Question 1

Advanced empathy is designed to help the helper to ____.

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A)  respond more deeply to covert meanings of a client's communication
B)  communicate the deepest level of commitment to the client
C)  achieve more credibility with clients
D)  develop the most current clinical skillsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

What is the primary function of challenging?

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A)  Helping clients test reality and invest what they learn to create a better future
B)  Helping clients clarify concerns
C)  Helping clients to appreciate their futures by understanding how their past has confused them
D)  Helping clients construct a public faceE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following is not cited in the text as a discrepancy that a helper might want to challenge?

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A)  What clients think or feel versus what they say
B)  What clients believe versus their intent
C)  What clients say versus what they do
D)  Clients' views of themselves versus the views that others have of themE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which is not an example of a question to uncover blind spots?

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A)  What opportunities am I accessing?
B)  What am I overlooking?
C)  What am I failing to factor in?
D)  What would others say about me?E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Confrontation with clients should be used ____.

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A)  when helpers need to constructively vent their frustration
B)  in an abrupt manner to get the client's attention
C)  in the ultimatum format
D)  sparingly and carefullyE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is not an example of an advanced empathy technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Helping clients make the implied explicit
B)  Helping clients make connections that may be missing
C)  Sharing with the client your gut instincts about what's going on
D)  Sharing educated hunches based on empathic understandingE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Egan recommends that helper self-disclosure typically be used ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  selectively,carefully,and flexibly
B)  to model openness and honesty
C)  early in counselling to establish rapport
D)  at the same level for all clientsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C) A

Question 8

In helping,the term blind spot refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aspects of ourselves that we fail to see or choose to ignore that keep us from identifying and managing problem situations or identifying and developing opportunities
B)  Aspects of others that we can see that they cannot
C)  Problematic aspects of ourselves that can never be fixed
D)  Precious parts of ourselves that reflect the saying "ignorance is bliss"E) A) and B)
F) C) and D) A

Question 9

According to Egan,which of the following is true with regard to challenging clients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Challenge should be mixed with support.
B)  Challenge should not be mixed with support in order to avoid confusion.
C)  Challenge and confrontation are interchangeable concepts.
D)  Challenge should occur early to avoid complacency.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Sternberg identified four fallacies in thinking that otherwise intelligent people make.Which fallacy is consistent with the following statement,"I don't need to quit smoking; the statistics about smoking don't apply to me - I exercise all the time."?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-fulfilling fallacy
B)  Egocentrism fallacy
C)  Omnipotence fallacy
D)  Exception fallacyE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Clients use smoke screens to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  keep from recognising unconscious motives
B)  hide from the helper the ways in which they fail to face up to life
C)  show the helper several problems at the same time
D)  cope with their inner world more effectivelyE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Transforming blind spots into new perspectives requires which of the following in order to manage problems and opportunities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-limiting internal behaviour
B)  Synaesthesia
C)  Ratiocination
D)  Cognitive restructuringE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Some weeks ago,Rachel told her counsellor that her husband is very happy with their non-existent sex life,and that they both agree that sex is not that important.During today's session,she tells her counsellor that she was shocked and horribly saddened to learn that her husband was having an affair.When she asked her husband about it,he told her that he missed having sex in his life.Rachel's earlier assumption about her husband and their lack of interest in sex reflects which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dysfunctional external behaviour
B)  Self-defeating expressions of feelings and emotions
C)  Distorted understanding of the world
D)  Unused strengths and resourcesE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following is not an example of a blind spot?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simple unawareness
B)  Failure to think things through
C)  Disagreement with the helper
D)  Self-deceptionE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Sometimes a helper must challenge inadequate participation in the helping process.Which of the following is the most predominant reason that a client fails to participate adequately?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client is always reaching outward to others.
B)  The client is reluctant to change.
C)  The client is too introspective.
D)  The client has set too many goals.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Kelly is upset because she believes she is not adequately keeping up with all of her demands as a full-time student,part-time bookkeeper,and single mother of three."I feel like I am so stupid; I barely achieved a 'C' on the biology test I just took." The counsellor points out she has As and Bs in all of her classes,including biology,and just got a raise at work."I know,but I should have done better on that test.If I screw up one thing,I think I am a failure." According to Ellis,what type of self-defeating mindset does this exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  Omniscience fallacy
B)  Invulnerability fallacy
C)  Dysfunctional belief of always demonstrating competence
D)  Dysfunctional belief of omnipotenceE) C) and D)
F) B) and D) C

Question 17

Read the following: Arthur tells his counsellor that last night,over dinner,his friend Peter told him that all of their mutual friends are fed up with Arthur's acerbic interpersonal style.They all feel that he is just nasty and disrespectful.Arthur tells his counsellor that these friends are being ridiculous and,frankly,pretty stupid if they can't see that he just intends to be funny.He said that he told off his friend Peter by stating that he and all of their friends are idiots.
As tactfully as possible,Arthur's counsellor asks: "Don't you think that the opinion of all your friends might be something to take seriously?"
This challenge is designed to help Arthur to understand his ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  damaged personality
B)  perfectionism
C)  inadequate participation in the helping process
D)  self-defeating expressions of feelings and emotionsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 5: Facilitating Client Self-Challenge: From New Perspectives to New Behaviour

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Which of the following is not cited in the text as a discrepancy that a helper might want to challenge?

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Which is not an example of a question to uncover blind spots?

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Confrontation with clients should be used ____.

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Which of the following is not an example of an advanced empathy technique?

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Egan recommends that helper self-disclosure typically be used ____.

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