PMHNP Exam 2 Review
Interpreting the meaning of behavior patterns at appropriate times so that members will be able to
engage in a deeper level of self-exploration and consider alternative behaviors is most critical at the
a. initial stage of a group.
b. transition stage.
c. working stage.
d. consolidation stage. - ✔✔c. working stage.
When characteristics exist such as a high degree of cohesion, open communication, shared leadership
functions, willingness to risk threatening material, and freely giving feedback and considering it non-
defensively, it can be said that the group is at the
a. initial stage.
b. transition stage.
c. working stage.
d. final stage. - ✔✔c. working stage.
Which of the following is NOT considered a therapeutic factor of a group?
a. Hope
b. Commitment to change
c. Cognitive restructuring
d. Lack of freedom to experiment - ✔✔d. Lack of freedom to experiment
Considerable overlapping of stages is common in all groups. This is especially true of movement from
a. the pregroup interview to the initial stage.
b. the initial stage to the transition stage.
c. the transition stage to the working stage.
,d. the working stage to the final stage. - ✔✔c. the transition stage to the working stage.
The author believes
a. the term "cohesiveness" should be replaced with more cogent and specific alternatives.
b. cohesion is a valuable concept and that it can be a unifying force for group members.
c. cohesion is an overrated concept that is rarely evident in groups.
d. it is not too amorphous to serve as an adequate organizing principle for theory and research in group
psychotherapy. - ✔✔b. cohesion is a valuable concept and that it can be a unifying force for group
members.
Trust is best described as
a. a static entity.
b. something that ebbs and flows throughout the life of a group.
c. a linear process.
d. a rare phenomenon in group work. - ✔✔b. something that ebbs and flows throughout the life of a
group.
After a cathartic experience, some kind of ____________________ is often necessary to help members
make new decisions based on what they have experienced emotionally.
a. emotional work
b. cognitive work
c. behavioral intervention
d. solution-focused work - ✔✔b. cognitive work
__________ is characterized by the commitment of members to explore significant problems they bring
to the sessions and by their attention to the dynamics within the group.
a. The transition stage
, b. The consolidation stage
c. The orientation stage
d. The working stage - ✔✔d. The working stage
Which stage has the focus of applying what has been learned in the group and putting it to use in
everyday life?
a. Transition
b. Consolidation
c. Orientation
d. Working - ✔✔b. Consolidation
Which of the following can NOT be said about group cohesion?
a. It can both help and hinder group process.
b. When cohesiveness is not accompanied by a challenge to move forward, the group can reach a
plateau.
c. Cohesion fosters other action-oriented behaviors such as risk taking, self-disclosure, confrontation,
and translation of insight into action.
d. People open up less when group cohesion occurs. - ✔✔d. People open up less when group cohesion
occurs.
Group leaders should actively engage in interventions that foster and maintain __________ because
cohesion is integrally related to the success of group therapy.
a. cohesion
b. consolidation
c. cognitive work
d. transition - ✔✔a. cohesion
Interpreting the meaning of behavior patterns at appropriate times so that members will be able to
engage in a deeper level of self-exploration and consider alternative behaviors is most critical at the
a. initial stage of a group.
b. transition stage.
c. working stage.
d. consolidation stage. - ✔✔c. working stage.
When characteristics exist such as a high degree of cohesion, open communication, shared leadership
functions, willingness to risk threatening material, and freely giving feedback and considering it non-
defensively, it can be said that the group is at the
a. initial stage.
b. transition stage.
c. working stage.
d. final stage. - ✔✔c. working stage.
Which of the following is NOT considered a therapeutic factor of a group?
a. Hope
b. Commitment to change
c. Cognitive restructuring
d. Lack of freedom to experiment - ✔✔d. Lack of freedom to experiment
Considerable overlapping of stages is common in all groups. This is especially true of movement from
a. the pregroup interview to the initial stage.
b. the initial stage to the transition stage.
c. the transition stage to the working stage.
,d. the working stage to the final stage. - ✔✔c. the transition stage to the working stage.
The author believes
a. the term "cohesiveness" should be replaced with more cogent and specific alternatives.
b. cohesion is a valuable concept and that it can be a unifying force for group members.
c. cohesion is an overrated concept that is rarely evident in groups.
d. it is not too amorphous to serve as an adequate organizing principle for theory and research in group
psychotherapy. - ✔✔b. cohesion is a valuable concept and that it can be a unifying force for group
members.
Trust is best described as
a. a static entity.
b. something that ebbs and flows throughout the life of a group.
c. a linear process.
d. a rare phenomenon in group work. - ✔✔b. something that ebbs and flows throughout the life of a
group.
After a cathartic experience, some kind of ____________________ is often necessary to help members
make new decisions based on what they have experienced emotionally.
a. emotional work
b. cognitive work
c. behavioral intervention
d. solution-focused work - ✔✔b. cognitive work
__________ is characterized by the commitment of members to explore significant problems they bring
to the sessions and by their attention to the dynamics within the group.
a. The transition stage
, b. The consolidation stage
c. The orientation stage
d. The working stage - ✔✔d. The working stage
Which stage has the focus of applying what has been learned in the group and putting it to use in
everyday life?
a. Transition
b. Consolidation
c. Orientation
d. Working - ✔✔b. Consolidation
Which of the following can NOT be said about group cohesion?
a. It can both help and hinder group process.
b. When cohesiveness is not accompanied by a challenge to move forward, the group can reach a
plateau.
c. Cohesion fosters other action-oriented behaviors such as risk taking, self-disclosure, confrontation,
and translation of insight into action.
d. People open up less when group cohesion occurs. - ✔✔d. People open up less when group cohesion
occurs.
Group leaders should actively engage in interventions that foster and maintain __________ because
cohesion is integrally related to the success of group therapy.
a. cohesion
b. consolidation
c. cognitive work
d. transition - ✔✔a. cohesion
