NCE - Group Counseling & Group Work - Study Questions with Correct Answers

Prior to the 1960s most counseling took place a. in a group setting. b. with the entire family present. c. in a dyadic relationship. d. in behavior therapy clinics. - Correct Answer-c. in a dyadic relationship. A group has a. a membership which can be defined. b. some degree of unity and interaction. c. a shared purpose. d. all of the above. - Correct Answer-d. all of the above. The term group therapy was coined in 1931 by a. Frank Parsons, the father of guidance (also referred to as vocational guidance). b. Jacob Moreno, the father of psychodrama. c. E. G. Williamson, associated with the Minnesota Viewpoint. d. Fritz Perls, the father of gestalt therapy. - Correct Answer-b. Jacob Moreno, the father of psychodrama. Noted psychotherapy author and scholar Raymond Corsini once referred to the early 1940s as the "modern era" of group work. In the 1940s the two organizations for group therapy were created and group work became a legitimate specialty. The groups are a. NASW and NBCC. b. ASGW and AAS. c. the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) spawned by the work of Jacob Moreno in 1942 and the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) which resulted from the effort of Samuel Richard Slavson in 1943. d. AACD and APA. - Correct Answer-c. the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) spawned by the work of Jacob Moreno in 1942 and the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) which resulted from the effort of Samuel Richard Slavson in 1943. Which theorist's (or theorists') work has been classified as a preface to the group movement? a. Sigmund Freud. b. C. G. Jung. c. Alfred Adler and Jesse B. Davis. d. Marsha Linehan, who created dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), originally used to deal with suicidal behaviors. - Correct Answer-c. Alfred Adler and Jesse B. Davis. Primary groups are a. preventive and attempt to ward off problems. b. always follow a person-centered paradigm. c. generally utilized for long-term psychotherapy. d. always focused on the client's childhood. - Correct Answer-a. preventive and attempt to ward off problems. A group is classified as secondary. This implies that a. it is preventive and attempts to ward off problems. b. a difficulty or disturbance is present. c. two therapists are utilized. d. all of the above. - Correct Answer-b. a difficulty or disturbance is present.