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When beginning a counseling relationship, you are ethically required to -
ANSWER✅✅✅Inform the patient of the limits of confidentiality
As you begin a counseling relationship, it is important to -ANSWER✅✅✅jointly decide,
between patient and counselor, how the counseling process will proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the presenting complaint of relationship difficulties.
She goes on to describe that she has had multiple abortions, and seems to use abortion
as a birth control method. You are personally opposed to abortion. How should your
personal beliefs impact the therapeutic relationship? -ANSWER✅✅✅Your personal
belief system should not have any bearing on the therapeutic relationship
You have been involved in a counseling relationship with a client for six months, when
he presents you with a small gift. What should you do? -ANSWER✅✅✅Accept or
decline depending on the circumstances
You are court-ordered to disclose confidential information about a client you are
counseling. What do you do? -ANSWER✅✅✅Limit, as much as possible, any possibly
damaging personal information and obtain written permission from your client to share
confidential information
What should you do if your client requests to see his confidential file? -
ANSWER✅✅✅Accept or decline depending upon circumstances
You are a counselor with several clients, and at the same time you are adjusting to a
difficult divorce. You aren't sleeping or eating well, find you are highly distractible, and
generally are less in-touch with your emotional state. You should... -ANSWER✅✅✅Be
alert to your mental status, and be able to determine if continuing with your clients
poses any threat of being detrimental to the counseling process
A former client of yours has been arrested for a crime. As his former counselor, you are
called to perform a forensic evaluation. What is your responsibility in this case? -
, ANSWER✅✅✅It is not considered ethical to perform a forensic evaluation on a current
or past client, so you should decline
You are the supervisor for a new counselor, and are asked to attend her wedding.
Would it be ethical to do so? -ANSWER✅✅✅Yes, you should be able to attend her
wedding without a breach of ethics
While involved with a research study, you learn that several of your students are using
confidential material in an unethical manner. You had no prior knowledge of this, and all
of your safeguards for professional practice were appropriate. Are you, as the principal
researcher, responsible for the student's behavior -ANSWER✅✅✅Yes, you are
ultimately responsible
When publishing research, it is important to -ANSWER✅✅✅Give credit to other
contributors or sources, not plagiarize, and submit material to only one journal at a time
When a conflict arises between the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of
Ethics and a governing authority, which takes precedence? -ANSWER✅✅✅Ultimately
the law may be adhered to over the Code of Ethics
An ethics violation should NOT be reported when -ANSWER✅✅✅A counselor has
been retained to review another counselor who is in question; and when confidentiality
rights would be violated
What does multicultural/diversity counseling refer to? -ANSWER✅✅✅Counseling that
recognizes diversity and approaches beneficial to specific groups and an approach that
all counselors should ethically be aware of
Most ethical issues are related to -ANSWER✅✅✅Confidentiality
Only one psychoanalyst's developmental theory covers the entire lifespan. Who is he? -
ANSWER✅✅✅Erik Erikson
The Id, Ego, Superego are attributed to which psychoanalyst? -
ANSWER✅✅✅Sigmund Freud
What is the fourth stage of Jean Piaget's four stages -ANSWER✅✅✅Formal
Operations
Identity Crisis -ANSWER✅✅✅Erik Erikson
Positive Psychology -ANSWER✅✅✅processes that contribute to optimal functioning/
not focusing on abnormalities
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Detailed Answers | Fast & Effective Revision
Get fully prepared and exam-ready with this Exam Ready Study Guide (2026/2027 Edition)—
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This guide contains complete exam questions with correct detailed answers, carefully
organized to match real exam patterns. Each answer includes simple, clear explanations that
help you understand key concepts and retain information faster.
🔥 Key Highlights
✔ Complete exam-style questions covering essential topics
✔ Correct answers with detailed explanations
✔ Simple and clear breakdown of complex concepts
✔ Well-organized format for quick revision
✔ Latest updated version (2026/2027)
🚀 Why This Guide Works
This study guide helps you focus on important topics, improve understanding, and revise
quickly. It is designed to make exam preparation easier, more structured, and more effective.
🎯 Perfect For
• Final exam preparation
• Midterm revision
• Last-minute study sessions
,• Practicing exam-style questions
• Improving confidence and performance
📚 A smart and reliable study tool designed to help you prepare faster, understand better,
and succeed in your exams.
When beginning a counseling relationship, you are ethically required to -
ANSWER✅✅✅Inform the patient of the limits of confidentiality
As you begin a counseling relationship, it is important to -ANSWER✅✅✅jointly decide,
between patient and counselor, how the counseling process will proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the presenting complaint of relationship difficulties.
She goes on to describe that she has had multiple abortions, and seems to use abortion
as a birth control method. You are personally opposed to abortion. How should your
personal beliefs impact the therapeutic relationship? -ANSWER✅✅✅Your personal
belief system should not have any bearing on the therapeutic relationship
You have been involved in a counseling relationship with a client for six months, when
he presents you with a small gift. What should you do? -ANSWER✅✅✅Accept or
decline depending on the circumstances
You are court-ordered to disclose confidential information about a client you are
counseling. What do you do? -ANSWER✅✅✅Limit, as much as possible, any possibly
damaging personal information and obtain written permission from your client to share
confidential information
What should you do if your client requests to see his confidential file? -
ANSWER✅✅✅Accept or decline depending upon circumstances
You are a counselor with several clients, and at the same time you are adjusting to a
difficult divorce. You aren't sleeping or eating well, find you are highly distractible, and
generally are less in-touch with your emotional state. You should... -ANSWER✅✅✅Be
alert to your mental status, and be able to determine if continuing with your clients
poses any threat of being detrimental to the counseling process
A former client of yours has been arrested for a crime. As his former counselor, you are
called to perform a forensic evaluation. What is your responsibility in this case? -
, ANSWER✅✅✅It is not considered ethical to perform a forensic evaluation on a current
or past client, so you should decline
You are the supervisor for a new counselor, and are asked to attend her wedding.
Would it be ethical to do so? -ANSWER✅✅✅Yes, you should be able to attend her
wedding without a breach of ethics
While involved with a research study, you learn that several of your students are using
confidential material in an unethical manner. You had no prior knowledge of this, and all
of your safeguards for professional practice were appropriate. Are you, as the principal
researcher, responsible for the student's behavior -ANSWER✅✅✅Yes, you are
ultimately responsible
When publishing research, it is important to -ANSWER✅✅✅Give credit to other
contributors or sources, not plagiarize, and submit material to only one journal at a time
When a conflict arises between the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of
Ethics and a governing authority, which takes precedence? -ANSWER✅✅✅Ultimately
the law may be adhered to over the Code of Ethics
An ethics violation should NOT be reported when -ANSWER✅✅✅A counselor has
been retained to review another counselor who is in question; and when confidentiality
rights would be violated
What does multicultural/diversity counseling refer to? -ANSWER✅✅✅Counseling that
recognizes diversity and approaches beneficial to specific groups and an approach that
all counselors should ethically be aware of
Most ethical issues are related to -ANSWER✅✅✅Confidentiality
Only one psychoanalyst's developmental theory covers the entire lifespan. Who is he? -
ANSWER✅✅✅Erik Erikson
The Id, Ego, Superego are attributed to which psychoanalyst? -
ANSWER✅✅✅Sigmund Freud
What is the fourth stage of Jean Piaget's four stages -ANSWER✅✅✅Formal
Operations
Identity Crisis -ANSWER✅✅✅Erik Erikson
Positive Psychology -ANSWER✅✅✅processes that contribute to optimal functioning/
not focusing on abnormalities
