Deck 11: Educational Groups: With a Focus on Self-Care

Question 1

Selye refers to harmful stress as

A)uberstress.
B)prostress.
C)distress.
D)doomstress.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding stress is not true?

A)Stress is a contributing factor in a variety of emotional problems.
B)Some stress may be beneficial.
C)Stress causes physical illnesses.
D)There is a nearly infinite number of possible stressors.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Lakein suggests assigning three categories to goals, according to which of the following structures?

A)1-2-3, with 3 being the highest-value goals
B)A-B-C, with A being the highest-value goals
C)1-2-3, with 1 being the highest value goals
D)None of these are correct.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

An educational group is a group of people who

A)share a similar level of education.
B)share a similar educational field and background.
C)are interested in becoming educated on a particular topic.
D)None of these are correct.

Question 5

Herbert Benson identified four components in meditative approaches that induce the relaxation response. Those components include all of the following, except

A)being in a quiet environment free from external distractions.
B)having an object to dwell on.
C)assuming a passive attitude.
D)progressive muscle relaxation.

Question 6

________ is a form of self-talk in which a person is focused on negative thoughts.

A)Dooming and glooming
B)Chicken littling
C)Horriblizing
D)Awfulizing

Question 7

Listening to music, going shopping, family and religious get-togethers, and taking a vacation are examples of which of the following strategies for managing stress?

A)personal pleasures
B)payoffs
C)distressing events
D)holidays

Question 8

Which of the following is a behavioral indicator of a level of stress that is too high?

A)making good decisions
B)high pitched nervous laughter
C)exhilaration
D)ability to sleep well

Question 9

The _____ asserts that a person's thoughts (both conscious and unconscious)dictate the reality of a person's life, whether or not s/he is aware of it.

A)posture of reciprocity
B)law of attraction
C)Murphy's Law
D)premise of productive avoidance

Question 10

According to the General Adaptation Syndrome, all of the following occur in the alarm stage of stress response except which of the following?

A)a rise in blood pressure
B)decreased coagulation of blood
C)a rise in serum cholesterol and blood fat
D)decreased mobility of the gastrointestinal tract

Question 11

A symptom of burnout is cynicism.

Question 12

Every moment people are alive their bodies are responding to stressors that call for adaptation or adjustment.

Question 13

Emotional symptoms of trauma include all of the following except

A)denial.
B)feeling numb.
C)racing heartbeat.
D)feeling hopeless.

Question 14

According to the General Adaptation Syndrome, bodily processes attempt to return to homeostasis during

A)resistance.
B)flight.
C)alarm.
D)exhaustion.

Question 15

Sugar Sweet is a social worker at the Caring Acres Retirement Home. Sugar's co-workers have noticed that she has begun to verbalize a sense of helplessness as well as hopelessness about clients. She also has been observed to speak of the clients in derogatory or flip terms. Freudenberger would describe Sugar's behavior as

A)burnout.
B)typical.
C)overload.
D)meltdown.

Question 16

________ is an emotional and physical reaction to helping others in distress, which leads to a reduced capacity for empathy.

A)Compassion fatigue
B)Burnout
C)Apathy
D)Eustress

Question 17

The text defines doing C tasks as a way of avoiding doing A tasks as

A)prolonging behavior.
B)destructive dawdling.
C)creative escapism.
D)productive avoidance.

Question 18

All stress should be considered bad because it upsets homeostasis.

Question 19

Voluntary time-outs have been found to improve staff morale and decrease burnout.

Question 20

According to Selye, stress is often "the spice of life" and that it is impossible to live without experiencing stress.

Question 21

Many people who seek careers in the helping profession are particularly vulnerable to burnout due to unrealistic expectations, including the belief that there will be many opportunities for rapid advancement and high status.

Question 22

The first step in a time-management process is for individual group members to set personal goals.

Question 23

The Law of Attraction asserts that a person's thoughts dictate the reality of that person's life.

Question 24

Getting an overwhelming A task under control by breaking it down into smaller tasks is called the Cheese Cloth approach.

Question 25

The text cites goal setting, time management, and overcoming procrastination as essential tools of self-care. Choose one of these strategies. Explain the essential steps in each process. Apply these steps to a situation in your life as an example of how the technique can be used.

Question 26

Unpleasant tasks can be made less unpleasant by learning more about them.

Question 27

Provide a detailed description of three relaxation techniques or mindfulness practices.

Question 28

The two components of a stressor are the experience or event encountered and our self-talk about the event. Give an example of a stressor and an example of self-talk. How does a stressor evolve into a source of stress?

Question 29

A social worker suffering from compassion fatigue can ease the problem by switching jobs.

Question 30

Biofeedback provides a client with mechanical information about his or her level of stress. A decrease in a person's hand temperature indicates increasing calm and relaxation.

Question 31

Imagery relaxation is a technique that involves stopping thoughts about day-to-day concerns and instead concentrating on breathing processes.