Deck 5: Influencing Responses

Question 1

Immediacy may include the following characteristics EXCEPT:

A) the helper uses the personal pronouns you and your.
B) the helper phrases observations in the present tense.
C) the helper describes what s/he observes as it happens.
D) the helper describes 'here and now' transactions.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Generally, a practitioner can expect these possible type of reactions to confrontation EXCEPT:

A) confusion.
B) avoidance.
C) denial.
D) false acceptance.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following dangers associated with advice-giving would LEAST likely be associated with a decision that did not work out?

A) Rejection of future advice from the helper
B) Become overly dependent on the helper
C) Terminate counseling prematurely
D) Damage to the therapeutic alliance

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Immediacy has all the following purposes EXCEPT:

A) disclose something you feel about yourself.
B) to bring out something you feel about the client.
C) to disclose the purposes and limitations of confidentiality.
D) disclose something you feel about the helping relationship.

Question 5

The type of influencing response that identifies themes and patterns and makes implied client messages explicit is .

A) information giving
B) confrontation
C) interpretation
D) self-disclosure

Question 6

Influencing responses include all EXCEPT which of the following?

A) Paraphrasing and reflection
B) Self-disclosure and confrontation
C) Questions and interpretations
D) Information giving and immediacy

Question 7

The intended use of information giving is to:

A) examine client behavior from an alternative view.
B) identify and evaluate alternatives.
C) instill hope and promote feelings of universality.
D) provide feedback about process and interactions as they occur.

Question 8

Closed questions should never be used in the helping process because they do not offer the client an opportunity to elaborate and tell their story.

Question 9

All the following are true statements regarding using influencing responses EXCEPT:

A) rapport must be established.
B) the helper must be able to tolerate client disapproval and agreement.
C) the client must have a passive stance toward the helping process.
D) the helper must first provide a safe and supportive environment.

Question 10

All the following are true statements regarding self-disclosure EXCEPT:

A) may not be useful until rapport has been established.
B) can provide role modeling for clients from cultures with low levels of emotional expressiveness.
C) excessive self-disclosure encourages strong and positive boundaries.
D) the nature of the client's problems and his/her ego strength are factors to consider before self-disclosing.

Question 11

Which statement is LEAST likely to apply to the concept of reactance?

A) Reactance has to do with the need to preserve a sense of freedom.
B) Reactance is a state that tends to be vary across time and setting.
C) Clients who are high in reactance are generally oppositional.
D) Highly reactant clients tend to respond best to a less directive approach.

Question 12

A helper and his partner attend a wedding where the helper's client is also a guest. This would be considered an disclosure.

A) intentional
B) unintentional
C) inappropriate
D) incongruent

Question 13

All of the following are true statements regarding interpretation responses EXCEPT?

A) Interpretations identify themes and patterns
B) Make a client's implied messages more explicit
C) May be referred to as advanced empathic responses
D) Are types of self-disclosure

Question 14

questions tend to elicit facts and information while questions are associated with sequence or process or emotions.

A) "What"; "when"
B) "How"; "when"
C) "Why"; "when"
D) "What"; "how"

Question 15

Influencing responses are generally more than listening responses.

A) focused on the client's point of view
B) client-centered
C) active
D) indirect in their influence

Question 16

Research has demonstrated that interpretations MOST LIKELY to be accepted and prompt client change when they are:

A) offered with certainty and absolute phrasing.
B) phrased tentatively.
C) deep interpretations that are highly discrepant from the client's perspective.
D) congruent with or only slightly discrepant from the client's viewpoint.

Question 17

The optimal timing for offering an interpretation is:

A) in the early stages of the helping relationship.
B) shortly before the end of sessions.
C) at a point where the client seems to be lacking insight into his/her concerns.
D) when the client can almost formulate the interpretation on his/her own.

Question 18

Overuse of questioning in a helping session may result in the following EXCEPT:

A) be perceived as offensive, intrusive, and lacking in respect.
B) foster client dependency.
C) cast the helper in the role of expert.
D) creating a therapeutic bond.

Question 19

Power that is drawn from dimensions such as interpersonal attractiveness, friendliness, and similarity between helper and client is referred to as power.

A) legitimate
B) expert
C) referent
D) attachment

Question 20

If voiced too early in the relationship, influencing responses may lead to the client becoming defensive or discontinuing therapy.

Question 21

Helper: "You're looking down and squirming in your seat. Are you feeling uncomfortable now?" The helper's influencing response is an example of:

A) self-disclosure.
B) confrontation.
C) interpretation.
D) immediacy.

Question 22

Client: "I feel so frustrated. It's not like I didn't study, but I must be stupid because I got an 'F.' Helper: "There have been times when I've felt so frustrated because I worked so hard and didn't achieve my goals." The helper's statement is an example of:

A) self-disclosure.
B) confrontation.
C) interpretation.
D) immediacy observation.

Question 23

Client: "They pick on me all the time at school. My parents fight over everything and I'm flunking Calculus. If I drink a little to get by, can you blame me?" Helper: "It sounds like you have a lot going on. You're failing Spanish, your parents are arguing, and you feel bullied at school. Maybe, though, you're using these things to excuse your drinking and recent DUI?" The helper's influencing response is an example of:

A) self-disclosure.
B) interpretation.
C) confrontation.
D) immediacy response.

Question 24

Client: "I don't know how to explain it. It's a feeling of doom." Please complete two open-ended questions for the client.

Question 25

Identify and discuss two case scenarios when self-disclosure may be beneficial and two case scenarios when it would be problematic.

Question 26

The depth of an interpretation is the degree of discrepancy between the viewpoint of the helper and the client's belief.

Question 27

A client smiles as she describes how angry she is with her supervisor. The helper responds, "You're smiling as you're telling me about your anger." The helper's response is an example of a(n):

A) information giving.
B) self-disclosure.
C) interpretation.
D) confrontation.

Question 28

Client: "I don't know if coming here is really helping me. It's been three weeks and I'm still having panic attacks." Please provide two immediacy responses for the client.

Question 29

Client: "We've only been married a few years so it's too soon to give up, but with all the fighting and arguing, sometimes, I'd like to get in the car and never come back." Please provide two interpretation responses for the client.

Question 30

Client: "He says that I have a temper, but he's the one who pushes my buttons. I saw what he wrote on his ex- girlfriend's Facebook page and then he wonders why I hit him. He thinks he can write to as many women as he wants because I'm the one he married. It doesn't really bother him."
Please provide two open-ended to respond to the client. Please provide two immediacy responses.
Please provide two interpretation responses.
Please provide two confrontation/challenge responses.