Therapists who work with violent and suicidal clients:
a. are less likely to experience burnout or impairments.
b. will not feel the effects of stress if they do not experience countertransference.
c. are particularly vulnerable to stress.
d. are more likely to see a positive outcome in therapy.
Client dependence is less of an issue:
a. with the growth of managed care brief treatment and restricted number of sessions.
b. if the therapist is experiencing problems and is unaware of these problems.
c. when the therapist is in control of the session.
d. when the therapist is not practicing self-care.
It is believed that countertransference involves:
a. ongoing personal therapy.
b. the client's projection of their feelings or attitudes onto the therapist.
c. the therapist's total emotional responses to a client including feelings, associations, fantasies, and fleetingimages.
d. a healthy relationship between client and therapist.
Tanya seems to meet some of her personal needs through counseling her clients. This is
a. a win/win situation for Tanya and her clients since it is always a sign of being highly invested in the processwhen counselors meet their own personal needs through their work.
b. acceptable as long as these needs do not assume priority or get in the way of her clients' growth.
c. never acceptable under any circumstances.
d. illegal in 42 states.
The authors state that, in many ways, therapeutic encounters serve as mirrors in which therapists can see their own lives reflected. As a result:
a. therapy can become a catalyst for change in the therapist as well as in the client.
b. many therapists become narcissistic.
c. therapists tend to commit ethical violations stemming from blurred boundaries.
d. the therapist cannot experience change.
Which of the following is NOT a way you can involve yourself in therapeutic experiences that can increase your availability to clients?
a. Individual and/or group counseling
b. Continuing education
c. Keeping a personal journal and reading
d. Limiting travel and new experiences
An ethical issue arises when:
a. a new client temporarily experiences a period of dependence on the counselor.
b. counselors encourage clients to come up with solutions to problems with minimal help from the counselor.
c. a client develops an unhealthy dependence on their counselor and the counselor deals with it therapeutically,without blaming the client.
d. counselors encourage and promote dependence on the part of their clients.
Self-care involves:
a. compassion for and dedication to serving others.
b. searching for positive life experiences that lead to zest, peace, excitement, and happiness.
c. good public relations skills and an outgoing personality.
d. high verbal reasoning abilities and a high I.Q.
As therapists, we are often in the role of giver; to preserve our vitality, we need to create spaces in which the giver can be supported. A necessary form of ongoing self-care to help in this support is:
a. personal therapy.
b. decreasing number of clients.
c. engaging in fieldwork and internship experiences.
d. to begin practicing psychotherapy.
Which of the following is NOT a sign of therapist decay?
a. An absence of boundaries with clients
b. Accepting clients within one's scope of competence
c. Living in isolated ways
d. Being unwilling to seek professional help when experiencing personal distress
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