CPCE GROUP COUNSELLING AND GROUP WORK-COUNSELOR
PREPERATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAM|QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS|GRADED A+|PASS ON FIRST AT-
TEMPT|BRAND NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE!!!!!
Prior to the 1960s most counseling took place - ANSWER dyadic relationship
The term group therapy was coined in 1931 by - ANSWER Jacob Moreno, the Father of
psychodrama.
Noted psychotherapy author and scholar Raymond corsini once referred to the early 1940s
as the "modern era" of group work. In the 1940s the two organizations for group therapy
were created and group work became a legitimate specialty. The groups are - ANSWER
the American society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) spawned by the
work of Jacob Moreno in 1942 and the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)
which resulted from the effort of Samuel Richard Slavson in 1943.
which theorist's work has been classified as a preface to the group movement? - AN-
SWER Alfred Adler and Jesse B. Davis
when comparing a tertiary group with a primary or secondary group - ANSWER the ter-
tiary group is more likely to deal with severe pathology
group therapy initially flourished in the United States due to - ANSWER a shortage of in-
dividual therapists during World War 2
some theorists feel that group therapy differs from group counseling in that - ANSWER
group therapy, also dubbed as a personality reconstruction group, would be of longer dura-
tion
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, Most experts would agree that overall? - ANSWER structured exercises are less effective
than unstructured techniques.
According to the risky shift phenomenon, a group decision will - ANSWER be less con-
servative than the average group members decision, prior to the group discussion.
T-groups often stress ways employees can express themselves in an effective manner. The
"T" in T-groups merely stands for - ANSWER training
A counselor is conducting a screening for clients who wish to participate in a counseling
group which will meet Tuesday nights at his private practice office. Which client would most
likely be the poorest choice for a group member? - ANSWER an extremely hostile and
belligerent construction worker
A counselor is screening clients for a new group at the college counseling center. Which cli-
ent would most likely be the poorest choice for a group member? - ANSWER a first year
student who is suicidal and sociopathic.
most expert in the field of group counseling would agree that the most important trait for
group members is the ability - ANSWER to trust
the number of people in an open group is generally - ANSWER more stable than in a
closed group.
one distinct disadvantage of an open group is that - ANSWER a member who begins after
the first meeting has missed information or experiences
which statement made by a doctoral- level counselor is illustration of a leader focused on
process rather than product?
a. "jim seems more relaxed today."
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PREPERATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAM|QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS|GRADED A+|PASS ON FIRST AT-
TEMPT|BRAND NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE!!!!!
Prior to the 1960s most counseling took place - ANSWER dyadic relationship
The term group therapy was coined in 1931 by - ANSWER Jacob Moreno, the Father of
psychodrama.
Noted psychotherapy author and scholar Raymond corsini once referred to the early 1940s
as the "modern era" of group work. In the 1940s the two organizations for group therapy
were created and group work became a legitimate specialty. The groups are - ANSWER
the American society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) spawned by the
work of Jacob Moreno in 1942 and the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)
which resulted from the effort of Samuel Richard Slavson in 1943.
which theorist's work has been classified as a preface to the group movement? - AN-
SWER Alfred Adler and Jesse B. Davis
when comparing a tertiary group with a primary or secondary group - ANSWER the ter-
tiary group is more likely to deal with severe pathology
group therapy initially flourished in the United States due to - ANSWER a shortage of in-
dividual therapists during World War 2
some theorists feel that group therapy differs from group counseling in that - ANSWER
group therapy, also dubbed as a personality reconstruction group, would be of longer dura-
tion
1
, Most experts would agree that overall? - ANSWER structured exercises are less effective
than unstructured techniques.
According to the risky shift phenomenon, a group decision will - ANSWER be less con-
servative than the average group members decision, prior to the group discussion.
T-groups often stress ways employees can express themselves in an effective manner. The
"T" in T-groups merely stands for - ANSWER training
A counselor is conducting a screening for clients who wish to participate in a counseling
group which will meet Tuesday nights at his private practice office. Which client would most
likely be the poorest choice for a group member? - ANSWER an extremely hostile and
belligerent construction worker
A counselor is screening clients for a new group at the college counseling center. Which cli-
ent would most likely be the poorest choice for a group member? - ANSWER a first year
student who is suicidal and sociopathic.
most expert in the field of group counseling would agree that the most important trait for
group members is the ability - ANSWER to trust
the number of people in an open group is generally - ANSWER more stable than in a
closed group.
one distinct disadvantage of an open group is that - ANSWER a member who begins after
the first meeting has missed information or experiences
which statement made by a doctoral- level counselor is illustration of a leader focused on
process rather than product?
a. "jim seems more relaxed today."
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