CDCA Group Process & Techniques 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the norming stage of group development, members typically:
- Challenge the group leader's authority
- Establish cohesion and shared norms (Correct answer)
- Explore termination and closure
- Focus primarily on individual goals
Correct answer: Establish cohesion and shared norms
During norming, group members develop cohesion, establish shared expectations, and begin working collaboratively.
Question 2: A counselor notices two group members consistently sitting together and excluding others. This is an example of:
- Altruism
- Universality
- Subgrouping (Correct answer)
- Cohesiveness
Correct answer: Subgrouping
Subgrouping occurs when members form cliques within the group, which can undermine group cohesion and therapeutic progress.
Question 3: Which technique involves having a group member speak directly to an empty chair as if someone is sitting in it?
- Psychodrama
- Gestalt empty chair technique (Correct answer)
- Role reversal
- Sociodrama
Correct answer: Gestalt empty chair technique
The Gestalt empty chair technique allows clients to address unfinished business with significant others or parts of themselves by speaking to an imagined presence.
Question 4: When a group member says 'I feel like nobody here really understands what I'm going through,' the counselor's BEST response is to:
- Reassure the member that everyone understands
- Explore the feeling and invite group members to respond (Correct answer)
- Redirect the group to another topic
- Suggest the member consider individual therapy
Correct answer: Explore the feeling and invite group members to respond
Exploring the feeling and inviting group response promotes universality and uses the group's therapeutic potential.
Question 5: Yalom's concept of 'altruism' as a curative factor in group therapy refers to:
- Members receiving advice from the counselor
- Members benefiting from helping other group members (Correct answer)
- Members learning from observing others' progress
- Members developing social skills through interaction
Correct answer: Members benefiting from helping other group members
Altruism occurs when group members gain self-worth and purpose by offering support, insight, and assistance to one another.
Question 6: A group member who constantly seeks reassurance and approval from the group leader is displaying:
- Transference (Correct answer)
- Countertransference
- Projection
- Resistance
Correct answer: Transference
Transference occurs when a client projects feelings or expectations onto the counselor based on past relationships with authority figures.
Question 7: Which of the following is the primary goal of the termination stage in group counseling?
- Introducing new therapeutic techniques
- Consolidating gains and preparing members for independence (Correct answer)
- Resolving conflicts between group members
- Establishing group rules and boundaries
Correct answer: Consolidating gains and preparing members for independence
Termination focuses on reviewing progress, consolidating learning, and preparing members to apply skills independently after the group ends.
CDCA Group Process & Techniques 2
In the norming stage of group development, members typically: