Confrontation is all but which of the following?
a. Yelling at a client
b. Telling a client what to do
c. Acting as if you are the authority figure who has the answer
d. Laying guilt trips on a client for not accomplishing his or her goals
e. Acting cynically toward a person and treating him or her like he or she is not worthwhile
f. None of the above
Q. 2A counselor at a problem pregnancy clinic describes a number of birth control methods to a sexually active teenager, and then states, If you're going to remain sexually active, I strongly urge you to use one of these methods.. The counselor then goes on to describe the various methods. This is an example of what kind of problem-focused skill?
a. Advice giving
b. Offering alternatives
c. Information giving
d. Two of the above
e. Three of the above
f. All of the above
Q. 3Meichenbaum (as cited in Kleinke, 1994) notes that when the helping relationship is at its optimal, the timing of a problem-focused response should be such that:
a. the client can take in the advice or alternative being offered.
b. the client would not feel put down by the solution being offered.
c. the client will be ready to act on the solution being offered.
d. the client is one step ahead of the solution being offered.
Q. 4Which of the following is not a drawback of using problem-focused skills?
a. They tend to portray the helper as an expert.
b. They tend to foster over-reliance on the helper.
c. They foster dependency.
d. None of the above (all are drawbacks)
Q. 5In reference to problem-focused skills, in which order do the responses become more value laden and helper-centered, and thus the response becomes potentially more destructive?
a. Offering alternatives to information giving to advice giving
b. Offering alternatives to advice giving to information giving
c. Information giving to offering alternatives to advice giving
d. Information giving to advice giving to offering alternatives
e. Advice giving to information giving to offering alternatives
f. Advice giving to offering alternatives to information giving
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