Counseling - Questions

Question 1

The defense mechanism by which a person refuses to see things as they are because such facts are threatening to the ego is called:
A. denial
B. crisis
C. anxiety
D. complicated grief

Answer 1

denial

Question 2

According to Bowlby, attachments come from a need for:
A. sex
B. love
C. food
D. safety and security

Answer 2

safety and security

Question 3

"Affect" is synonymous with:
A. denial
B. emotion
C. catharsis
D. attachments

Answer 3

emotion

Question 4

The process of incorporating a loss into one's life is known as:
A. grief
B. mourning
C. abstraction
D. bereavement

Answer 4

mourning

Question 5

Suicide resulting from a hopeless situation is:
A. anomic
B. altruistic
C. fatalistic
D. egotistic

Answer 5

fatalistic

Question 6

The funeral rite satisfies all of the following needs of the survivors EXCEPT:
A. stress
B. closure
C. emotional
D. psychological

Answer 6

stress

Question 7

An emotion characterized by sudden and extreme fear is:
A. panic
B. remorse
C. mourning
D. surprise

Answer 7

panic

Question 8

In the early stages of developing a counseling relationship, it is important for the counselor to be:
A. coercive
B. nonjudgmental
C. able to judge the outcome
D. able to answer all questions

Answer 8

nonjudgmental

Question 9

Directive counseling is also known as:
A. active
B. passive
C. Rogerian
D. client-centered

Answer 9

active

Question 10

Which task of mourning involves experiencing the pain of loss?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth

Answer 10

Second

Question 11

Using specialized techniques to help people with abnormal grief is known as:
A. grief therapy
B. crisis therapy
C. grief counseling
D. situational counseling

Answer 11

grief therapy

Question 12

Following the sudden loss of her husband, a woman feels overwhelmed and retreats to her bedroom, turns off the lights, goes to bed and curls up in the fetal position. What type of defense mechanism is this woman practicing?
A. aggression
B. displacement
C. regression
D. suppression

Answer 12

regression

Question 13

The state of being prevented from attaining a goal best defines:
A. fear
B. anxiety
C. confusion
D. frustration

Answer 13

frustration

Question 14

Client-centered counseling is also known as:
A. active
B. directive
C. non-directive
D. psychoanalysis

Answer 14

non-directive

Question 15

What counseling skill is the funeral practitioner practicing, when at the end of the arrangement conference, he goes over the major decisions that were made regarding services and merchandise during the conference?
A. summarizing
B. paraphrasing
C. focusing
D. illustrating

Answer 15

summarizing

Question 16

Carl Rogers is well known for his work in humanistic therapy, which is also known as
A. behavior oriented therapy
B. biofeedback therapy
C. attachment theory therapy
D. client centered therapy

Answer 16

client centered therapy

Question 17

A person who expresses anxiety and discomfort while attending a visitation at a funeral home is most likely experiencing a/an
A. inborn response
B. reaction displacement
C. conditioned response
D. delayed response

Answer 17

conditioned response

Question 18

Which of the following is a determinant of grief?
A. feelings
B. concurrent stresses
C. behaviors
D. hostile reactions

Answer 18

concurrent stresses

Question 19

The event of a loss is
A. grief
B. mourning
C. bereavement
D. grief syndrome

Answer 19

bereavement

Question 20

Blame directed outward is the definition of
A. guilt
B. anger
C. shame
D. depression

Answer 20

anger

Question 21

Blame directed inward is the definition of
A. guilt
B. anger
C. shame
D. depression

Answer 21

guilt

Question 22

Psychology is defined as the study of
A. emotion
B. human behavior
C. social groups
D. the mind

Answer 22

human behavior

Question 23

Crying would be an example of a/an:
A. fear
B. emotion
C. external response to an emotion
D. internal response to an emotion

Answer 23

external response to an emotion

Question 24

Which of the following acts of mourning is to experience the pain of loss?
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth

Answer 24

second

Question 25

Carl Rogers is most frequently associated with
A. grief syndrome
B. crisis counseling
C. personal death awareness
D. unconditional positive regard

Answer 25

unconditional positive regard

Question 26

Helping people to facilitate uncomplicated grief to a healthy completion of the tasks of grieving within a reasonable time frame best defines
A. grief therapy
B. psychotherapy
C. grief counseling
D. crisis counseling

Answer 26

grief counseling

Question 27

Which of the following types of death would allow for anticipatory grief to occur?
A. SIDS
B. AIDS
C. suicide
D. homicide

Answer 27

AIDS