Group Counseling and Group Work
Prior to the 1960s most counseling took place:
c. In a dyadic relationship (a unit of two functioning as a pair)
Primary groups are:
Preventive and attempt to ward off problems
Both primary and preventive start with the letter 'p'
Group content refers to material discussed in a group setting. Group process refers to:
The manner in which discussions and transactions occur
According to the risky shift phenomenon, a group decision will:
be less conservative than the average group member's decision, prior to group discussion
A counselor is conducting a screening for clients who wish to participate in a counseling group that will meet Tuesday nights at his private practice office. Which client would most likely be the poorest choice for a group member:
a. a shy librarian
b. an anxious salesman with no group experience
c. an extremely hostile and belligerent construction worker
d. a student with 16 hours toward her M.Ed in counseling
An extremely hostile and belligerent construction worker
A group has:
A membership which can be defined, some degree of unity and interaction, and a shared purpose
A group is classified as secondary. This implies that:
A difficulty or disturbance is present
Group cohesiveness refers to:
forces which tend to bind group members together
The T in T-groups stands for:
Training
A counselor is screening clients for a new group a the college counseling center. Which client would most likely be the poorest choice for a group member?
a. A first year student who is suicidal and sociopathic
b. A second year student who stutters
c. A graduate student with a facial tic
d. A fourth year student with OCD tendencies
A first year student who is suicidal and sociopathic
The term group therapy was coined in 1931 by:
b. Jacob Moreno (the father of psychodrama)
When comparing a tertiary group with a primary or secondary group:
The tertiary group is more likely to deal with severe pathology
Some theorists feel that group therapy differs from group counseling in that:
group therapy (also dubbed as a personality reconstruction group) would be of longer duration
Most assertiveness training groups are:
Behavioristic and highly structured
Many group leaders feel that private screening sessions are superior to a group screening because:
Because of the counselor-client interaction
What two organizations were created for group therapy in the 1940s?
The American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) from Jacob Moreno's work in 1942
The American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) from Samual Richard Slavson in 1943
Group norms:
Govern acceptable behavior and group rules
Most experts would agree that overall (regarding structured exercises):
That structured exercises are less effective than unstructured techniques
Weight watchers is a:
A self-help or support group (such as AA)
Most experts in the field of group counseling would agree that the most important trait for group members is the ability to:
Trust
Which theorists' work has been classified as a preface to the group movement
Alfred Adler and Jesse B. Davis
Adler was engaging in group treatment in his child guidance facilities in the early 1920s
Davis was a high school principal and was America's first school guidance counselor. He relied on groups to explore careers and values
Group therapy initially flourished in the United States due to:
A shortage of individual therapists during World War II
One advantage to group work is that a counselor can see more clients in a given period of time. One disadvantage is that a counselor can be too focused on group processes and:
Individual issues are not properly examined
The ACA and the ASBW division recommend screening for potential group members
For all groups
Groups can be open or closed, the two differ in that:
Closed groups allow no new members after the group begins