,1. Which of the following is/are the primary goal(s) of helping?
a. To help clients become better at helping themselves in their everyday lives
b. To help clients manage their problems in living more effectively and developing unused or underused
resources and opportunities more fully
c. To help clients develop an action-oriented prevention mentality in their lives
d. All of the choices are correct.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE EGAN.SKIL.19.01.03 - Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
CTIVES:
NATIONAL STANDUnited States - CACREP 5a - Theories and models of counseling
ARDS: United States - CSHSE 6.16a - Theory and knowledge bases of prevention, intervention,
and maintenance strategies to achieve maximum autonomy and functioning
United States - EPAS 8b - Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social
environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in
interventions with clients and constituencies
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DATE MODIFIED: 2/28/2018 2:00 AM
2. What two basic issues cause most people to seek the helping process?
a. Problem situations and unused opportunities
b. Depression and alcoholism
c. Missed opportunities and anger
d. Problem situations and anxiety
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REFERENCES: Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE EGAN.SKIL.19.01.03 - Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
CTIVES:
NATIONAL STANDUnited States - CACREP 5a - Theories and models of counseling
ARDS: United States - CSHSE 6.16a - Theory and knowledge bases of prevention, intervention,
and maintenance strategies to achieve maximum autonomy and functioning
United States - EPAS 8b - Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social
environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in
interventions with clients and constituencies
DATE CREATED: 2/21/2018 2:49 PM
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,DATE MODIFIED: 2/28/2018 2:00 AM
3. A therapist is focusing on a client’s current difficulties of adjusting to college by helping the client manage her
problems with time management. The therapist’s approach involves teaching the client to manage her own time and to be
proactive preparing for class. Which principle of outcome-focused helping is missing from this approach?
a. Producing life-enhancing outcomes
b. Developing a prevention mentality
c. Learning how to help oneself
d. Dealing with crises when they become critical
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REFERENCES: Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE EGAN.SKIL.19.01.03 - Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
CTIVES:
NATIONAL STANDUnited States - CACREP 5a - Theories and models of counseling
ARDS: United States - CSHSE 6.16a - Theory and knowledge bases of prevention, intervention,
and maintenance strategies to achieve maximum autonomy and functioning
United States - EPAS 8b - Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social
environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in
interventions with clients and constituencies
DATE CREATED: 2/21/2018 2:49 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/28/2018 2:00 AM
4. Helping is about ________.
a. constructive change that leads to results
b. confronting and understanding one’s childhood
c. bringing the unconscious into the conscious
d. teaching the client to follow professional advice
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REFERENCES: Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE EGAN.SKIL.19.01.03 - Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
CTIVES:
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, NATIONAL STANDUnited States - CACREP 5a - Theories and models of counseling
ARDS: United States - CSHSE 6.16a - Theory and knowledge bases of prevention, intervention,
and maintenance strategies to achieve maximum autonomy and functioning
United States - CSHSE 9.19e - Belief that individuals, services systems, and society can
change
United States - EPAS 8b - Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social
environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in
interventions with clients and constituencies
DATE CREATED: 2/21/2018 2:49 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/28/2018 2:00 AM
5. A client has come to see a professional because s/he is not living as fully as s/he would like. Which of the following
would be the best starting point for working with this client?
a. Focus on accepting life as it is.
b. Focus on working through the client’s most immediate issue.
c. Focus on what has gone wrong in the past.
d. Focus on missed opportunities and unused potential.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REFERENCES: Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE EGAN.SKIL.19.01.03 - Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
CTIVES:
NATIONAL STANDUnited States - CACREP 5a - Theories and models of counseling
ARDS: United States - CSHSE 6.16a - Theory and knowledge bases of prevention, intervention,
and maintenance strategies to achieve maximum autonomy and functioning
United States - EPAS 8b - Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social
environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in
interventions with clients and constituencies
DATE CREATED: 2/21/2018 2:49 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/28/2018 2:00 AM
6. Though there are many ingredients in helping, what is ultimately one of the most key predictors of successful therapy?
a. The client’s ability to clearly understand the problem
b. The client’s freedom from emotional baggage
c. The client’s development of cognitive and behavioral skills
d. The client’s participation in the therapeutic endeavor
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REFERENCES: Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping
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