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Exam 10: Stage Ii: Help Clients Design and Set Problem-Managing Goals

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Discuss the following topics related to helping clients commit to their goals. How is self-efficacy related to commitment? How are client skills related, and what can counselors do about these? What is important about the way that helpers provide corrective feedback? What is important about how helpers provide positive feedback? How can helpers use client successes as reinforcers to increase self-efficacy? How can they use models to help clients increase their own self-efficacy? What is important about providing encouragement to clients? What is the relationship of client fears to client sense of self-efficacy? How do the individual client and the individual therapist's style relate to helping clients overcome their fears?

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Iris is a strict vegan (i.e., she does not consume or use any animal products) . She has administrative office experience and has been looking for a better-paying job. She gets two offers. Both pay more than her current job, come from employers with excellent reputations and records, and involve very similar administrative duties. However, the job that pays the most is for a meat-processing company, and the other job is for an animal rescue organization. Which of Egan's guidelines for setting goals is most related to the choice Iris is facing?

A) Establishing goals that make a difference
B) Setting goals that are sustainable
C) Formulating goals that are realistic
D) Choosing goals consistent with her values

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Two different clients are both experiencing problems in their careers. Client A has determined that one overriding solution is best; Client B has generated multiple alternatives for possible solutions. Which of the following accurately describes these approaches?

Which of the following most accurately reflects Egan's discussion of the shadow side of goal setting?

Bill had a serious health scare and tells his counselor he has decided to adopt a healthier lifestyle by starting to exercise regularly, quitting smoking, and changing his diet. Research finds that setting goals empowers clients in four main ways. Bill's decision most reflects which of these ways?

Which of these statements is an example of describing the desired future in outcome language?

Among the three tasks of Stage II, which of the following describes Task II-C-Demonstrate Commitment?

Adriana says, "I want to have a better relationship with my daughter. I want to become a better listener." Which of the following best describes these two statements in terms of goal setting?

Which of the following most accurately represents a question you can help clients ask themselves to evaluate their commitment to the goals they set?

Write down an example of a hypothetical client and a problem situation that the client presents with for counseling. Now describe a change to manage this problem situation that the counselor could help the client make which would represent a first-order change. Then describe a change the counselor could help the client make to manage this problem situation that would represent a second-order change. What is the essential difference between the two? What does Egan say about first- and second-order change? Are they simply opposites, or is there anything between them?

Name some of the characteristics of the creative person listed by Egan. Now, differentially define convergent and divergent thinking. Which several of the characteristics of the creative person can you best relate to an ability for divergent thinking? Why? Explain how both having or developing these qualities and thinking divergently can benefit the client in the processes of counseling and change.

Egan cites research by Locke and Latham (1984) , who concluded which of the following about clients' typical responses to the levels of challenge in goals?

Pick a goal that you want to accomplish. Write an example (one sentence apiece) of each of the following. A description of only the activities that would be involved in the goal A description of the future you want relative to the goal, using outcome language A description of a broad aim related to your goal A description of a clearer, more specific goal than the broad aim above A description of how this goal will make a difference in your life A description of why this goal is realistic A description of why this goal is prudent A description of how this goal is sustainable A description of how this goal is flexible A description of how this goal is consistent with your values Finally, conclude with a brief explanation of how you think you could apply your analysis of your goal according to these guidelines to helping clients set their own goals.

Which of the following is an example of second-order change?

According to research findings, which of the following is a characteristic of a creative person?

Barry, a small-time career criminal and aspiring actor, wants to take an acting class while continuing his current work. He does not see why he cannot do both. His counselor points out that if he gets acting gigs in the future, then a victim of one of his criminal assignments might recognize him from a TV or stage performance. This most illustrates which of the following regarding Egan's goal-setting guidelines?

Among counseling techniques to increase client self-efficacy, which of the following does so by helping to eliminate obstacles for clients to deploy their resources?

The three tasks of Stage II, setting goals, are ______ in that they promote _______.

What are the three tasks of Stage II? Identify what clients and helpers work on in Tasks II-A, II-B, and II-C. Include examples of questions for counselors to help clients ask themselves about each task. In each task, what do counselors help their clients to accomplish?

Claire feels she should be able to run her business full-time while also taking care of her family; however, she finds the stress of trying to do it all is interfering with her health and well-being. Which of the following does her situation best reflect?