Deck 9: Self-Disclosure

Question 1

When clients find it difficult to share personal information:

A)Interviewers should refrain from self-disclosing, as it may make the client feel pressured to self-disclose in turn.
B)Interviewers should self-disclose about their friends or family members as a way of warming up to the central issue.
C)Interviewers should ask clients to disclose information about their friends or family members, as a way of warming up to the central issue.
D)Interviewers should model the skill of appropriate self-disclosure.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Self-disclosure facilitates:

A)Client understanding of the interviewer's life-world, thereby shifting them out of a self-focused perspective.
B)Client self-disclosure, trust, and hope.
C)Counter transference.
D)An informal interviewing atmosphere.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Research findings indicate that:

A)Self-disclosure can change the focus of the discussion from the client's concerns to those of the interviewer.
B)Self-disclosure promotes an objective interviewer stance.
C)Self-disclosure is used too frequently by interviewers, especially in self-help groups.
D)Self-disclosure is found to be helpful and important to interviewers and clients, particularly in self-help groups.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Cultural norms play a part in the acceptability of the interviewer accepting a gift from a
client.

Question 5

Well-timed and well-focused self-disclosures can increase trust and open discussion.

Question 6

Self-disclosure may lead to role reversal that will help clients better understand their
problems.

Question 7

Feminist interviewers are apposed to interviewer self-disclosure as it shows weakness.

Question 8

The most powerful self-disclosures:

A)Relate to interviewers' past experiences, because clients learn from
B)Relate to the interviewer's future, because clients learn how to strategize and set attainable goals.
C)Relate to the interviewer's current situation, because they help the client focus on a particular problem and deal with it concretely.
D)Include interviewer information about the past, present, and future, because they facilitate maximum learning potential for the client.

Question 9

Use of self-disclosure is determined by the client's need and ability to benefit from the
information.

Question 10

The purpose of self-disclosure is to help clients better understand themselves in some way.

Question 11

Self-disclosure may reduce the chance of competition between the interview and client.

Question 12

Self-disclosure helps to normalize client feelings and difficulties.

Question 13

Research indicates that self-disclosure can tip the balance of influence in the relationship
to the interviewer.

Question 14

Self-disclosure should focus clearly and accurately on a particular client issue.

Question 15

The timing of self-disclosures:

A)Is not important; it is the relevance that counts.
B)Is important because premature self-disclosures can disrupt the interviewing process.
C)Is important: a number of self-disclosures in sequence is the most effective use of this skill.
D)Is not important, because it is the follow-up discussion that is most helpful to clients.

Question 16

The skill of self-disclosure is:

A)When an interviewer intentionally reveals personal information to a client in the hope of assisting the client.
B)When an interviewer unintentionally reveals personal information, and the information is helpful to the client.
C)When an interviewer intentionally reveals personal information about a third party to the client, in the hope of assisting the client.
D)A and C
E)When an interviewer intentionally reveals personal information to a client, regardless of whether the information assists the client or not.

Question 17

Conflict of interest issues have nothing to do with multiple relation and boundary issues.

Question 18

Some interviewers believe that self-disclosure can take the focus away from the client's
issues and change the flow of the session.

Question 19

Boundaries make the relationship less safe for the client.

Question 20

Self-disclosure that focuses on the past and present is most beneficial in an interview.

Question 21

Those who have undergone traumatic experiences:

A)Often find self-disclosure very beneficial.
B)May find self-disclosure very difficult and prefer to avoid its use.
C)Need to hear a lot of self-disclosure on the part of the interviewer in
D)Will usually ignore an interviewer's self-disclosure and keep talking about themselves.

Question 22

Interviewers who use self-disclosure frequently:

A)Risk being viewed by clients as in need of assistance themselves.
B)Risk being viewed by clients as arrogant and pompous.
C)Are usually very adept at the skill.
D)Are in need of assistance themselves.

Question 23

Self-disclosures should be:

A)Lengthy if necessary; if it is important to pass along crucial personal information, it does not matter if the focus of the interview is temporarily shifted to the interviewer.
B)At least tangentially related to the topic at hand; as long as the self- disclosure is somewhat related to the client's concerns, it will hopefully be beneficial.
C)Based on the instinct of the interviewer; if the interviewer has a hunch that a self-disclosure will be helpful, it probably will be.
D)Concise and should not overshadow, deny, or put down what the client has said.

Question 24

For people from some cultures:

A)Self-disclosure is considered inappropriate.
B)Self-disclosure should be used only after informing oneself of its meaning and use within the client's culture.
C)The primary skill used in psychotherapy.
D)A and B