FULL CPCE (COUNSELOR
PREPARATION COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION.) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(LATEST)
1. Opening up clear and direct communication among group
participants and helping them assume increase responsibility the
groups direction is defined as:
a. Suggesting
b. Facilitating
c. Goal Setting
d. Giving Back - ANSWERS-b. Facilitating
2. These groups may disband abruptly after accomplishing their goals.
a. Encounter Groups
b. Work Groups
c. T-Groups
d. Psychotherapy Groups - ANSWERS-b. Work Groups
3. In general _____ groups stress "growth through knowledge"
,a. Counseling
b. Task
c. Psychotherapy
d. Psychoeducational - ANSWERS-d. Psychoeducational
4. The "interaction of group members with one another" is often
referred to as:
a. Process
b. Universality
c. Content
d. Conflict - ANSWERS-a. Process
5. Members who believe that their environments control them and that
they are at the mercy of that environment may benefit in group
counseling from the process function called:
a. Universality
b. Family Reenactment
c. Installation of Hope
d. Contagion - ANSWERS-c. Installation of Hope
6. Yalom's curative factors within a group often affect the interactions
of members and the group as a whole in complex ways. As members
,accept responsibility for their own lives, Yalom would assert that
______ is the curative factor.
a. Catharsis
b. Altruism
c. Interpersonal Learning
d. Existential Factor - ANSWERS-d. Existential Factor
7. _____ refers to both the physical setup of a group as well as the
interaction of each group member in relation to the group as a whole.
a. Group Alliance
b. Group Structure
c. Group Content
d. Group Harmony - ANSWERS-b. Group Structure
8. Paul leads a counseling group at a community agency. In group one
evening, Anna's coy behavior infuriates several of the others who
become quite vocal expressing their feelings. Anna is relatively
vulnerable to their reaction. Following this exchange, Paul would
likely utilize which of these specific group leadership skills?
a. Facilitating
b. Linking
c. Blocking
, d. Interpreting - ANSWERS-c. Blocking
9. Common "people problems" in groups can begin in the formation
of the group. Benjamin declares to his fellow group members that "if
you are going to be so nosey, I am not staying in this group!" This
potentially destructive behavior is an example of a:
a. Monopolizer
b. Manipulator
c. Resister
d. Quitter - ANSWERS-b. Manipulator
10. One disadvantage to "structuring the group" (running the group
according to a prescribed plan or agenda) is structuring's effect on:
a. Member Anxiety
b. Personal Responsibility
c. Group Cooperation
d. All of the Above - ANSWERS-b. Personal Responsibility
11. In reality, in the early stages of group development, individual
members bring very different images as to what the group will be like.
Such a phenomenon eventually is resolved through:
a. Group Cohesion
PREPARATION COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION.) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(LATEST)
1. Opening up clear and direct communication among group
participants and helping them assume increase responsibility the
groups direction is defined as:
a. Suggesting
b. Facilitating
c. Goal Setting
d. Giving Back - ANSWERS-b. Facilitating
2. These groups may disband abruptly after accomplishing their goals.
a. Encounter Groups
b. Work Groups
c. T-Groups
d. Psychotherapy Groups - ANSWERS-b. Work Groups
3. In general _____ groups stress "growth through knowledge"
,a. Counseling
b. Task
c. Psychotherapy
d. Psychoeducational - ANSWERS-d. Psychoeducational
4. The "interaction of group members with one another" is often
referred to as:
a. Process
b. Universality
c. Content
d. Conflict - ANSWERS-a. Process
5. Members who believe that their environments control them and that
they are at the mercy of that environment may benefit in group
counseling from the process function called:
a. Universality
b. Family Reenactment
c. Installation of Hope
d. Contagion - ANSWERS-c. Installation of Hope
6. Yalom's curative factors within a group often affect the interactions
of members and the group as a whole in complex ways. As members
,accept responsibility for their own lives, Yalom would assert that
______ is the curative factor.
a. Catharsis
b. Altruism
c. Interpersonal Learning
d. Existential Factor - ANSWERS-d. Existential Factor
7. _____ refers to both the physical setup of a group as well as the
interaction of each group member in relation to the group as a whole.
a. Group Alliance
b. Group Structure
c. Group Content
d. Group Harmony - ANSWERS-b. Group Structure
8. Paul leads a counseling group at a community agency. In group one
evening, Anna's coy behavior infuriates several of the others who
become quite vocal expressing their feelings. Anna is relatively
vulnerable to their reaction. Following this exchange, Paul would
likely utilize which of these specific group leadership skills?
a. Facilitating
b. Linking
c. Blocking
, d. Interpreting - ANSWERS-c. Blocking
9. Common "people problems" in groups can begin in the formation
of the group. Benjamin declares to his fellow group members that "if
you are going to be so nosey, I am not staying in this group!" This
potentially destructive behavior is an example of a:
a. Monopolizer
b. Manipulator
c. Resister
d. Quitter - ANSWERS-b. Manipulator
10. One disadvantage to "structuring the group" (running the group
according to a prescribed plan or agenda) is structuring's effect on:
a. Member Anxiety
b. Personal Responsibility
c. Group Cooperation
d. All of the Above - ANSWERS-b. Personal Responsibility
11. In reality, in the early stages of group development, individual
members bring very different images as to what the group will be like.
Such a phenomenon eventually is resolved through:
a. Group Cohesion
