CCC CCC Group Counseling & Career Development

Question 1

Which stage of Yalom's group development is characterized by conflict and challenges to the group leader's authority?

Accepted Answer

Transition stage

Answer

Yalom's transition stage involves anxiety, defensiveness, and challenges to leadership as members test safety before committing to deeper group work.

Question 2

In group counselling, the therapeutic factor 'universality' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Members discovering that others share similar problems, reducing feelings of isolation

Answer

Yalom identified universality as the curative factor through which group members gain relief by recognizing that their struggles are shared by others.

Question 3

A career counsellor using Holland's RIASEC theory would match a client's personality type to:

Accepted Answer

Work environments that align with their personality type to maximize satisfaction

Answer

Holland's theory proposes that career satisfaction increases when a person's personality type (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) matches their work environment.

Question 4

Which career development theory emphasizes the concept of 'life span, life space' to understand career as part of broader life roles?

Accepted Answer

Super's Life-Span Life-Space Theory

Answer

Super's theory views career development across the lifespan and within multiple life roles (worker, parent, student, etc.) simultaneously.

Question 5

The concept of 'scapegoating' in group counselling refers to:

Accepted Answer

The group projecting its anxiety or conflict onto one member who is blamed for group problems

Answer

Scapegoating occurs when a group unconsciously targets one member as the source of problems, displacing group-level anxiety onto an individual.

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CCC CCC Group Counseling & Career Development