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FAML 420 MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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why is it important to establish goals? - ANSWER-helps to provide direction; gives focus for future sessions; gives hope; places responsibility on Helpee; needed for a treatment plan
cautions for establishing goals - ANSWER-don't set goals before you fully understand the problem; the helpee needs to be allowed to go through critical emotional stages to heal; healing takes place over time and through communication
how do you establish goals - ANSWER-help the helpee determine clear concerns; help them find blind spots;
how do you transition to the goal phase? - ANSWER-when you feel like you have enough understanding of the issues and know the in's and outs of the problem and the client has exhausted their story
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how to you help set goals? - ANSWER-ask questions; provide feedback; provide education; give helpful prompts
what is the purpose of providing education? - ANSWER-to teach the client something in a way that will help their situation
how do you provide education? - ANSWER-use scenarios; use self disclosure; keep it principle based and teach principles that are relevant to the key concern; use questions; share resources
cautions of providing education - ANSWER-use sparingly
what are blind spots? - ANSWER-things people can see about us that we cannot see about ourselves
what is the Johari window? - ANSWER-it shows us how we can gain self- awareness by disclosing personal information and receiving feedback from others; helps us to see blind spots
does it do the helpee any good if we are too afraid to point out discrepancies in their words or behavior? - ANSWER-we need to find a balance between confrontation and support; high confrontation and low support comes across as critical, and low confrontation and high support comes across as too friendly and certain topics aren't discussed 2 / 3
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when should we provide feedback? - ANSWER-when we see "blind spots"; we can provide information based on our observations or what we have learned about the helpee
how do you provide feedback? - ANSWER-Use "I' messages; do not give feedback on unchangeable things (personality, appearance; be specific; ask permission; limit to one or two pieces at a time; use an open-ended question to determine how it was received
Lead in's for providing feedback - ANSWER-based on my observations...i have noticed that... i sense that you....i get the impression that you....
why is confrontation important? - ANSWER-it brings discrepancies to light and calls attention to contradictory statements; can help helpee to see blind spots; helps helpee to gain greater self-awareness
when should you use confrontation? - ANSWER-when helpee's behavior is a threat to their welfare; when there are discrepancies between verbal and nonverbal messages; when helpee blames and fails to take responsibility; when helpee sets unrealistic goals; when helpee avoids problems; when helpee is dishonest with themselves
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