Week 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Q: What is the primary purpose of self-reflection in psychological practice?
a) To diagnose client disorders
b) To reinforce professional superiority
c) To increase self-awareness and improve practice
d) To document client sessions
Correct Answer: c) To increase self-awareness and improve practice
Rationale: Self-reflection supports ethical, responsive, and informed therapeutic work.
Source: [Week 3 Lecture – Slide 2]
Q: According to the Week 3 lecture, which competency is directly developed through reflective practice?
a) Data analysis
b) Empathy
c) Cultural superiority
d) Assertiveness
Correct Answer: b) Empathy
Rationale: Reflective capacity supports understanding of client perspective.
Source: [Week 3 Lecture – Slide 2]
Q: What danger is associated with poor self-reflection in therapeutic practice?
a) Client dependence
b) Projection and burnout
c) Increased salary
d) Higher client retention
Correct Answer: b) Projection and burnout
Rationale: Poor reflection leads to unprocessed emotional leakage and reduced self-care.
Source: [Week 3 Lecture – Slide 5]
Q: Which of the following is not listed as a key reflective practice competency?
a) Accountability
b) Compassion
c) Sympathy
d) Self-awareness
Correct Answer: c) Sympathy
Rationale: While compassion is a professional strength, sympathy can blur therapeutic boundaries.
Source: [Week 3 Lecture – Slide 2]
Q: In Dadirri, what metaphor best describes the reflective process?
a) Racing a storm
b) Hurrying the river
c) Moving with the current
d) Building a dam
Correct Answer: c) Moving with the current
Rationale: This metaphor represents patient, attuned listening and respect for process.
Source: [Dadirri Transcript – 00:01:45]
Q: What is a core benefit of personal therapy for trainees, according to Wigg et al. (2011)?
a) Faster accreditation
b) Avoiding supervision
c) Enhancing reflective practice
d) Increasing client numbers
Correct Answer: c) Enhancing reflective practice
Rationale: Personal therapy offers experiential insight that supports professional growth.
Source: [Wigg et al., 2011 – p. 348]
Q: According to the Week 3 slides, which emotion is not part of the standard emotional body map shown?
a) Anxiety
b) Love
c) Confidence
d) Disgust
Correct Answer: c) Confidence
Rationale: Confidence is not one of the mapped body-based emotions shown.
Source: [Week 3 Lecture – Slide 3]
Q: According to Wigg et al., which is considered a higher-order form of reflection?
a) Data analysis
b) Projection
c) Meta-reflection
d) Introspection
Correct Answer: c) Meta-reflection
Rationale: Meta-reflection refers to the ability to reflect on one’s reflective process.
Source: [Wigg et al., 2011 – p. 354]
Q: In the Dadirri framework, what is implied by the phrase “we cannot hurry the river”?
a) Reflection must be efficient
b) Time with clients should be minimized
c) Reflection requires patience and attunement
d) Goals must be pre-set
Correct Answer: c) Reflection requires patience and attunement
Rationale: The metaphor invites a slow, respectful relational process.
Source: [Dadirri Transcript – 00:01:45]
Q: According to Auger’s paper, what risk exists if implicit assumptions about human nature are not examined?
a) Overprescribing medication
b) Burnout
c) Ethically inappropriate interventions
d) Extended therapy duration
Correct Answer: c) Ethically inappropriate interventions
Rationale: Auger warns that unexamined beliefs lead to mismatched therapeutic action.
Source: [Auger, 2014 – p. 7]
Q: Reflective practice, when properly implemented, strengthens which key therapist quality?
a) Manipulation
b) Discipline
c) Authenticity
d) Authority
Correct Answer: c) Authenticity
Rationale: Reflective work builds genuine presence with clients.
Source: [Wigg et al., 2011 – p. 354]
Q: In Wigg et al.’s review, what is one reason personal therapy improves professional functioning?
a) Encourages self-care
b) Provides case studies
c) Removes need for supervision
d) Limits client diversity
Correct Answer: a) Encourages self-care
Rationale: Engaging in therapy helps therapists recognise their own limits and needs.
Source: [Wigg et al., 2011 – p. 353]
Q: What is described in the Week 3 lecture as a key consequence of ignoring reflective practice?
a) Vicarious trauma
b) Higher insurance premiums
c) More complex clients
d) Greater financial burden
Correct Answer: a) Vicarious trauma
Rationale: Repeated exposure without reflective integration increases trauma vulnerability.
Source: [Week 3 Lecture – Slide 5]
Q: How is ‘meta-reflection’ best understood?
a) A cognitive error
b) Reflection about reflection
c) Client-driven feedback
d) Record keeping
Correct Answer: b) Reflection about reflection
Rationale: Meta-reflection enables deeper insight into one’s therapeutic stance.
Source: [Wigg et al., 2011 – p. 353]
Q: The phrase “listening with the third ear” refers to:
a) Using a stethoscope metaphor
b) Ignoring client words
c) Deep intuitive listening
d) Disassociative trance
Correct Answer: c) Deep intuitive listening
Rationale: The metaphor means sensing deeper meanings and affect beneath speech.
Source: [Macran et al., 1999 in Wigg et al., p. 349]
Q: What approach does the Dadirri philosophy promote for understanding others?
a) Intellectual superiority
b) Accelerated empathy
c) Deep listening and presence
d) Compassion fatigue
Correct Answer: c) Deep listening and presence
Rationale: Dadirri is a cultural tradition of relational presence and reverence.
Source: [Dadirri Transcript – 00:01:17]
Q: According to Wigg et al., what effect does extended therapy (beyond training) have?
a) Greater burnout
b) Higher income
c) Deeper professional growth
d) Reduced competence
Correct Answer: c) Deeper professional growth
Rationale: Extended therapeutic work cultivates emotional maturity and insight.
Source: [Wigg et al., 2011 – p. 354]
Q: What concept is central to the emotional mapping slide shown in Week 3?
a) Logical reasoning
b) Bodily awareness of emotion
c) Cultural stereotypes
d) Therapeutic distance
Correct Answer: b) Bodily awareness of emotion
Rationale: Mapping emotions supports integration of somatic and affective cues.
Source: [Week 3 Lecture – Slide 3]
Q: According to Auger, what can unexamined therapist assumptions lead to?
a) Greater insight
b) Therapeutic flexibility
c) Misalignment with client needs
d) Therapeutic rapport
Correct Answer: c) Misalignment with client needs
Rationale: Unquestioned beliefs shape therapist responses and goals.
Source: [Auger, 2014 – p. 5]
Q: What is a key rationale for encouraging personal therapy during training?
a) Speeding up course completion
b) Reducing administrative workload
c) Strengthening reflective capacity
d) Learning CBT techniques
Correct Answer: c) Strengthening reflective capacity
Rationale: Reflective development enhances judgment and practice.
Source: [Wigg et al., 2011 – p. 358]
