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Manual and Test Bank for Clinical Mental Health
Counseling in Community and Agency Settings 5th Edition
by Samuel T. Gladding
CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF AND PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY IN CLINICAL MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELING
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The story of a young man who rescued people from a river illustrates what key
component of counseling?
a. Counseling emphasizes intervention wherever possible.
b. Counseling focuses on prevention wherever possible.
c. Counseling avoids altering people’s environments.
d. Counseling is a profession for altruists.
2. Which of the following terms was devised in the mid- to late-1970s to identify counseling
activities that took place outside of educational settings?
a. Clinical mental health counseling
b. School guidance and counseling
c. Mental health counseling
d. Community counseling
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3. Which of the following divisions of the American Personnel and Guidance Association
was established for mental health counselors?
a. American Community Counselors Association
b. American Clinical Mental Health Counseling Association
c. American Mental Health Counselors Association
d. American Counseling Association
4. Counseling initially developed from a humanitarian concern to improve people’s lives in
communities affected by
a. World War I
b. World War II
c. Sputnik I
d. The Industrial Revolution
5. Which of the following individuals founded Boston’s Vocational Bureau and is
considered the “founder of guidance?”
a. Frank Parsons
b. Jesse B. Davis
c. Clifford Beers
d. Hannah Stone
6. Which of the following individuals was the first to establish a systematized guidance
program in the public schools?
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a. Frank Parsons
b. Jesse B. Davis
c. Clifford Beers
d. Hannah Stone
7. Who wrote the book, A Mind That Found Itself?
a. Frank Parsons
b. Jesse B. Davis
c. Clifford Beers
d. Hannah Stone
8. The first national professional organization in the counseling field was called the
a. National Vocational Guidance Association
b. American Personnel and Guidance Association
c. American Counseling Association
d. American Mental Health Association
9. The flagship journal of the American Counseling Association is the
a. Counseling Psychologist
b. Journal of Counseling and Development
c. Journal of Professional Counseling
d. Journal of Mental Health Counseling
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10. Which of the following statements reflects the influence of World War I on the
development of the profession of counseling?
a. As a result of World War I, a greater emphasis in testing emerged, and psychometrics
became a popular movement.
b. Due to the war efforts, World War I halted the development of counseling for a season.
c. World War I had little impact on the development of counseling.
d. World War I hastened the need for counselors and psychologists to train and help select
specialists for the military and other industry.
11. Which of the following statements reflects the influence of World War II on the
development of the profession of counseling?
a. As a result of World War II, a greater emphasis in testing emerged, and psychometrics
became a popular movement.
b. Due to the war efforts, World War II halted the development of counseling for a season.
c. World War II had little impact on the development of counseling.
d. World War II hastened the need for counselors and psychologists to train and help select
specialists for the military and other industry.
12. Which of the following individuals formulated the first theory of counseling?
a. Clifford Beers
b. Frank Parsons
c. Carl Rogers
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Manual and Test Bank for Clinical Mental Health
Counseling in Community and Agency Settings 5th Edition
by Samuel T. Gladding
CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF AND PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY IN CLINICAL MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELING
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The story of a young man who rescued people from a river illustrates what key
component of counseling?
a. Counseling emphasizes intervention wherever possible.
b. Counseling focuses on prevention wherever possible.
c. Counseling avoids altering people’s environments.
d. Counseling is a profession for altruists.
2. Which of the following terms was devised in the mid- to late-1970s to identify counseling
activities that took place outside of educational settings?
a. Clinical mental health counseling
b. School guidance and counseling
c. Mental health counseling
d. Community counseling
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3. Which of the following divisions of the American Personnel and Guidance Association
was established for mental health counselors?
a. American Community Counselors Association
b. American Clinical Mental Health Counseling Association
c. American Mental Health Counselors Association
d. American Counseling Association
4. Counseling initially developed from a humanitarian concern to improve people’s lives in
communities affected by
a. World War I
b. World War II
c. Sputnik I
d. The Industrial Revolution
5. Which of the following individuals founded Boston’s Vocational Bureau and is
considered the “founder of guidance?”
a. Frank Parsons
b. Jesse B. Davis
c. Clifford Beers
d. Hannah Stone
6. Which of the following individuals was the first to establish a systematized guidance
program in the public schools?
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a. Frank Parsons
b. Jesse B. Davis
c. Clifford Beers
d. Hannah Stone
7. Who wrote the book, A Mind That Found Itself?
a. Frank Parsons
b. Jesse B. Davis
c. Clifford Beers
d. Hannah Stone
8. The first national professional organization in the counseling field was called the
a. National Vocational Guidance Association
b. American Personnel and Guidance Association
c. American Counseling Association
d. American Mental Health Association
9. The flagship journal of the American Counseling Association is the
a. Counseling Psychologist
b. Journal of Counseling and Development
c. Journal of Professional Counseling
d. Journal of Mental Health Counseling
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10. Which of the following statements reflects the influence of World War I on the
development of the profession of counseling?
a. As a result of World War I, a greater emphasis in testing emerged, and psychometrics
became a popular movement.
b. Due to the war efforts, World War I halted the development of counseling for a season.
c. World War I had little impact on the development of counseling.
d. World War I hastened the need for counselors and psychologists to train and help select
specialists for the military and other industry.
11. Which of the following statements reflects the influence of World War II on the
development of the profession of counseling?
a. As a result of World War II, a greater emphasis in testing emerged, and psychometrics
became a popular movement.
b. Due to the war efforts, World War II halted the development of counseling for a season.
c. World War II had little impact on the development of counseling.
d. World War II hastened the need for counselors and psychologists to train and help select
specialists for the military and other industry.
12. Which of the following individuals formulated the first theory of counseling?
a. Clifford Beers
b. Frank Parsons
c. Carl Rogers
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