In order to help people resolve conflicts in their relationships, it is most important to:
A. let clients talk about why they have been mistreated.
B. figure out who is primarily at fault and place appropriate blame.
C. move beyond blame.
D. let clients vent their anger through a Gestalt “empty chair” technique.
ANS: C
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Curving test scores
a. is a great practice because it brings everyone’s grade up. b. is a good tool to use when a test is too difficult. c. leads to continual use of poor test items. d. is something only poor teachers do.
In a series of studies by Beutler and his colleagues that compared the efficacy of Gestalt-based group therapy with cognitive or supportive/self-directed group therapies, they found that: a. the three treatments differed with cognitive better than Gestalt therapy and both better than supportive/self-directed group therapy. b. there were no differences between their effectiveness in any
respect. c. depressed patients did better in cognitive therapy, while non-depressed patients did better in Gestaltand supportive/self-directed therapies. d. directive Gestalt-based therapies were a better match for low-resistant, internalizing clients, whileself-directed therapies were more effective with highly resistant patients.
Which of the following is not considered an essential skill of an effective culturally competent counselor?
a. Being able to modify techniques to accommodate cultural differences
b. Being able to send and receive both verbal and nonverbal messages accurately
c. Being able to get clients to intensify their feelings by helping them to vividly reexperience early childhoodevents
d. Being willing to seek out educational, consultative, and training experiences to enhance their ability to workwith culturally diverse client populations
Relapse prevention programs for sex offenders are designed to ______.
a. incapacitate offenders so that they are unable to reoffend b. provide work opportunities so that offenders will be too busy to reoffend c. prevent reoffending through chemical castration d. teach offenders ways to avoid high-risk situations, or cope with high risk situations that cannot be avoided so that reoffending will be less likely