Group Work Practice Test 4

Question 1

Discussing a conflict that arises in a group that involves all members of the group would be an example of

• a content issue
• a process issue
• a leader style issue
• a structural issue

Answer 1

a process issue

Question 2

The number of people in an open group

• usually is more stable than in a closed group
• is usually larger than a closed group
• reflects the group leader’s marketing skills more than does a closed group
• is often smaller over time when compared to a closed group

Answer 2

usually is more stable than in a closed group

Question 3

Which question does outcome evaluation address?

• What did group members like about being in a group?
• How are members different because of the group?
• How many people received the benefit of being in the group?
• All of the above

Answer 3

How are members different because of the group?

Question 4

When a group member is speaking, it is best for a counselor to

• face the speaker
• smile politely
• express genuine emotion
• turn her face away from the speaker and look at other group members

Answer 4

face the speaker

Question 5

Weight watchers is a

• task group
• marathon group
• psychotherapy group
• self help group

Answer 5

self help group

Question 6

Open groups are most appropriate

• in schools
• in private practice
• in psychiatric hospitals
• all of the above

Answer 6

in psychiatric hospitals

Question 7

A laissez-faire leader might

• allows group members to experience their own mistakes
• gives clear orders to the group
• has a hands-off policy and does not participate much
• assign one group member to be authoritarian

Answer 7

allows group members to experience their own mistakes

Question 8

Which of the following is least supported when it comes to responding to resistant behavior in a group?

• discussion
• extinction
• confrontation
• modeling

Answer 8

extinction

Question 9

A group member feels anxious and uneasy as a result of not being sure how she should behave in group counseling. She is experiencing

• role conflict
• role overload
• role dissonance
• role ambiguity

Answer 9

role ambiguity

Question 10

Tuckman lists the stages of a group with all of the following pairs of rhyming words except ONE. Which one?

• norming, performing
• forming, storming
• mourning, adjourning
• conforming, swarming

Answer 10

conforming, swarming

Question 11

The best way to describe group norms is as

• roles
• rules
• attitudes
• all of the above

Answer 11

rules

Question 12

The “T” in “T-group” stands for

• testing
• taxonomy
• training
• techniques

Answer 12

training

Question 13

One of the following does NOT refer to a style of group leadership. Which one?

• laissez-faire
• democratic
• effective
• autocratic

Answer 13

effective

Question 14

Groups promote the experience of “universality”. This means

• We are unique and so are our problems
• There is a universal way to solve nearly any problem
• We are not the only people in the world experiencing a similar problem
• all of the above

Answer 14

We are not the only people in the world experiencing a similar problem

Question 15

ACA and ASGW recommend screening group members

• only for minors
• for all groups
• only when the group takes place in a hospital
• only for chemical dependency groups

Answer 15

for all groups

Question 16

_________ is not a benefit (potentially) of a homogeneous group

• better attendance
• less resistance
• better insight
• better skill generalization

Answer 16

better skill generalization

Question 17

A major advantage of a closed group vs an open group is

• it is cost effective
• it ameliorates counselor burnout
• it generates cohesiveness
• it meets less frequently

Answer 17

it generates cohesiveness

Question 18

Information that is known to self but unknown to others fits with which quadrant of the Johari Window

• public or open quadrant
• unknown or unconscious quadrant
• private or hidden quadrant
• blind but obvious quadrant

Answer 18

private or hidden quadrant

Question 19

___________ can be a challenging behavior when exhibited by group members

• judging the value of the group
• opinion seeking
• giving advice
• gatekeeping

Answer 19

giving advice

Question 20

The Hill interaction matrix is a measure of

• group climate
• screening
• therapeutic factors
• leader behavior

Answer 20

group climate