Group Therapy Flashcards
7 cards from real CAADE practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.
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Which ethical obligation is MOST important for a counselor to address when a group member discloses intent to harm a specific third party?
Answer: Warn the intended victim and notify appropriate authorities (Tarasoff duty)
California's Tarasoff ruling requires counselors to take reasonable steps to protect identifiable potential victims, including warning them.
Scapegoating in a therapy group occurs when:
Answer: The group projects its collective anxiety or negative feelings onto one member
Scapegoating is a group defense mechanism where one member is blamed or isolated to reduce the group's collective anxiety.
Which approach is MOST effective when a group becomes dominated by one very talkative member?
Answer: Gently interrupt and invite others to share their perspectives on what was said
Gently redirecting to elicit others' responses manages dominance while keeping the interaction therapeutic rather than punitive.
The term 'process commentary' in group therapy refers to the facilitator's practice of:
Answer: Observing and naming the patterns of interaction occurring between members
Process commentary involves the facilitator observing and reflecting on relational patterns and dynamics occurring within the group.
A counselor running an addiction recovery group discovers that two members are in a romantic relationship outside of group. The MOST appropriate initial action is to:
Answer: Address the outside relationship within the group as a boundary issue
Outside relationships between group members create subgroups and boundary issues that should be discussed openly in group per standard group agreements.
Which statement BEST describes the role of silence in group therapy?
Answer: Silence can be therapeutically meaningful and should be explored rather than automatically filled
Silence in group can reflect reflection, resistance, or emerging emotion and is most effectively explored rather than prematurely interrupted.
In the context of CAADE standards, countertransference in group therapy MOST refers to:
Answer: The facilitator's emotional reactions to members that are rooted in the facilitator's own unresolved issues
Countertransference involves the counselor's own unresolved material being activated by clients, requiring self-awareness and supervision.