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Therapist Self-Care: Personal Relationships, Cognitions, and Behaviors - Test
by John C. Norcross, Ph.D., ABPP and Gary R. VandenBos, Ph.D., ABPP

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1. Which of the following is NOT a typical effect of helping relationships on work stressor-strain relations?	Help
Buffers the stressors of work Reduces the experience of strains Decreases the number of stressors Moderates the stressor-strain relationship

2. As opposed to the traditional relationship with a single mentor, peer groups composed of clinicians:	Help
Foster less useful relationships. Require more time and money. Lead to confusion in their lack of structure. Offer a diversity of opinion on challenging cases.

3. What is the primary purpose of a Balint group?	Help
To find solutions Offer advice Present formal cases Increase understanding of patient's disorder

4. What can non-clinical staff typically offer that clinical staff cannot?	Help
Insight into dealing with difficult patients Casual conversation that distracts from work stressors Practical advice for clinicians who "live with their heads in the clouds" Discretion in handling problems that psychotherapists would not like made public to colleagues and mentors

5. Flannery O'Connor's short story described Sheppard as a man who â€œstuffed his own emptiness with good works like a glutton.â€ The purpose of this short story was to:	Help
Demonstrate that we need to nurture ourselves while nurturing others. Acknowledge the need to reform troubled boys. Create the realization that no one can be "saved." Portray Sheppard as a bad father.

6. What is the highest rated self-care method among clinical interns?	Help
Vacations Family, friends, and spouses Diet and exercise Diversity of professional activities

7. Carl Rogers' distress in his unsuccessful treatment of a woman suffering from schizophrenia mainly stemmed from:	Help
His discomfort with psychotic patients. Her resistance to treatment. His belief that he must be successful with every patient. A mutual sexual attraction that rendered him unable to properly perform his duties.

8. Many mental health professionals struggle with unconditional self-acceptance because of their belief that:	Help
Acceptance could negatively harm their work. Mistakes can have catastrophic results. No one deserves anything unconditional. They must be outstanding, and outstanding therapists do not make mistakes.

9. In regards to treatment outcomes, psychotherapist self-care will probably:	Help
Have no effect on patient outcomes. Eliminate negative patient outcomes. Significantly improve patient outcomes. Have a negative impact on patient outcomes.

10. Approximately _____ of patients will experience worsening conditions while in psychotherapy.	Help
1%-10% 5%-15% 15%-25% 25%-35%

11. ______ is the false belief that one should measure themselves based on their errors.	Help
Cognitive error Selective abstraction Countertransference Assuming causality

12. According to the research, probably the most effective way to combat countertransference is by:	Help
Cognition. Emotion. Dialogue. Detachment.

13. Which of the following, according to the empirical research, typically does NOT help effectively manage countertransference?	Help
Empathy Self-insight Conceptualizing ability Apathy

14. Henry James once wrote, "The point is not only to get out â€“ you've got to stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand." Which practice best embodies this notion?	Help
Volunteering at a crisis center on days off Being a member of a book club that meets regularly Being on-call for patients 24/7 Befriending other professionals in the mental health field

15. Which of the following is probably the most prevalent unhealthy escape practiced by psychotherapists?	Help
Isolation Sexual acting out Substance abuse Domestic violence

16. Due to the typical workday of psychotherapists, their schedules often result in:	Help
Social inclusion. A healthy balance of work and home. A plentitude of vacations throughout the year. Psychic isolation.

17. What can most effectively and realistically be implemented to reduce the prevalence of sexual acting out among mental health professionals?	Help
Better education in how to intervene early Pairing of clinicians and patients who are sexually incompatible More strenuously supervising men in the field Regular testing of clients and practitioners

18. Arnold Lazarus maintains that _______are responsible for many of the stressors that beset mental health professionals?	Help
Greed and avarice Depressed clients Suicidal threats Long hours

Therapist Self-Care: Personal Relationships, Cognitions, and Behaviors - Test by John C. Norcross, Ph.D., ABPP and Gary R. VandenBos, Ph.D., ABPP

Therapist Self-Care: Personal Relationships, Cognitions, and Behaviors - Test
by John C. Norcross, Ph.D., ABPP and Gary R. VandenBos, Ph.D., ABPP