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Question 1

Dr. Jay says to her client: “On one hand, you say you love your child, but on the other hand you continue to put her out in the hall where you force her to stand for 3 or more hrs. How do you put that together?” What type of interviewer technique is Dr. Jay using?

Answer 1

confrontation

Question 2

Marnie is a counselor who has been working w/ the parents of their 6 yr old daughter. They want Marie to counsel w/ their child since the effects of their stormy marriage are negatively affecting her behavior. Marie is hesitant to do so since she has no experience working w/ children.

The ethical codes of most professional organizations would specify that:

Answer 2

it would be unethical for Marie to counsel the child if she has not been trained in that area

Question 3

Shana has just learned that she has been fired from her job as a sales clerk in a department store.

According to Hopson& Adams, she is likely to be in this transition stage:

Answer 3

immobilization

Question 4

A counseling relationship is established w/ a HS senior who admits to relationship issues. He indicated he does not have a good relationship w/ his parents, & its rocky w/ his gf. The counselor is well-schooled in Erikson’s psychological stages.

The counselor concludes that the student is experiencing a crisis in w/c stage?

Answer 4

intimacy v. isolation

Question 5

At the beginning of the term, researchers measured the attitudes of students taking a class in cultural communication. At the end of the term, the students’ attitudes were measured again.

This is an example of a ___ design.

Answer 5

one-group pretest-posttest

Question 6

Your car speedometer fluctuates b/w 15-90 mph as you are driving on a freeway at a constant speed.

As a measure of speed, your car speedometer is low in:

Answer 6

reliability

Question 6

The following is true in regards to group ethics:

Answer 6

as a rule, group leaders should conduct only those types of groups for w/c they have been trained

Question 7

An African-American woman was interacting w/ her child in a domestic abuse shelter where she was overheard saying “Keep touching that & I’m going to whoop you” to the child.

The social worker who heard this statement should:

Answer 7

recognize that what constitutes abuse in one culture may not be viewed as abuse in another culture & not reportable until it is determined that the child is in danger

Question 8

Countertransference refers to:

Answer 8

the irrational rxns that therapists have towards their clients

Question 9

Aside from explaining to clients, threat based thinking and its relationship to the stress response, w/c of the following is fundamental to clients understanding why they are chronically stressed

Answer 9

negativity bias

Question 10

Informed consent genrally implies that the person:

Answer 10

has been informed about the counseling context, expectations, rights, has the capacity to consent & has freely, w/out undue influence expressed consent

Question 11

The Marianist Educational Value that is most consistent w/ working together & in groups in the classroom is best exemplified by the Marianist Educational Value of:

Answer 11

Educate in Family Spirit

Question 12

W/c of the following statements best describes the study of personality?

Answer 12

Personality psychologist are interested in consistent behavior patterns & intrapersonal processes originating w/in the individual

Question 13

A child will not obey her mother. When threatened w/ punishment, she swears, throws things, & threatens to break everything in the house. Her outbreaks seem to be restricted to her parents, but she is almost completely unmanageable.

This is an example of:

Answer 13

oppositional defiant disorder

Question 14

An effective paraphrase is the rephrasing of part or all of the client’s communication that:

Answer 14

confirms that the counselor has accurately heard the client’s communication

Question 15

A researcher has children watch 30 min of violent TV & then measures their aggressiveness. The research concludes that TV violence causes aggressivness.

The problem here is that:

Answer 15

there is no control group

Question 16

W/c one of the following is a method for assessing the realiability of a measure?

Answer 16

use the measure 2x on the same person under similar circumstances

Question 17

The fxn of existentially oriented counselor is:

Answer 17

to understand the client’s subjective word

Question 18

Given the 8 Principles of social psychology, w/c principle correlates w/ the “functional brain change” described in Lara Boyd video on neuroplasticity & may be a barrier to processing a topic in depth in a counseling/stress management context?

Answer 18

accessibility

Question 19

Sarah respects none of society’s boundaries & is insensitive to other ppl, frequently violating their rights. She does not consider the consequences of her actions.

She MOST probably experiences:

Answer 19

antisocial personality disorder

Question 20

Sunny Hansen’s holistic, integrative approach to life planning is most similar to:

Answer 20

spiritual counseling

Question 21

An elderly person who can look back on life w/ satisfaction & reminisce w/ a sense of completion has attained Erikson’s stage of:

Answer 21

integrity

Question 22

The statement, “obese persons eat faster than non-obese persons” is an example of ___ behavior, & the statement “the diff eating habits of obese & non-obese persons are caused by physiological factors” is an example of ___ behavior.

Answer 22

describing; explaining

Question 23

An example of a technique being used in an unethical way:

Answer 23

practicing unfamiliar techniques in group

Question 24

A psychology studied dependency by measuring how many times children in school asked an adult for help. A critic argued that asking for help is not a good measure of dependency. In fact, the critic said, asking for help shows resourcefulness & initiative.

The critic in this situation was disputing the ___ of the dependency measure.

Answer 24

construct validity

Question 25

A limitation of the existential approach in working w/ culturally diverse client populations…

Answer 25

the focus on one’s own responsibility rather than on social conditions

Question 26

The hormone that extends the activation of the fight/flight response:

Answer 26

cortisol

Question 27

___ should include a record of client & therapist behavior that is clinically relevant, including interventions used, client responses to treatment strategies, the evolving treatment plan, & any follow-up measures taken.

Answer 27

progress notes

Question 28

The Marianist Educational Value that is most consistent w/ the reason a client comes in for counseling is:

Answer 28

Educate for Adaption to Change

Question 29

Written consent forms should not include:

Answer 29

a detailed description of what will occur in therapy & a guarantee that the client will resolve their issues

Question 30

a limitation of the person-centered approach is:

Answer 30

a tendency for practitioners to give support w/out challenging clients sufficiently

Question 31

the main diff b/w hallucinations & delusions is that:

Answer 31

hallucinations involve perception & delusions involve belief

Question 32

the central right of clients concerning confidentiality is that:

Answer 32

it guarantees that disclosures during therapy will be protected unless certain legal circumstances are present

Question 33

an experiment has internal validity when:

Answer 33

only the IV could have caused the results

Question 34

when a measure related consistently to other measures of the same concept, it shows ___ validity

Answer 34

convergent

Question 35

the child-rearing techniques of collectivistic cultures do NOT emphasize what quality?

Answer 35

uniqueness

Question 36

___ are most often used in the person-centered approach?

Answer 36

active listenting & reflection

Question 37

___, not inferring w/ yourself or others, & ___, not getting entangled in affairs of the world, are 2 Daoist practices that are adaptive solutions to overcoming chronic stress, eliminated illness & allowing the individual to be in harmony w/ the environment

Answer 37

wuwei, wushi

Question 38

Susan is quite distressed after finding out that her husband has been unfaithful & tells her counselor that she is so angry that she feels like killing him.

In this case, the counselor needs to:

Answer 38

question her to determine whether she is likely to do physical harm to her husband

Question 39

w/c theorist emphasized the importance of development during childhood & adolescent years?

Answer 39

Erikson

Question 40

the cognitive ability that has been shown to decline during adulthood is the ability to:

Answer 40

recall new info

Question 41

Gail feels like she has not accomplished what she wanted in her therapy group & has decided to leave.

Gail’s therapist needs to:

Answer 41

encourage her to explain why she wants to leave

Question 42

ethical guidelines regarding confidentiality requires that counselors do not:

Answer 42

disclose client info unless there is a clear & imminent danger to client or others or when legal requirements demand that confidential info be revealed

Question 43

when a confound is discovered in an experiment:

Answer 43

internal validity is challenged

Question 44

the approach that teachers members how to identify irrational beliefs & substitute rational beliefs is:

Answer 44

REBT (rational-emotive behavioral therapy)

Question 45

the communication of feelings & intentions w/out the use of words is called:

Answer 45

nonverbal behavior

Question 46

w/c approach to family therapy stresses the importance of explaining patterns from one’s family of origin?

Answer 46

Bowenian family therapy

Question 47

research in PNI indicates

Answer 47

there is a reciprocal relationship b/w mind & body, stress suppresses the immune system, & stress management techniques enhance the immune system

Question 48

it is illegal & unethical for a therapist to disclose confidential info when:

Answer 48

an employer requests disclosure the mental status off an employee w/out their consent

Question 49

a counselor asked her client “were you happy or sad in your marriage?”

this is an example of:

Answer 49

closed question

Question 50

Frank is a Native American college student who is seeking info about his career choice from a male counselor. The counselor notices that he uses very little eye contact & needs to recognize that Frank…

Answer 50

is likely to view direct eye contact as a lack of respect

Question 51

w/c of the following counselor statements is inappropriate when counseling a female client?

Answer 51

women are not as strong as men, so they are less qualified to do roofing work