Final Exam

Question 1

Self Disclosure (Ever present and unavoidable) 3 Forms

Answer 1

1) Deliberate
2) Unavoidable
3) Accidental

Question 2

Positive Feedback

Answer 2

Helps client to discover their strengths, positive assets, and useful resources

Question 3

Corrective Feedback

Answer 3

Delicate balance between negative feedback and positive suggestions for the future

Question 4

Negative Feedback

Answer 4

Is necessary when the client has not been willing to hear corrective feedback

Question 5

Treatment Planning

Answer 5

Specific written goals and objectives that are required by insurance companies and agencies

Question 6

Human Nature (Self Disclosure with multicultural clients)

Answer 6

1) In ways we are all alike
2) We are like some other people (multicultural counseling)
3) We are all unique as individuals

Question 7

Dimensions of similarities/differences

Answer 7

1) Race
2) Gender
3) Religion
4) Careers
5) Politics
6) Trauma

Question 8

Directives

Answer 8

Information and advice that might work

Example:
- Camping trip with family
- Boot camp

Question 9

Natural Consequences

Answer 9

The outcome that follows an action is not a product of human intervention

Example:
- Don’t brush teeth= fall out/decay

Question 10

Logical Consequences

Answer 10

Consequences we create

Example:
- Don’t brush teeth=dont get candy

Question 11

Case Management

Answer 11

Requires helping professional to coordinate community services for benefit of CL

Question 12

Happenstance Theory

Answer 12

Despite all of our planning, we are not the masters of fate like we think we are

Question 13

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Marsha Linehan)

Answer 13

Acceptance and change therapy (Understanding and accepting difficult feelings)

Question 14

Crisis Counseling

Answer 14

Most pragmatic and action oriented form of therapy

Question 15

In Crisis Counseling (volatile/hostile/trauma/crises situations)

Answer 15

• Be sensible
• Be realistic
• Be practical and reasonably expect

Question 16

Most Clients are resilient and are diagnosed with _______ instead of PSTD

Answer 16

• Adjustment disorder
• Acute stress disorder

Question 17

In Crisis Counseling (Steps)

Answer 17

1) Normalize the situation
2) Remain calm and certain
3) Assure safety
4) Take action
5) Debriefing
- Allow client to tell you about the trauma in copious detail and over and over again

Question 18

Suicide (Signs)

Answer 18

1) Actual threat to harm/kill oneself
2) Seeking access to pills, guns, other means
3) Talking about death/dying/suicide (Giving away objects)

Therapist takes immediate action (Get client assessed)

Question 19

Self Disclosure(Steps)

Answer 19

1) Listen carefully and asses appropriateness of any self-disclosure
2) Self disclose, briefly, then go back to client
3) Use “I” statements
4) Most effective when used in present tense ( “right now, I sense you have more to say”)
5) Be empathic and genuine

Question 20

Multicultural Counseling

Answer 20

Self disclosure is more prevalent

Question 21

Inappropriate Self Disclosure

Answer 21

1) Too extensive (takes away from the client)
2) Self-disclosing too soon
3) Some therapy works well work self-disclosure (psychoanalysis/behavior therapy)
4) Risk disclosing too much (not therapeutic just coffee talk)

Question 22

Inappropriate Self Disclosure Questions (first priority is to help the client make their own decisions)

Answer 22

1) What would you do if you were me
2) Would you break off this relationship if you were me?

Question 23

Counselor Feedback

Answer 23

Therapist sharing their experience of evaluation of the client with the client

Question 24

Unavoidable disclosure

Answer 24

Office location,decor, diaclect

Question 25

Accidental disclosure

Answer 25

crying in session, body language

Question 26

Deliberate disclosure

Answer 26

using it therapeutically

Question 27

Helpful reasons of self disclosure

Answer 27

1) build therapeutic relationship
2) egalitarian
3) build trust

Question 28

Concerns of self disclosure

Answer 28

1) you are in a position of power and influence so the client may overreact to your disclosure
2) is controversial because it can be helpful and hurtful

Question 29

How do you demonstrate genuineness

Answer 29

The counselor must truly and honestly have the feelings, thoughts, or experiences that are shared second, self disclosure must be genuine and appropriate in relation to the client

Question 30

What are the aspects of effective empathic feedback

Answer 30

immediacy, effectiveness, timeliness, and cultural awareness

Question 31

Knowing

Answer 31

how others see us is a powerful dimension in human change and it is most helpful if the client solicits feedback

Question 32

Feedback guidelines

Answer 32

1) client receiebving feedback should be in charge
2) feedback is best receieved when you focus on strengths and or soemthing the client can do soemthinhg about
3) feedback needs to be concrete or specific
4) Feedback is best when it is empathic relatively nonjugdemental and interactive, a central dimension of empathy is to be with the client in a nonjugdemental fashion
5) feedback should be lean and precise
6) check out how your feedback was receiveed

Question 33

Psychoeducation Skill (steps)

Answer 33

1) Check out your clients interest in learning listening skills
2) role play ineffective listening or a real situation they encountered
3) Debrief the specific behaviors they you both have observed
4) Provide info on the content of the attending behavior
5) Role-play positive communication skills
6) Work with client to take action in the real world

Question 34

Decisional strategy of logical consequences

Answer 34

1) Listen and ensure that client goals are clear
2) generate alternatives leading to a new story
3) identify positive and negative natural consequences
4) Provide a summary
5)Encourage client decision making and action

Question 35

Normalize trauma to make sure the client doesn’t feel victimized or depersonalized