HSMF 611 Quiz 1 | Questions and Verified Answers (version 2) LATEST UPDATE

• Question 1 Which principle guides the play therapists approach to culture? Selected Answer: Childhood should be viewed as a distinct culture. 3 out of 3 points Correct Answer: Childhood should be viewed as a distinct culture. • Question 2 3 out of 3 points Which concept is NOT relevant to the preoperational stage of early childhood development: Selected Answer: Children are able to think more abstractly. Correct Answer: Children are able to think more abstractly. • Question 3 3 out of 3 points Which practices are recommended to develop and maintain cultural sensitivity and competencies: Selected Answer: Both a and b Correct Answer: Both a and b • Question 4 Which statement is a poor example of an open-ended question. Selected Answer: Tell me more about your relationship with Tim? Correct Answer: Can you envision yourself telling your dad how you really feel? • Question 5 A statement that reflects the good use of “speaking brief” is: Selected Answer: Both a and b. Correct Answer: Both a and b. • Question 6 0 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points Establishing boundaries regarding privacy between a child and a caregiver does NOT include this aspect. Selected Answer: The counselor determines the limits of privacy and dictates those boundaries to the caregivers and child. Correct Answer: The counselor determines the limits of privacy and dictates those boundaries to the caregivers and child. • Question 7 3 out of 3 points Which guideline is NOT a recommended element related to logistical guidelines Selected Answer: What the counselor should do if she is behind schedule Correct Answer: What the counselor should do if she is behind schedule • Question 8 0 out of 3 points Which response is the most effective child-friendly expression of the feeling of bravery: Selected Answer: All of the above. Correct Answer: You felt safe enough to try, even though you were scared, you did not let it stop you! • Question 9 0 out of 3 points The psychological factors that inhibit an individual from seeking help does NOT include: Selected Answer: Protecting self-esteem. Correct Answer: Gender factors. • Question 10 0 out of 3 points Which of these attributes is not representative of the eight principles of child-centered play: Selected Answer: Child can solve his or her own problems if given the opportunity. Correct Answer: Defined boundaries help the child experience the world of reality, and decreases awareness of responsibility. • Question 11 3 out of 3 points Optimal execution of reflective response: Selected Answer: Suspends advice disagreement, and questioning. Correct Answer: Suspends advice disagreement, and questioning. • Question 12 3 out of 3 points The practice of reflective listening and asking the child to indicate understanding of what has been communicated is called reciprocal process. What is a benefit of this type of verbal exchange? Selected Answer: It minimizes incorrect assumptions Correct Answer: It minimizes incorrect assumptions • Question 13 When using confrontation the rule of thumb is: Selected 3 out of 3 points Answer: Provide three supportive, validating and encouraging reflections before confrontation. Correct Answer: Provide three supportive, validating and encouraging reflections before confrontation. • Question 14 Which characteristic is NOT representative of open-ended questions? Selected Answer: There is a clear answer. Correct Answer: There is a clear answer. • Question 15 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points Which statement represents a behavioral warning sign of alcohol or drug abuse, as indicated by the textbook: Selected Answer: Using incenses, perfumes, eye drops, or dark glasses as if to hide something. Correct Answer: Using incenses, perfumes, eye drops, or dark glasses as if to hide something. • Question 16 0 out of 3 points Stories and metaphors build understanding in children and adolescents; which statement is NOT accurate regarding the use of stories and/or metaphors. Selected Answer: Stories and metaphors provide an emotional distance allowing effective emotional processing of a situation. Correct Answer: Stories with phrases like let go, accept your emotions, and allow your feelings, make it easier for children to negotiate the interpretation process. • Question 17 3 out of 3 points When explaining the logistical guidelines during the first session with clients, the most significant guideline is that of: Selected Answer: Confidentiality. Correct Answer: Confidentiality. • Question 18 3 out of 3 points When focusing on feelings in the counseling process, which statement is FALSE: Selected Answer: The process of exploring feelings, should be solution focused. Correct Answer: The process of exploring feelings, should be solution focused. • Question 19 The term minimal encouragers: Selected 3 out of 3 points Answer: Are cues to let the client know you are attentive and listening without interrupting. Correct Answer: Are cues to let the client know you are attentive and listening without interrupting. • Question 20 3 out of 3 points Which statement is accurate regarding the use of expressive therapies? Selected Answer: Using a medium that is comfortable for a client enhances communication Correct in regard to authenticity and effectiveness. Answer: Using a medium that is comfortable for a client enhances communication in regard to authenticity and effectiveness. • Question 21 3 out of 3 points Which fact about adolescent substance use is true, according to our textbook: Selected Answer: The use of illicit drugs is higher among adolescents with co-occurring major depressive episodes. Correct Answer: The use of illicit drugs is higher among adolescents with co-occurring major depressive episodes. • Question 22 3 out of 3 points The ultimate objective of counseling is: Selected Answer: To grow self-reliance and positive coping strategies where they no longer need a counselor’s assistance. Correct Answer: To grow self-reliance and positive coping strategies where they no longer need a counselor’s assistance. • Question 23 3 out of 3 points National standards protect health information. HIPPA gives clients rights over their health information and limits on who can look at and receive their health information. Which of these practices is NOT relevant to the disclosing privacy laws with clients and care providers? Selected Answer: There is no need for a separate authorization to exchange information with other providers. Correct Answer: There is no need for a separate authorization to exchange information with other providers. • Question 24 0 out of 3 points Which statement is true of Jungian Play Therapy: Selected Answer: That play allows the whole self to be separated be nonthreatening experiences. Correct Answer: Coloring mandalas crate a relaxed meditative state. • Question 25 When developing counseling goals with clients, which statement is FALSE. Selected 3 out of 3 points Answer: Counseling goals are realized through the counseling process, and conceptualized towards termination. Correct Answer: Counseling goals are realized through the counseling process, and conceptualized towards termination. • Question 26 3 out of 3 points In order to establish respect with caregivers and family members the textbook recommends: Selected Answer: Establish safety and trust beginning with the first contact with the child and/or parents. Correct Answer: Establish safety and trust beginning with the first contact with the child and/or parents. • Question 27 0 out of 3 points Characteristics of child-centered play therapy include all of the following except: Selected Answer: The therapist does not direct play using subtle or obvious directions. Correct Answer: It is important for the child to talk, ask questions and answer questions. • Question 28 0 out of 3 points Which statement is more indicative of a major tenet of child-centered play therapy? Selected Answer: The therapist accepts that child as he or she is, and works to correct faulty behaviors through play. Correct Answer: The therapist is a fallible human being and is not the expert of the child. • Question 29 3 out of 3 points Characteristics of child-centered play therapy include all of the following except: Selected Answer: The play therapist should be able to explain the child’s behaviors. Correct Answer: The play therapist should be able to explain the child’s behaviors. • Question 30 3 out of 3 points Which statement best represents the complexity of a client’s story that he or she brings to the holistic approach. Selected Answer: Explore multisystemic components such as self, family, friends, peers and school when assessing the client’s wellness and sources of struggle. Correct Answer: Explore multisystemic components such as self, family, friends, peers and school when assessing the client’s wellness and sources of struggle. • Question 31 The characteristics of reflective response include: Selected Answer: The use of leading phrases, such as “It sounds like…” 0 out of 3 points Correct Answer: Both a and b. • Question 32 Which statement does NOT reflect practical use of silence in counselling communication: Selected 3 out of 3 points Answer: If silence feels awkward, then it is the counselor’s responsibility to speak first. Correct Answer: If silence feels awkward, then it is the counselor’s responsibility to speak first. • Question 33 3 out of 3 points Eaton, Doherty, and Widrick (2007) used a meta-analysis to determine the efficacy of art therapy with traumatize children, which of these was NOT one of their findings: Selected Answer: Art therapy is equally as effective with young children, older children, adolescents, and adults. Correct Answer: Art therapy is equally as effective with young children, older children, adolescents, and adults. • Question 34 3 out of 3 points There is extremely limited research on LGBTQIA in youth and child populations, therefore a recommended strategy in considering working with a client that you are not adequately prepared to work with is to: Selected Answer: Seek supervision and refer to other qualified agencies or counselors. Correct Answer: Seek supervision and refer to other qualified agencies or counselors. • Question 35 3 out of 3 points The following statement best describes empathy: Selected Answer: Conveying to client an understanding of what it feels like to be inside of that person’s emotional experience. Correct Answer: Conveying to client an understanding of what it feels like to be inside of that person’s emotional experience. • Question 36 3 out of 3 points According to the textbook, thought that involves abstractions, deductive reasoning, idealistic, and making predictions is indicative of: Selected Answer: Formal operational stage. Correct Answer: Formal operational stage. • Question 37 Having a child tell a story about his or her artwork, leads to this goal: Selected Answer: It gives the child a balance of verbal communication with art. Correct Answer: It gives the child emotional distance and a conceptual bridge for circumstances that are difficult to understand • Question 38 Resistance manifest in children or adolescents when the child: Selected Answer: All of the above. Correct Answer: All of the above. • Question 39 0 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points Which of the following elements is recommended for creating child-friendly office space. Selected Answer: Correct Dress appropriately for sitting on the floor and engaging clients in creative approaches. Answer: Dress appropriately for sitting on the floor and engaging clients in creative approaches. • Question 40 3 out of 3 points The definition that our textbook provides for being trauma-informed is: Selected Answer: Being aware of, and sensitive to, the impact of trauma, being alert to triggers and symptoms, putting adverse behavior into perspective, and helping prevent further traumatization. Correct Answer: Being aware of, and sensitive to, the impact of trauma, being alert to triggers and symptoms, putting adverse behavior into perspective, and helping prevent further traumatization. • Question 41 3 out of 3 points Which statement best represents emotional language during the preoperational stage of early childhood development: Selected Answer: Children gain awareness that others may have different feelings than their own. Correct Answer: Children gain awareness that others may have different feelings than their own. • Question 42 3 out of 3 points In terms of language development, what attributes are increasing during the concrete operational stage of development. Selected Answer: Vocabulary, syntax and pragmatics. Correct Answer: Vocabulary, syntax and pragmatics. • Question 43 3 out of 3 points Summarizing involves all of the following attributes except this one: Selected Answer: Confronting faulty logic that is evident in the client’s expressions. Correct Answer: Confronting faulty logic that is evident in the client’s expressions. • Question 44 3 out of 3 points According to our textbook, matching the counseling strategy or technique, with the process level of the child or adolescent, is critical. Which statement is NOT an effective matching strategy? Selected Answer: Start the process with sophisticated approaches and transition to easier ones if the client struggles. Correct Answer: Start the process with sophisticated approaches and transition to easier ones if the client struggles. • Question 45 When summarizing, the counselor is drawing on three aspects: Selected Answer: Emotion, expression, and feelings. 0 out of 3 points Correct Answer: Context, feeling and cognitions. • Question 46 Diversity is relevant to: Selected Answer: All of the above Correct Answer: All of the above • Question 47 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points When working with a child-client, using appropriate language is important. Which of these attributes are recommended by the textbook: Selected Answer: Children do not have a meaningful awareness or understanding of complex feelings, thoughts and issues and this should be considered in communication with a child client. Correct Answer: Children do not have a meaningful awareness or understanding of complex feelings, thoughts and issues and this should be considered in communication with a child client. • Question 48 3 out of 3 points One of the most important microskills in counseling is reflection. Which statement is one of the purposes of reflection as indicated by chapter 2 of the textbook: Selected Answer: Helps the client feel that the counselor is listening and that he or she is Correct heard. Answer: Helps the client feel that the counselor is listening and that he or she is heard. • Question 49 0 out of 3 points Which statement regarding Reflect the Process is FALSE: Selected Answer: Effective responses lie in the reflection of the process not the content. Correct Answer: In-the-moment interactions in the counseling session are not important to the learning context. Mullen and Rickli, 2004, provide this insight about giving solutions to children opposed in offering empathy. Selected Answer: Solutions can convey empathy by smoothing things over and helping the child move on from the hurt. Correct Answer: Solutions are offered to make them stop hurting and so that the adult in their lives can feel better. Show Less