Deck 1: What Counseling Is and How It Works

Question 1

When presenting a definition of counseling to a client, it would be important to:

A) personalize the description to reflect the client's needs and counselor's style.
B) cover every stage and component of the process.
C) make clear exactly what you will do, how and why you will employ it, and the results.
D) give several different versions and let the client pick the best one.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Training to become a counselor involves:

A) countertransference.
B) addressing personal reactions to your work and countertransference.
C) denial.
D) none of the above.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Effective counselors tend to:

A) have cultural backgrounds similar to their clients.
B) demonstrate certain human qualities that make them attractive and influential.
C) utilize one preferred approach.
D) none of the above.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Counselor training programs are among the most challenging experiences a student can undertake because they:

A) demand that you translate learning into action.
B) call for honest self-evaluation of motives.
C) demand emotional, as well as academic commitment, and investment.
D) all of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following is most true?

A) Counselors learn not to have strong feelings towards clients and their decisions.
B) Counselors tell their clients about best choices based on their own experiences.
C) Counselors advise clients about what to do based on research studies.
D) Counselors have strong opinions about client choices but try hard to keep them in check so clients can come to their own decisions.

Question 6

Which of the following best defines counseling itself?

A) Catharsis and interpersonal learning
B) A process designed to stimulate thinking to increase growth
C) Creating healthy relationships
D) None of the above

Question 7

Deciding to be a counselor may have larger implications in your life. Which of the following could result from this decision?

A) You will have to face your personal fears.
B) All of your relationships will change.
C) You will develop new expectations and standards for intimacy.
D) All of the above.

Question 8

Which of the following may influence a counseling practitioner's style?

A) Theoretical orientation
B) Personality
C) Work setting
D) None of the above
E) All of the above.

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the many benefits of training to become a counselor?

A) Becoming skilled at developing productive, trusting relationships
B) Learning to love and live more intensely
C) Developing better comprehension of others' behaviors
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 10

Counseling inspires students to become a knowledgeable generalist by:

A) reading across disciplines.
B) critically analyzing conceptions of "truth."
C) stretching the breadth of one's personal experiences.
D) all of the above.

Question 11

The bottom line for success in a counseling program is:

A) one's ability to succeed at academic tasks.
B) being able to use your power to influence other people's lives.
C) being able to translate text and classroom learning into action.
D) to be able to satisfy nurturing needs of the self by rescuing others.
E) taking care of your client's "unfinished business."

Question 12

Motivation to enter the profession is driven by:

A) selfish desires to meet one's own needs.
B) an altruistic spirit.
C) financial prospects.
D) all of the above.

Question 13

Counseling is most likely to be helpful when all of the following are true EXCEPT:

A) the counselor is experienced.
B) the counselor follows a flexible plan.
C) the counselor persuades the client to follow the presented agenda.
D) the counselor follows a generic process of stages.

Question 14

One of the most potentially rewarding (though terrifying) experiences in counseling is:

A) maintaining your "cool" if a client threatens assault.
B) managing confrontations between family members.
C) sharing your essential personal self with another.
D) being interviewed "live" on the local television network news.

Question 15

Your goal as a counselor should include:

A) establishing a workable pattern for an interview.
B) the integration of special skills into your character and personality style.
C) learning to defend against client outbursts.
D) learning to avoid malpractice suits.

Question 16

Counseling may be viewed as an ambiguous activity because:

A) the definition of counseling is vast.
B) clients often are unaware of their real problems.
C) clients are often confused and unfocused.
D) all of the above.

Question 17

To permit the luxury of liking or disliking the client is an example of:

A) immediacy.
B) therapeutic honesty.
C) yielding to internal distractions.
D) none of the above.

Question 18

One predictor of success in counseling may largely be attributed to:

A) counselor genius.
B) counselor's IQ.
C) client's motivation and attitude.
D) client's perception of therapy.