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Question
Instructions: The question(s) below require you to identify what type of focus the responder is using in the reply to the following statement:"I just can't believe how much fun I'm having right now. They call this an exam, but I feel more like I'm at a party. And not only that, but I'm learning so much at the same time. I just feel so smart and competent as I answer these questions I could just jump up and down. My parents never told me how much fun college was going to be. The only problem is the professor's sense of humor. Sometimes I think he got into teaching because it was the only way he could get away with such bad jokes without having people leave the room."
Identify the kind of focus by its letter.
a. Person focus
b. Problem / main theme focus
c. Others focus
d. Family focus
e. Mutual issues or group focus
f. Interviewer focus
g. Cultural / environmental / contextual focus
____ "Tell me a bit more about your family's reactions?"
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Learning by organizing information into patterns is called:
a. chunking.
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a. will always
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"Let's brainstorm some possibilities for colleges you might attend."
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c. Person-centered theory
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The basic listening sequence is central to ____.
a. person-centered theory
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d. brief interviewing and counseling
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Person-centered theory is more effective for ____.
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Which one of the following is a current demand put on the helping professions?
a. Clear and measurable results.
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When you are unable to build a viable working relationship with a client and referral becomes necessary, make the referral and remove yourself from continued contact with the client.
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Counselor's personal decisions rarely influence what happens in the session.
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You can evaluate the effectiveness of an interview by:
a. the mood of the client as he or she leaves the session.
b. changes observed using the Client Change Scale.
c. the feeling of satisfaction you experience at the close of the session.
d. how well you followed your interview treatment plan.
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In which stage of the interview are you and your client likely to generate specific implementation plans?
a. Empathic relationship
b. Story and strengths
c. Goals
d. Restory
e. Action
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Empathy is best assessed by:
a. your level of identification with your client.
b. the client's reaction to your statement.
c. the grammatical quality of your statement.
d. the accuracy of your interpretation.
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Empathy is defined as experiencing:
a. the client's worldview.
b. the world as if you are the client.
c. awareness that you are separate from the client.
d. the world as if you are the client, but aware that you are separate from the client.
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Staying with the topic is important in:
a. verbal underlining.
b. verbal tracking.
c. most non-attending responses.
d. effective vocal qualities.
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Which one of the following statements may help a new interviewer become aware of their own pattern of selective attention?
a. Relax. Build on the client's topic and learn about your client over time.
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c. Be alert to your own pattern of selective attention.
d. All of the above.
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Clients and interviewers may use _________________ to highlight the important issues in their statements.
a. verbal underlining, topic jumps, and softer vocal tone
b. verbal underlining, keeping to the same topic, and higher pitch
c. verbal underlining to key words or phrases
d. written instructions
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Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Many beginning counselor to try to solve client's difficulties too soon.
b. Most clients develop their concerns over a brief period of time.
c. It is critical for counselors to speed up in focusing on client's problem and solutions.
d. Using the three Vs and one B is a waste of time during intake session.
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Attending skills:
a. exist in all cultures, but may be expressed differently.
b. remain the same from culture to culture.
c. are very similar, but differ occasionally in cultures.
d. enable an interviewer to communicate with people of other cultures at a very rapid rate.
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Attending behavior on the part of the helping professional ____.
a. is making sure the client is comfortable before the session begins
b. is attending to client needs as they arise in the session
c. is encouraging client talk and reducing interviewer talk
d. is noting accurate details in the report following the session
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The physical self, a dimension of wellness assessment, is not usually thought of as an area where interviewers and counselors ought to be working. Assume that you have done a wellness assessment and the client indicates this as an area where he or she needs further development. Can you identify some ways in which you could bring physical issues into your interviewing practice effectively?