REGIS NU646 2020 October All Quizzes Latest (100% Graded)

Week 3

Question 1It is especially important for counselors who work with culturally diverse client populations to do all of the following, except:

a.be aware of how cultural self-awareness and sensitivity to one’s own cultural heritage are essential for any form of helping.

 b.be comfortable with differences between themselves and others in terms of race, ethnicity, culture, and beliefs.

 c.ignore the cultural context of their clients in determining what interventions are appropriate.

d.monitor their functioning through consultation, supervision, and further training or education.

Question 2Identify the only case in which confidentiality must not be breached.

 a.Clients pose a danger to others.

 b.A child under the age of 16 requests counseling sessions.

c.An older adult is being abused.

 d.The therapist determines that the client needs immediate, involuntary hospitalization.

Question 3Resolution of sexual conflicts and sex-role identity is a critical function of the

 a.oral stage.

 b.anal stage.

 c.phallic stage.

 d.genital stage.

Question 4When is the counseling process at its best from an existential viewpoint?

 a.When the client feels comfortable enough to engage in shame-attacking exercises outside of counseling sessions.

 b.When the deepest self of the therapist meets the deepest part of the client.

c.When the therapist uses his or her influence to convince the client to let go of his or her anxiety.

 d.When sessions begin with progressive muscle relaxation exercises.

Question 5A contribution of this therapeutic approach is

 a.it enables intense experiencing to occur over a long period of time.

 b.it can be a relatively long therapy.

 c.it stresses talking about problems, as opposed to doing and experiencing.

 d.the exciting way in which the past is dealt with in a lively manner by bringing relevant aspects into the present.

Question 6The ethics codes do not mandate that dual or multiple relationships

 a.should be avoided or that nonsexual multiple relationships are unethical.

b.are clearly grounds for revocation of one’s professional license.

 c.are helpful in case of counseling one’s friends or relatives.

 d.are impossible to avoid.

 

 

Week 5

Question 1The person-centered approach’s view of human nature

 a.Views people as basically competitive.

 b.States that humans are driven by irrational forces.

 c.Emphasizes clients' abilities to engage their own resources to act in their world with others.

d.assumes that, while humans have the potential for growth, we tend to remain stagnant.

Question 2In order for a therapist to communicate “accurate empathic understanding” the counselor must:

 a.Have experienced a situation very similar to the client’s current predicament.

 b.Clarify details and facts relevant to the client’s experiences.

c.Feel a deep sense of warmth toward the client.

 d.Connect emotionally to the client’s subjective world.

Question 3One point of disagreement between existential and humanistic thought involves

 a.A respect for the client’s subjective experience.

 b.A trust in the capacity of the client to make positive choices.

 c.An emphasis on freedom.

 d.The idea of an innate self-actualizing drive.

Question 4Adrianne, who is uncertain about her career goals and is afraid to commit to any career path, is working with a therapist who specializes in using motivational interviewing strategies. What will her therapist look for in order to assess the success of therapy?

 a.An improvement in Adrianne’s ability to block negative thoughts about her career options

b.A reduction in Adrianne’s ambivalence about choosing a career path and an increase in her intrinsic motivation to clarify her direction

 c.Progress in working through unconscious conflicts related to commitment

 d.A willingness on Adrianne’s part to examine her family constellation in order to deepen her understanding of her reasons for her lack of direction

Question 5Patrick has been confronted by family members and friends about his excessive gambling. Despite their attempts to help him, he insists that they are overreacting and that he has everything under control. He does not feel the need to alter his behaviors. Patrick is at which stage of change?

 a.Precontemplation

b.Contemplation

 c.Preparation

 d.Action

 

 

 

Week 7

Question 1Which one of the following is not associated with the cognitive-behavioral action-oriented therapies?

 a.Existential therapy

 b.Cognitive behavior therapy

 c.Choice theory/relative therapy

 d.Behavior therapy

Question 2It is especially important for counselors who work with culturally diverse client populations to do all of the following, except:

 a.be aware of how cultural self-awareness and sensitivity to one’s own cultural heritage are essential for any form of helping.

 b.be comfortable with differences between themselves and others in terms of race, ethnicity, culture, and beliefs.

 c.ignore the cultural context of their clients in determining what interventions are appropriate.

 d.monitor their functioning through consultation, supervision, and further training or education.

Question 3How would an authentic counselor be best described?

 a.Having the highest regard for all clients

 b.Being willing to be totally open and self-disclosing

 c.Being a technical expert who is committed to objectivity

 d.Being willing to look at his or her own life and make the changes wanted and model that process by the way it is revealed to the client

Question 4What is the challenge of fulfilling the spirit of informed consent?

 a.Tell clients about the nature of confidentiality

 b.Strike a balance between giving clients too much information and giving them too little

 c.Convince clients that counselors know what they are doing

 d.Teach clients about state laws that pertain to counseling

Question 5The ethics codes do not mandate that dual or multiple relationships ______

 a.should be avoided or that nonsexual multiple relationships are unethical.

 b.are clearly grounds for revocation of one’s professional license.

 c.are helpful in case of counseling one’s friends or relatives.

 d.are impossible to avoid.

 

 

Week 9

Question 1Trauma specific treatments directly address the impact of trauma on an individual’s life and facilitate trauma recovery—they are designed to treat the actual consequences of trauma.

 True

 False

Question 2An assumption of trauma informed care is that every interaction with a trauma survivor has the opportunity to activate a trauma response.

 True

 False

Question 3Trauma informed care is critical for survivors but is also welcomed by those without a trauma history.

 True

 False

Question 4From the feminist perspective, the socialization of women with multiple social identities inevitably affects all of the following, except:

 a.Engendered lives.

b.Self-concept.

 c.Goals and aspirations.

 d.Emotional well-being.

Question 5__________ is an intervention that changes the label or evaluation applied to some behavioral characteristic.

 a.Paradoxical intention

 b.Reframing

 c.Relabeling

d.Gender-role analysis

 

 

Week 11

Question 1Behavior therapy has been shown to be effective in the treatment of chronic pain.

 True

 False

Question 2What is a limitation of person-centered therapy?

 a.The approach does not make use of research to study the process or outcomes of therapy.

 b.The therapist has more power to manipulate and control the client than is true of most other therapies.

 c.The approach does not emphasize the role of techniques in creating change in the client’s behavior.

d.The client is not given enough responsibility to direct the course of his or her own therapy.

Question 3It is within the scope of SFBT practice to allow for some discussion of __________ to validate clients’ experience.

 a.presenting problems

 b.behavioral issues in the past

 c.therapist personal issues

 d.past issues

Question 4Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with diverse client populations for all of the following reasons except:

 a.It was founded in a sociocultural context.

 b.It allows clients to tell their unique stories from their perspective.

 c.It defines problems within a social, cultural, political, and relational context.

 d.It teaches diverse clients to replace their own narratives with ones that conform more closely to the ideals and values of mainstream culture.

Question 5Which of the following is not true about how behavior therapists function in the therapeutic setting?

 a.They use techniques such as summarizing, reflection, clarification, and open-ended questioning.

 b.They focus on using a variety of techniques in narrowly treating specific behavioral problems.

 c.They complete a formal assessment prior to treatment to determine behaviors that are targets for change.

 d.They serve as a model for the client and do not require behavioral change in the client.

 

 

 

Week 14

Question 1The cognitive distortion of making conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence is:

 a.labeling and mislabeling.

 b.overgeneralization.

 c.arbitrary inferences.

 d.selective abstraction.

Question 2The cognitive distortion that consists of forming conclusions based on an isolated detail of an event is:

 a.labeling and mislabeling.

 b.overgeneralization.

 c.arbitrary inferences.

 d.selective abstraction.

Question 3The tendency for individuals to relate external events to themselves, even when there is no basis for making this connection, is known as:

 a.labeling and mislabeling.

 b.overgeneralization.

 c.arbitrary inferences.

 d.personalization.

Question 4The cognitive distortion that involves portraying one’s identity on the basis of imperfections and mistakes made in the past and allowing them to define one’s true identity is:

 a.labeling and mislabeling.

 b.overgeneralization.

 c.arbitrary inferences.

 d.personalization.

Question 5What is the challenge of fulfilling the spirit of informed consent?

 a.Tell clients about the nature of confidentiality.

 b.Strike a balance between giving clients too much information and giving them too little.

 c.Convince clients that counselors know what they are doing.

 d.Teach clients about state laws that pertain to counseling.