Fundamentals Ch 4-5

Question 1

Which is not one of Hackney and Cormier’s eight characteristics of the effective helper?

Answer 1

Ego-awareness

Question 2

Purkey and Schmidt’s approach to being an effective helper had to do with which of the following?

Answer 2

Ways of living a healthy life

Question 3

An empathic clinician is one who has:

Answer 3

The ability to understand the inner world of another person

Question 4

In reference to the counseling relationship, genuineness is ___ in the helping relationship:

Answer 4

• Being authentic
• Being real
• Periodically self-disclosing
• Being open

All of the above

Question 5

Clinicians who are accepting of others:

Answer 5

• Accept people unconditionally

- Accept people in their differences

Question 6

Open-minded clinicians:

Answer 6

• Allow clients to express their points of view
• Are able to take in the client’s perspective and change the manner in which they come to understand the client
• Tend to be more empathic than those who are closed-minded

Question 7

Cognitive complexity:

Answer 7

• Means that the clinician view clients in context
• Means that the clinician can understand clients from multiple perspectives
• Is and ability that can be developed by all clinicians

Question 8

While many counselor attributes are related to client outcomes, one attribute that seems to be the most strongly related is:

Answer 8

Being good at building a counseling relationship

Question 9

Joining is a term used by Salvadore Minuchin that can be most associated with which of the following counselor attributes?

Answer 9

Being good at building a counseling relationship

Question 10

Research on the well-adjusted counselor shows which of the following?

Answer 10

They are more effective than those who are not well adjusted

Question 11

Which of the following is not true regarding participation in one’s own therapy?

Answer 11

It addresses the requirement noted in accreditation standards that clinicians must attend their own therapy

Question 12

Counselor competence includes all but which of the following?

Answer 12

• Having a thirst for knowledge
• Reading the professional literature
• Practicing only in one’s specialty area
• Knowing when to consult with others
• Knowing one’s limitations

All of the above

Question 13

Counter-transference has been defined as:

Answer 13

• The positive or negative wishes, fantasies, and feelings that the counselor unconsciously directs or transfers to the client, stemming from his or her own unresolved conflicts
• The deleterious manner in which the clinician responds when a client’s behavior touches the clinician’s “sore spot”

Question 14

Which of the following is the definition of client resistance, as noted in the text?

Answer 14

Any behavior that moves a client away from areas of discomfort or conflict and prevents the client from developing

Question 15

The feeling that although we have gained expertise in a particular area, we still feel as if we are “faking it” or not worthy of what we have accomplished is called:

Answer 15

The Imposter Syndrome

Question 16

The White Knight Syndrome is:

Answer 16

The sense among many beginning clinicians that we must somehow “save” the client

Question 17

Which of the following is not correct concerning how majority counselors tend to work with minority clients?

Answer 17

They tend to amplify the impact of social forces on clients

Question 18

Which of the following is not true about how minority clients tend to experience counseling?

Answer 18

They experience it as longer term than white clients, mostly because counselors have a difficult time understanding the minority client’s problem

Question 19

All but one of the following are reasons why counseling does not work for many minority clients

Answer 19

This country is a melting pot which de-emphasizes minority client identity

Question 20

All but one of the following are reasons why counseling does not work for many minority clients

Answer 20

Counselors tend to “overcompensate” for minority clients

Question 21

All of the following are barriers to the effective multicultural helping relationship, except:

Answer 21

Understanding the universality of symptomatology

Question 22

Which of the following best represents the concept of having an ethnocentric worldview?

Answer 22

It means the helper assumes their way of viewing the world is the same as their client’s

Question 23

Which of the following is not a non-verbal behavior?

Answer 23

• Body posture
• Voice intonation
• Attire
• Personal space
• Eye contact
• Touch

All are considered aspects of non-verbal behavior

Question 24

In reference to attire, which is not true?

Answer 24

It is important for a clinician to always be true to himself or herself and dress the way that he or she wants to dress

Question 25

This non-verbal behavior is never misinterpreted by people of another culture

Answer 25

None (all can be misinterpreted)

Question 26

In reference to touch, Brammer and MacDonald (2003) suggest that physical contact be based on all but which of the following?

Answer 26

Whether or not the clinician is a “touchy” person

Question 27

Which is not true about the nature of silence in the helping relationship?

Answer 27

Due to its magnitude in the counseling relationship, the clinician should be careful to learn its impact whenever possible

Question 28

A good listener:

Answer 28

Minimally talks

Question 29

A good listener does all but which of the following?

Answer 29

- Asks clarifying questions - Minimally talks - Concentrates on feelings - Concentrates on content - Does not interrupt or give advice *None of the above (a good listener does all of the above)*

Question 30

As a clinician attempts to listen to his client, because he is thinking about what he’s going to say, he unintentionally prevents himself from hearing the client. This is known as having:

Answer 30

Cognitive distractions

Question 31

Because a clinician bases her judgment about the client on what she is wearing, she does not hear the client accurately. She is having:

Answer 31

Preconceived notions

Question 32

Which of the following is not a hindrance to listening?

Answer 32

Pre-emotional anticipatory response (PEEAP)

Question 33

A number of suggestions are listed in the text to help you listen effectively to a client. These include all but which of the following?

Answer 33

Make judgments about the clients behaviors

Question 34

A number of suggestions are listed in the text to help you listen effectively to a client. These include all but which of the following?

Answer 34

Fill in empty space so the client does not feel uncomfortable

Question 35

Paraphrasing includes:

Answer 35

Repeating back what the client has said, usually in condensed form

Question 36

Good empathic response can be made by:

Answer 36

- Paraphrasing - Using metaphors - Using analogies - Using self-disclosure - Two of the above - Three of the above *All of the above*

Question 37

Who is known for creating a scale to measure empathy?

Answer 37

Carkhuff

Question 38

Advanced empathic responses:

Answer 38

- Reflect back feeling beyond what the person has communicated - Reflect back content beyond what the person has communicated

Question 39

A “3.0 response” is which of the following?

Answer 39

Accurate reflection of content and feeling

Question 40

A client states: “I know he hates me. Where has the love gone?” Which of the following is a “1.0 response”

Answer 40

You should go find someone else. He was probably a bum anyway.

Question 41

In the text, a step-by-step process is described for learning empathic response. In Step 1, which step is not correct?

Answer 41

Attempt to make higher-level response

Question 42

In first learning empathic responding, it is suggested in Step 2 to do which of the following:

Answer 42

Make formula responses

Question 43

A clinician who is working with a client notices that he is struggling with a number of issues and trying his best to make change, to no avail. The clinician says, “It seems like you’re rearranging chairs on the Titanic.” This is an example of:

Answer 43

- An advanced response | - The use of metaphor

Question 44

Which of the following is not an advanced empathic response?

Answer 44

Making an interpretation based on what you have heard from the client

Question 45

After listening to your client’s mixed feelings about her marriage, you reflect back the following: “It sounds like on the one hand you get a sense of safety from the marriage, and on the other hand, you would like to feel a great sense of freedom in you life.” This is an example of which of the following?

Answer 45

Pointing out contrasting feelings

Question 46

A client of yours tells you the depth of his loneliness, and you respond by saying: “It’s like you’re in a cabin in the woods, and no one can reach you.” This is an example of which of the following?

Answer 46

The use of a metaphor, analogy, or visual image