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Textbook Name Corey, Groups: Process and Practice, 9th
edition
Chapter Number and Name: Chapter 2: The Group Counselor
Multiple Choice Test Bank
1. The most crucial task of a group leader is:
A. Establishing relationships with others
B. Providing a safe, nurturing and open
environment
C. Getting members to establish relationships
with each other
D. Maintaining adequate control, authority and
leadership
ANS:
A PG: 26
2. A new group leader, whether new to the
profession or straight out of school, can bring which strength to the table to
compensate for his or her lack of experience?
A. Recent educational aspects of training that
are less likely to be forgotten
B. Less likely burnout
C. A fresh perspective
D. Less preconceived notions and biases
ANS:
C PG: 26
3. Jasmine is leading her first group. Things
are not going according to plan. As prolonged periods of silence follow, one
after another, she must learn:
A. Ways in which to eliminate these uncomfortable
moments
B. Measures to take to keep conversation going
C. That silence, though uncomfortable, is to be
expected
D. That she must speak when silence prevails
ANS:
C PG: 28
4. DeLucia-Waack and Fauth consider ____________
to be most critical in the development of skilled, competent leaders of
therapeutic groups?
A. Supervision
B. Continuing education
C. Sticking to a particular theory and remaining
consistent
D. Maintaining poise and composure in the face of
stressors
ANS:
A PG: 28
5. Jefferson has been leading a counseling
group for the past three weeks. Several issues have surfaced, issues that his
training has not directly addressed. He could/should:
A. Put the issue on hold until he consults with
others who are more knowledgeable; it’s the responsible thing to do
B. Trust his instincts; it’s the courageous thing
to do
C. Tell the counselees that he is stumped; it’s
the human thing to do
D. Ignore the issue as there are other topics that
need to be discussed
ANS:
B PG: 29
6. A behavior in which a group counselor
addresses issues by setting an example of himself or herself is known as:
A. Exemplary leadership
B. Patterning
C. Leading by example
D. Modeling
ANS:
D PG: 29
7. Brett is 10 minutes away from his second
counseling session. The group members have been expressing strong emotions
ranging from anger to feelings of betrayal, pain to jealousy. Although he knows
that he must be present, aware and empathic in terms of their situations, he
remembers the voice of his supervisor in his head: “Avoid the risk of
______________ with your clients.”
A. Over-commitment
B. Over-facilitating
C. Over-enabling
D. Over-identifying
ANS:
D PG: 30
8. Self-revelation on the part of the counselor
should be used with group members:
A. Sparingly
B. Often, as it is a particularly effective tool
for getting clients to open up
C. Spontaneously and only as the situation calls
for
D. Never; it detracts from the clients’ issues
that should remain the paramount focus of therapeutic sessions
ANS:
C PG: 30
9. “You always take Jenny’s side. You’re a
racist! I can’t believe somebody as dumb as you could become a therapist!” As
the group leader, it’s time for you to respond; all eyes are on you.
A. The situation calls for you to respond
forcefully
B. Only with a firm response can you maintain
authority
C. The situation demands a non-defensive response
D. According to experts (Baker, 2003), a warning
should be issued, whereby a repeated outburst will result in removal from the
group
ANS:
C PG: 31
10. By means of cultural influences, asking an
African-American to “tone things down” can often be construed by the party as
all of the following except:
A. Racist
B. Offensive
C. Insulting
D. Appropriate only if the counselor is of the
same race
ANS:
D PG: 31
11. Frances is recently divorced. She weeps openly
and often. As a counselor and group leader, you too have gone through a painful
divorce. Which of the following is not an appropriate response?
A. “I know exactly what you are going through.”
B. “The emotions you are experiencing might be
more common than you think.”
C. “Would you like to talk more about your
reactions?”
D. “Can I explain to you how I coped with my
similar situation?”
ANS:
A PG: 32
12. When utilizing __________ in groups, it is
particularly important to gauge the members’ non-verbal reactions:
A. Humor
B. Role-play
C. Modeling
D. Suggestiveness
ANS:
A PG: 35
13. The verbal reiteration of what a second
individual has stated — for
purposes of clarification and so the other person can see that both of you
understand the point — is
known as:
A. Therapeutic repetition
B. Rehashing
C. Reflecting
D. Interpreting
ANS:
C PG: 37
14. Anthony states: “Since the accident left me
paralyzed, I’m unable to walk. Imagine what it’s like being a productive worker
one day and being at home confined to a wheelchair now!” Which of the following
is an appropriate reaction of the counselor utilizing the principle of clarifying?
A. “Anthony, you really sound as if you are at
wit’s end.”
B. “You seem to sound angry and frustrated at not
being able to work anymore. This is a normal reaction to someone in your
situation.”
C. “A lot has changed Anthony. You’ve been
injured and can no longer work. We’ll help you get better.”
D. “Anthony, not only have you been severely
injured. You are now left paralyzed. Your life has been altered in many ways,
and I sense the frustration which you are feeling.”
ANS:
D PG: 37
15. Alan and Arturo, members of a counseling group,
have expressed similar feelings of inadequacy following divorce. Sensing this,
the leader attempts to foster a line of communication regarding the commonality
of the issue between these members. This attempt to build cohesiveness and
interaction is known as:
A. Bridging
B. Linking
C. Mutuality
D. Mutual support
ANS:
B PG: 40
16. Isabella continually refers to “Kyle” in what
often prove to be lengthy tangents regarding her college years. The name itself
evokes a high degree of passion. The group leader can/should:
A. Cut off the conversation as being irrelevant
B. Ask the counselee politely to return to the
“here and now”
C. Ask the counselee how this person relates to
present issues
D. Ask the counselee to break confidentiality in
order to discuss personal aspects of Kyle
ANS:
C PG: 41
17. A factor to be aware of when terminating a
group is the members’ potential feelings/fears of __________.
A. Relapse
B. Decompensation
C. Loss
D. Repression
ANS:
C PG: 43
18. A stated disadvantage of the co-leadership
model is:
A. Differences in power and privilege among
leaders
B. Increased burnout
C. Counter-transference
D. Competition
ANS:
D PG: 47
19. Studies have determined that group therapy is:
A. Equally or, in some cases more, effective than
individual therapy
B. Less effective than individual therapy, though
more financially feasible
C. Less effective than individual therapy though
more popular
D. Equal in effectiveness when compared to group
therapy
ANS:
A PG: 48
20. Yalom (2005b) advocates a nontraditional view
of __________ in terms of increasing the effectiveness of counselors and group
leaders:
A. Continuing education
B. Research
C. Theories
D. Clinical training
ANS:
B PG: 48
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