Leadership
(q. 436)
In the late 1930's, researchers identified three basic leadership styles. They are...
a. directive, nondirective, and semi-passive
b. autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire
c. relaxed, anxious, and tense
d. assertive, nonassertive, and aggressive
b. autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire
(q. 460)
Group members assume roles within a group. Which of the following is not a group role?
a. energizer
b. scapegoat
c. gatekeeper
d. reactive schizophrenia
d. reactive schizophrenia
(q. 475)
The final stage suggested by theories of group stages generally deals with the issues of...
a. group tasks
b. transition
c. power and control
d. separation and termination
d. separation and termination
(q. 455)
Experts firmly believe that a common weakness in many groups is...
a. setting too many goals
b. using a male and a female coleader
c. that the leader uses a democratic style
d. a lack of goal setting
d. a lack of goal setting
(q. 438)
When comparing the autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire styles...
a. the autocratic is the most desirable
b. the laissez-faire is the most desirable
c. the democratic, or what Sam Gladding called a facilitator, is the most desirable
d. there is no desirable difference in effectiveness
c. the democratic, or what Sam Gladding called a facilitator, is the most desirable
(q. 461)
A group member who insists on asking other members inappropriate questions is known as a peeping tom or...
a. energizer
b. scapegoat
c. an interrogator
d. a follower
c. an interrogator
(q. 410)
Group therapy initially flourished in the US due to...
a. Freud's lectures in this country
b. a shortage of competent career counselors
c. a shortage of individual therapists during WWII
d. pressure from nondirective therapists pushing encounter groups
c. a shortage of individual therapists during WWII
(q. 454)
The word dynamic mean the group is...
a. normal
b. always changing
c. static
d. defined in an operational manner
b. always changing
(q. 440)
Co-leadership...
a. reduces burnout and helps ensure safety
b. increases burnout
c. has no impact on burnout
d. should not be used for open groups
a. reduces burnout and helps ensure safety
(q. 471)
Although task roles and maintenance roles are indeed positive, the group can suffer if the group is not flexible and remain in one or the other too long since...
a. an effective group needs some self-serving roles
b. if a group gets stuck in task roles, interaction suffers
c. if a group gets stuck in maintenance roles, little work (or tasks) will be accomplished
d. b and c
d. b and c
(q. 491)
According to researchers groups are effective...
a. although researchers cannot pinpoint precisely why that is true
b. due to increased transference in group work
c. due to better morale in a group setting
d. due to the emphasis
a. although researchers cannot pinpoint precisely why that is true
(q. 476)
The initial group stage has been called forming, orientation, or the preaffiliation stage. This stage is characterized by...
a. avoidance-avoidance conflicts
b. a tendency for members to compete with the leader for power
c. approach-avoidance behavior
d. members working on the interpretation of unconscious behavior
c. approach-avoidance behavior
(q. 443)
Co-leaders are apt to work at cross purposes when...
a. they do not meet between groups sessions
b. they do meet between group sessions
c. they are master's level practitioners
d. they are doctoral level practitioners
a. they do not meet between groups sessions
(q. 472)
Group specialists define role conflict as...
a. tension between two group members who have assumed different roles
b. a situation in which there is a discrepancy between the way a member is expected to behave and the way they actually behave
c. tension between the group leader and a group member
d. members criticizing other members between group sessions
b. a situation in which there is a discrepancy between the way a member is expected to behave and the way they actually behave
(q. 496)
In terms of research and the group leader's personality,
a. extroverts are the most effective leaders
b. introverts are the most effect leaders
c. qualities such as flexibility, enthusiasm, and common sense may be helpful to a very small degree
d. qualities such as flexibility, enthusiasm, and common sense have a tremendous positive impact
c. qualities such as flexibility, enthusiasm, and common sense may be helpful to a very small degree
(q. 488)
A group therapist must make...
a. fewer decisions than an individual therapist
b. the same number of decisions as an individual therapist
c. modality changes for each group
d. more decisions than an individual therapist
d. more decisions than an individual therapist
(q. 441)
Co-leadership...
a. is helpful when one leader is experiencing countertransference
b. exacerbates the harm of countertransference
c. has no impact on the issue of countertransference
d. eliminates all difficulties associated with countertransference
a. is helpful when one leader is experiencing countertransference
(q. 465)
A female group member is obviously not participating. A group member playing the ____ is most likely to mention this and urge her to participate.
a. gatekeeper
b. interrogator
c. scapegoat
d. storyteller
a. gatekeeper
(q. 433)
Which statement made by a doctoral level counselor is illustrative of a leader focused on process rather than product?
a. "Jim seems more relaxed today"
b. "Sally seems a bit self-critical this evening"
c. "I hear a lot of sadness is Betty's voice"
d. "You wince whenever Jane raises her voice"
d. "You wince whenever Jane raises her voice"
(q. 497)
R.K. Coyne suggested that group intervention is intended to...
a. ferret out unconscious material
b. enhance self-talk
c. illuminate dysfunctional nonverbal behavior
d. prevent, correct, or enhance behavior
d. prevent, correct, or enhance behavior