CPCE Counseling & Helping Relationships 3

Question 1

A counselor notices that a client who was sexually abused as a child begins to idealize the counselor and seeks excessive reassurance. This is BEST explained by:

Accepted Answer

Positive transference rooted in attachment needs

Answer

Idealization and reassurance-seeking often reflect positive transference, where the client projects onto the counselor the role of a wished-for protective figure.

Question 2

Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of using minimal encouragers during a counseling session?

Accepted Answer

To communicate attentiveness and encourage the client to continue

Answer

Minimal encouragers such as 'mm-hmm,' 'go on,' or nodding signal that the counselor is listening and invite the client to elaborate.

Question 3

A counselor who practices 'immediacy' in session would MOST likely:

Accepted Answer

Address the here-and-now dynamics occurring between counselor and client

Answer

Immediacy involves the counselor drawing attention to what is happening in the therapeutic relationship at that moment in order to illuminate relational patterns.

Question 4

According to Gelso and Carter's tripartite model, the three components of the therapeutic relationship are:

Accepted Answer

Working alliance, transference configuration, and real relationship

Answer

Gelso and Carter identify the working alliance, the transference/countertransference configuration, and the real relationship as the three key components.

Question 5

When a counselor uses a 'here-and-now' focus in Gestalt therapy, the primary goal is to:

Accepted Answer

Increase the client's awareness of present experience and contact

Answer

Gestalt therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and the quality of contact between the person and their environment as the vehicle for change.

Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam Practice Test

Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam Practice Test

CPCE Counseling & Helping Relationships 3