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- A term used to measure one’s health that focuses on many aspects (physical, social, spiritual, emotional, intellectual and environmental/occupational) of a person’s life is referred to as:
- Health
- Wellness
- Counseling
- Spiritualism
- “Helping clients understand and cope with the feelings and emotions associated with their health problems” is a definition for:
- Health counseling
- Health behavior
- Health prevention
- Motivational interviewing
- Six dimensions of wellness involve:
- Physical
- Occupational/vocational
- Emotional
- Spiritual
- All of the above
- An intensive, psycho-educational, interactive process characterized by a unique relationship between the counselor and client leading to change in the client is referred to as:
- Behavior change
- Psycho education
- Health Counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- The goal of health counseling is:
- To remake people
- To help clients understand and manage the emotions associated with their health problems and adhere to their treatment regimens.
- Fix problems associated with the client.
- Make the client feel happy and relieved.
- Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective counselors?
- Self-knowledge and maturity
- Psychological and human understanding of others
- Ability to convince others to change their behavior
- Understanding of cultural conditioning
- Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective counselors?
- Tolerance for ambiguity and contradictions
- Openness to nontraditional or illogical views and behavior
- Strong desire to help people
- Holistic framework: respect for spirituality
- Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective counselors?
- Tolerance for ambiguity and contradictions
- Openness to nontraditional or illogical views and behavior
- Strong desire to help people
- Holistic framework: respect for spirituality
- Terminating counseling……
- Is a gradual process
- Occurs suddenly
- Is dependent upon the client
- Is dependent upon the counselor, only.
- Ethical dilemmas exist in counseling when:
- There is competition between the counselor’s differing ethics over the same issue
- There is competition between the counselor’s personal ethics and the organization’s code of ethics
- There is competition between the counselor’s ethics and the client’s ethics
- All of the above
- A set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that presents a systematic view of events or situations by specifying relations among variables in order to explain and predict the events of the situation is called:
- Theory
- Concept
- Model
- Approach
- “The likelihood of health action being influenced by one’s perceived susceptibility to and severity of disease” is associated with:
- Health Belief Model
- Social Cognitive Theory
- Self-efficacy Theory
- Transtheoretical Theory
- Micro-counseling theory
- The idea that people behave in certain ways because of their perceptions concerning susceptibility, severity, benefits, and barriers is known as:
- Social cognitive theory
- Health belief model
- Self-efficacy
- Transtheoretical theory
- Micro-counseling theory
- “Health behavior is the result of a complex interrelationship between individual belief and attitudes, social influences and norms, family members and friends” is associated with:
- Health Belief Model
- Social Cognitive Theory
- Self-efficacy Theory
- Theory of Reasoned Action
- Micro-counseling theory
- “A personal belief in the ability to accomplish a goal” is associated with:
- Health Belief Model
- Social Cognitive Theory
- Self-efficacy Theory
- Transtheoretical Theory
- Micro-counseling theory
- “People go through a set of six stages to changing behavior” is associated with:
- Health Belief Model
- Social Cognitive Theory
- Self-efficacy Theory
- Transtheoretical Theory
- Micro-counseling theory
- “Behavior is the result of an interaction among the person, the environment, and the behavior itself” is associated with:
- Health Belief Model
- Social Cognitive Theory
- Self-efficacy Theory
- Transtheoretical Theory
- Micro-counseling theory
- “Perceived seriousness, susceptibility, perceived benefits of change, and perceived barriers to change” is associated with:
- Health Belief Model
- Social Cognitive Theory
- Self-efficacy Theory
- Transtheoretical Theory
- Theory of Reasoned Action
- “No serious thought is being given to behavior change within the next six months due to a lack of awareness” is an example of:
- Pre-contemplation stage
- Contemplation stage
- Preparation stage
- Action stage
- Maintenance stage
- Which one of the following theories is closest to Systems Theory where no one thing is independent of another?
- Health Belief Model
- Social Cognitive Theory
- Self-efficacy Theory
- Transtheoretical Theory
- Theory of Reasoned Action
- “The client is actively working on change” is an example of:
- Pre-contemplation stage
- Contemplation stage
- Preparation stage
- Action stage
- Termination stage
- All the following are skill sets of microcounseling theory except:
- Communication skills
- Introductory skills
- Attending skills
- Responding skills
- Influencing skills
- Observing, questioning, encouraging and paraphrasing the client is indicative of which skill?
- Attending
- Responding
- Influencing
- Enhancing
- Which one of the following is NOT a skill considered universal to good counseling?
- Attending
- Responding
- Influencing
- Helping
- Culturally appropriate eye contact, open, approachable body language and soothing vocal tone is indicative of which skill?
- Attending
- Responding
- Influencing
- Conversational
- Culturally appropriate eye contact and approachable body language are:
- Attending skills
- Responding skills
- Influencing skills
- Observational skills
- Confrontation, eliciting and reflecting meaning, self-disclosure and giving feedback are indicative of which skill?
- Attending
- Responding
- Influencing
- Enhancing
- Presenting different versions or alternative perspectives is known as:
- Eliciting information
- Feedback
- Reframing
- Confronting
- Confrontation is:
- Attending skill
- Responding skill
- Influencing skill
- Observational skill
- Sharing similar events or feelings with the client is known as:
- Self-disclosure
- Confrontation
- Feedback
- Reflecting meaning
- Questioning is:
- Attending skill
- Responding skill
- Influencing skill
- Observational skill
- Self-disclosure is:
- Attending skill
- Responding skill
- Influencing skill
- Observational skill
- Eliciting and reflecting meaning are:
- Attending skills
- Responding skills
- Influencing skills
- Observational skills
- Paraphrasing is:
- Attending skill
- Responding skill
- Influencing skill
- Verbal skill
- Giving feedback or directives are:
- Attending skills
- Responding skills
- Influencing skills
- Observational skills
- Establishing a trusting, open relationship so clients feel safe and cared for is an example of:
- Attending skills
- Responding skills
- Influencing skills
- Verbal skills
- “Tell me more about that” is an example of:
- Attending skill
- Responding skill
- Influencing skill
- Observational skill
- Avoiding distracting mannerisms (twirling hair, looking at fingernails) is an example of:
- Attending skill
- Responding skill
- Influencing skill
- Observational skill
- Reading body language is an example of:
- Attending skill
- Responding skill
- Influencing skill
- Observational skill
- Using and dealing with silence is an example of:
- Attending skill
- Responding skill
- Influencing skill
- Observational skill
- Pointing out discrepancies, incongruities, or mixed messages is an example of:
- Eliciting meaning
- Interpreting
- Confronting
- Reflecting
- Self-disclosure by the counselor:
- Should be intentional
- Improves connection
- Must be genuine
- Should be kept simple
- All the above
- Differences between a client’s thoughts and actions are referred to as:
- Feedback
- Discrepancies
- Confrontation
- Influencing skills
- Interpretation of a story comes from the:
- Client
- Counselor
- Parent
- Teacher
- Supervisor
- Which of the following is FALSE when counseling?
- Never assume anything
- Ensure confidentiality
- Be able to justify any question
- Be judgmental
- Use appropriate language level
(2) Please answer the questions as precise as possible. 2 points each
- List and describe the four goals of STD counseling.
- Describe the four levels of the Pyramid of Risk model.
- What is “neutral sexual language” (related to sexual orientation), and how does it affect introductory, attending, and responding skills when counseling clients infected with chlamydia?
- What are the differences between birth control, contraception, and family planning?
- What are the five objectives associated with the main goal of fertility control counseling?
- What risks are associated with the birth control pill?
- Why is asthma such a serious personal and public health problem?
- List and describe the risk factors for acquiring asthma.
- How can counselors reframe clients’ asthma stories to help them view conditions more positively?
- What are the main goals of hypertension counseling?
- How is high blood pressure similar and different from two other chronic diseases?
- List and describe the risk factors for hypertension.
- Describe why counseling is especially challenging when dealing with the disabled child.
- Compare and contrast the needs of a child with a learning disability with the needs of a child with a physical disability.
- List three provisions of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act.