NUR 661 EXAM 2 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
ALREADY GRADED A+
Blocking - ANSWER ✔ stop counterproductive behavior of patient without
attacking them
Empathiizing - ANSWER ✔ Convey understanding, grasp patients world,
identify with them by their frame of reference
Evaluating - ANSWER ✔ Assess behavior, assess group progress, ongoing after
each session
Facilitating - ANSWER ✔ enabling members withing the group, open up
communication, help members to increase responsibility
Giving Feedback - ANSWER ✔ Help direct clients so they can reach their goals
Goal setting - ANSWER ✔ the process of working toward something you want to
accomplish
Inititating - ANSWER ✔ Bring new ideas to the group, initiate effective group
progress
Reflecting Feelings - ANSWER ✔ Let members of the group know they are being
heard and understood
Suggesting - ANSWER ✔ Offer advice leading to a point
Interpreting - ANSWER ✔ Possible explanations for certain thoughts, feelings or
behaviors, trying to make them aware of potential conflicts or contradictions
Risks Associated with Group Work - ANSWER ✔ Patients doing worse,
confidentiality, safety, confrontation, one group member ganging up on another,
intimidation
, Who warns about potential risks in group work? - ANSWER ✔ The leader
Benefits of group work - ANSWER ✔ social support, getting perspectives from
others, learning other adaptive behaviors, learn coping skills
Major goals of group work - ANSWER ✔ To resolve our own conflict, change is
possible, learn coping skills, things can change and get better but may be rough in
the beginning, give them hope
How does informed consent relate to group work - ANSWER ✔ Notifies the
clients what to expect and the guidelines and they agree to participate, discuss
potential problems. Appropriate both legally and ethically to warn the client that
they may be uncomfortable and there could be confrontation.
What is an encounter group - ANSWER ✔ An enactment of here and now but
related to past or future event
How is group counseling different - ANSWER ✔ preventative and educations
purposes using the here and now (shorter)
How is group therapy different - ANSWER ✔ Remediation of past
problems/difficulties (longer)
What is the major difference between group counseling and group therapy -
ANSWER ✔ Different goals
How are psychotherapy groups different - ANSWER ✔ Education including past
and present
How are self-exploration groups different - ANSWER ✔ About personal growth,
experience and self-awareness groups, as leaders its a good idea for us to do them
How are task groups different - ANSWER ✔ designed to assist task forces,
committee, big projects
How are psychoeducational groups different - ANSWER ✔ They have a central
theme, more structured, specific
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
ALREADY GRADED A+
Blocking - ANSWER ✔ stop counterproductive behavior of patient without
attacking them
Empathiizing - ANSWER ✔ Convey understanding, grasp patients world,
identify with them by their frame of reference
Evaluating - ANSWER ✔ Assess behavior, assess group progress, ongoing after
each session
Facilitating - ANSWER ✔ enabling members withing the group, open up
communication, help members to increase responsibility
Giving Feedback - ANSWER ✔ Help direct clients so they can reach their goals
Goal setting - ANSWER ✔ the process of working toward something you want to
accomplish
Inititating - ANSWER ✔ Bring new ideas to the group, initiate effective group
progress
Reflecting Feelings - ANSWER ✔ Let members of the group know they are being
heard and understood
Suggesting - ANSWER ✔ Offer advice leading to a point
Interpreting - ANSWER ✔ Possible explanations for certain thoughts, feelings or
behaviors, trying to make them aware of potential conflicts or contradictions
Risks Associated with Group Work - ANSWER ✔ Patients doing worse,
confidentiality, safety, confrontation, one group member ganging up on another,
intimidation
, Who warns about potential risks in group work? - ANSWER ✔ The leader
Benefits of group work - ANSWER ✔ social support, getting perspectives from
others, learning other adaptive behaviors, learn coping skills
Major goals of group work - ANSWER ✔ To resolve our own conflict, change is
possible, learn coping skills, things can change and get better but may be rough in
the beginning, give them hope
How does informed consent relate to group work - ANSWER ✔ Notifies the
clients what to expect and the guidelines and they agree to participate, discuss
potential problems. Appropriate both legally and ethically to warn the client that
they may be uncomfortable and there could be confrontation.
What is an encounter group - ANSWER ✔ An enactment of here and now but
related to past or future event
How is group counseling different - ANSWER ✔ preventative and educations
purposes using the here and now (shorter)
How is group therapy different - ANSWER ✔ Remediation of past
problems/difficulties (longer)
What is the major difference between group counseling and group therapy -
ANSWER ✔ Different goals
How are psychotherapy groups different - ANSWER ✔ Education including past
and present
How are self-exploration groups different - ANSWER ✔ About personal growth,
experience and self-awareness groups, as leaders its a good idea for us to do them
How are task groups different - ANSWER ✔ designed to assist task forces,
committee, big projects
How are psychoeducational groups different - ANSWER ✔ They have a central
theme, more structured, specific
