PYC3705 EXAM PACK 2023

PYC3705 EXAM PACK 2023 A counsellor is working with a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder who is demonstrating increased self-injurious behaviour through cutting. The counsellor has no experience working with clients who demonstrate this serious self-harm behaviour. What is the best course of action for the counsellor to take? (1) Keep the client on his caseload to learn how to care for people with this diagnosis. (2) Seek out supervision on how to effectively deal with this client. (3) Refer the client to a counsellor with training to provide effective treatment to the client. (4) Attend one continuing education session on this diagnosis and keep the client on his caseload. The following are important when initiating the termination phase: 1. Ask the client to summarise the main points that have emerged in the session/sessions 2. Emphasise achievements 3. None of the above 4. All of the above Concerning the relationship of microskills to counselling theory - - - - - (1) we can predict counselling results from microskills. (2) different theories have varying patterns of microskill usage. (3) theories focus on individual concerns. (4) action in interviewing is related to one's theory of choice. Which of the following statements is false: (1) a counselling professional could be a social worker. (2) a counselling professional could work in a hospital. (3) a elementary school counsellor and a counsellor working in a prison would use the same skills and techniques. (4) none of the answers are false. Which of the following specifically restricts the use of psychological measures to appropriately trained psychology professionals? 1. Professional Code of Conduct 2. Health Professions Act, No 56 of 1974 3. South African Constitution 4. All are correct. Listening to client stories and narratives is described by the study guide as central to the helping process. We can build client strengths through - - - - - (1) listening patiently to the client's full story before moving on. (2) seeking to find positive assets and strengths within the client story, even if the story is full of difficulties and problems. (3) ignoring negative parts of the story and focusing only on the positive. (4) drawing on counselling theory in a careful manner. Empathy could best be described as - - - - -. (1) deep sympathy (2) feeling what a client is feeling and conveying this to the client (3) careful ongoing assessment (4) therapeutic alliance Unconditional positive regard means - - - - -. 1. liking everyone equally 2. verbalising a lot of validation to clients 3. Principle ethics 4. accepting a client despite his or her behaviour The client's right to keep the counselling relationship secret is - - - - -. 1. Confidentiality 2. Their business 3. Privacy 4. The client's responsibility Client records a. are privileged communication. b. when writing records of client sessions, counsellors should keep in mind that other parties, including the client, may access the records in the future. c. counsellors must obtain client consent to disclose or transfer records. d. client records in paper and electronic forms should be stored securely at all times. The correct answer is: (1) (a), (b), (c) & (d) (2) (a) & (c) (3) (a) & (d) (4) (a) & (b) Which of the following are not ways of being ethically responsible related to culture? (1) recognising that traditional ways of providing help may not be sufficient for clients from another culture. (2) demonstrating interest in the client's culture. (3) assuming that the client wants to assimilate into the dominant culture. (4) becoming aware of your own values. The ethical issue of "recognising limits" refers to: (1) not practicing beyond the areas of competence (2) allowing outside contact with the client (3) not going over the established time for the session (4) only 2 & 3 The client's right to agree to participate in counselling, assessment, or other professional procedures or services after such services are explained and understood is 1. Professional responsibility 2. Personal responsibility 3. Professional relationship 4. Informed consent The correct answer is: Option 4 What is being built in the first interview that is required for counselling to continue? 1. Faith 2. Rapport 3. Non-professional relationship 4. Friendship If you ask an open question, the intentional prediction is (1) it will puzzle clients as they need more direction. (2) it will seem like an intrusion. (3) it won't work cross-culturally. (4) the client will talk more about the topic. Paulina believes that her adolescent client would not talk to her if she knew that Paulina was speaking to the client's parents. Therefore, Paulina promises the client confidentiality and secretly arranges to call the client's parents when the client is at school. Which ethical principle is Paulina violating? 1. autonomy 2. fidelity 3. justice 4. all of the above Based on the discussion of privacy and confidentiality, what would be an example of a breach of privacy that does not involve a breach of confidentiality? (1) A person who does not have authorisation views a client's medical record on a hospital computer. (2) One counsellor discusses a client's case with another who is not involved in the client's treatment, using the client's name and identifying information. (3) A counsellor calls a suicidal client's family members to ask them to look out for the client's wellbeing. (4) A counsellor talks to his or her spouse in detail about the patients under his or her care The study unit on surveying life within the cracks teaches us - - - - - (1) that by nature, human beings do not have the desire to solve their own problems hence a constant pool towards falling within the cracks. (2) to sympathise better with our clients. (3) that we will not be able to solve our clients' problems unless we succeed in identifying pathological patterns in their behaviour. (4) to think about people's experiences of pain, suffering and strive from the context which they are part of. The four rules of professional-client relationships set forth and explained in transformative Counselling Encounters are: (1) Autonomy, privacy, respect, and confidentiality (2) Reliability, privacy, beneficence, and nonmaleficence (3) Respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice (4) Reliability, privacy, confidentiality, respect and trustworthiness The unique aspects of Transformatory Counselling reminds us that - - - - - (1) All interviewing involves multicultural and diversity dimensions. (2) Diversity includes areas often missed by definitions of multiculturalism such as experience with trauma, social class, family background, and location and language. (3) We will be spending a lifetime learning more about the many issues of diversity. (4) All of the above. The following are important when initiating the termination phase: (1) Ask the client to summarise the main points that have emerged in the session/sessions (2) Emphasise achievements (3) None of the above (4) All of the above Which of the following statements is true about client abandonment? (1) Clients can be abandoned if they are not willing or able to pay for the services as agreed upon in the informed consent process (2) Clients should not be abandoned in the middle of a contracted service (3) Clients should not be abandoned unless they are not making any functional gains (4) Clients can be abandoned if they have values which differ sharply from the practitioner Which of the following statements is false: (1) a counselling professional could be a social worker (2) a counselling professional could work in a hospital (3) a elementary school counsellor and a counsellor working in a prison would use the same skills and techniques (4) none of the answers are false Which of the following specifically restricts the use of psychological measures to appropriately trained psychology professionals? (1) Professional Code of Conduct (2) Health Professions Act, No 56 of 1974 (3) South African Constitution (4) All are correct. Read the following scenario and then answer the question that follows. Dr Malete failed to identify signs of increasing paranoid decompensation in his client. It was only after she assaulted his receptionist and threatened him, that he realised what her condition was. He attempted to refer her to a local psychiatric hospital, but she reacted with increased paranoia and rage. When he terminated the therapeutic relationship she filed a criminal charge against him and made various written and telephonic threats. Dr Malete in this case: (1) was probably practicing beyond his level of competence and consequently a situation developed where he was forced to terminate the therapeutic relationship (2) had reached a deadlock with his client (3) did not like his client (4) was not effective in his therapy Empathy could best be described as (1) deep sympathy. (2) feeling what a client is feeling and conveying this to the client. (3) careful ongoing assessment (4) therapeutic alliance Unconditional positive regard means (1) liking everyone equally. (2) verbalising a lot of validation to clients. (3) Principle ethics (4) accepting a client despite his or her behaviour The client's right to keep the counselling relationship secret is (1) Confidentiality (2) Their business (3) Privacy (4) The client's responsibility Client records a. are privileged communication. b. when writing records of client sessions, counsellors should keep in mind that other parties, including the client, may access the records in the future. c. counsellors must obtain client consent to disclose or transfer records d. client records in paper and electronic forms should be stored securely at all times. The correct answer is: (1) (a), (b), (c) & (d) (2) (a) & (c) (3) (a) & (d) (4) (a) & (b) The client's right to agree to participate in counselling, assessment, or other professional procedures or services after such services are explained and understood is (1) Professional responsibility (2) Personal responsibility (3) Professional relationship (4) Informed consent