group counseling.
b. group dynamics.
c. group psychotherapy.
d. sensitivity group training.

Back 11

A. group counseling.

Front 12

12. J.L. Moreno is credited with
a. conducting public psychotherapy with children.
b. officially creating a group therapy movement.
c. conducting the first official marathon group.
d. None of the above.

Back 12

B. officially creating a group therapy movement.

Front 13

13. The former psychoanalytic patient who developed activity group therapy for children:
a. Alexander Wolf
b. George Schwartz
c. S.R. Slayson
d. Irvin Yalom

Back 13

C. S.R. Slayson

Front 14

14. The interacting forces within groups as they operate to achieve objectives is:
a. cohesion.
b. group dynamics.
c. synergy.
d. altruism.

Back 14

B. group dynamics.

Front 15

15. Which of the following is NOT recommended as a method of dealing with a group member's hostile feelings?
a. allow the member to act out his feelings
b. recognize the member's hostility and help him to verbalize it
c. state the limits on a specific hostile act
d. allow the hostile person to take a break and meet with the counselor after the session

Back 15

A. allow the member to act out his feelings

Front 16

16. The assumptions underlying heterogeneous group composition are:
a. that such a group is a microcosm of society.
b. that self-defeating behavior can more easily be identified and confronted in a group that approximates the composition of society.
c. that the group focus is on the past rather than on the present.
d. all of the above.
e. only "a" and "b"

Back 16

E. only "a" and "b"

Front 17

17. Which of the following is the stage/phase conceptualization of Tuckman?
a. norming-forming-storming-performing-adjourning
b. storming-nonning-forming-performing-adjourning
c. performing-storming-norming-forming-adjourning
d. forming-storming-norming-performing-adjourning

Back 17

D forming-storming-norming-performing-adjourning

Front 18

18. A closed group:
a. is characterized by the formation of a group composed of members who remain together until the group is terminated.
b. is a group to which new members may be added only with the permission of the group leader.
c. is always problem specific and focused on a single issue commonly shared by all members of the group.
d. is always superior to an open group.

Back 18

A. is characterized by the formation of a group composed of members who remain together until the group is terminated.

Front 19

19. Which of the following does not clearly apply to group counseling?
a. informed consent
b. privileged communication
c. privilege to participated. beneficence

Back 19

B. privileged communication

Front 20

20. The group process should aim to
a. focus on needs, priorities, and self-enhancement growth on the part of the individual.
b. focus on needs, interests, and priorities of a larger society.
c. work for a balancing of both individual and collective interests and needs.
d. both "a" and "c".

Back 20

D. both "a" and "c".

Front 21

21. When Corey, et. al., speak of the two types of goals for facilitators they are referring to
a. general process goals and content goals
b. general goals which support a psychological climate and process goals which pertain to members learning how to relate
c. basic listening goals and goals for developing personal insights into feelings
d. general emotional goals as well as life problem solving skills

Back 21

B. general goals which support a psychological climate and process goals which pertain to members learning how to relate

Front 22

22. If psychodrama is effective, the group members will accomplish which of the following?
a. develop greater personal insight and forgive family members for the past
b. become aware of their own energy blocks and learn new methods for relating
c. progress to greater levels of self-awareness and develop better emotional and behavioral controls
d. develop more effective problem solving skills and be more open to feed-back from others

Back 22

C. progress to greater levels of self-awareness and develop better emotional and behavioral controls

Front 23

23. What does a member have a right to expect before making the decision of whether or not to join a particular group?
a. a discussion of the rights and responsibilities of group members
b. a clear statement regarding the purpose of the group
c. a pre-group interview
d. all of the above

Back 23

D. all of the above

Front 24

24. Confidentiality in groups is:
a. legal right of every member.
b. something that members can be guaranteed.
c. limited by state laws.
d. an absolute that can never be broken for any reason

Back 24

C. limited by state laws.

Front 25

25. Opening up clear and direct communication among members: helping members to assume increasing responsibility for the group's direction is known as
a. suggesting.
b. facilitating.
c. goal setting.
d. none of the above.

Back 25

B. facilitating.

Front 26

26. Offering possible explanations for certain thoughts, feelings, and patterns of behavior is called
a. interpreting.
b. evaluating.
c. active listening.
d. giving feedback

Back 26

A. interpreting.

Front 27

27. Identify the one concept that is NOT included in Irvin Yalom's list of "therapeutic factors" for group work.
a. altruism
b. imparting information
c. catharsis
d. technical expertise

Back 27

D. technical expertise

Front 28

28. If the group leader intervenes to help members see ways in which they are connected, or in which they share each other's pain, it is an example of
a. group cohesiveness.
b. universality.
c. imitative behavior.
d. existential realism.

Back 28

B. universality.

Front 29

29. The name given to behavior that group members define as appropriate. This includes implicit expectations and explicit rules of conduct.
a. mores
b. roles
c. scripts
d. norms

Back 29

D. norms

Front 30

30. The cooperative espirit de core that allows a wide range of emotional expression within a group is called
a. groups dynamics.
b. compliance.
c. cohesion.
d. conflict resolution.

Back 30

C. cohesion.