Helen is seeking a specialization in the helping field that attends not only to the inner workings of a person but also to the understanding of the person in the environment. Helen should seek a degree in
a. psychiatric nursing.
b. clinical psychology.
c. social work.
d. counseling psychology.
Q. 2Jim is seeking a career in the helping professions with the hope that he will exert a significant influence on the lives of those seeking help. His motivation to help others is based on the need
a. for prestige and status.
b. to care for others.
c. to make an impact.
d. to provide answers.
Q. 3A characteristic considered to be unproductive and ineffective for helping clients is to:
a. share persistent reactions to the client in an appropriate and timely manner.
b. question life and engage in critical self-examination of one's beliefs and values.
c. be willing to draw on a number of resources to enable clients to move toward their goals.
d. realize that it takes hard work to bring about change and be willing to stick with clients as they go through this difficult process.
Q. 4Researchers studying counseling and psychotherapy have special ethical obligations that include which of the following:
a) Offering clients who were placed in the control or comparison group the experimental treatment afterwards if it has proven useful
b) Not charging a fee for the psychotherapy in the research project even if it is a well known therapeutic approach
c) Giving research participants the opportunity to read the manuscript describing the research results before it is submitted for publication
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 5Deception in research is justified when:
a) The researcher is not being paid by a for-profit company for the research
b) No good alternatives exist to conduct the research
c) Prior research has been published on the topic that used deception
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 6The rights of research participants include:
a) The right to withdraw participation in the research without penalty
b) The right to disclose information about child abuse without having it reported to authorities
c) The right to know whether all participants will be given the experimental treatment
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 7Personal growth experiences that are parts of a training program in counseling or psychotherapy must:
a) Not be required parts of the curriculum -- they must be optional to be ethical
b) Be published in written program materials of on program webistes so that applicants know they exist
c) Only be taught by adjunct faculty
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 8A mentoring relationship between a faculty member and a student may be crossing the boundary into a problematic multiple relationship when:
a) A faculty member shares that she is up for tenure in the upcoming academic year
b) A faculty member recommends a doctoral dissertation topic to a student related to the ongoing research they have been conducting
c) A faculty member hires the son of the student in the mentoring relationship to do summer child care for his children after the student has graduated from the program.
d) All of the above
e) None of the above.
Q. 9Which of the following is true (according to research findings) regarding sexual contact between counseling and psychology faculty and their students?
a) Sexual contact between faculty and graduate students occurs at approximately the same rate as sexual contact between therapists and clients
b) Sexual contact between faculty and students occurs at a higher rate than sexual contact between therapists and clients
c) Sexual contact almost never occurs, but sexual harassment is a continuing problem.
d) None of the above
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