GLADDING GROUPS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If group members can identify socially with others and have successfully worked through their struggles
together, the result is usually growth in - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Emotional closeness
Revealing information about oneself to the group is known as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Self
disclosure
The ____________ is a good representation of what happens in the arena of self-disclosure when a
group is in the working stage. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Johari Awareness Model
Equal member air-time may be increased through the use of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Rounds
Individuals who become ____________ hold stereotypical views about race and gender issues. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Culturally encapsulated
Establishing a personal awareness and appreciation of the group is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Incorporation
The tragedies of Jonestown, the Branch Davidians, and the Bay of Pigs invasion are all examples of -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Groupthink
A therapeutic fairy tale is an example of __________________; a method used to help groups during the
working stage. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Written projections
______________ is sharing relevant information with other people, such as how they are perceived, so
they can decide whether to change or not. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Feedback
______________ involves cooperating with others unconsciously or consciously to strengthen existing
attitudes, values, behaviors, or norms. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Group collusion
, Which of the following is NOT a primary activity of group members in closure? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Confronting incongruences
__________ are physical and psychological parameters under which the group operates. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Boundaries
Young found that ___________ does not help prevent premature closure in groups. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅carefully screening members
The Association for Specialists in Group Work, Best Practice Guidelines suggests that a group leader
should never ____________ when contacting a group member that drops out. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅use pressure to have the member return and stay in group
"Rounds" or "go-rounds" is a variation on member summarization. Trotzer lists many positive reasons
for rounds in closing, but they are not meant to ____________ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Introduce
new material
"Summarizing" is a skill that group members use to reflect and recall significant events or experiences in
the group at its end. This process is often called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Capping
Which skill can not be used to aid in closure? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Team building
Anne Marie has led a particular counseling group for nine sessions. One member, Gretchen, repeatedly
triggers many unexplained feelings for Anne Marie. This leader-member phenomenon is called -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Counter transference
In closed-ended counseling groups at least ________ sessions should be focused on the ending of group.
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Two to four
The subject of closure should first be addressed during which stage of a group? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Orientation
If group members can identify socially with others and have successfully worked through their struggles
together, the result is usually growth in - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Emotional closeness
Revealing information about oneself to the group is known as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Self
disclosure
The ____________ is a good representation of what happens in the arena of self-disclosure when a
group is in the working stage. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Johari Awareness Model
Equal member air-time may be increased through the use of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Rounds
Individuals who become ____________ hold stereotypical views about race and gender issues. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Culturally encapsulated
Establishing a personal awareness and appreciation of the group is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Incorporation
The tragedies of Jonestown, the Branch Davidians, and the Bay of Pigs invasion are all examples of -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Groupthink
A therapeutic fairy tale is an example of __________________; a method used to help groups during the
working stage. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Written projections
______________ is sharing relevant information with other people, such as how they are perceived, so
they can decide whether to change or not. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Feedback
______________ involves cooperating with others unconsciously or consciously to strengthen existing
attitudes, values, behaviors, or norms. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Group collusion
, Which of the following is NOT a primary activity of group members in closure? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Confronting incongruences
__________ are physical and psychological parameters under which the group operates. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Boundaries
Young found that ___________ does not help prevent premature closure in groups. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅carefully screening members
The Association for Specialists in Group Work, Best Practice Guidelines suggests that a group leader
should never ____________ when contacting a group member that drops out. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅use pressure to have the member return and stay in group
"Rounds" or "go-rounds" is a variation on member summarization. Trotzer lists many positive reasons
for rounds in closing, but they are not meant to ____________ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Introduce
new material
"Summarizing" is a skill that group members use to reflect and recall significant events or experiences in
the group at its end. This process is often called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Capping
Which skill can not be used to aid in closure? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Team building
Anne Marie has led a particular counseling group for nine sessions. One member, Gretchen, repeatedly
triggers many unexplained feelings for Anne Marie. This leader-member phenomenon is called -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Counter transference
In closed-ended counseling groups at least ________ sessions should be focused on the ending of group.
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Two to four
The subject of closure should first be addressed during which stage of a group? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Orientation
