In working through misjudgments and failures in counseling, which of the following is a false assumption?
A. Failures are unavoidable and inevitable.
B. Failures can provide opportunities for learning and growth.
C. A failure is a sign of a failed counselor.
D. Mistakes and misjudgments can be worked through constructively by considering clients’ secondary gains.
ANS: C
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It is important to understand clients and their expectations for counseling. Clients coming in for treatment carry with them both helpful and harmful expectations. Which of the following is a harmful client expectation?
a. "This counselor is a stranger, but maybe I can learn to trust her." b. "My counselor will direct me to do what I need to do, and everything will be OK." c. "My counselor will be a resource that I can use to resolve my problems." d. "The counselor's main concern and responsibility is to help me achieve my goals and objectives."
The helper says, "Robin, my guess is that your body-image concerns are probably just a symptom. I've got a hunch that you are not really accepting yourself. That's the real problem." According to the discussion in the text, this is a technique from the shadow side that is to be avoided. What is it called?
a. distraction b. interpretation c. advice d. sympathy
Women tend to provide _______________________ hours per week in informal caregiving as compared to men
a. 25% more b. 25% less c. 50% more d. 50% less
The __________________ component of CBT helps individuals identify and change negative, pessimistic thinking, biases, and attributions
a. behavioral b. cognitive c. affective d. all of the above