TEST BANK Theory and Practice of Group Counseling 10th Edition Gerald Corey
Chapter 01: Introduction to Group Work
1. A major difference between group therapy and group counseling lies in which of the following?
a. the techniques employed to facilitate interaction
b. the group’s goals
c. the age of the participants
d. the theoretical orientation of the group leader
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: Counseling groups focus on growth, development, enhancement, prevention, self-awareness,
and releasing blocks to growth, whereas therapy groups focus on issues such as remediation,
treatment, and personality reconstruction.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Other Types of Groups
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Define these terms: group psychotherapy, psychoeducational groups, group
counseling, task-facilitation groups.
DATE CREATED: 3/3/2022 6:42 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/3/2022 6:43 AM
2. Jonna is attending a group for survivors of traumatic events who have been diagnosed with posttraumatic stress
disorder. The goal of the group is to help participants process the trauma, deal effectively with the symptoms they
experience, and adjust to the life changes it produced. What type of group is this?
a. psychoeducational group
b. counseling group
c. therapy group
d. task-facilitation group
ANSWER: c
RATIONALE: Therapy groups focus on issues such as remediation, treatment, and personality
reconstruction. In this case, the group is providing psychotherapy treatment for posttraumatic
stress disorder. In contrast, counseling groups don’t focus on interventions for specific mental
health disorders but instead focus on growth, development, enhancement, prevention, self-
awareness, and releasing blocks to growth.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Other Types of Groups
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Define these terms: group psychotherapy, psychoeducational groups, group
counseling, task-facilitation groups.
DATE CREATED: 3/3/2022 6:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/3/2022 6:45 AM
3. Psychoeducational groups are structured in such a way as to help people with which of the following?
a. develop specific skills
b. understand past conflicts
c. accept their bad choices
d. learn how to manipulate others
ANSWER: a
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,RATIONALE: Psychoeducational groups feature the presentation and discussion of factual information and
skill building through the use of planned skill-building exercises. Psychoeducational groups
serve a number of purposes: imparting information, sharing common experiences, teaching
people how to solve problems, teaching social skills, offering support, and helping people
learn how to create their own support systems outside of the group setting.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Other Types of Groups
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Define these terms: group psychotherapy, psychoeducational groups, group
counseling, task-facilitation groups.
DATE CREATED: 3/3/2022 6:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/3/2022 6:48 AM
4. Mr. Lazarus is a school counselor who is meeting with a group of teachers and school staff to develop a program to
help students deal with the pressures created by the upcoming closing of a local plant that employed many of the
children’s parents. What type of group is this?
a. encounter group
b. psychotherapy group
c. task-facilitation group
d. self-exploration group
ANSWER: c
RATIONALE: Task-facilitation groups are commonly used by school counselors who assemble a group of
school personnel to develop a plan to assist students. The team works together to determine
how services can best be implemented. In this case, the group is seeking a way to help
students deal with the impending unemployment of many of their parents.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Other Types of Groups
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Define these terms: group psychotherapy, psychoeducational groups, group
counseling, task-facilitation groups.
DATE CREATED: 3/3/2022 6:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/3/2022 6:50 AM
5. Counseling groups can be described in which of the following ways?
a. a powerful intervention tool across the life span
b. a powerful intervention primarily for highly functioning adults
c. considerably less effective than individual therapy
d. detrimental to the self-esteem of older adults
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: Groups are effective throughout the life span and with a wide range of individuals, as long as
they have the ability to participate effectively in them.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Increased Interest in Group Work
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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,LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.3 - Understand how counselors design groups to meet the needs of specific populations
over the life span.
DATE CREATED: 3/3/2022 6:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/3/2022 6:53 AM
6. Members of counseling groups typically do not require extensive personality reconstruction?
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Counseling groups focus on growth, development, enhancement, prevention, self-awareness,
and releasing blocks to growth and do not deal with issues requiring extensive personality
reconstruction or other intensive therapeutic matters.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Overview of the Counseling Group
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Define these terms: group psychotherapy, psychoeducational groups, group
counseling, task-facilitation groups.
DATE CREATED: 3/3/2022 6:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/3/2022 6:59 AM
7. Counseling groups typically recreate the participants’ everyday world and thus function as which of the following?
a. a microcosm of society
b. a modality of therapy that emphasizes harsh confrontation
c. a therapeutic environment in which only positive comments are allowed
d. the costliest form of treatment
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: Groups are, when well-formed, a microcosm of society and thus provide participants with a
sample of reality. Members’ struggles and conflicts in the group are similar to those they
experience outside of it, and the diversity that characterizes most groups also results in
unusually rich feedback for and from the participants, who can see themselves through the
eyes of a wide range of people.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Overview of the Counseling Group
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Define these terms: group psychotherapy, psychoeducational groups, group
counseling, task-facilitation groups.
DATE CREATED: 3/3/2022 6:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/3/2022 7:01 AM
8. Most traditional therapy models are grounded in which type of framework?
a. pluralist
b. bicultural
c. monocultural
d. global
ANSWER: c
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, RATIONALE: Unfortunately, most traditional therapy models are monocultural and focus on the Western
European experience, thus overshadowing the multicultural worldviews that may be present
among group members. In a pluralistic society, the reality of cultural diversity is recognized,
respected, and encouraged. Within groups, the worldviews of both the group leader and the
members also vary, and this is a natural place to acknowledge and promote pluralism.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Group Counseling in a Multicultural Context
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.7 - Explain why it is necessary to view group counseling in a multicultural context.
DATE CREATED: 3/3/2022 7:01 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/3/2022 7:03 AM
9. Which of the following is likely a goal for members of counseling groups?
a. to provide a feedback-free environment for participants
b. to help members learn how to establish meaningful intimate relationships
c. to overcome the symptoms associated with their disorders
d. to develop an intervention for the children of individuals with substance use disorders
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: Counseling groups focus on growth, development, enhancement, prevention, self-awareness,
and releasing blocks to growth, and thus might teach participants relationship skills, but
would not address specific diagnoses or the development of interventions, and would, by
their nature, provide feedback.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Overview of the Counseling Group
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Define these terms: group psychotherapy, psychoeducational groups, group
counseling, task-facilitation groups.
DATE CREATED: 3/3/2022 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/3/2022 7:04 AM
10. According to the text, in the era of which of these issues have brief interventions and short-term groups become a
necessity?
a. managed care
b. universal health care
c. chronic mental illnesses
d. frivolous lawsuits
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: Because of its emphasis on the control of costs, managed care has forced providers to focus
on briefer forms of treatment.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Other Types of Groups
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Define these terms: group psychotherapy, psychoeducational groups, group
counseling, task-facilitation groups.
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