NCE Helping Relationships 3

Question 1

Alfred Adler's concept of 'social interest' (Gemeinschaftsgefühl) refers to:

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An innate potential to cooperate and contribute to the welfare of others

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The desire for social media engagement

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Competitive striving for social status

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Anxiety arising from social situations

Question 2

A client repeatedly arrives late to sessions and 'forgets' homework. A psychodynamic counselor would most likely interpret this as:

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Resistance

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Poor time management skills

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Lack of motivation

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Testing the counselor's limits

Question 3

The technique of 'scaling questions' is most associated with which therapeutic approach?

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Solution-focused brief therapy

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Psychoanalysis

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Gestalt therapy

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Existential therapy

Question 4

In behavioral counseling, which technique pairs a relaxation response with a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking stimuli?

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Systematic desensitization

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Flooding

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Aversion therapy

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Token economy

Question 5

Which of the following best describes 'unconditional positive regard' in person-centered therapy?

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Accepting the client fully without conditions or judgment

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Agreeing with everything the client says

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Providing positive reinforcement for adaptive behaviors

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Praising the client's achievements

Question 6

Viktor Frankl's logotherapy is based on the premise that the primary human motivational force is:

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The search for meaning

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The pursuit of pleasure

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The will to power

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The need for attachment

Question 7

When a counselor notices that a client's verbal and nonverbal messages are inconsistent and points this out, the counselor is using:

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Confrontation

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Interpretation

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Reflection of feeling

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Reframing