LPC Group Counseling Theories 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Yalom's therapeutic factors, 'universality' refers to which group experience?
- Members receiving advice from the leader
- Members discovering their problems are shared by others (Correct answer)
- Members achieving insight through dream analysis
- Members practicing skills through role-play
Correct answer: Members discovering their problems are shared by others
Universality is the therapeutic realization that one is not alone and that others share similar struggles.
Question 2: Which stage of Tuckman's group development model is characterized by conflict and competition among members?
- Forming
- Norming
- Storming (Correct answer)
- Adjourning
Correct answer: Storming
The storming stage involves interpersonal conflict, power struggles, and challenges to leadership.
Question 3: A counselor using Gestalt theory in a group setting would most likely encourage members to:
- Analyze childhood attachment patterns
- Explore irrational beliefs through disputation
- Speak in the present tense and use 'I' statements (Correct answer)
- Identify reinforcement contingencies for behaviors
Correct answer: Speak in the present tense and use 'I' statements
Gestalt group work emphasizes present-moment awareness and personal responsibility through 'I' language.
Question 4: The concept of the 'identified patient' in a family systems group refers to:
- The member with the most severe diagnosis
- The member who is scapegoated to maintain system homeostasis (Correct answer)
- The member who has been in therapy the longest
- The member who takes on the leader role
Correct answer: The member who is scapegoated to maintain system homeostasis
The identified patient is the symptom-bearer who masks the dysfunction of the larger group system.
Question 5: Which group leadership style involves the leader sharing power equally and encouraging member decision-making?
- Authoritarian
- Laissez-faire
- Democratic (Correct answer)
- Directive
Correct answer: Democratic
Democratic leadership fosters member autonomy and shared responsibility within the group.
Question 6: In Adlerian group therapy, 'social interest' (Gemeinschaftsgefühl) is best described as:
- A desire for social media validation
- An innate sense of belonging and concern for others' welfare (Correct answer)
- The tendency to compare oneself to group peers
- Motivation driven by fear of social rejection
Correct answer: An innate sense of belonging and concern for others' welfare
Adler viewed social interest as the index of mental health and the goal of therapeutic growth.
Question 7: A group leader practicing Motivational Interviewing (MI) would BEST respond to a resistant member by:
- Confronting the resistance directly and firmly
- Reflecting the ambivalence and exploring the member's own reasons for change (Correct answer)
- Ignoring the resistance to avoid reinforcing it
- Asking other members to challenge the resistant member
Correct answer: Reflecting the ambivalence and exploring the member's own reasons for change
MI uses reflective listening and exploring ambivalence rather than confrontation to reduce resistance.
LPC Group Counseling Theories 2
In Yalom's therapeutic factors, 'universality' refers to which group experience?