Chapter 9 Flashcards
According to many experts including Mangione, Forti and Iacuzzi (2007), the Final Stage of a group is the most crucial. Which statement is correct?
A. It depends on the group
B. It depends on the participants
C. This is always true
D. This is not true
D
The most critical benefit that a member can take away from a group is his or her new:
A. Coping
B. Learning
C. Methods of communicating
D. Problem-solving abilities
B
A Closed Group is:
A. One that has finished its work and stopped meeting
B. One that has ceased meeting because of inabilities in meeting goals
C. One that accepts only certain members such as court-mandated counselees, etc.
D. One that contains the same members throughout
D
Shapiro and Ginzberg (2002) describe a member who has been successfully terminated from a group as having received a:
A. Gift
B. New lease on life
C. Mandate
D. Toolbox
A
At the successful termination of a group member from his or her group, the practitioner should consider the appropriateness of providing the member with a:
A. Kiss
B. List of contact details of other members
C. Referral
D. Phone number or email address to “keep in touch”
C
Some experts believe that the process of termination begins as early as:
A. The Initial Stage of a group
B. The first day of a group
C. The Transition Stage of a Group
D. The beginning of the group’s Final Stage
B
In which type of group do members need to prepare for individual goodbyes, as not all members leave at the same time?
A. Psycho-educational group
B. Open group
C. Closed group
D. Court-mandated group
B
Which of the following emotional reactions do Rutan et al. (2007) not point to as brought about by a group termination?
A. Mortality
B. Abandonment
C. Hopefulness
D. Resentment
D
In one survey, more than 60 percent of group leaders reported difficulties in the ending process attributed to _______________.
A. Depression in their personal lives
B. Separation or divorce in their own lives
C. Events in their personal lives
D. Transference and countertransference issues
C
An unresolved conflict appears during the final session of a closed group. Which statement is correct?
A. This is not unexpected
B. This is a sign that the group was prepared to terminate prematurely
C. This is a sign of ineffectiveness on the part of the leader
D. This is a sign that those involved in the conflict should be referred to other groups in order to “finish their business”
A
Yoshi, a counselee in an incest-survivors group, presents the group leader with a kimono during the final session. All of the following, according to experts, should factor into the decision of the leader as to whether to accept the gift or not, except for:
A. Cultural factors
B. The intention of the gift-giver
C. The “gift” policy of the counselor
D. Laws on gift-giving and receiving
D
A specific point that should be explored during the termination process is how the counselee has translated ___________ into ______________.
A.
Pain/confusion/frustration/anger/etc./growth
B. Abstract/concrete
C. Insight/action
D. Feedback/knowledge
C
Svetlana is in the end stage of her group. The leader asks her to visualize how she will react in a situation two years from now. This technique, “future projection,” is most commonly used in the context of:
A. Gestalt Therapy
B. Psychodrama
C. Client-Centered Therapy
D. Behavioral Therapy
B
Homework can be used as an effective tool in:
A. All stages up to, but not including, the Final Stage
B. All stages from the Working Stage on
C. All stages
D. All stages except for the Initial Stage
C
“How might your life have been different had you not become a member of this group?” This question is:
A. Likely to increase insight
B. Likely to cause anxiety
C. Likely to open a “Pandora’s Box” of unresolved conflicts
D. Not recommended (Yalom, 2009)
A
