Basics of Counselling Quiz Questions with Answers – Set 11

1) A client reports anxiety, avoidance of meetings and repeated reassurance-seeking from friends. Which response best represents assessment leading to formulation?

The counsellor has completed basic intake and wants to move beyond collecting facts.

2) During assessment, a client says, “Sometimes I feel it is better not to live.” What is the best immediate assessment response?

The client looks tearful but continues speaking with the counsellor.

3) In a 5P formulation, which combination is most accurate?

A trainee counsellor is trying to arrange assessment information before planning intervention.

4) A client says, “I get angry very often.” Which assessment direction is most useful before intervention?

5) A parent explains the entire problem before the adult client enters the counselling room. What is the best assessment stance?

The adult client appears quiet and the parent says, “You ask me, he will not tell the truth.”

6) After three sessions, new information contradicts the counsellor’s initial understanding of the problem. What is the best professional response?