Sean and Susan have a very close relationship with Susan's mother, Sheila. They tell her just about everything happening in their lives and she reciprocates in kind. The type of boundary that best represents this structure is:
a. clear
b. rigid
c. diffuse
d. obtuse
Q. 2When a counselor is hostile, cold, or antagonistic toward a client it is an example of __________.
A. overidentification
B. transference
C. disidentification
D. a blind spot
Q. 3Psychodynamic theories are based on the belief that _____
a. Thoughts (cognitions) preceded emotions. Therefore, helping clients change their thinking will help change their feelings
b. Setting reasonable goals and helping clients attain them is the basis for therapeutic change
c. Clients must understand the conflicting forces within them and recognize the influence of their past in order to live more consciously
d. Warmth, empathy, and unconditional positive regard are the core conditions for change.
Q. 4The three major theoretical positions in counseling have historically been _____
a. Cognitive/Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Humanistic/Existential
b. Freudian, Adlerian, Rogerian
c. Medical, Psychological, Psychiatric
d. Individual, Group, Community
Q. 5A counselor's __________ may contribute to a transference pull.
A. personality
B. posture
C. gestures
D. all of the above
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