CPCE practice exam 1 || with Certified Answers.
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Which of the following is the least supported technique for dealing with resistance in a group?
correct answers extinction
Which of these is a LESS appropriate rationale for a counselor's use of testing? correct answers
To critique the client's performance in a school, work or training setting
Which of these is correct regarding a release of information? correct answers This document is
signed by the client before confidential information can be given to another professional or
agency
Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about how the standard error of
measurement is used? correct answers It is calculated after the test has been taken and scored
If an aggressive, hostile client has managed to remove a towel rod and is brandishing it as a
weapon, the counselor's first priority should be to do which of the following? correct answers
protect self and others
If a client with substance abuse disorder states he has been using "glass," the counselor should
understand that the client is referring to which of the following? correct answers meth
In Salvador Minuchin's structural family therapy, there are __________ between family
subsystems; if these are too rigid, they lead to _____________, and if they are too diffuse, they
can lead to __________. correct answers boundaries; disengagement; enmeshment
Which of these is true about professional liability insurance for counselors? correct answers This
insurance is required by law in some states, but not in others
While involved with a research study, a counselor learns that several of her students are using
confidential material in an unethical manner. She had no prior knowledge of this, and all of her
, safeguards for professional practice were appropriate. Is she, as the principal researcher,
responsible for the student's behavior? correct answers Yes, the counselor is ultimately
responsible
A boy watches his older brother help his mother do the dishes and receive a hug in return. The
younger brother helps his mother do the dishes the following day and is disappointed that he did
not receive a hug in return. According to Albert Bandura, social learning did not take place
mainly because which of the following conditions was not met? correct answers reproduction
One of the more common techniques used by marriage and family therapists is reframing. Which
of the following is an example of reframing? correct answers A counselor suggests that a
mother's constant questioning of the daughter regarding a recent party the daughter attended
could be interpreted by the daughter as mistrust rather than love and concern
Rational-emotive behavior therapy follows a five-step system using ABCDE, where D stands
for: correct answers disputing the irrational belief
There is a distinction between group content and group process. An example of group process
would be: correct answers Sarah monopolizes the group by continuously talking and doesn't
allow other participants to contribute to the discussion.
Randy rolls his eyes every time Karen says something.
group content vs. group process correct answers group content: involves the topics of discussion
or the skills to be addressed
group process: involves looking beyond someone's words and instead observing the person's
behavior. It's not what is said; it's how it is said.
Which is NOT considered a weakness of Adlerian counseling? correct answers It is a rigid and
inflexible approach
What idea is Francis Galton known for? correct answers Inherited intellectual abilities
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Which of the following is the least supported technique for dealing with resistance in a group?
correct answers extinction
Which of these is a LESS appropriate rationale for a counselor's use of testing? correct answers
To critique the client's performance in a school, work or training setting
Which of these is correct regarding a release of information? correct answers This document is
signed by the client before confidential information can be given to another professional or
agency
Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about how the standard error of
measurement is used? correct answers It is calculated after the test has been taken and scored
If an aggressive, hostile client has managed to remove a towel rod and is brandishing it as a
weapon, the counselor's first priority should be to do which of the following? correct answers
protect self and others
If a client with substance abuse disorder states he has been using "glass," the counselor should
understand that the client is referring to which of the following? correct answers meth
In Salvador Minuchin's structural family therapy, there are __________ between family
subsystems; if these are too rigid, they lead to _____________, and if they are too diffuse, they
can lead to __________. correct answers boundaries; disengagement; enmeshment
Which of these is true about professional liability insurance for counselors? correct answers This
insurance is required by law in some states, but not in others
While involved with a research study, a counselor learns that several of her students are using
confidential material in an unethical manner. She had no prior knowledge of this, and all of her
, safeguards for professional practice were appropriate. Is she, as the principal researcher,
responsible for the student's behavior? correct answers Yes, the counselor is ultimately
responsible
A boy watches his older brother help his mother do the dishes and receive a hug in return. The
younger brother helps his mother do the dishes the following day and is disappointed that he did
not receive a hug in return. According to Albert Bandura, social learning did not take place
mainly because which of the following conditions was not met? correct answers reproduction
One of the more common techniques used by marriage and family therapists is reframing. Which
of the following is an example of reframing? correct answers A counselor suggests that a
mother's constant questioning of the daughter regarding a recent party the daughter attended
could be interpreted by the daughter as mistrust rather than love and concern
Rational-emotive behavior therapy follows a five-step system using ABCDE, where D stands
for: correct answers disputing the irrational belief
There is a distinction between group content and group process. An example of group process
would be: correct answers Sarah monopolizes the group by continuously talking and doesn't
allow other participants to contribute to the discussion.
Randy rolls his eyes every time Karen says something.
group content vs. group process correct answers group content: involves the topics of discussion
or the skills to be addressed
group process: involves looking beyond someone's words and instead observing the person's
behavior. It's not what is said; it's how it is said.
Which is NOT considered a weakness of Adlerian counseling? correct answers It is a rigid and
inflexible approach
What idea is Francis Galton known for? correct answers Inherited intellectual abilities
