ABCG TEST BANK 2026 BUNDLED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
▶ Despair/fear:? Answer:patient feels there is no solution, no hope, no way
of coping
▶ discrepancies in infromaiton? Answer:Gap: an issue usually associated
with a particular genetic situation that is not raised
Omission: the patient fails to include relevant information in her or his
personal narrative
inconsistency: between what the patient says at different times in the
session
▶ emotional styles? Answer:spotaneous styles
non expressive
reserved
explosive
▶ Spontaneous styles? Answer:active communicators who respond easily
and expressively, will use humor and denial as defense mechanisms
▶ Non-expressive styles:? Answer:very articulate, but in a highly
intellectual way; although they feel emotions, they deny having them
▶ Reserved style:? Answer:express their feelings to a limited extent but do
not allow their full expression
▶ Explosive style? Answer:patients express everything that they are
feeling, sometimes in overly intense ways
▶ Transference? Answer:an unconscious way that a patient relates to the
genetic counselor
, ▶ Countertransference? Answer:(Counselor): the counselor's unconscious
ways of relating to patients based on the counselors history of relating to
others
▶ Congruence (Counseling techniques)? Answer:personally integrated,
grounded, genuine, consistent and stable so trust can be developed and
maintained
▶ Shared language (Counseling techniques)? Answer:certain words, catch
phrase, a secret code or the use of a specific metaphor that continues from
visit to visit
▶ Trackin (Counseling techniques)? Answer:describing the child's behavior
in a way that does not imply judgment or meaning
▶ Restating content (Counseling techniques)? Answer:restating what the
patient shares will create a connection and help clarify the meaning for both
parties
▶ Reciprocity (Counseling techniques)? Answer:responding to a positive
action with another positive action, rewarding kind actions. In response to
friendly actions, people are frequently much nicer and much more
cooperative than predicted by the self-interest model; conversely, in
response to hostile actions they are frequently much more nasty and even
brutal.
▶ Advice giving(Counseling techniques)? Answer:counselor attempts to
directly influence patients by offering suggestions, recommendations or
opinions about what they should do
▶ Non-judgmental reflection (Counseling techniques)? Answer:restate
what the patient has said without sounding like a parrot. Reflections can go
to a deeper level, expressing unstated sentiments that were "heard"
▶ Unconditional positive regard? Answer:accepting and respecting the
counselee as a complete individual, including strengths, weaknesses, and
a full range of feelings and behaviors. Unconditional does not have to be
with respect to specific behaviors - counselor recognizes these and
addresses them in an appropriate manner
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
▶ Despair/fear:? Answer:patient feels there is no solution, no hope, no way
of coping
▶ discrepancies in infromaiton? Answer:Gap: an issue usually associated
with a particular genetic situation that is not raised
Omission: the patient fails to include relevant information in her or his
personal narrative
inconsistency: between what the patient says at different times in the
session
▶ emotional styles? Answer:spotaneous styles
non expressive
reserved
explosive
▶ Spontaneous styles? Answer:active communicators who respond easily
and expressively, will use humor and denial as defense mechanisms
▶ Non-expressive styles:? Answer:very articulate, but in a highly
intellectual way; although they feel emotions, they deny having them
▶ Reserved style:? Answer:express their feelings to a limited extent but do
not allow their full expression
▶ Explosive style? Answer:patients express everything that they are
feeling, sometimes in overly intense ways
▶ Transference? Answer:an unconscious way that a patient relates to the
genetic counselor
, ▶ Countertransference? Answer:(Counselor): the counselor's unconscious
ways of relating to patients based on the counselors history of relating to
others
▶ Congruence (Counseling techniques)? Answer:personally integrated,
grounded, genuine, consistent and stable so trust can be developed and
maintained
▶ Shared language (Counseling techniques)? Answer:certain words, catch
phrase, a secret code or the use of a specific metaphor that continues from
visit to visit
▶ Trackin (Counseling techniques)? Answer:describing the child's behavior
in a way that does not imply judgment or meaning
▶ Restating content (Counseling techniques)? Answer:restating what the
patient shares will create a connection and help clarify the meaning for both
parties
▶ Reciprocity (Counseling techniques)? Answer:responding to a positive
action with another positive action, rewarding kind actions. In response to
friendly actions, people are frequently much nicer and much more
cooperative than predicted by the self-interest model; conversely, in
response to hostile actions they are frequently much more nasty and even
brutal.
▶ Advice giving(Counseling techniques)? Answer:counselor attempts to
directly influence patients by offering suggestions, recommendations or
opinions about what they should do
▶ Non-judgmental reflection (Counseling techniques)? Answer:restate
what the patient has said without sounding like a parrot. Reflections can go
to a deeper level, expressing unstated sentiments that were "heard"
▶ Unconditional positive regard? Answer:accepting and respecting the
counselee as a complete individual, including strengths, weaknesses, and
a full range of feelings and behaviors. Unconditional does not have to be
with respect to specific behaviors - counselor recognizes these and
addresses them in an appropriate manner
