CPCE Counseling & Helping Relationships 2

Question 1

A client consistently arrives late and frequently cancels sessions. From a psychodynamic perspective, this behavior is best understood as:

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Resistance or avoidance of therapeutic work

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Poor time management skills

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A scheduling conflict that needs practical resolution

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Disrespect toward the counselor

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'countertransference' in a helping relationship?

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The counselor's emotional reactions to the client influenced by the counselor's own unresolved issues

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The client's emotional reactions to the counselor based on past relationships

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A technique for reflecting the client's feelings back to them

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The process of setting therapeutic goals collaboratively

Question 3

A counselor using motivational interviewing would MOST likely respond to a client's ambivalence about change by:

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Exploring and amplifying the client's own arguments for change

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Confronting the client directly about the consequences of their behavior

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Prescribing specific steps the client must take

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Reassuring the client that change is not necessary

Question 4

In the context of the therapeutic relationship, 'rupture and repair' refers to:

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Breaches in the therapeutic alliance followed by successful resolution

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Ending and restarting therapy after a break

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A client's relapse followed by renewed commitment to goals

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Disagreements about treatment approach that lead to termination

Question 5

Which stage of the helping relationship is characterized by the counselor and client collaboratively identifying goals and developing a treatment plan?

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Action stage

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Exploration stage

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Understanding/insight stage

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Termination stage

Question 6

A client says, 'I know I should exercise more, but I just can't seem to make myself do it.' Using the transtheoretical model, this client is MOST likely in the:

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Contemplation stage

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Precontemplation stage

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Preparation stage

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Maintenance stage

Question 7

The concept of 'unconditional positive regard' as described by Carl Rogers means the counselor:

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Accepts and values the client without conditions or judgments

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Agrees with everything the client says

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Avoids challenging the client's maladaptive beliefs

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Maintains a strictly neutral stance toward the client