Chapter 17: Termination and Endings

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. The emotional impact of a group ending has been likened to other experiences involving ______.

a. loss

b. anger

c. anxiety

d. new beginnings

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Meaning of Endings

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. According to the text, the imposition of reasonable time limits on groups can help ______.

a. mobilize member energy to work toward a purpose

b. prevent worker burnout

c. prevent member attrition

d. prevent emotional responses to endings

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Meaning of Endings

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. When groups end but some or all members wish to continue meeting, one common solution is for ______.

a. members to enter individual therapy to address these needs

b. agencies to recruit former members to lead new groups

c. agencies to facilitate regular social outings

d. members to continue as a self-help group

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Meaning of Endings

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Some of the most significant social justice issues that impact group endings have to do with the potential that ______.

a. individuals will not be motivated to sustain changes without being monitored by the worker and other members

b. members will have emotional responses to group endings

c. the environment or systems to which members return may not be supportive of members or continue to perpetuate social injustice

d. members will respond to group endings in different ways

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Social Justice Issues in Endings

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Evaluating group achievements, ______, and maintaining positive changes resulting from the group are all generally successful worker tasks during the termination process.

a. providing personal contact information to members for follow up

b. avoiding emotional discussions about termination

c. facilitating stronger personal relationships between members

d. coping with member feelings about termination

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Worker Tasks

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. The text suggests that in order to accurately evaluate which aspects of a group are most beneficial to members, workers should utilize ______.

a. free and unstructured discussion of members’ individual changes

b. validated scales which measure behavioral targets

c. anonymous rating scales completed after termination

d. peer feedback

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Member Evaluation of the Group

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Imagine a worker has just raised the issue of ending a group. Members who subsequently reduce their participation in the group are most likely manifesting ______.

a. bargaining

b. acceptance

c. denial

d. anger

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Understand and Cope with Feelings

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Members who begin to manifest concerns which had previously been resolved at termination may be exhibiting ______.

a. bargaining

b. regression

c. avoidance

d. depression

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Understanding and Coping with Emotions

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Role plays and other forms of rehearsal are examples of ______ that can support member ability to ______ changes.

a. application; initiate

b. overlearning; maintain

c. activities; consider

d. skills; implement

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Maintain Changes

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. As termination approaches, workers may seek to ______ by reducing the frequency of meetings.

a. decrease transference

b. build independence

c. reduce cohesion

d. minimize interdependence

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Reduce Cohesion

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Groups with short time limits should raise termination issues early in the group process.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Meaning of Endings

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Worker termination tasks should occur in the following order: 1) evaluation, 2) coping with member feelings, 3) maintaining growth, and 4) supporting utilization of new skills and resources.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Worker Tasks

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Workers should wait until termination to ask members for feedback regarding their facilitation.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Member Evaluation of the Worker

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Unresolved feelings about experiences within the group or group endings can hinder members’ abilities to apply what they have acquired in the group.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Understand and Cope with Feelings

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Formal termination should be avoided when a group has been unsuccessful.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Special Termination Issues

Difficulty Level: Medium