Question: The client angrily says during a therapy group, “There is no way I’m telling you people my business.” Which of the following is an example of reflection?
Answer Choices:
“I’m hearing you say you don’t want to share your business with the rest of us.”
“It sounds like you’re concerned about whether you can trust the group with what you have to say.”
“Why don’t you want to share with the group?”
“I can see you’re upset.”
Answer: B. “It sounds like you’re concerned about whether you can trust the group with what you have to say.”
Question: The leader notices that John frequently interrupts others and monopolizes the conversation… Which action is therapeutic for the leader to take?
Answer Choices:
Say to John, “You are interrupting others and need to stop.”
Tell John privately what he must do to change.
Say to the group, “I want to go around the room and have everybody tell John how you feel about him.”
“John, please tell us in one sentence what is most important for us to hear about you.”
Answer: D. “John, please tell us in one sentence what is most important for us to hear about you.”
Question: The client has a history of severe depression… What is the first step the therapist should take to aid her termination process?
Answer Choices:
Extend group therapy by one more month
Refer the client to a different type of therapy group
Ask the client to replace her negative thoughts with positive ones
Encourage the client to discuss her concerns with the group
Answer: D. Encourage the client to discuss her concerns with the group
Question: The therapist is conducting a group in its final stage. What behaviors would be typical?
Answer Choices:
Role-playing with another member an interaction with a spouse
Sharing fears about participating in a group
Challenging the therapist’s style of leadership
Creating group norms
Answer: A. Role-playing with another member an interaction with a spouse
Question: Attachment styles and injuries are key components of which model of family therapy?
Answer Choices:
Systems
Structural
Strategic
Emotion-focused
Answer: D. Emotion-focused
Question: Which of the following is typically NOT characteristic of group members in the working stage?
Answer Choices:
Risk-taking
Confrontation
Anxiety
Loss of hope
Answer: D. Loss of hope
Question: The therapist is conducting the first session of a bereavement group. Which statement by a member would be of most concern?
Answer Choices:
“I don’t know how a group is supposed to help me.”
“I am the mother-figure in the group.”
“The only reason I’m here is because my doctor said I had to come.”
“Don’t expect me to tell you all of my secrets.”
Answer: C. “The only reason I’m here is because my doctor said I had to come.”
Question: Two therapists are co-leading a group. Therapist A has negative feelings for one group member… Which of the following actions is NOT therapeutic?
Answer Choices:
Dissolve the co-leadership agreement with Therapist A
Facilitate a discussion between the member and Therapist A
Process the interaction between Therapist A and the member with the group
Discuss with Therapist A a possible countertransference reaction
Answer: A. Dissolve the co-leadership agreement with Therapist A
Question: The novice therapist is describing to the supervisor how he conducted a therapy session… Which statement should be of concern?
Answer Choices:
“I told the members that they must respect one another.”
“I described the purpose of the group at the beginning of each session.”
“I reminded the group how many sessions we had left.”
“I assured the group that everything that was said would remain confidential.”
Answer: D. “I assured the group that everything that was said would remain confidential.”
Question: The client is a 73-year-old Viet Nam veteran with a history of dementia. In screening him for your therapy group, what additional piece of information is most important to obtain?
Answer Choices:
How long ago his spouse died
His experience during the war
His current level of cognitive functioning
His current support system
Answer: C. His current level of cognitive functioning