Confrontation with clients should be used ____.
A. when helpers need to constructively vent their frustration
B. in an abrupt manner to get the clients attention
C. in the ultimatum format
D. sparingly and carefully
Q. 2Egan recommends that helper self-disclosure typically be used ____.
A. selectively, carefully, and flexibly
B. to model openness and honesty
C. early in counseling to establish rapport
D. at the same level for all clients
Q. 3Which of the following is not an example of an advanced empathy technique?
A. Helping clients make the implied explicit
B. Helping clients make connections that may be missing
C. Sharing with the client your gut instincts about whats going on
D. Sharing educated hunches based on empathic understanding
Q. 4Advanced empathy is designed to help the helper to ____.
A. respond more deeply to covert meanings of a clients communication
B. communicate the deepest level of commitment to the client
C. achieve more credibility with clients
D. develop the most current clinical skills
Q. 5Transforming blind spots into new perspectives requires which of the following in order to manage problems and opportunities?
A. Self-limiting internal behavior
B. Synesthesia
C. Ratiocination
D. Cognitive restructuring
Q. 6Which of the following is not an example of a blind spot?
A. Simple unawareness
B. Failure to think things through
C. Disagreement with the helper
D. Self-deception
Q. 7In helping, the term blind spot refers to which of the following?
A. Aspects of ourselves that we fail to see or choose to ignore that keep us from identifying and managing problem situations or identifying and developing opportunities
B. Aspects of others that we can see that they cannot
C. Problematic aspects of ourselves that can never be fixed
D. Precious parts of ourselves that reflect the saying ignorance is bliss
Q. 8Sometimes a helper must challenge inadequate participation in the helping process. Which of the following is the most predominant reason that a client fails to participate adequately?
A. The client is always reaching outward to others.
B. The client is reluctant to change.
C. The client is too introspective.
D. The client has set too many goals.
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