Group Counseling 03 Test 2

Front 1

1. A major difference between group therapy and group counseling lies in:
a. the techniques employed to facilitate the process of interaction.
b. the goals of the process.
c. the age of the participants.
d. the theoretical orientation of the group leader.

Back 1

B. the goals of the process.

Front 2

2. Which type of group focuses on remediation, treatment, and personality reconstruction?
a. support groups
b. counseling groups
c. therapy groups
d. self-help groups
e. structured groups

Back 2

C. therapy groups

Front 3

3. An ethical practice for leaders to follow is to inform members that:
a. once they join a group, they are required to remain in it until the group ends.
b. they may terminate a group only when the leader gives consent to the member.
c. they are expected to exit from the group when the members take a vote.
d. they should exit from the group only after they have discussed the matter in the group.

Back 3

D. they should exit from the group only after they have discussed the matter in the group.

Front 4

To foster trust in the therapeutic relationship; to communicate understanding and to encourage deeper level of self-exploration
a. questioning
b. empathizing
c. reflecting feelings
d. giving feedback
e. summarizing

Back 4

B. empathizing

Front 5

The basic criterion for the selection of group members is:
a. whether they will contribute to the group or whether they will be counterproductive.
b. whether they are dependent or independent personalities.
c. the absence of any neurotic symptoms.
d. the degree to which the group leader likes the person.
e. the degree to which the prospective member likes the person.

Back 5

A. whether they will contribute to the group or whether they will be counterproductive.

Front 6

Interpreting the meaning of behavior patterns at appropriate times to that members
will be able to engage in a deeper level of self-exploration and consider alternative
behaviors is most critical at:
a. the initial stage of a group.
b. the transition stage.
c. the working stage.
d. the consolidation stage.

Back 6

C. the working stage.

Front 7

Resistance in the psychoanalytic approach is viewed as:
a. an unconscious dynamic.
b. a conscious refusal of a member to explore a topic that is threatening.
c. a basic part of the analytic process.
d. the group’s refusal to cooperate with the leader.
e. both (a) and (c)

Back 7

E. both (a) and (c)

Front 8

Many analytically oriented group therapists have a leadership style that is characterized by:
a. objectivity, warm detachment, and relative anonymity.
b. objectivity, aloofness, and strict anonymity.
c. subjectivity, mutuality, and self-disclosure.
d. rationality, impersonality, and coolness.

Back 8

A. objectivity, warm detachment, and relative anonymity.

Front 9

Which of the following is not a basic characteristic of the Adlerian approach to group
work.
a. establishing a therapeutic relationship.
b. analysis of individual dynamics.
c. insight.
d. developing group rapport through sharing of dreams.
e. a reorientation.

Back 9

D. developing group rapport through sharing of dreams.

Front 10

The primary role of the Adlerian group leader is:
a. interpreting resistances.
b. uncovering repressed material.
c. to challenge the beliefs and goals of the members.
d. to develop a treatment plan and evaluate results.
e. both (a) and (b).

Back 10

C. to challenge the beliefs and goals of the members.

Front 11

Psychodrama was developed by:
a. Fritz Perls.
b. Carl Rogers.
c. J. L. Moreno.
d. Sidney Jourard.
e. none of the above.

Back 11

C. J. L. Moreno.

Front 12

The emphasis on acting in psychodrama is for the purpose of:
a. freeing a individual.
b. providing members with a new understanding of their problems.
c. providing a here-and-now focus.
d. allowing full expression of feelings.
e. all of the above.

Back 12

E. all of the above.

Front 13

The role of techniques in the existential group is that:
a. techniques should be secondary to understanding members.
b. techniques are specified to bring about change.
c. techniques interfere with the therapeutic process.
d. techniques imply a loss of faith in the client’s ability to find his or her own way.

Back 13

A. techniques should be secondary to understanding members.

Front 14

In an existential group, the leader would tend to:
a. challenge members to become aware of their choices.
b. draw upon highly dramatic group techniques.
c. aim for catharsis for each group member.
d. urge members to get rid of guilt and anxiety.
e. encourage a regression to one’s early past.

Back 14

A. challenge members to become aware of their choices.

Front 15

Which of the following would be stressed the most in a person-centered group?
a. confronting members with early decisions that are no longer appropriate.
b. getting members to involve themselves in fantasy exercises.
c. active listening and responding.
d. empathy.
e. both ( c) and (d).

Back 15

E. both ( c) and (d).

Front 16

Which technique(s) is (are) used in the person-centered group?
a. probing and questioning
b. interpretation
c. direct confrontation of games in an aggressive manner
d. structured communication exercises in groups
e. none of the above

Back 16

E. none of the above

Front 17

A primary function of the Gestalt leader is to:
a. make interpretations for the members.
b. serve as a blank screen to foster transference.
c. suggest experiments that will lead to heightening experiencing.
d. confront clients’ irrational thoughts.
e. help clients modify their life scripts.

Back 17

C. suggest experiments that will lead to heightening experiencing.

Front 18

Gestalt therapy techniques are designed to assist members to:
a. contact their present experience more fully.
b. bring more life to therapeutic interactions.
c. intensify certain feelings.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above.

Back 18

D. all of the above

Front 19

The founder of transactional analysis is:
a. Robert Goulding
b. Eric Berne.
c. J. L. Moreno.
d. Fritz Perls.
e. Claude Steiner.

Back 19

B. Eric Berne.

Front 20

An ongoing series of complementary ulterior transactions progressing to a well-defined predictable outcome is the definition of:
a. rackets.
b. games.
c. early decisions.
d. scripts.
e. pastimes.

Back 20

B. games.

Front 21

The process by which people become aware of the content and functioning of their ego states of Parent, Adult, and Child is known as:
a. transactional analysis.
b. dream analysis.
c. structural analysis.
d. functional analysis.
e. life script analysis.

Back 21

C. structural analysis.

Front 22

What is (are) the characteristic(s) of the behavioral approach in groups?
a. a focus on overt and specific behavior.
b. precise therapeutic goals
c. developing a treatment plan and evaluation of this plan
d. use of action-oriented methods
e. all of the above

Back 22

E. all of the above

Front 23

23.What is the function of the behavioral leader?
a. to provide modeling for the client
b. to assess specific behavioral problems
c. to provide feedback and reinforcement for members
d. to apply his or her knowledge of behavioral principles and skills in the resolution of problems.
e. all of the above

Back 23

E. all of the above

Front 24

In the REBT group, members are concerned about:
a. understanding the origins of their emotional disturbances.
b. understanding the problems of other members.
c. freeing themselves of their symptoms.
d. minimizing ways they create their own disturbances.
e. all of the above.

Back 24

E. all of the above.

Front 25

The main task of the reality therapy group leader is:
a. to confront irrational beliefs.
b. to become an existential partner with other searching members.
c. to focus on ways of helping members gain insight into their own current behavior.
d. to encourage members to make value judgments regarding their present behavior.

Back 25

D. to encourage members to make value judgments regarding their present behavior.