GROUP COUNSELING NCE UPDATED HIGH-
YIELD GROUP PROCESS AND THERAPY
TECHNIQUES SUMMARY 2026
◉ Some theorists feel that group therapy differs from group
counseling (which is also called an interpersonal problem-solving
group) in that group therapy, also dubbed as a personality
reconstruction group, would be of a.
Answer: longer duration
◉ Most experts would agree that overall structured exercises are
______ than unstructured techniques.
Answer: less effective
◉ One advantage of group work is that a counselor can see more
clients in a given period of time. One disadvantage is that a
counselor can be too focused on group processes and.
Answer: individual issues are not properly examined
◉ According to the risky shift phenomenon, a group decision will.
Answer: be less conservative than the average group member's
decision, prior to the group discussion
,◉ T-groups often stress ways employees can express themselves in
an effective manner. The "T" in T-groups merely stands for.
Answer: training
◉ A counselor suggests that her client join an assertiveness training
group. Most assertiveness training groups are.
Answer: behavioristic and highly structured
◉ Weight Watchers is.
Answer: self-help, or support group, as is AA
◉ The ACA and the ASGW division recommend screening for
potential group members.
Answer: for all groups
◉ A counselor is conducting a screening for clients who wish to
participate in a counseling group which will meet Tuesday nights as
his private practice office. Which client would most likely be the
poorest choice for a group member?
A) a shy librarian
b) An anxious salesman with no group experience
c) An extremely hostile and belligerent construction worker
d) A student with 16 hours toward her M.Ed in counseling.
, Answer: An extremely hostile and belligerent construction worker
◉ A counselor is screening clients for a new group at the college
counseling center. Which client would most likely be the poorest
choice for a group member?
a) A first year student who is suicidal and sociopathic
b) A second-year student who stutters
c) A graduate student with a facial tic
d) A fourth-year student with obsessive-compulsive tendencies.
Answer: A first year student who is suicidal and sociopathic
◉ A screening for group members can be done in a group or
privately. Although private screening interviews are not as cost
effective or as time efficient as group screening, many group leaders
feel that private screening sessions are superior in terms of.
Answer: counselor-client interaction
◉ Most experts in the field of group counseling would agree that the
most important trait for group members is the ability.
Answer: to trust
◉ Groups can be open or closed. The two differ in that.
Answer: closed groups allow no new members after the group
begins
YIELD GROUP PROCESS AND THERAPY
TECHNIQUES SUMMARY 2026
◉ Some theorists feel that group therapy differs from group
counseling (which is also called an interpersonal problem-solving
group) in that group therapy, also dubbed as a personality
reconstruction group, would be of a.
Answer: longer duration
◉ Most experts would agree that overall structured exercises are
______ than unstructured techniques.
Answer: less effective
◉ One advantage of group work is that a counselor can see more
clients in a given period of time. One disadvantage is that a
counselor can be too focused on group processes and.
Answer: individual issues are not properly examined
◉ According to the risky shift phenomenon, a group decision will.
Answer: be less conservative than the average group member's
decision, prior to the group discussion
,◉ T-groups often stress ways employees can express themselves in
an effective manner. The "T" in T-groups merely stands for.
Answer: training
◉ A counselor suggests that her client join an assertiveness training
group. Most assertiveness training groups are.
Answer: behavioristic and highly structured
◉ Weight Watchers is.
Answer: self-help, or support group, as is AA
◉ The ACA and the ASGW division recommend screening for
potential group members.
Answer: for all groups
◉ A counselor is conducting a screening for clients who wish to
participate in a counseling group which will meet Tuesday nights as
his private practice office. Which client would most likely be the
poorest choice for a group member?
A) a shy librarian
b) An anxious salesman with no group experience
c) An extremely hostile and belligerent construction worker
d) A student with 16 hours toward her M.Ed in counseling.
, Answer: An extremely hostile and belligerent construction worker
◉ A counselor is screening clients for a new group at the college
counseling center. Which client would most likely be the poorest
choice for a group member?
a) A first year student who is suicidal and sociopathic
b) A second-year student who stutters
c) A graduate student with a facial tic
d) A fourth-year student with obsessive-compulsive tendencies.
Answer: A first year student who is suicidal and sociopathic
◉ A screening for group members can be done in a group or
privately. Although private screening interviews are not as cost
effective or as time efficient as group screening, many group leaders
feel that private screening sessions are superior in terms of.
Answer: counselor-client interaction
◉ Most experts in the field of group counseling would agree that the
most important trait for group members is the ability.
Answer: to trust
◉ Groups can be open or closed. The two differ in that.
Answer: closed groups allow no new members after the group
begins
