Theories of Counseling MidTerm

Which is an example of an open-ended question:

Which is your favorite day of the week?

An important part of gestalt treatment is:

a focus on "unfinished business"

As discussed in class, culture impacts counseling and counselors don't counsel in a vacuum. Instead they: learn others' stories, shift to meet needs and DON'T __________.

assume

"Why" questions are never okay in therapy.

false

Which of the following are among the diverse populations discussed in the Gladding textbook?

older adults, women, gay clients

Advanced empathy:

reflects what the client says and what they imply

Another of the issues addressed by the "RESPECTFUL" counseling model is:

religious and spiritual issues

Professional therapy never includes:

sexual behavior

Clients often use "concrete" or "abstract" statements in therapy. Which best describes a concrete statement?

the client use "concrete" or "abstract" statements in therapy. Which best describes a concrete statement?

According to lecture, the relational nature of all people is due to:

the image of God in each person

Biblical Anthropology focuses on:

the nature of people

What is one purpose of the empty chair technique commonly used by Gestalt therapists?

to build client awareness

Active listening and empathic listening include the same skills.

true

Goals in counseling should be mutually agreed upon between the therapist and the client.

true

When someone has the ability to work from a helpful perspective of resolved emotional experience, they are known as

wounded healer

A statement that best represents "basic empathy" is:

you feel sad because he yelled at you"

Structure in the counseling relationship does each of the following EXCEPT _________________.

causes a counselor to fear for their safety

An ethical therapist will understand and follow laws and ethical standards regarding:

competence, confidentiality, client welfare

According to a person-centered (client-centered) therapist, advice-giving in therapy:

could be harmful to the client

Falicov's model of culture and diversity states that:

culture is made up of shared world views

Dysfunctional motivators to becoming a counselor include all EXCEPT __________.

curiosity

A client says, "I hate going to the gym. All guys do is stare at me. They just stare and stare, never stopping." In this case, the therapist may say the following as an example of a paraphrase:

"It sounds like you hate going to the gym, is that right?"

Which is an example of a closed-ended question:

"do you go to the gym this weekend?"

A client says, "I hate going to the gym. All guys do is stare at me. They just stare and stare, never stopping." In this case, the therapist may say the following as an example of a key-word encourager:

"stare, huh?"

For which reasons would a therapist be mandated to break confidentiality?

- a client reports that she plans to rob the bank on the corner at gunpoint after she leaves the session - a client reports that a child is currently being abused - a 70-year-old woman tells a therapist that her son is physically abusing her

Laws related to a therapist's "duty to warn" and protect victims about threats of physical violence came about after which case?

Tarasoff vs. California Board of Regents of UC Berkeley

A psychiatrist and a psychologist have the same rights, roles, and responsibilities when doing psychotherapy.

False

Counselors must know everything about a particular culture before seeing a client from that culture.

False

It is best for goals in counseling to be broad and unspecific

False

Closed-ended questions are never okay in a counseling relationship.

Falso

Person-centered therapy (client-centered therapy) is also referred to as _____________

Rogerian therapy

A reason that counselors may NOT be interested in working with older adults is ___________

They feel their time and energy are better spent with younger people.

A Rogerian theory of counseling tends to have a positive view of human nature.

True

Everyone has their own natural style of helping.

True

The Mental Status Examination is a means of assessment used to help counselors organize both objective and subjective client data.

True

When counseling diverse populations, if a counselor is more spiritually aware, his or her ability to recognize a client's spiritual concerns is also greater.

True

The "A" in the PATCH model discussed in class stands for:

abnormality

What is the focus of the biopsychosocial model discussed in class?

all of the above: psychological forces that influence a person sociocultural forces that influence a person lifecycle forces that influence a person

Effective counselors have certain qualities including _____________.

all of the above: self-awareness energy self-awareness intellectual competence

According to your text, counselor "self-disclosure" should:

be brief and focused

According to your text, it is essential for counselors to be sensitive to cultures by:

developing skills to work with culturally different clients. developing awareness of their own worldview. gaining knowledge of the worldviews of culturally different clients.

One of the issues addressed by the "RESPECTFUL" counseling model is:

economic class

According to notes provided in class, effective counselors share certain emotional skills including:

emotional regulation

Which of the following are Roger's 3 necessary and sufficient conditions for therapy? CHOOSE 3 of the following:

empathy, therapist congruence, unconditional positive regard advice-giving

One of the roles of a person-centered therapist is:

encouraging client congruence

The two foundational "microskills" for counseling (on the microskills triangle) are:

ethics and multicultural competence