Counseling Versus Counseling Psychology correct answers Counseling is an activity done by a
range of professionals.
Counseling Psychology is the field within Psychology which includes the activity of counseling.
Counseling Psychology APA correct answers - Involves a focus on the development of
individuals throughout the lifespan.
- Help people with physical, emotional, and mental disorders improve well-being.
- Intervene in emotions, behaviors, and cognitions.
Unifying Themes of Counseling Psychology correct answers 1. Focus on Intact Personalities
2. Emphasis on Person-Environment Interactions
3. Emphasis on Educational and Career Development
4. Relatively Brief Interventions
5. Focus on People's Strengths, Assets, and Positive Mental Health
Person-Environment Interactions correct answers - Considers the role of the environment in
people's lives.
- This is not meant to excuse personal responsibility but to acknowledge the effect the
environment can have.
Educational and Career Development correct answers - For some, this is the heart of counseling
psychology and one of its foundations.
- Training in career and counseling and vocational psychology is part of graduate coursework.
- The reality is that problems in educational and career development are as much "personal
problems" as are relationship problems or anything else.
Brief Interventions correct answers - 3-12 sessions is considered brief.
- Long term therapy can be anywhere from 3 months to several years.
Focus on Strengths correct answers - Emphasis on health rather than psychopathology (sickness)
regardless of degree of disturbance.
- Emphasis on optimism, assets, positive mental health, coping mechanisms, and belief in
positive change.
- Focus on strengths even with "disturbed" people.
Three Central Roles of Counseling Psychology correct answers 1. Remedial
2. Preventative
3. Educative
Remedial Role correct answers - Helping individuals, families, or groups remedy problems.
Examples of Individual Remedial Role Problems correct answers Depression, weight issues, test
anxiety, inability to choose a major.