NCE/CPCE- GROUP COUNSELING AND
ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
The term group therapy was coined in 1931 by - Answer-Jacob Moreno, the Father of
psychodrama.
Formed what might well be the first counseling/therapy groups from 1905-1923. Groups
mainly dealt with TB - Answer-Joseph Pratt
First mutual aid, self help support group, founded in 1935 by stock broker Bill Wilson
and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron OH. - Answer-AA
n - Answer-n
Group thrapy initally flourished in US due to a shortage of individual therapist during
____ - Answer-WWII (got popular in 1950s)
Most experts would agree that overall structured exercises are ____effective than
unstructured - Answer-less
According to the risky shift phenomenon, a group decision will _____conservative than
the average member's decision prior to group discussion - Answer-less
T in t groups stands for - Answer-training
Suggests that established members in AA and other 12 step groups somtimes exploit
new members for sexual purposes - Answer-13th stepping
Most experts in the field of group work would agree that the msot importnat trait for
group members is ability to ____ - Answer-trust
Notes
Threee member roles in a group: task, maintenance, and self serving roles - Answer-
notes
Interpersonal leaders favor here and now
Intrapersonal favor the past
Many group studies in research have not been well controlled, so there are split ideas
about what's best
, If you have a group of very immature participants, the then ____leadership style is
recommened. Here the leader tells members what to do and doesn't emphasize
relationships among members - Answer-Situational leadership style
A situation in which there is a discrepancy between the way a member is expected to
behave and the way he actually behaves is called )_____
Also definition: occurs when members experience conflicting demands of various roles,
such as when a member who prefers to avoid emotional expression is encouraged to
self-disclose reactions to emotionally laden group content and process—that is, the
roles a member plays come into conflict with each other. - Answer-role conflict
Group therapist is making a diagram to understand the dynmaics between subgroups
and members better. This is called charting a ____ - Answer-pictorial sociogram
When a group leader allows each memmber to weigh in on a given topic, it's called
____ - Answer-making the rounds
n - Answer-n
Experts predict that in the future group leaders will be more like ____ - Answer-life skills
trainers
In terms of research and the group leader's personality qualities such as flexibility,
enthusiasm, and common sense may be helpful to a _____ degree - Answer-small
A group leader who wishes to assess the impact of the group ideally would have an
_____ - Answer-Outside observer...who would sit in during group sessions and
consequently rate the level of behavioral change
n - Answer-n
studied group dynamics and has been credited with the invention of training groups (or
T-groups), which gave rise to the encounter and sensitivity groups of the 1960s and
1970s. His research resulted in the identification of predictable stages of group work
and specific change markers for individual clients. - Answer-Kurt Lewin
During 1960s and 1970s, members met together for extended periods of time, usually
between 24 and 48 hours in this group type, throughout which members were expected
to become more authentic and engage in true self-disclosure. - Answer-Marathon group
occurs when the group provides an example of social reality that is not achievable in the
outside world. - Answer-Reality distortion
element, generally created by the group leader or relationships with other members,
that improves a member's overall condition.. - Answer-Therapeutic or curative factor.
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