Deck 4: Self-Care and Self-Growth: a Professional Responsibility

Question 1

Counselor wellness refers to the presence or absence of a physical or mental illness.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following statements is not true of burnout?

A) Burnout is the same as vicarious trauma.
B) Burnout is a physical and emotional exhaustion experienced by the counselor.
C) Burnout involves counselor negative self-concept.
D) Burnout is impacted by excessive workloads and ineffective supervision.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Vicarious trauma:

A) Is a personal risk that involves hearing the details of our clients' traumatic events.
B) May cause the counselor to lose faith in the nature of people.
C) Results in the counselor missing appointments with clients and personal isolation.
D) All of these.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The ACA Code of Ethics mandates that counselors:

A) Must actively seek wellness.
B) Must refrain from practice if they show signs or symptoms of impairment.
C) Must actively manage stress and potential burnout.
D) All of these.
E) 0

Question 5

Spirituality:

A) Requires a religious affiliation.
B) Is a broad perspective that reflects the need for transcendence and connectedness.
C) Includes a search for meaning and purpose in one's life and work.
D) It is a broad perspective that reflects the need for transcendence and connectness and it includes a search for meaning and purpose in one's life and work.

Question 6

Which of the following does not describe a mindful meditation practice?

A) Mindfulness meditation is a well-researched self-care stress management tool.
B) Mindful meditation is an Eastern religion.
C) It can augment our counseling skills by teaching enhanced empathy.
D) It has shown positive results in relieving symptoms of depression and chronic pain.

Question 7

Counselors have a duty to warn when there is an identifiable victim.

Question 8

Legal minors cannot give informed consent.

Question 9

Personal financial planning and money management have no place in counselor education.

Question 10

Counselor impairment is a serious condition that involves a sufficient level of reduced counselor functioning and may be due to mental illness, substance abuse, personal crisis, or a debilitating physical illness.

Question 11

Match the term with its definition.
-Wellness

A)The impact of hearing the details of a client's personal trauma for the counselor.
B)Physical and emotional exhaustion, involving the development of negative self-concept, negative job attitudes and loss of concern and feelings for clients.
C)Attention to self-awareness, self-care, and personal growth.
D)Personal self-care oriented toward optimal health and well-being in which body, mind, and spirit are integrated to live life more fully.
E)Significant negative impact on a counselor's professional functioning, which compromises client care or poses the potential for harm to the client.

Question 12

Match the term with its definition.
-Impairment

A)The impact of hearing the details of a client's personal trauma for the counselor.
B)Physical and emotional exhaustion, involving the development of negative self-concept, negative job attitudes and loss of concern and feelings for clients.
C)Attention to self-awareness, self-care, and personal growth.
D)Personal self-care oriented toward optimal health and well-being in which body, mind, and spirit are integrated to live life more fully.
E)Significant negative impact on a counselor's professional functioning, which compromises client care or poses the potential for harm to the client.

Question 13

Match the term with its definition.
-Personal Development

A)The impact of hearing the details of a client's personal trauma for the counselor.
B)Physical and emotional exhaustion, involving the development of negative self-concept, negative job attitudes and loss of concern and feelings for clients.
C)Attention to self-awareness, self-care, and personal growth.
D)Personal self-care oriented toward optimal health and well-being in which body, mind, and spirit are integrated to live life more fully.
E)Significant negative impact on a counselor's professional functioning, which compromises client care or poses the potential for harm to the client.

Question 14

Match the term with its definition.
-Burnout

A)The impact of hearing the details of a client's personal trauma for the counselor.
B)Physical and emotional exhaustion, involving the development of negative self-concept, negative job attitudes and loss of concern and feelings for clients.
C)Attention to self-awareness, self-care, and personal growth.
D)Personal self-care oriented toward optimal health and well-being in which body, mind, and spirit are integrated to live life more fully.
E)Significant negative impact on a counselor's professional functioning, which compromises client care or poses the potential for harm to the client.

Question 15

Match the term with its definition.
-Secondary Traumatic Stres

A)The impact of hearing the details of a client's personal trauma for the counselor.
B)Physical and emotional exhaustion, involving the development of negative self-concept, negative job attitudes and loss of concern and feelings for clients.
C)Attention to self-awareness, self-care, and personal growth.
D)Personal self-care oriented toward optimal health and well-being in which body, mind, and spirit are integrated to live life more fully.
E)Significant negative impact on a counselor's professional functioning, which compromises client care or poses the potential for harm to the client.