MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the best answer.

1. It is an internal condition in counseling wherein clients are encouraged to work hard on their problem and consider perspectives that are not easy for them.

A. Caring detachmentB. TrustworthinessC. WarmthD. Hope

2. It is most easily seen through a convergence – or match – between what you say and do as a helper.

A. AttractivenessB. AttentivenessC. GenuinenessD. Effectiveness

3. This is an approach that is not usually helpful. It is known as a combination of interpretation and evaluation.

A. Seeking informationB. SupportingC. TellingD. Caring detachment

4. Which of these kinds of comments may direct the client in a different direction?

A. Evaluative commentsB. Snap judgmentC. Discriminative commentsD. Unsolicited advice

5. This is the initial approach of experienced helpers regarding what the client is saying.

A. TellingB. UnderstandingC. SympathizingD. Interpreting

6. It is known as the counselor’s ability “to enter the client’s phenomenal world”.

A. Primary empathy B. Personal constructsC. Empathy D. Communicative attunement

7. These are defined as unique set of thoughts a person uses to process information, order one’s world and make decisions.

A. Interpretations

B. Personal ConstructsC. Positive regardD. Understanding

8. It is communicated through additive verbal responses wherein the counselor adds perceptions that the client implied but did not state directly.

A. Empathic rapport B. Communication component of empathyC. PerceivingD. Advanced empathy

9. It is most often communicated through inter-changeable verbal and other verbal responses.

A. IssuesB. ThemesC. Empathic understandingD. Primary empathy

10. This means caring for the client for no other reason than the fact that he or she is human and therefore worthy of care.

A. Unconditional CaringB. SensitivityC. RespectD. Positive Regard

11. In this condition, the counselor promptly seeks specifics rather than vague generalities.

A. ConcretenessB. ExpertiseC. Cultural SensitivityD. Internal Dialogue

12. A process of gathering information to identify and specify the problem or set of problem the client brings to counseling.

A. Assessment B. DiagnosisC. TreatmentD. None of the above

13. It is a term that refers to the identification of a disease or dysfunction that is compromising a person’s health.

A. Bilateral ActivityB. DiagnosisC. Psychological SurvivalD. Self-Actualization

14. These act as ‘templates’ that indicate the client behaviors they consider most important.

A. HypothesesB. AssumptionsC. Theories D. Information-gathering

15. It is known as first component of effective assessment.

A. Understanding of the boundaries of the problemB. Pattern and Intensity of the problemC. Assessment and Diagnosis in counselingD. Theoretical Orientation

16. These are tools available to the counselor and the client that assists in understanding the presenting problems.

A. Standardized testsB. Behavior rating measuresC. Observations of the clientD. All of the above

17. These are tests that compare the responses of the client to the responses of a norm group on a variety of dimensions of personality.

A. Personality testsB. Mental Status ExaminationC. Global Assessment of FunctioningD. None of the above

18. These tests originated from the psychoanalytic tradition and assert that people project their unconscious difficulties onto their interpretation of ambiguous stimuli.

A. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality InventoryB. Myers-Briggs Type InventoryC. All of the aboveD. None of the above

19. It is an interview that involves a single meeting in which a counselor works with a client to gather information about the client.

A. Intake InterviewB. Exit InterviewC. Partial InterviewD. In-depth Exploration

20. This term is used to describe any statement by the counselor that lets the client know what to expect of the process and the outcomes of the counseling.

A. OrganizingB. Arranging C. StructuringD. Composing

21. It gives the client the freedom to talk about personal material without fear.

A. DiscussionB. ConfidentialityC. AssuranceD. Initial Interview

22. This is a select of response that anticipates the client’s readiness to benefit from a particular response.

A. EncouragementB. LeadingC. LecturingD. Structuring

23. This is a part of counseling wherein the counselor directs the client to talk more about the specific subject.

A. Minimal encouragerB. EncouragementC. General leadsD. Clarification

24. This is a continuum of lead where the counselor simply acknowledges the client’s previous statement with a response such as “yes”.

A. AcceptanceB. Organizing LeadC. ReassuranceD. Affirmation

25. A part in counseling where the counselor uses psycho-diagnostic principles to suggest sources of the client’s stress or explanations for the client’s motivation or behavior.

A. ConfrontationB. AffirmationC. RestatementD. Interpretation

26. This is known as the client’s disinclination to participate in counseling.

A. HesitanceB. ReluctanceC. DevianceD. Resistance

27. Which of the following beliefs can often contribute to client’s reluctance?

A. only crazy people need counselorsB. one doesn’t need help and/or ought to be able to “stand alone”C. one will lose autonomy over life issues and that the counselor will take over controlD. All of the above

28. It is an unconscious process whose purpose is to protect the client from having to explore and claim feelings and motivations that roots in his or her past.

A. Sense of futilityB. Self-defeating ResponseC. DefianceD. Resistance

29. It is an important manifestation of resistance underlying the behavior of ambivalent, indifferent and especially oppositional clients.

A. UnwillingnessB. FrustrationC. TransferenceD. Hostility

30. This type of client outcome measurement is generally used a screening instrument to identify which specific individuals have or will develop target condition.

A. Predictive measureB. Discriminative measureC. Evaluative measureD. Psychological measure

31. It is central to evaluating the effects of counseling and psychotherapy and improving therapeutic services.

A. Alter treatment strategiesB. Measurement of client outcomeC. Determine client’s appropriateness for a type of treatmentD. Provide recommendation to improve client health care

32. This is an appropriate way of selecting methods and measures of client outcome.

A. Constant adjustment of counseling and psychotherapy procedures B. Client must always show progress throughout the counseling processC. Psychometric strengths and availability of normsD. All of the above

33. Which of these types of group tends to be didactic and instructional rather than experiential and focused on feelings?

A. Human Potential GroupB. Training GroupC. Guidance GroupD. Encounter Group

34. The techniques and strategies in this counseling approach are all designed to help resolve interpersonal conflict and help the individual to eliminate their self-defeating behaviors.

A. Group CounselingB. Self-help GroupC. Guidance GroupD. Support Group

35. This is a form of group therapy that often takes place in hospital, medical, or clinic settings with patients who are diagnosed with severe psychological disorders.

A. Drug TherapyB. PsychotherapyC. Electro-convulsive TherapyD. None of the above

36. This kind of group often does not have a professionally trained leader and, instead, use a more experienced member who has hopefully resolved the issues with which others are struggling.

A. Self-help GroupsB. Guidance Groups C. Group Dynamics D. Encounter Groups

37. It is a kind of group that is often developed and sponsored by professional organizations or professional individuals.

A. Self-help GroupsB. Support GroupsC. Guidance GroupsD. Growth Groups

38. Which of these groups can develop into a surrogate family, without the rigid, authoritarian hierarchies of some natural families?

A. Church GroupsB. Work GroupsC. Therapeutic GroupsD. Core Groups

39. It operates in high-functioning groups in which members genuinely and authentically cares for one another and this deep regard is indeed a healing force beyond anything else that transpires.

A. Cohesion

B. Group LoveC. SupportD. Team building

40. This is a stage in group process where recruitment and screening take place in which members are often prepared for the group of what to expect and helped to get ready.

A. Forming StageB. Initial StageC. Transition StageD. Working Stage

41. In this stage of group process, introductions are made, the purpose is determined, ground rules are established and trust issues are initially explored.

A. Forming StageB. Initial StageC. Transition StageD. None of the above

42. During this group process stage, members work on specific issues, confront inconsistencies, explore issues and share personal material.

A. Initial StageB. Transition StageC. Working StageD. Closing Stage

43. In this group process stage, members attempt to resolve unfinished issues within the group, evaluate the performance of the group, and say good-bye and deal with ending issues.

A. Exit StageB. Last StageC. Closing StageD. End Stage

44. This is a most recent mode of delivery of counseling to become established.

A. Counseling by e-mailB. Group CounselingC. Telephone CounselingD. Non-professional Counseling

45. The concept of this therapy refers to the therapeutic effects of reading books.

A. Poetry TherapyB. BibliotherapyC. Art TherapyD. Group Therapy

46. They are individuals who must monitor the relationships between himself or herself and the group members.

A. Group FacilitatorsB. Professional SponsorsC. TherapistsD. Supervisors

47. This research is of particular interest to many group facilitators because it is grounded in the perceptions of clients regarding what is helpful or otherwise, and because it provides valuable pointers to how the group might be run.

A. Integrative ApproachB. Curative Factors ResearchC. In-depth ExplorationD. Encounter Groups Study

48. This specific group of people seek counseling because they recognize that their problems are rooted in their relationship rather than being attributable to individual issues.

A. Group counseling B. Culturally-sensitive counselingC. Couples counselingD. Guidance counseling

49. This therapy may not only be inappropriate but actually harmful when working with clients from a different cultural group.

A. Individual TherapyB. Group TherapyC. PsychotherapyD. None of the above

50. Which of these variables determine the level at which any intervention needs to focus in order to work with the actual problem the client has brought to the session?

A. Identity, modality, agency, timing and contextB. Complexity, contracting and authorityC. Values, beliefs, preference and habitsD. Humility and clarity