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Submitted Mar 5 at 11:33pm
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Question 1
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Which statement is NOT true regarding ethical standards for counseling
practice?
Ethical guidelines provide the counselor with a step-by-step method of
counseling.
Ethical guidelines provide standards about objectivity and handling of
secrets in family counseling.
Ethical guidelines provide clear rationale for handling conflicts of moral
values between the counselor and client.
Ethical guidelines provide hedges against inappropriate behavior or
accusations of impropriety.
Question 2
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Which answer below is NOT one of the ethical concerns given regarding
confrontation?
Power dynamics
Redemption
Internal pain
Do no harm
Question 3
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The lectures reviewed Nouwen’s concept of “hospitality” in counseling. What
is true from that discussion?
If we extend hospitality to our counselees, we will be careful about
confronting their wrong behavior.
It is easy to determine when we should comfort and when we should
confront.
Showing hospitality is one of the safest elements of Christian counseling.
Simply welcoming a counselee in need can have positive therapeutic effects.
Question 4
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From the lecture, in questioning yourself regarding ethical decision-making,
which answer is NOT used?
Who is the client?
When do we discuss fees?
What is in the best interest of the client?
Is it in keeping with Christian morals and values?
Question 5
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In the lecture, according to Ohlschlager, what are some of the most common
legal or ethical pitfalls?
Counseling beyond competency, advising against medical treatment,
misrepresenting credentials, and fatigue.
Counseling beyond competency, advising against medical treatment, sexual
misconduct, and manipulating the client.
Counseling beyond competency, recommending a divorce, sexual
misconduct, and labeling a client.
Counseling beyond competency, advising against medical treatment, sexual
misconduct, and inappropriate use of psychological tests.
Question 6
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When a Christian counselor looks at the role of sin in client problems, what is
a true statement?
A Christian counselor would see “right and wrong” as determined by an
outside Being.
A Christian counselor would agree that some type of sin is ultimately behind
problems seen in the counseling office.
A recognition of the role of sin in human problems would suggest personal
responsibility for problems.
All of these.
Question 7
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McMinn (as reviewed in the lectures) describes several ways to confront sin
in the life of a counselee. What factors should a counselor take into account
before choosing one of the confrontation techniques?
Whether a trust relationship has been established between the counselor
and client
Whether the client can pick up subtle clues
Whether the client is good at analysis
None of these are important since sin should immediately be confronted.
Question 8
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From the perspective of secular psychology, the concept of “sin” can best be
described as
Right and wrong as matters of God’s law.
The universal human condition.
Personal sin being the cause of our cognitive and emotional problems.
None of the above.
Question 9
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Which statement below is true concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in
counseling?
Conviction, contrition, and repentance are gifts of God.
Healing begins with the admission of powerlessness.
We deal with the person in front of us; let God deal with the sin.
All the above
Question 10
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The lectures talked about counseling ethics guiding how we directly confront
clients about their behavior. From that lecture, what is a true statement?
The counselor has always reached the correct goal when clients change their
behavior following the counselor’s suggestion.
Having a client sign an informed consent form should allow the counselor to
directly confront wrong behavior.
Counseling ethics would direct the counselor to make restitution as the main
goal.
Counseling ethics would direct that a counselor “do no harm” even when
confronting wrong behavior, that the counselor is aware of his/her attitudes,
and that the counselor is aware of the power dynamics at play with
redemption being the goal of confrontation.
Question 11
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McMinn emphasizes that the counselor’s motivation needs to be examined
as the counselor confronts the client. What is a true statement based on that
discussion?
Counselors need to be very aware of why they respond to the client as they
do.
If a counselor is simply angry with the client, that may determine the way
the counselor chooses to confront a client.
When and how to confront should be determined by the “best interest” of
the client at all times.
All of these are true.
Question 12
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Based on McMinn’s counseling “map,” the lecture posed a series of questions
to help a client identify where the client was in terms of
self/need/relationship. What is a true statement from that discussion?
If clients hope that the counselor is the ultimate solution to their problems,
this reveals what they believe about “need.”
An addict who denies he/she has a problem indicates an accurate awareness
of need.
According to McMinn, a client who recognizes a need for relationship in the
healing process would not be willing to be confronted.
Honesty with friends and the counselor has little to do with an accurate self-
awareness in McMinn’s map.
Question 13
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From the lecture, there were several reasons why someone will have a
resistance to confession. Which answer below is NOT one of those reasons?
Spiritual pride
Humbleness of spirit
Shame-based fear
Faulty understanding
Question 14
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It is important that counselors help clients overcome resistance to legitimate
confession. Which of the following statements does NOT fit with the lecture
emphasis in that discussion?
A strong trust relationship and guarantee of confidentiality can help a client
get beyond the fear of honest self-disclosure.
A hesitancy to confess is rarely rooted in a wrong concept of God.
Offering grace and hospitality can lay the foundation for honest confession.
Some clients have experienced a lack of grace even in their churches.
Question 15
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The lectures talked about some important points with regard to
confidentiality. What is a true statement from that discussion?
In couples counseling, it sometimes is appropriate to divulge “secret”
information to the other spouse.
There are times when confidentiality MUST be broken.
A counselor needs to examine his/her own ability to hold information in
confidence and problems in this area may indicate that the counseling
profession is not a good fit for some counselors-in-training.
All of these points were discussed in the lecture.
Question 16
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The lecture explained how psychology would explain the “concept of sin.”
What is a true statement from that discussion?
In the psychological perspective, guilt can be a helpful process.
In psychology, the real problem is how one interprets or feels about a
behavior, not the behavior itself.
Psychologists would suggest to a client that there are universal absolutes
with regard to behavior.
According to psychology, counseling should help the client be more aware of
how sin is a part of his/her problems.
Question 17
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From McMinn’s discussion on confrontation during counseling (as reviewed in
the lecture) what is a true statement?
Simply remaining silent never works as a means of confronting wrong
behavior.
The same level of trust is necessary no matter what confrontation technique
the counselor uses.
Helping a client see potential outcomes to behavior (the concept of acherit)
can be a legitimate form of confrontation.
There is relatively little risk in just being “directly honest” with clients.
Question 18
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Which list below provides the best response to the question of what ethical
standards you will use in your practice of counseling?
Sole reliance upon the ethical standards as provided by the American
Psychological Association.
Sole reliance on the ethical standards as provided by the American
Association of Christian Counselors.
Provide clients with a professional disclosure, an informed consent, follow all
ethical guidelines you fall under, and protect confidentiality.
Provide clients with a list of ethical standards, an informed consent and then
“do no harm.”
Question 19
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Which answer below describes what should be on the professional disclosure
statement to the client?
Policies on confidentiality
Description of training and licensure
Description of your worldview
All the above
Question 20
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The lectures talked about attributional styles. What is true from that
discussion?
A client who tends to blame others for his/her choices or behavior has the
most freedom to make individual choices.
If a client presents him/herself as a victim, that person would understand
when others get angry at the client’s inappropriate behavior.
We actually experience the most freedom when we take responsibility for
our choices and behavior.
All of the above.
Question 21
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When putting together your informed consent document for a client, what
item should you include as part of that document?
Referral policy
Expectations of the clients
Time-limits and number of sessions.
All the above
Question 22
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The lectures distinguished the effects of “original sin” and “personal sins.”
What is true from that discussion?
The concept of original sin would suggest that we are all prone to distort the
wholesome elements of God’s creation.
An expression of personal sins is our sense of alienation from our Creator.
The fact that we commit “sins” does not indicate anything about our nature.
Experiencing neurotic guilt is always an indication that our behavior is sinful.
Question 23
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With regard to the concept of “sin” in Christian counseling, it is appropriate
to focus on helping a client to primarily reduce their guilt and inner turmoil
about their bad behavior?
True
False
Question 24
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As we consider "sin" as a factor in human problems and behavior, the
concept of external attribution would place the blame for human choices on
the individual person.
True
False
Question 25
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According to McMinn, “pondering” as a form of confrontation would be
considered a gentle way to confront.
True
False
Question 26
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A client with an internal attribution style would want to just feel better about
themselves as a result of counseling.
True
False
Question 27
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Whether a client has a sense of conscience will be a clue to the client’s
attributional style.
True
False
Question 28
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As we consider “sin” as a factor in human problems and behavior, the
perspective from psychology is that psychopathology, rather than a sin
nature, is the cause of emotional problems.
True
False
