COUN 604 MIDTERM EXAM
A major difference between group therapy and group the group's goals
counseling lies in..
Jonna is attending a group for survivors of traumatic therapy group
events who have been diagnosed with posttraumatic
stress
disorder. The goal of the group is to help participants
process the trauma, deal effectively with the symptoms
they
experience, and adjust to the life changes it produced.
What type of group is this?
Psychoeducational groups are structured in such a way develop specific skills
as to help people with which of the following?
Mr. Lazarus is a school counselor who is meeting with a task-facilitation group
group of teachers and school staff to develop a program
to
help students deal with the pressures created by the
upcoming closing of a local plant that employed many of
the
children's parents. What type of group is this?
Counseling groups can be described in which of the a powerful intervention tool across the lifespan
following ways?
True or False: Members of counseling groups typically True
do not require extensive personality reconstruction?
Counseling groups typically recreate the participants' a microcosm of society
everyday world and thus function as which of the
following?
Most traditional therapy models are grounded in which monocultural
type of framework?
Which of the following is likely a goal for members of to help members learn how to establish meaningful intimate relationships
counseling groups?
According to the text, in the era of which of these issues managed care
have brief interventions and short-term groups become a
necessity?
Integrating group counseling with which of the following psychoeducational interventions
has been successful in both personal-social and
academic
development groups in school settings?
Group work can be characterized as which of the beneficial and cost-effective for many disorders
following?
How does group therapy compare to individual therapy? Group therapy is generally as effective as individual therapy.
, COUN 604 MIDTERM EXAM
Dr. Lee conducts groups at the local community center counseling
that are intended to help young people learn to resist
peer
pressure regarding use of alcohol, tobacco, and other
drugs. These groups are best described as which type of
group?
Marta is attending a counseling group that is discussing to develop concern and compassion for the needs and feelings of others
what their goals ought to be. Which goal might the group
be
most likely to pick?
Group counseling can be designed to meet the needs of adolescents
a wide range of populations, including which of the
following?
In which type of group are conscious and unconscious group psychotherapy
issues likely to be addressed?
Which type of group features the presentation and psychoeducational groups
discussion of factual information?
According to the text, which of the following did DeLucia- making use of diversity as a way to facilitate growth
Waack (1996) describe as important to multicultural
counseling?
According to the text, Ivey and colleagues (2008) Consider how our own cultural context influences us.
emphasize which of the following as important to
multicultural
intentionality?
According to your text, which type of group is particularly brief group therapy
useful in meeting the needs of clients with and the
requirements of managed care organizations?
According to your text, brief group work is particularly community agencies and school settings
popular in which of these settings?
Which of the following does the text recommend in learn more about how your own cultural background influences you
developing your own multicultural orientation?
According to Pedersen, culture is which of the following? dynamic
Providing multicultural counseling includes which of the race, ethnicity, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and many
following considerations? other categories
True or False: Counselors generally specialize and False
provide only a single type of group to a specific
population.
True or False: Most counselors receive extensive False
training in group leadership.
True or False: Groups are used exclusively for False
therapeutic purposes.
, COUN 604 MIDTERM EXAM
True or False: In general, groups should develop their True
own goals.
True or False: Groups for children often focus on social True
issues including social skill development.
True or False: Groups for college students may benefit True
from a focus on the developmental tasks they face, such
as becoming more
independent.
True or False: Groups for older adults typically focus on False
loss.
True or False: Psychoeducational groups are typically False
unstructured and address any issue of concern to
participants.
True or False: Psychoeducational groups are often True
rooted in learning theory.
True or False: In brief group therapy, the group leader is True
typically more active in directing the group.
True or False: Brief group therapy is generally not very False
effective.
True or False: Multiculturalism means more than just True
national origin or race.
True or False: When working in multicultural counseling, False
it is particularly important to maintain the traditional role
of counselor.
True or False: There is generally no need to modify False
group counseling or therapy techniques when working
with people from diverse
cultures.
True or False: Most traditional therapy models are True
dominated by the views of the mainstream culture.
True or False: Multicultural counselors should seek to False
ignore culture when providing services.
True or False: Differences in culture need not be barriers True
to helping.
True or False: Multicultural counseling considers how True
people's environments play a role in their problems.
True or False: It is important to recognize that different True
cultures often share common ground.
, COUN 604 MIDTERM EXAM
Your text discusses several reasons that groups have -They are flexible and can address therapeutic issues, educational issues, or
become more popular. Identify and discuss three such both.
reasons. -They are less costly than individual therapy.
-They are known to be effective.
-They can be used with a variety of populations in a variety of settings.
- Third-party payers, particularly managed care corporations, support their use.
Identify and discuss two advantages of counseling -The group re-creates the participants' everyday world, especially if the
groups. membership
is diverse with respect to age, interests, background, socioeconomic status, and
type
of problem. As a microcosm of society, the group provides a sample of reality.
-The diversity that characterizes most groups also results in unusually rich
feedback
for and from the participants, who can see themselves through the eyes of a
wide
range of people.
-The group offers understanding and support, which foster the members'
willingness
to explore problems they have brought with them to the group.
- The participants achieve a sense of belonging, and through the cohesion that
develops, group members learn ways of being intimate, of caring, and of
challenging.
-In this supportive group atmosphere, members can experiment with new
behaviors.
Your text discusses groups for different age groups of Childhood: In schools, group counseling is often suggested for children who
life, including childhood, adolescence, college students, display
and behaviors or attributes such as excessive fighting, inability to get along with
older adults. Select one of these groups and discuss the peers, violent
topics that would typically be addressed. outbursts, poor social skills, or lack of supervision at home.
Adolescence: Group counseling is especially suited for adolescents because it
gives them a
place to express conflicting feelings, to explore self-doubts, and to come to the
realization
that they share these concerns with their peers. Adolescents can openly question
their values
and modify those that need to be changed.
College students: Many college counseling centers offer groups designed for
relatively
healthy students who are experiencing personal and interpersonal relationship
problems. The
main purpose of these groups is to provide participants with an opportunity for
growth and a situation in which they can deal with career decisions, intimate
relationships, identity
problems, educational plans, and feelings of isolation on an impersonal campus.
Older adults: Counseling groups can be valuable for older adults in many of the
same ways
they are of value to adolescents. As people grow older, they often experience
isolation. Like
adolescents, older people often feel unproductive, unneeded, and unwanted.
Many older
people accept myths about aging that become self-fulfilling prophecies.
Counseling groups
can do a lot to help older people challenge these myths and deal with the
developmental tasks
that they face while retaining their integrity and self-respect. The group format
can assist
people in breaking out of their isolation and offer older people the
encouragement necessary
to find meaning in their life so that they can live fully and not merely exist.
A major difference between group therapy and group the group's goals
counseling lies in..
Jonna is attending a group for survivors of traumatic therapy group
events who have been diagnosed with posttraumatic
stress
disorder. The goal of the group is to help participants
process the trauma, deal effectively with the symptoms
they
experience, and adjust to the life changes it produced.
What type of group is this?
Psychoeducational groups are structured in such a way develop specific skills
as to help people with which of the following?
Mr. Lazarus is a school counselor who is meeting with a task-facilitation group
group of teachers and school staff to develop a program
to
help students deal with the pressures created by the
upcoming closing of a local plant that employed many of
the
children's parents. What type of group is this?
Counseling groups can be described in which of the a powerful intervention tool across the lifespan
following ways?
True or False: Members of counseling groups typically True
do not require extensive personality reconstruction?
Counseling groups typically recreate the participants' a microcosm of society
everyday world and thus function as which of the
following?
Most traditional therapy models are grounded in which monocultural
type of framework?
Which of the following is likely a goal for members of to help members learn how to establish meaningful intimate relationships
counseling groups?
According to the text, in the era of which of these issues managed care
have brief interventions and short-term groups become a
necessity?
Integrating group counseling with which of the following psychoeducational interventions
has been successful in both personal-social and
academic
development groups in school settings?
Group work can be characterized as which of the beneficial and cost-effective for many disorders
following?
How does group therapy compare to individual therapy? Group therapy is generally as effective as individual therapy.
, COUN 604 MIDTERM EXAM
Dr. Lee conducts groups at the local community center counseling
that are intended to help young people learn to resist
peer
pressure regarding use of alcohol, tobacco, and other
drugs. These groups are best described as which type of
group?
Marta is attending a counseling group that is discussing to develop concern and compassion for the needs and feelings of others
what their goals ought to be. Which goal might the group
be
most likely to pick?
Group counseling can be designed to meet the needs of adolescents
a wide range of populations, including which of the
following?
In which type of group are conscious and unconscious group psychotherapy
issues likely to be addressed?
Which type of group features the presentation and psychoeducational groups
discussion of factual information?
According to the text, which of the following did DeLucia- making use of diversity as a way to facilitate growth
Waack (1996) describe as important to multicultural
counseling?
According to the text, Ivey and colleagues (2008) Consider how our own cultural context influences us.
emphasize which of the following as important to
multicultural
intentionality?
According to your text, which type of group is particularly brief group therapy
useful in meeting the needs of clients with and the
requirements of managed care organizations?
According to your text, brief group work is particularly community agencies and school settings
popular in which of these settings?
Which of the following does the text recommend in learn more about how your own cultural background influences you
developing your own multicultural orientation?
According to Pedersen, culture is which of the following? dynamic
Providing multicultural counseling includes which of the race, ethnicity, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and many
following considerations? other categories
True or False: Counselors generally specialize and False
provide only a single type of group to a specific
population.
True or False: Most counselors receive extensive False
training in group leadership.
True or False: Groups are used exclusively for False
therapeutic purposes.
, COUN 604 MIDTERM EXAM
True or False: In general, groups should develop their True
own goals.
True or False: Groups for children often focus on social True
issues including social skill development.
True or False: Groups for college students may benefit True
from a focus on the developmental tasks they face, such
as becoming more
independent.
True or False: Groups for older adults typically focus on False
loss.
True or False: Psychoeducational groups are typically False
unstructured and address any issue of concern to
participants.
True or False: Psychoeducational groups are often True
rooted in learning theory.
True or False: In brief group therapy, the group leader is True
typically more active in directing the group.
True or False: Brief group therapy is generally not very False
effective.
True or False: Multiculturalism means more than just True
national origin or race.
True or False: When working in multicultural counseling, False
it is particularly important to maintain the traditional role
of counselor.
True or False: There is generally no need to modify False
group counseling or therapy techniques when working
with people from diverse
cultures.
True or False: Most traditional therapy models are True
dominated by the views of the mainstream culture.
True or False: Multicultural counselors should seek to False
ignore culture when providing services.
True or False: Differences in culture need not be barriers True
to helping.
True or False: Multicultural counseling considers how True
people's environments play a role in their problems.
True or False: It is important to recognize that different True
cultures often share common ground.
, COUN 604 MIDTERM EXAM
Your text discusses several reasons that groups have -They are flexible and can address therapeutic issues, educational issues, or
become more popular. Identify and discuss three such both.
reasons. -They are less costly than individual therapy.
-They are known to be effective.
-They can be used with a variety of populations in a variety of settings.
- Third-party payers, particularly managed care corporations, support their use.
Identify and discuss two advantages of counseling -The group re-creates the participants' everyday world, especially if the
groups. membership
is diverse with respect to age, interests, background, socioeconomic status, and
type
of problem. As a microcosm of society, the group provides a sample of reality.
-The diversity that characterizes most groups also results in unusually rich
feedback
for and from the participants, who can see themselves through the eyes of a
wide
range of people.
-The group offers understanding and support, which foster the members'
willingness
to explore problems they have brought with them to the group.
- The participants achieve a sense of belonging, and through the cohesion that
develops, group members learn ways of being intimate, of caring, and of
challenging.
-In this supportive group atmosphere, members can experiment with new
behaviors.
Your text discusses groups for different age groups of Childhood: In schools, group counseling is often suggested for children who
life, including childhood, adolescence, college students, display
and behaviors or attributes such as excessive fighting, inability to get along with
older adults. Select one of these groups and discuss the peers, violent
topics that would typically be addressed. outbursts, poor social skills, or lack of supervision at home.
Adolescence: Group counseling is especially suited for adolescents because it
gives them a
place to express conflicting feelings, to explore self-doubts, and to come to the
realization
that they share these concerns with their peers. Adolescents can openly question
their values
and modify those that need to be changed.
College students: Many college counseling centers offer groups designed for
relatively
healthy students who are experiencing personal and interpersonal relationship
problems. The
main purpose of these groups is to provide participants with an opportunity for
growth and a situation in which they can deal with career decisions, intimate
relationships, identity
problems, educational plans, and feelings of isolation on an impersonal campus.
Older adults: Counseling groups can be valuable for older adults in many of the
same ways
they are of value to adolescents. As people grow older, they often experience
isolation. Like
adolescents, older people often feel unproductive, unneeded, and unwanted.
Many older
people accept myths about aging that become self-fulfilling prophecies.
Counseling groups
can do a lot to help older people challenge these myths and deal with the
developmental tasks
that they face while retaining their integrity and self-respect. The group format
can assist
people in breaking out of their isolation and offer older people the
encouragement necessary
to find meaning in their life so that they can live fully and not merely exist.
