Group Counseling Quiz 2 Practice

A group facilitator aims to find themes within all of the group members' narratives. Instead of reflecting back what one student says, a group facilitator will _____________ the similarities and differences of what several students say.

• tell personal stories

• ignore

• define

• paraphrase

Clinical group facilitation skills include linking, confronting, supporting, blocking/cutting off, suggesting and ______________.

• Taking action

• Consulting

• Drawing out

• Evaluation

The definition of resilience is the capacity to ___________ stress.

• withstand

• create

• ignore

• increase

Elementary school groups tend to be short-term, structured, engaging, with less conversation, more _______________ and hands-on activities.

• supervision

• name calling

• icebreakers

• games

When working with "challenging students" it's ideal to focus on these students' _________________.

• diagnosis

• strengths

• challenges

• family history

Young children often learn best through ________________.

• Reading

• Play and peer interaction

• Worksheets

• Adult lectures

Erikson's Stage Identity vs. Role Confusion indicates that young adolescents often ____________________.

• Place no more importance on their friends' opinions than their teachers or parents.

• Frequently feel social comfort, happiness, confidence and inclusion.

• Rarely encounter peer pressure and feel no need to conform to the accepted ideas of the group.

• Experience a withdrawal from parental figures and seek other adults or friends as role models.

What is the "Spotlight Effect"?

• A phenomenon that causes adolescents to place little to no emphasis on their personal appearance and presentation

• The belief that an adolescent's feelings and thoughts are unique to them and that there people around them have never experienced the emotions they are having

• The idea that in any social situation everyone's attention is focused only on them.

• The belief that adolescents are immune to harm which results in them engaging in risky behaviors.

A "Personal Fable" effect is?

• An adolescent's belief that adults understand them and know how they feel.

• An adolescent's belief that their thoughts and feelings are unique and no other people around them have experienced the emotions they are having.

• The technique used in therapy to draw out an adolescent's narrative story about their history to explore themes in their development and how these relate to their current challenges.

• An adolescent's belief that everyone is looking and judging them.

When setting a boundary with a student in a group counseling setting, it is important to _________________.

• be firm, communicate the consequences, and not move on until the student understands your expectations.

• insist the student apologize to the group for their behavior.

• revisit the rules of the group, indicate what rule the student violated, and make the student reflect on the importance of the rules.

• try to find a positive first before communicating the limit.