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Group Counseling NCE Exam Questions
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Jacob Moreno - Answer✔Coined term "group therapy" in 1931, father of psychodrama
Pratt - Answer✔First counseling groups in 1905 on tuberculosis
Davis - Answer✔Introduced groups into schools in 1907
Slavson - Answer✔Used groups with children, started American Group Psychotherapy
Association in 1942
Alcoholics Anonymous - Answer✔First self-help group, 1930s
Lewin - Answer✔Started training groups (T-groups) in 1960s, referred to group cohesiveness as
"positive valence"
Reality Distortion - Answer✔Environment of group is different than the outside world
Role Differentiation - Answer✔Process where members adopt different roles within group
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Johari Window - Answer✔Used to explain self-disclosure - there are 4 quadrants of information
depending on whether it's known/unknown to self and known/unknown to others
Gatekeeping - Answer✔Occurs when leader and members insist on sticking to group norms
Blocking - Answer✔Resisting behavior by member that slows group progress - often seen as
silence or non-participation
Informing - Answer✔When a member talks about another member outside of group
Sociogram - Answer✔Graphical representations of group member interaction patterns, shows
the star, cluster and isolate members
Forming Stage - Answer✔Stage that includes discussion of norms and rules
Transition Stage - Answer✔Stage that includes testing boundaries and power structures,
members compete for rank, form alliances, test the leader - also called "storming" stage
Working Stage - Answer✔Stage where committed members work to achieve goals
Termination Stage - Answer✔Stage that includes closure of the group and summarization
Process Evaluation - Answer✔Assessment of group dynamics
Outcome Evaluation - Answer✔Assessment of how members are different because of group
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Group Counseling NCE Exam Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
Jacob Moreno - Answer✔Coined term "group therapy" in 1931, father of psychodrama
Pratt - Answer✔First counseling groups in 1905 on tuberculosis
Davis - Answer✔Introduced groups into schools in 1907
Slavson - Answer✔Used groups with children, started American Group Psychotherapy
Association in 1942
Alcoholics Anonymous - Answer✔First self-help group, 1930s
Lewin - Answer✔Started training groups (T-groups) in 1960s, referred to group cohesiveness as
"positive valence"
Reality Distortion - Answer✔Environment of group is different than the outside world
Role Differentiation - Answer✔Process where members adopt different roles within group
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Johari Window - Answer✔Used to explain self-disclosure - there are 4 quadrants of information
depending on whether it's known/unknown to self and known/unknown to others
Gatekeeping - Answer✔Occurs when leader and members insist on sticking to group norms
Blocking - Answer✔Resisting behavior by member that slows group progress - often seen as
silence or non-participation
Informing - Answer✔When a member talks about another member outside of group
Sociogram - Answer✔Graphical representations of group member interaction patterns, shows
the star, cluster and isolate members
Forming Stage - Answer✔Stage that includes discussion of norms and rules
Transition Stage - Answer✔Stage that includes testing boundaries and power structures,
members compete for rank, form alliances, test the leader - also called "storming" stage
Working Stage - Answer✔Stage where committed members work to achieve goals
Termination Stage - Answer✔Stage that includes closure of the group and summarization
Process Evaluation - Answer✔Assessment of group dynamics
Outcome Evaluation - Answer✔Assessment of how members are different because of group
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