Fundamentals Ch 4-5 Flashcards

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Which is not one of Hackney and Cormier’s eight characteristics of the effective helper?

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Ego-awareness

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Purkey and Schmidt’s approach to being an effective helper had to do with which of the following?

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Ways of living a healthy life

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An empathic clinician is one who has:

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The ability to understand the inner world of another person

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In reference to the counseling relationship, genuineness is ___ in the helping relationship:

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  • Being authentic
  • Being real
  • Periodically self-disclosing
  • Being open

All of the above

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5
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Clinicians who are accepting of others:

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  • Accept people unconditionally

- Accept people in their differences

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Open-minded clinicians:

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  • Allow clients to express their points of view
  • Are able to take in the client’s perspective and change the manner in which they come to understand the client
  • Tend to be more empathic than those who are closed-minded
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Cognitive complexity:

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  • Means that the clinician view clients in context
  • Means that the clinician can understand clients from multiple perspectives
  • Is and ability that can be developed by all clinicians
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8
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While many counselor attributes are related to client outcomes, one attribute that seems to be the most strongly related is:

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Being good at building a counseling relationship

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Joining is a term used by Salvadore Minuchin that can be most associated with which of the following counselor attributes?

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Being good at building a counseling relationship

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10
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Research on the well-adjusted counselor shows which of the following?

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They are more effective than those who are not well adjusted

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Which of the following is not true regarding participation in one’s own therapy?

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It addresses the requirement noted in accreditation standards that clinicians must attend their own therapy

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12
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Counselor competence includes all but which of the following?

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  • Having a thirst for knowledge
  • Reading the professional literature
  • Practicing only in one’s specialty area
  • Knowing when to consult with others
  • Knowing one’s limitations

All of the above

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13
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Counter-transference has been defined as:

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  • The positive or negative wishes, fantasies, and feelings that the counselor unconsciously directs or transfers to the client, stemming from his or her own unresolved conflicts
  • The deleterious manner in which the clinician responds when a client’s behavior touches the clinician’s “sore spot”
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14
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Which of the following is the definition of client resistance, as noted in the text?

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Any behavior that moves a client away from areas of discomfort or conflict and prevents the client from developing

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15
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The feeling that although we have gained expertise in a particular area, we still feel as if we are “faking it” or not worthy of what we have accomplished is called:

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The Imposter Syndrome

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16
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The White Knight Syndrome is:

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The sense among many beginning clinicians that we must somehow “save” the client

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17
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Which of the following is not correct concerning how majority counselors tend to work with minority clients?

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They tend to amplify the impact of social forces on clients

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18
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Which of the following is not true about how minority clients tend to experience counseling?

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They experience it as longer term than white clients, mostly because counselors have a difficult time understanding the minority client’s problem

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19
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All but one of the following are reasons why counseling does not work for many minority clients

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This country is a melting pot which de-emphasizes minority client identity

20
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All but one of the following are reasons why counseling does not work for many minority clients

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Counselors tend to “overcompensate” for minority clients

21
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All of the following are barriers to the effective multicultural helping relationship, except:

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Understanding the universality of symptomatology

22
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Which of the following best represents the concept of having an ethnocentric worldview?

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It means the helper assumes their way of viewing the world is the same as their client’s

23
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Which of the following is not a non-verbal behavior?

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  • Body posture
  • Voice intonation
  • Attire
  • Personal space
  • Eye contact
  • Touch

All are considered aspects of non-verbal behavior

24
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In reference to attire, which is not true?

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It is important for a clinician to always be true to himself or herself and dress the way that he or she wants to dress

25
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This non-verbal behavior is never misinterpreted by people of another culture

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None (all can be misinterpreted)

26
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In reference to touch, Brammer and MacDonald (2003) suggest that physical contact be based on all but which of the following?

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Whether or not the clinician is a “touchy” person

27
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Which is not true about the nature of silence in the helping relationship?

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Due to its magnitude in the counseling relationship, the clinician should be careful to learn its impact whenever possible

28
Q

A good listener:

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Minimally talks

29
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A good listener does all but which of the following?

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  • Asks clarifying questions
  • Minimally talks
  • Concentrates on feelings
  • Concentrates on content
  • Does not interrupt or give advice

None of the above (a good listener does all of the above)

30
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As a clinician attempts to listen to his client, because he is thinking about what he’s going to say, he unintentionally prevents himself from hearing the client. This is known as having:

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Cognitive distractions

31
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Because a clinician bases her judgment about the client on what she is wearing, she does not hear the client accurately. She is having:

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Preconceived notions

32
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Which of the following is not a hindrance to listening?

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Pre-emotional anticipatory response (PEEAP)

33
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A number of suggestions are listed in the text to help you listen effectively to a client. These include all but which of the following?

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Make judgments about the clients behaviors

34
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A number of suggestions are listed in the text to help you listen effectively to a client. These include all but which of the following?

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Fill in empty space so the client does not feel uncomfortable

35
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Paraphrasing includes:

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Repeating back what the client has said, usually in condensed form

36
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Good empathic response can be made by:

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  • Paraphrasing
  • Using metaphors
  • Using analogies
  • Using self-disclosure
  • Two of the above
  • Three of the above

All of the above

37
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Who is known for creating a scale to measure empathy?

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Carkhuff

38
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Advanced empathic responses:

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  • Reflect back feeling beyond what the person has communicated
  • Reflect back content beyond what the person has communicated
39
Q

A “3.0 response” is which of the following?

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Accurate reflection of content and feeling

40
Q

A client states: “I know he hates me. Where has the love gone?” Which of the following is a “1.0 response”

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You should go find someone else. He was probably a bum anyway.

41
Q

In the text, a step-by-step process is described for learning empathic response. In Step 1, which step is not correct?

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Attempt to make higher-level response

42
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In first learning empathic responding, it is suggested in Step 2 to do which of the following:

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Make formula responses

43
Q

A clinician who is working with a client notices that he is struggling with a number of issues and trying his best to make change, to no avail. The clinician says, “It seems like you’re rearranging chairs on the Titanic.” This is an example of:

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  • An advanced response

- The use of metaphor

44
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Which of the following is not an advanced empathic response?

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Making an interpretation based on what you have heard from the client

45
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After listening to your client’s mixed feelings about her marriage, you reflect back the following: “It sounds like on the one hand you get a sense of safety from the marriage, and on the other hand, you would like to feel a great sense of freedom in you life.” This is an example of which of the following?

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Pointing out contrasting feelings

46
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A client of yours tells you the depth of his loneliness, and you respond by saying: “It’s like you’re in a cabin in the woods, and no one can reach you.” This is an example of which of the following?

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The use of a metaphor, analogy, or visual image