The goal of the precontemplation stage is:
A) To help clients begin thinking about an action plan.
B) To assist the client to acknowledge there is a problem.
C) To assess the effectiveness of an action plan that has been tried by
the client.
D) To assist the client in beginning to think about his or her problems.
When reluctance to participate is high and likely to prevent any successful outcome, which skill is very useful?
A) Reflection of feeling
B) Confrontation
C) Structuring
D) Immediacy
Because it is not unusual for clients to experience difficulty sharing information during the initial phase of the interview, interviewers should try to enlist the client's cooperation by:
A) Resolving the source of the discomfort through information giving.
B) Focusing on the purpose of the interview.
C) Beginning with a relaxation exercise.
D) Moving to problem solving, so the client feels something is being
accomplished.
Clients may demonstrate resistance during the interviewing process in which of the following ways:
A) By controlling the content of the interview
B) By stating their difficulty with the interview or interviewer
C) By controlling their style of response in an interview (e.g., flattery,
argumentation, blame, etc.)
D) By failing to keep the formal or informal contract with the
interviewer regarding session time
E) By failing to do what the interviewer requests
F) A, C, and D
G) A, B, C, D, and E
H) A, B, and C
The three structure phases during which interviewers are most likely to encounter resistance are:
A) Goal formulation, action, and termination.
B) Exploration, problem definition, and problem prioritizing.
C) During any and all phases.
D) Exploration, action, and termination.
Enlisting cooperation is used:
A) With clients who would benefit from becoming community
volunteers as part of their problem solving strategy.
B) With clients who demonstrate resistance, reluctance, discomfort,
and noncompliance.
C) When interviewers become over-worked and burnout begins to
affect their ability to help clients.
D) During the preparation for action phase, when it is most effective to
have the client cooperate in choosing a realistic plan for action.
When structuring with clients from some cultures:
A) It is important that the interviewer take a more backseat,
nondirective role so as not to offend the client.
B) It is important to educate clients on the process of goal setting
within a Western framework of values.
C) It is important that the interviewer be pragmatic, address immediate
concerns, and take a more active role in the structuring process.
D) It is important to know whether clients from a particular culture
learn better from success or failure.
The action phase involves:
A) Implementing the action plan, followed by termination of the
client/interviewer relationship.
B) Implementing the action plan, followed by evaluation of its success
and modification as necessary.
C) Careful assessment of the steps the client would normally use to
take action on a problem, then modification of those steps as
necessary.
D) Plotting the course of action the client is to take, assessing its
advantages and disadvantages, and making modifications as
necessary.
The objective(s) of the preparation for action phase is/are:
A) To teach the client relaxation exercises that will help him/her
perform better in situations requiring action.
B) To first assess the advantages and disadvantages of the various
goals identified, then choose one for which to formulate an action
plan.
C) To coach the client through the sequence of steps formulated in the
action plan.
D) To generate a number of plans that are relevant to the client's goal,
to assess the advantages and disadvantages of each plan, and to
select and optimal plan.
The aim of the goal formulation phase is:
A) To create specific goals for each of the client's concerns.
B) To redefine the problem defined in the problem definition phase in
terms of an alternative, realistic situation.
C) To define the client's long term, short term, and intermediary goals.
D) To define a specific, realistic, achievable life goal for the client.
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