Intro to Counseling Quiz 11

In an optimal group experience, differences within the group

Can become catalyst for growth among group members

In the past two decades, group (Work) has been

Enjoying a resurgence of interest

Before a group ever meets together the leader will have done all of the following tasks except

Give all the members a DSM-5 diagnosis

Which of the following is considered a benefit of participating in group work?

Groups provide a natural laboratory that demonstrates to people that they are not alone and that skills for interpersonal living can be learned

During the ________ stages of a group, members are tentative because they are discovering and testing limits and are wondering whether they will be accepted

Initial

Which of the following statements is true regarding the pairing of coleaders to facilitate groups

The choice of a coleader is crucial, it involves far more than attraction and liking

Which of the following statements is true about the stages of a group?

The stages of a group includes the pre-group, initial, transition, working, and final stages.

Which of the following statements about group work is true

Today, structured groups for specific client population seem to be most in demand

By expressing and exploring your feelings in a group, members are able to see the similarity of human struggles. This is referred to as

Universality

As the leader of a stress management group, you noticed that two members are regularly dismissing the ideas that other group members present the best way to handle this situation would be

- to encourage the two members to explore the dismissive behavior, and the function it's serves them - to invite the other group members to state how they are personally affected by the behavior and attitude of the two members while blocking judgments, evaluations, and criticism