COUN 506 WEEK 4 EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AVAILABLE

COUN 506 WEEK 4 EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AVAILABLE Question 1 4 out of 4 points The lecture talked about internal dissonance as one reason for personal suffering. What can we say about that? Selected Answer: A client may consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with his/her stated values. Question 2 4 out of 4 points In providing hospitality to a suffering client, and providing solidary to him/her, what is true? Selected Answer: We can minister to out clients simply by recognizing their suffering. Question 3 4 out of 4 points How does the rate limiting factor mentioned in the lecture and by McMinn relate to counseling? Selected Answer: Our own recognition of our strengths and weaknesses as a counselor will relate to the potential rate of change in our counselee. Question 4 4 out of 4 points What is a main insight in Nouwen’s polarities model? Selected Answer: Spiritual formation is a journey. Question 5 4 out of 4 points Which list below provides some of the best suggestions for building a therapeutic relationship in a Christian counseling session? Selected Answer: Recognizing that we are “wounded healers”, providing the sense of “hospitality”, clarifying your role and listening. Question 6 4 out of 4 points What would a counselor do as an “engineer” as relates to multi-tasking in Christian counseling? Selected Answer: We constantly monitor progress and setbacks. Question 7 4 out of 4 points From the lecture, McMinn discusses “Three Continuous Assessment Dimensions”. Which statement below is NOT one of them? Selected Answer: We need to assess whether a client understands the theory of change. Question 8 4 out of 4 points According to the lecture, if someone were asked: “What is spirituality?”, how would they answer if the were coming from a post-modern point of view? Selected Answer: Spirituality as a private alternative to religion. Question 9 4 out of 4 points In the context of the discussion of Christian counseling as a spiritual enterprise, the lecture talked about “receiving grace” and “refining grace”. What is the main idea behind the discussion? Selected Answer: For the Christian counselor, God’s grace needs to be constantly at work to develop the godly characteristics necessary in the counseling process. Question 10 4 out of 4 points The lectures talked about creating “free space” in the process of counseling suffering clients. What is a true statement from that discussion? Selected Answer: Free space is connected to recognition of God’s full knowledge of us. Question 11 4 out of 4 points Although a counselor cannot magically make suffering disappear, how might a counselor provide immediate relief? Selected Answer: The counselor can help clients make life changes to eliminate needless suffering in their lives. Question 12 4 out of 4 points What is the idea behind the faith tradition vs. the formation tradition in the context of spirituality; why is focusing on our formation tradition important in counseling? Selected Answer: One active engagement in Christian counseling is to help our clients apply biblical concepts to their daily lives. Question 13 4 out of 4 points From the METAMORPH perspective, what does it mean when the grid follows the idea of “many theories and techniques in service of a Christian worldview”? Selected Answer: Responsible eclecticism Question 14 4 out of 4 points If we take into account the Formation Field approach to spiritual formation in our counseling, what is true? Selected Answer: One way to relate to non-Christians in Christian counseling is by appealing to their transcendent desires—desire to be a part of something bigger, etc. Question 15 4 out of 4 points What propels a level of professionalism in Christian counseling? Selected Answer: All of the above. Questions 16 4 out of 4 points One counseling benefit of Nouwen’s polarities model of spiritual formation is that we find clues as to typical counseling problems. If a client was at the “loneliness” end of the pole, he/she might be struggling with Selected Answer: Private behaviors which “feel good” but will not truly address intimacy issues. Question 17 4 out of 4 points From the lecture, when we define Christian counseling as a spiritual enterprise, what can we say? Selected Answer: There is an element of sacrifice and self-giving on the part of the counselor. Question 18 4 out of 4 points The lecture talked about “hospitality” as one way for a counselor to respond to suffering. How might a counselor exercise hospitality? Selected Answer: Establish an atmosphere of compassion in the counseling session. Question 19 4 out of 4 points With regard to how a counselor’s temperament affects counseling, what can we say? Selected Answer: Counselors need to be adequately aware of the implications of differences in the need to control and that of the client and make adjustments in counseling. Question 20 4 out of 4 points All of the models of spiritual formation have one of the same elements, which is? Selected Answer: Spiritual growth in the context of relationship and community. Question 21 2 out of 2 points There is rarely a cost to the counselor in the process of moving a counselee from stranger to friend. Selected Answer: False Question 22 2 out of 2 points In counseling suffering clients, looking at body language may help you identify some of your client’s faulty thinking about suffering. Selected Answer: True Question 23 2 out of 2 points There is little connection between a counselor’s worldview and the theory that a counselor chooses to promote healing. Selected Answer: False Question 24 2 out of 2 points Considering the lecture discussion of the five roles of a Christian counselor, we find that the role of “participant” has characteristics similar to establishing “solidarity” mention in a different lecture. Selected Answer: True Question 25 2 out of 2 points It is not really important that a counselor assess his/her own feelings toward a potential client. Selected Answer: False Question 26 2 out of 2 points With regard to attribution theory, as counselors we need to recognize that people are responsible for their own behavior but at the same time also respond to external events. Selected Answer: True Question 27 2 out of 2 points We can be “pleasantly inflexible” in our counseling by holding on to our foundational set of beliefs. Selected Answer: True Question 28 2 out of 2 points It is for the purpose of imitating Christa and drawing others into an affection for that imitation that we dedicate ourselves to the great work of Christian counseling. Selected Answer: True Question 29 2 out of 2 points Attachment interactions in become internalized and stores in the emotional brain, providing a template for one’s core beliefs of self and others and shaping one’s adult emotional regulation styles and relationship styles. Selected Answer: Childhood Question 30 2 out of 2 points Jesus indicated that we possess our souls by our . Selected Answer: Patience