_____________________________________ Setting Ethical Limits: For Caring and Competent Professionals
27. Which of the following best describes the concept of empathy? A) Repeating back a client’s words B) Reflecting only the content of a client’s words C) An affinity, association, or relationship between persons wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other D) Understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another 28. While engaged in empathic listening, counselors should A) remain judgmental. B) not respond to feedback. C) keep a distance from the experiences being expressed by the client. D) alter their perspective of the client as they acquire more information.
34. All of the following are examples of setting healthy self-care boundaries, EXCEPT: A) Leave work at the office. B) Always be available for clients. C) Live a well-rounded life outside the office. D) Educate yourself about trauma and the effects. 35. The term transference describes the way clients “transfer” feelings about important persons in their lives onto their counselors.
A) True B) False
36. Reflection demands a reasonable level of awareness of one’s thoughts and feelings and a sound grasp of whether they deviate from good professional behavior.
A) True B) False
29. Which of the following is one of the attributes of compassion-focused therapy?
37. Clients are more accepting of transference interpretations in an environment of
A) Empathy B) Sensitivity C) Nonjudgment D) All of the above
A) empathy. B) judgment. C) group therapy. D) vicarious trauma.
30. Working with empathy without proper boundaries in the therapeutic relationship leads to burnout.
38. In the therapeutic relationship, a boundary A) helps to determine what is acceptable. B) delineates the “edge” of appropriate behaviors. C) clearly defines what is appropriate with every client at every time. D) Both A and B 39. Which of the following clinician attributes has been identified by clients as essential for the development of trust in the therapeutic relationship? A) Is not readily available B) Maintains confidentiality C) Relates to the client as an “expert” D) Reacts strongly to every issue under discussion 40. All of the following factors indicate a history of prior boundary violations, EXCEPT: A) Divorce B) Domestic violence C) Childhood sexual abuse D) Intimate relationship with a previous counselor 41. Which of the following is a professional risk factor for boundary violations? A) Crises in one’s own life B) Feeling solely responsible for a client’s life C) Feeling unable to discuss the case with anyone D) All of the above
A) True B) False
31. Which of the following is a symptom of stress? A) Fatigue B) Sleep problems C) Loss of concentration or focus D) All of the above
32. Vicarious trauma is defined as A) a state of mental fatigue. B) being depressed or overworked.
C) a profound shift in worldview that occurs following work with clients who have experienced trauma. D) the physical and emotional exhaustion that results from low job satisfaction and feeling powerless and overwhelmed at work. 33. Which of the following statements regarding burnout is TRUE? A) Causes of burnout are purely organizational. B) Burnout is largely identified in older professionals with lower levels of education. C) The conflict between expectations and reality is one of the main characteristics of burnout. D) Working with less difficult client groups (e.g., marriage counseling) is associated with higher levels of burnout.
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