Deck 9: Group Counseling

Question 1

The more anxious or uncomfortable an individual is in social interactions the more likely group counseling would be appropriate.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Group counselors have an ethical responsibility to screen clients regarding their suitability for groups.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The choice of joining a group should always rest with the client.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

According to the ASGW code of ethics, a group member should be free to leave the group at any time.

Question 5

Only a few counseling theories have been adapted for use in group counseling.

Question 6

Psychodynamic group counselors agree that transference, countertransference and resistance occur rarely in groups.

Question 7

In cognitive-behavioral group counseling, specific goals for each group member are determined as well as a group goal.

Question 8

Gazda uses a developmental group counseling approach with children but has not found it useful with adults.

Question 9

The only direction given to group members in client-centered group counseling is that they decide what they want to accomplish.

Question 10

Because group members learn to support each other, there typically is little psychological risk in group counseling

Question 11

According to the text, group counseling is inappropriate for all but one of the following

A) Persons unduly resistant to social expectations
B) Persons with low tolerance for anxiety.
C) Person with low impulse control.
D) All of the above persons would be inappropriate for group counseling.

Question 12

Compared to individual counseling, group counseling presents

A) Fewer ethical concerns
B) More ethical concerns
C) Equal amount of ethical concerns
D) It is difficult to say

Question 13

Which of the following is not true about effective group counseling?

A) Members can practice new behaviors
B) Members help each other's social interactions
C) Members help shape each other's values
D) Counselors can observe how clients interact with each other

Question 14

Which of the following group approaches emphasizes realistic perceptions of childhood relationships?

A) Gestalt
B) Client centered
C) Cognitive-behavioral
D) Psychodynamic

Question 15

In which group is feedback to group members most emphasized?

A) Developmental
B) Client centered
C) Cognitive
D) Psychodynamic

Question 16

A cognitive or cognitive-behaviorist who is more likely to use group counseling than other cognitive behaviorists is

A) Meichenbaum
B) Beck
C) Bandura
D) Ellis

Question 17

A major proponent of a developmental group counseling theory is

A) Dinkmeyer
B) Gazda
C) Rogers
D) Berne

Question 18

In which theory is the counselor most likely to expect the group to decide upon individual and mutual goals?

A) Psychodynamic
B) Behavioral
C) Client-centered
D) Gestalt

Question 19

In which group counseling approach is immediate experiencing in groups most emphasized?

A) Gestalt
B) Cognitive-behavioral
C) Client centered
D) Psychoanalytic

Question 20

In T.A., group members discover how they became dysfunctional by

A) Analysis of crossed transactions
B) Game analysis
C) Psychodrama
D) Life script analysis

Question 21

Discuss when group counseling is appropriate and when it is not.

Question 22

Compare group counseling and group psychotherapy.

Question 23

Describe the major ethical considerations when starting a group and when conducting a group.

Question 24

Briefly compare psychodynamic, client-centered, cognitive-behavioral and developmental group counseling.

Question 25

Discuss the stages in group counseling. Include the major tasks and major interactions occurring at each stage.

Question 26

Gladding divides the transition stage of group counseling into two phases: storming and norming. What do group members typically experience during each stage? How do counselors create and facilitate movement from one phase to the next?