Melanie, a 15-year-old high school student, has refused to explore career options beyond those of her most-preferred option: professional singer. She also searches exclusively on the internet, because this is where she finds all of her information. She tells you, her counselor, that she found a website of an agent who guarantees applicants an audition with Lady Gaga if they just send in an application fee. Melanie’s reliance on a truncated search and limited knowledge base is characteristic of which process?
a. Compromise
b. Circumscription
c. Zone of acceptable alternatives
d. Self-creation
a. Compromise
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a. Less authoritative b. Aggressive c. Authoritative d. Passive
. Which of the following is NOT a common barrier to treatment for psychological disorders of childhood?
a. Families are unable to pay for evidence-based treatments. b. Evidence-based treatment is not available in many communities. c. Stigma prevents individuals from seeking treatment for mental disorders. d. No evidence-based treatments have been identified for most childhood psychological disorders.
A culturally competent counselor is one who a. is willing to work with ethnically diverse students
b. is culturally aware and has cultural knowledge and skills. c. is ethnically diverse. d. has experienced diversity in her/his own life.
Rogers proposed the concept of _______ as a biological construct that serves as the intrinsic motivational force that accounts for generative activity in all organic life; it is the organism’s tendency to grow, develop, and reach its full potential.
a. unconditional positive regard b. accurate empathic understanding c. the actualizing tendency d. being congruent