CNS 337 Midterm Practice Questions

becoming a reflective practitioner means?

b) using personal awareness to maximize growth as a helper

the following are ways counselors can be practice in reflecting in they practice except?

b) read professional articles

to a client that says "I'm not angry," pointing our his or her clenched fists and increased volume is?

c) a challenging skill

which of the following was not suggested as an ethical guideline?

c) remaining focused on goals

which of the following does the author of the text consider key characteristics of effective helpers?

D) all of the above: stable and mentally healthy, intelligent, and creative

paraphrasing is included in what category of the building block skills mentioned in the text?

C) reflecting skills

the stages of relationship building include the following except?

D) intervention and action
does include: history taking, goal setting, and relationship building

unique characteristics of a therapeutic relationship (compared to a friendship) include all of the following except?

C) that both parties agree on a similar worldview
does include: a contract specifying roles, confidentiality, that it can be ended by either at any time, and that the goal of the relationship is to help the client

the hoped for outcome of relationship enhancing skills is?

A) to give the client courage to change

grasping the feelings, facts and meaning of another person's disclosure, and then showing them understanding is?

B) empathy

empathy is not?

E) A and B (taking on your client's problems and sympathy)

one primary purpose of self-disclosure is to?

D) normalize the client's experience

a micro aggression is?

D) B and C (a verbal or behavioral slight that minority members experience and may be unconscious)

roadblocks to good helper communication such as directing, criticizing, consoling, or premature analyzing communicate to the client that?

D) the client is not capable of solving his or her own problems

in order to manage transference, a helper may?

D) both A and C (help the client focus on more self-awareness and explore carefully the source of these feelings)
may not be on test...

invitational skills are most useful?

A) early in the helping relationship

attending to and encouraging a client's story without intruding is called?

B) encouraging

which of the following is not true when considering nonverbal messages?

B) client nonverbal communications are easily understood

if a helper wants to gently encourage a client to talk, or to respectfully respond to a painful disclose, which of the following may be most appropriate?

C) attentive silence (but also could be A) minimal encourager)

you look sad today," or "tell me more about that" are examples of?

D) door openers

questions are appropriate to ask when?

D) both A and C (there seem to be hidden aspects to the client's story and the helper is confused about important facts)

open questions are favored because?

D) either A or C (they do not limit a client's answer and they allow a client to refuse to answer)

when a client consistently looks at the floor, has folded arms, and seems disinterested, a helper can infer?

C) nothing - it can't tell you anything specific

focusing on a client's judgmental opinion of another person may not be helpful because?

D) both B and C (it leads away from the client's emotions and it may be inaccurate)

reasons for reflecting include?

E) A and B (to stimulate further exploration of the client's experience and capturing camouflaged messages) - also builds empathy

it sounds like you are having a hard time with your divorce." this is an example of?

D) the client's understanding of facts (cognitive level)

mental noise includes?

D) all of the above (worrying about what to say next, personal memories, and being distracted by your own thoughts)

_____ is a distilled version of the content of the client's message that restates the facts and thoughts in different words and in a nonjudgmental way?

A) paraphrase

common problems in paraphrasing include simply reciting the facts, difficulty hearing the story due to "noise," taking the client's side, and?

B) worrying about what to say next

the purpose of the paraphrase is to?

A) understand the client's thoughts

one tip on paraphrasing is to?

D) show presence by responding to the last thing client said

reflecting skills communicate?

D) all of the above (a desire to explore deeper feelings, nonjudgmental understanding, and a condensed version of thought and feelings)

reflecting feelings is valuable in helping relationship because?

C) it can expose hidden feelings

which of the following is not a positive outcome of reflecting feelings?

C) it allows a helper to model positive values

a client's ability to be aware of emotions and express them is often guided by?

D) all of the above (culture, family, and gender)

when reflecting feelings, _____ occurs when the helper reflects a feeling that is more intense than the client expressed?

B) overshooting

when reflecting feelings, _____ occurs when the helper reflects a feeling that is less intense that the client expressed?

A) undershooting

becoming a reflective practitioner means?

b) using personal awareness to maximize growth as a helper

the following are ways counselors can be practice in reflecting in they practice except?

b) read professional articles

to a client that says "I'm not angry," pointing our his or her clenched fists and increased volume is?

c) a challenging skill

which of the following was not suggested as an ethical guideline?

c) remaining focused on goals

which of the following does the author of the text consider key characteristics of effective helpers?

D) all of the above: stable and mentally healthy, intelligent, and creative

paraphrasing is included in what category of the building block skills mentioned in the text?

C) reflecting skills

the stages of relationship building include the following except?

D) intervention and action
does include: history taking, goal setting, and relationship building

unique characteristics of a therapeutic relationship (compared to a friendship) include all of the following except?

C) that both parties agree on a similar worldview
does include: a contract specifying roles, confidentiality, that it can be ended by either at any time, and that the goal of the relationship is to help the client

the hoped for outcome of relationship enhancing skills is?

A) to give the client courage to change

grasping the feelings, facts and meaning of another person's disclosure, and then showing them understanding is?

B) empathy

empathy is not?

E) A and B (taking on your client's problems and sympathy)

one primary purpose of self-disclosure is to?

D) normalize the client's experience

a micro aggression is?

D) B and C (a verbal or behavioral slight that minority members experience and may be unconscious)

roadblocks to good helper communication such as directing, criticizing, consoling, or premature analyzing communicate to the client that?

D) the client is not capable of solving his or her own problems

in order to manage transference, a helper may?

D) both A and C (help the client focus on more self-awareness and explore carefully the source of these feelings)
may not be on test...

invitational skills are most useful?

A) early in the helping relationship

attending to and encouraging a client's story without intruding is called?

B) encouraging

which of the following is not true when considering nonverbal messages?

B) client nonverbal communications are easily understood

if a helper wants to gently encourage a client to talk, or to respectfully respond to a painful disclose, which of the following may be most appropriate?

C) attentive silence (but also could be A) minimal encourager)

you look sad today," or "tell me more about that" are examples of?

D) door openers

questions are appropriate to ask when?

D) both A and C (there seem to be hidden aspects to the client's story and the helper is confused about important facts)

open questions are favored because?

D) either A or C (they do not limit a client's answer and they allow a client to refuse to answer)

when a client consistently looks at the floor, has folded arms, and seems disinterested, a helper can infer?

C) nothing - it can't tell you anything specific

focusing on a client's judgmental opinion of another person may not be helpful because?

D) both B and C (it leads away from the client's emotions and it may be inaccurate)

reasons for reflecting include?

E) A and B (to stimulate further exploration of the client's experience and capturing camouflaged messages) - also builds empathy

it sounds like you are having a hard time with your divorce." this is an example of?

D) the client's understanding of facts (cognitive level)

mental noise includes?

D) all of the above (worrying about what to say next, personal memories, and being distracted by your own thoughts)

_____ is a distilled version of the content of the client's message that restates the facts and thoughts in different words and in a nonjudgmental way?

A) paraphrase

common problems in paraphrasing include simply reciting the facts, difficulty hearing the story due to "noise," taking the client's side, and?

B) worrying about what to say next

the purpose of the paraphrase is to?

A) understand the client's thoughts

one tip on paraphrasing is to?

D) show presence by responding to the last thing client said

reflecting skills communicate?

D) all of the above (a desire to explore deeper feelings, nonjudgmental understanding, and a condensed version of thought and feelings)

reflecting feelings is valuable in helping relationship because?

C) it can expose hidden feelings

which of the following is not a positive outcome of reflecting feelings?

C) it allows a helper to model positive values

a client's ability to be aware of emotions and express them is often guided by?

D) all of the above (culture, family, and gender)

when reflecting feelings, _____ occurs when the helper reflects a feeling that is more intense than the client expressed?

B) overshooting

when reflecting feelings, _____ occurs when the helper reflects a feeling that is less intense that the client expressed?

A) undershooting