NR 605/NR605 FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
Van recently joined group therapy for sexual abuse survivors and
listened to others talk about their feelings of shame, guilt, rage,
and uncleanliness which mirror his feelings.
Which principle of group therapy is this an example of? -
ANSWER-Universality
These principle stresses on the fact of not feeling along in
personal struggles or experiences. Many people have felt forced
into isolation and fear intimacy because of their difficulties, and
this process of nonjudgmental group acceptance can help
dissolve chronic feelings of shame and estrangement.
Stasia joined group therapy following the recent death of her
child. Group members helped her to anticipate feelings
associated with significant days in her first year of bereavement,
such as birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays.
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Which principle of group therapy is this an example of? -
ANSWER-Imparting information-
This principle involves essentially intervening to obstruct the
course of destructive thought processes by imparting established
knowledge concerning, for example, a particular mental illness,
and how it can manifest itself.
Madison told the group how she shoplifts clothes, makeup, and
other items when life feels out of control. She noticed that she felt
better after sharing.
Which principle of group therapy is this an example of? -
ANSWER-Catharsis
Sindhu is typically withdrawn in group therapy. She developed a
large axillary lymph node and underwent a biopsy. She arrived at
the next meeting animated and wanted to plunge into her feelings
of fear about the implications of her diagnosis.
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Which principle of group therapy is this an example of? -
ANSWER-Existential factors -Accepting lifes factors
The existential factors that Yalom and Leszcz describe essentially
refer to the capacity to face these truths, to be with one another in
a group with a deep awareness of these truths without taking
flight into trivialities.
Inmates in group therapy were asked to share one thing they
valued about each of the other group members.
Which principle of group therapy is this an example of? -
ANSWER-Interpersonal learning-
The group environment can enhance the value of interpersonal
connectedness—self-disclosure in groups always implies the
overcoming of fears, and the corrective, intelligent emotional
responses of group members can help restore (or even create for
the first time) a hurt and withdrawn member's faith in the value of
human fellowship for facing life's adversities. Learning from one
another greatly facilitates therapeutic change and personal
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growth. As a result of interpersonal learning, self-understanding
and the achievement of greater levels of insight into the origins
and underlying motivation of one's behavior occurs.
Jamilla just began group therapy for an eating disorder and
shared that she has overwhelming shame. Another group
member, Jessamine, has been in the group for a while and talked
openly about how she has overcome her body shame and shame
around eating, which was encouraging to Jamilla.
Which principle of group therapy is this an example of? -
ANSWER-Instillation of hope
By the time people come to group psychotherapy, the problems
they have been struggling with have usually defeated them;
seeking help can often be experienced as an admission of
personal defeat and despair. A key feature of successful group
psychotherapy is therefore the instillation of hope (Yalom &
Leszcz, 2005), which means the promotion of a belief that, with
one another's shared resources, progress is possible.