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Leaving It At The Office: Taking Care of Yourself - Test
by John C. Norcross, Ph.D. and James D. Guy, Jr., Ph.D.

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1. According to several surveys reviewed in this course, what is a leading complaint of independent practitioners compared to psychotherapists in institutional settings?	Help
money isolation insecurity stress

2. How do the ethical and legal requirements of confidentiality impact a therapist's emotional regulation?	Help
impede the therapist's ability to seek emotional support therapists can complain about their patients by name family members are able to receive intimate details of the sessions confidentiality allows a therapist to become indifferent

3. What is a therapeutic consequence of constant termination for the psychotherapist?	Help
struggle financially have more free time become reluctant to attach relief

4. The emotional restraint practiced by psychotherapists at the office makes it difficult to:	Help
respond to their clients avoid painful feelings be themselves at home detect their countertransference

5. What is a possible negative result of dealing with pathological patients on a daily basis?	Help
a therapist's perception of the world is changed the therapist develops the pathology the pathological patient feels relief there is no negative result

6. Several studies have consistently identified the most stressful client behavior as:	Help
silence defiance suicidal statements severe depression

7. Compared to psychotherapists in private practice, psychotherapists in HMO and institutional settings typically experience:	Help
more practice freedom less hazardous working conditions more distress and burnout financial concerns

8. In studies assessing typical reactions to countertransference, which of the following is viewed as the most common?	Help
inaccurate interpretation of the client's feelings non judgmental reaction to the client open mindedness and willingness the ability to be completely present in the therapy

9. Why are self-care and self-empathy important for a psychotherapist to practice?	Help
develops burnout protect themselves from the hazards of psychotherapy is a motivation for becoming a psychotherapist allows a psychotherapist to experience being a client

10. Psychotherapists who have trouble "leaving it at the office" usually struggle with:	Help
public recognition personality qualities establishing clear boundaries identity

11. According to both empirical research and clinical reports, psychotherapists who maintain clear boundaries typically experience:	Help
feeling more stressed feeling less stressed professional doubt isolation

12. A client who believes the psychotherapist will "fix" him/her frequently prompts the psychotherapist to:	Help
feel emotional exhaustion believe he/she has the power to heal allow their patients to be passive in the therapy process take charge of the patient's outcome

13. What does the reference to "fellow traveler" mean?	Help
the patient is a recipient of unilaterally dispensed services there is a shared responsibility for treatment outcomes the psychotherapist and client may enter into another form of relationship the psychotherapist must put their personal beliefs aside in the interest of the client

14. What potential problem exists in associating with colleagues outside of the office?	Help
the private life of the therapist is shared with others collaborative efforts to treat patients can be established practice of psychotherapy can absorb the practitioner's entire life breach of confidentiality may occur

15. In studies assessing the nature of confidentiality, which of the following typically creates a difficult boundary for psychotherapists?	Help
their colleagues their families their patients other medical professionals

16. The self-statement, "I must always make brilliant interpretations," is an example of which of the following musturbations?	Help
I Must Be Successful with My Patients, Practically All of the Time I Must Be Liked and Respected by All My Clients Since I Am a Hard-Working Therapist, My Clients should be Equally Persevering I Must Be Able to Enjoy Myself during Therapy.

17. Who created the list of five psychotherapist musturbations?	Help
Janet Wolfe Albert Ellis Carl Rogers John Norcross

18. ______ is the false belief that one should measure oneself based on his errors	Help
cognitive error selective abstraction countertransference assuming causality

19. What is a prime symptom of the messianic complex among psychotherapists?	Help
the belief that failing makes someone a failure the acceptance of human limitations taking on too many overwhelming tasks savoring one's successes

20. What thinking error describes the belief that if a client fails in therapy that the therapist is almost always to blame?	Help
personal deficiency personal causality patient indifference lack of motivation

21. Which of the following is an example of psychotherapist's dichotomous thinking?	Help
"Now that I know which mistakes to avoid, I will conduct better therapy next time" "I got nothing done today" "I accomplished a few minor tasks" "50% of my sessions were moderate"

22. Self-insight, self-integration, empathy, anxiety management, and conceptualizing ability create a cognitive roadmap to manage:	Help
dichotomous thinking boundaries countertransference occupational hazards

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Leaving It At The Office: Taking Care of Yourself - Test by John C. Norcross, Ph.D. and James D. Guy, Jr., Ph.D.

Leaving It At The Office: Taking Care of Yourself - Test
by John C. Norcross, Ph.D. and James D. Guy, Jr., Ph.D.