GROUPS: PROCESS AND PRACTICE
(COREY) COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Which leadership skill involves identifying and connecting common themes across different
members’ contributions in a group session?
A. Reflecting
B. Summarizing
C. Linking
D. Clarifying
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Linking is a process skill where the leader points out the
connection between different members’ experiences to foster group cohesion.
2. During which stage of a group are members most likely to experience conflict and test the
leader’s authority?
A. Initial Stage
B. Transition Stage
,C. Working Stage
D. Final Stage
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The transition stage is characterized by anxiety, defensiveness,
and resistance, where members often challenge the leader’s competence or the group’s
safety.
3. Ethically, what is the most significant limitation regarding confidentiality in a group
counseling setting?
A. Confidentiality is only required in closed groups.
B. Members are legally bound to keep secrets.
C. Leaders cannot legal enforce confidentiality among members.
D. Minors do not have a right to confidentiality in groups.
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: While leaders have professional ethical standards, they cannot
physically or legally ensure that members will not disclose information shared in the
group.
4. A leader who uses an authoritarian style is most likely to:
A. Encourage member-to-member interaction.
B. Direct the flow of communication towards themselves.
, C. Focus on the ‘here-and-now’ exclusively.
D. Allow the group to determine its own direction.
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Authoritarian leaders typically control the agenda and serve as
the central hub of communication, rather than facilitating horizontal communication.
5. Which theoretical approach emphasizes the importance of ‘social interest’ and ‘birth order’
in group dynamics?
A. Person-Centered
B. Adlerian
C. Gestalt
D. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Adlerian group therapy focuses on the individual’s social
context, purposeful behavior, and the influence of family constellation.
6. In the ‘Working Stage’, the primary focus for members should be:
A. Applying group insights to their everyday lives.
B. Navigating power struggles.
C. Getting to know one another’s backgrounds.
(COREY) COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Which leadership skill involves identifying and connecting common themes across different
members’ contributions in a group session?
A. Reflecting
B. Summarizing
C. Linking
D. Clarifying
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Linking is a process skill where the leader points out the
connection between different members’ experiences to foster group cohesion.
2. During which stage of a group are members most likely to experience conflict and test the
leader’s authority?
A. Initial Stage
B. Transition Stage
,C. Working Stage
D. Final Stage
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The transition stage is characterized by anxiety, defensiveness,
and resistance, where members often challenge the leader’s competence or the group’s
safety.
3. Ethically, what is the most significant limitation regarding confidentiality in a group
counseling setting?
A. Confidentiality is only required in closed groups.
B. Members are legally bound to keep secrets.
C. Leaders cannot legal enforce confidentiality among members.
D. Minors do not have a right to confidentiality in groups.
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: While leaders have professional ethical standards, they cannot
physically or legally ensure that members will not disclose information shared in the
group.
4. A leader who uses an authoritarian style is most likely to:
A. Encourage member-to-member interaction.
B. Direct the flow of communication towards themselves.
, C. Focus on the ‘here-and-now’ exclusively.
D. Allow the group to determine its own direction.
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Authoritarian leaders typically control the agenda and serve as
the central hub of communication, rather than facilitating horizontal communication.
5. Which theoretical approach emphasizes the importance of ‘social interest’ and ‘birth order’
in group dynamics?
A. Person-Centered
B. Adlerian
C. Gestalt
D. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Adlerian group therapy focuses on the individual’s social
context, purposeful behavior, and the influence of family constellation.
6. In the ‘Working Stage’, the primary focus for members should be:
A. Applying group insights to their everyday lives.
B. Navigating power struggles.
C. Getting to know one another’s backgrounds.
