Helping Relationships Flashcards

Countertransference in counseling refers to:

Answer: The counselor's emotional reactions to the client that stem from the counselor's own unresolved issues

Countertransference occurs when the counselor's own unresolved issues or past relationships trigger emotional reactions toward the client.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) was originally developed to work with clients who have:

Answer: Substance use disorders

William Miller and Stephen Rollnick originally developed Motivational Interviewing as a client-centered approach to address ambivalence about change in people with substance use disorders.

The 'empty chair' technique is most closely associated with which therapeutic approach?

Answer: Gestalt therapy

The empty chair is a signature Gestalt therapy technique used to help clients work through unfinished business or internal conflicts by dialoguing with a significant other or part of themselves.

According to Carl Rogers, the three necessary and sufficient conditions for therapeutic change include congruence, unconditional positive regard, and:

Answer: Accurate empathy

Rogers identified congruence, unconditional positive regard, and accurate empathic understanding as the three core conditions sufficient to facilitate therapeutic personality change.

During the termination phase of counseling, the MOST important task for the counselor is to:

Answer: Review progress, consolidate gains, and prepare the client for independent functioning

Termination involves reviewing what was accomplished, consolidating the client's gains, and helping them feel prepared to function independently after counseling concludes.

In the context of helping relationships, client 'resistance' is BEST understood as:

Answer: A natural protective mechanism that may reflect ambivalence about change

Resistance is often viewed as a normal, protective response to the anxiety of change and should be explored collaboratively rather than viewed as defiance or failure.

Which of the following is the PRIMARY distinction between sympathy and empathy in the counseling relationship?

Answer: Empathy involves understanding the client's perspective, while sympathy involves sharing or feeling similar emotions

Empathy involves understanding and communicating the client's subjective experience from their unique perspective, while sympathy involves the counselor feeling similarly or feeling sorry for the client.