LPC The Helping Relationship 2

Question 1

Carl Rogers identified three core conditions necessary for therapeutic change. Which of the following is NOT one of Rogers' three core conditions?

Accepted Answer

Behavioral reinforcement

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Unconditional positive regard

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Genuineness (congruence)

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Empathic understanding

Question 2

The term 'working alliance' in counseling refers to:

Accepted Answer

The collaborative bond, goals, and tasks shared by client and counselor

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The formal contractual agreement between counselor and client

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The supervisor-supervisee relationship in clinical training

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The network of referral partnerships maintained by a counselor

Question 3

Countertransference in the helping relationship refers to:

Accepted Answer

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

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The client's unconscious redirection of feelings toward the counselor

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The use of projection by the client during sessions

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A technique for building rapport through shared experiences

Question 4

Active listening in counseling includes which of the following behaviors?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining eye contact, using minimal encouragers, and reflecting content and feelings

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Interrupting to offer advice when the client pauses

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Immediately redirecting to solution-focused questions

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Keeping a blank, neutral facial expression at all times

Question 5

In motivational interviewing, 'rolling with resistance' means:

Accepted Answer

Avoiding argument and shifting perspective without directly opposing the client's view

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Confronting and challenging the client's resistance directly

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Terminating sessions when the client refuses to change

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Reinforcing resistant behavior to paradoxically reduce it

Question 6

Immediacy in the counseling relationship refers to the counselor's ability to:

Accepted Answer

Discuss what is happening between counselor and client in the present moment

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Respond quickly to crisis situations

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Provide immediate feedback on homework assignments

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Intervene before the client's problem escalates