Jackson (2001) introduced the term “wounded healer”. Discuss the positive and negative consequences of working in emotionally charged therapeutic contexts.
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following:
a. Competent treatment of fatally ill, violent or suicidal clients/patients
b. May require extensive patient contact, behavioral monitoring, interaction with family members, flexibility in treatment strategies
c. Ethical dilemmas involved, including professional and personal boundaries
d. Work related exhaustion affecting the therapist
e. Engaging in rescue behaviors
f. Blurring appropriate professional boundaries
g. Underresponding
h. The emotional experience that may enhance therapeutic endeavors.
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In Beck’s list of faults in information processing, what is meant by the term overgeneralization?
a. Drawing a specific conclusion in the absence of supporting evidence or in the presence of contrary evidence. b. Focusing on a detail taken out of context, ignoring other meaningful features of the situation, and labeling the whole experience on the basis of a fragment. c. Drawing a general conclusion on the basis of one or more isolated incidents and applying the concept across the board to related and unrelated situations. d. Errors in evaluating the significance or magnitude of an event. e. A tendency to relate external events to yourself when there is no basis for making such a connection.
One important characteristic of effective schools is that they:
a. are developmentally appropriate. b. dehumanize. c. have the newest facilities. d. have the most vigorous academics.
A counselor who is conducting a lifestyle assessment will likely use all of the following processes except:
a. Administering standardized tests b. Asking the client direct questions c. Observing the client’s behavior d. Interviewing people in the client’s life
Compare the high-context and low-context cultures in terms of associations, interactions, and learning. Illustrate your answer with examples where applicable.
What will be an ideal response?