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The basic assumption underlying the person-centered approach is
a. members are prone to faulty thinking.
b. members need guidance from an expert to resolve their problems.
c. members need a structured learning experience to benefit from a group.
d. human beings tend to move toward wholeness and self-actualization. - ANSWER-d. human
beings tend to move toward wholeness and self-actualization.
Which of the following is NOT considered as a condition that fosters and nurtures creativity?
a. Psychological safety
b. Psychological freedom
c. Structured exercises by the group leaders
d. Openness to experience - ANSWER-c. Structured exercises by the group leaders
Which of the following would be stressed the most in a person-centered group?
a. Confronting members with early decisions that are no longer appropriate
b. Getting members to involve themselves in fantasy exercises
c. Active listening and responding and empathy
d. Lack of positive regard - ANSWER-c. Active listening and responding and empathy
Rogers questioned the validity of all the following widely used therapeutic procedures EXCEPT
,a. empathy
b. interpretation
c. giving advice and suggestions
d. teaching - ANSWER-a. empathy
A person-centered group counselor is best described as a
a. teacher
b. friend
c. judge
d. facilitator - ANSWER-d. facilitator
Which of the following is considered important in the person-centered approach?
a. Accurate interpretation on the part of the leader
b. Accurate diagnosis and formulation of a treatment plan
c. The attitudes of a group leader
d. Analysis of underlying dynamics of behavior - ANSWER-c. The attitudes of a group leader
The crucial factor that determines the outcome of the person-centered group is
a. the leader's technical skills
b. the leader's relationship with the members in the group
c. the leader's knowledge of group dynamics
d. the members' willingness to think rationally - ANSWER-b. the leader's relationship with the
members in the group
Empathy refers to the group leader's ability to
a. like the members
,b. feel exactly what the members are feeling and to share experiences that are similar to those
of the members
c. objectively understand the dynamic of a member
d. sense accurately the feelings and personal meanings members are experiencing - ANSWER-d.
sense accurately the feelings and personal meanings members are experiencing
The congruence of a group leader implies
a. empathy
b. respect
c. immediacy
d. genuineness - ANSWER-d. genuineness
Which technique is typically used in the person-centered group?
a. Probing and questioning
b. Listening and understanding
c. Direct confrontation of games in an aggressive manner
d. Structured communication exercises in groups - ANSWER-b. Listening and understanding
Which procedure is NOT typically used in a person-centered group?
a. Diagnosis and evaluation and advice-giving
b. Active listening
c. Empathy
d. Responding with immediate feelings - ANSWER-a. Diagnosis and evaluation and advice-giving
Person-centered groups, whose size often reached 75 to 800 people, were developed by Carl
Rogers and his associates and were called
a. person-centered villages
, b. large community groups
c. person-centered retreats
d. expressive arts camps - ANSWER-b. large community groups
Which of the following is NOT a key principle in person-centered expressive arts?
a. The role of a facilitator is to evaluate members' art
b. Most of us are creative
c. Acceptance is critically important as members express themselves
d. Person-centered expressive arts can supply methods for structuring group process - ANSWER-
a. The role of a facilitator is to evaluate members' art
The key elements of a person-centered learning environment include the following features
EXCEPT
a. teachers place a great deal of emphasis on imparting information to students
b. students develop responsibility, self-discipline, and the ability to work cooperatively
c. teachers move in the direction of becoming more genuine, more understanding, and more
caring toward their students
d. teachers, from elementary school classrooms to graduate schools, discover ingenious ways to
help students learn and make decisions - ANSWER-a. teachers place a great deal of emphasis on
imparting information to students
The attitudes of the therapist: congruence, accurate empathic understanding, and caring are
considered by the person-centered approach to be
a. necessary but not sufficient to effect change
b. neither necessary nor sufficient factors of client change
c. both necessary and sufficient factors to effect change within the members
d. a reflection of the leader's temperament. - ANSWER-c. both necessary and sufficient factors
to effect change within the members