CPCE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The primary goal of __________ therapy is to find meaning in life -- Answer ✔✔
existential
Cody does what his parents tells him so he does not lose tv privileges. What level in
Kohlberg's theory of moral development? -- Answer ✔✔ Preconventional
Josie likes to play peek-a-boo with her little brother, Jack. According to Piaget, Jack finds
this game fun because he has acquired____________ - which is one of the primary
tasks of the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development -- Answer ✔✔ Object
Permanence
The theorist associated with bonding and attachment -- Answer ✔✔ Bowlby
Henry, a 72-year old widower, reminisces with his daughter about his life. He talks
about his successes and regrets. This is an example of Erikson's: -- Answer ✔✔ Ego
Integrity stage
When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often engage in ________
aggression than boys -- Answer ✔✔ relational
,Physical characteristics of Down Syndrome -- Answer ✔✔ Short, stocky build; almond-
shaped eyes, and flattened face
Which of the following statements is true when considering cultural and familial
influences on self-esteem? -- Answer ✔✔ An authoritative parenting style usually allows
children to have especially high self-esteem
Research on gay and lesbian parents indicates: -- Answer ✔✔ they are as dedicated to
effective at child rearing as are heterosexual parents
In the Stanford prison study, what caused the guards to treat the prisoners harshly? --
Answer ✔✔ The social context
In the original studies, Milgram and his colleagues found that people were more likely to
disobey under all of the following circumstances EXCEPT when -- Answer ✔✔ the
victim was in an adjoining room so the "teacher" heard every sound the victim made
In the Stanford prison simulation, ,male college students agreed to participate in an
experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners
and guards. The researchers found that -- Answer ✔✔ Within a short time the
prisoners became distressed and panicky, with accompanying emotional and physical
ailments
In what ways do stereotypes distort reality -- Answer ✔✔ Stereotypes exaggerate the
differences that exist between groups
,Jennifer has to choose between spending the evening at home with her parents of
spending the evening babysitting her younger sister. Jennifer does no like either of those
choices. This situation describes a: -- Answer ✔✔ Avoidance-avoidance conflict
Connie tells each of her clients that the best way she can help them is to attempt to
look at the world from the client's point of view. This counselor is taking the
__________ perspective -- Answer ✔✔ emic
Working with individuals from different cultures requires that the counselor: -- Answer
✔✔ have knowledge about the different cultures and have sensitivity to the needs of the
individuals
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
The primary goal of __________ therapy is to find meaning in life -- Answer ✔✔
existential
Cody does what his parents tells him so he does not lose tv privileges. What level in
Kohlberg's theory of moral development? -- Answer ✔✔ Preconventional
Josie likes to play peek-a-boo with her little brother, Jack. According to Piaget, Jack finds
this game fun because he has acquired____________ - which is one of the primary
tasks of the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development -- Answer ✔✔ Object
Permanence
The theorist associated with bonding and attachment -- Answer ✔✔ Bowlby
Henry, a 72-year old widower, reminisces with his daughter about his life. He talks
about his successes and regrets. This is an example of Erikson's: -- Answer ✔✔ Ego
Integrity stage
When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often engage in ________
aggression than boys -- Answer ✔✔ relational
,Physical characteristics of Down Syndrome -- Answer ✔✔ Short, stocky build; almond-
shaped eyes, and flattened face
Which of the following statements is true when considering cultural and familial
influences on self-esteem? -- Answer ✔✔ An authoritative parenting style usually allows
children to have especially high self-esteem
Research on gay and lesbian parents indicates: -- Answer ✔✔ they are as dedicated to
effective at child rearing as are heterosexual parents
In the Stanford prison study, what caused the guards to treat the prisoners harshly? --
Answer ✔✔ The social context
In the original studies, Milgram and his colleagues found that people were more likely to
disobey under all of the following circumstances EXCEPT when -- Answer ✔✔ the
victim was in an adjoining room so the "teacher" heard every sound the victim made
In the Stanford prison simulation, ,male college students agreed to participate in an
experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners
and guards. The researchers found that -- Answer ✔✔ Within a short time the
prisoners became distressed and panicky, with accompanying emotional and physical
ailments
In what ways do stereotypes distort reality -- Answer ✔✔ Stereotypes exaggerate the
differences that exist between groups
,Jennifer has to choose between spending the evening at home with her parents of
spending the evening babysitting her younger sister. Jennifer does no like either of those
choices. This situation describes a: -- Answer ✔✔ Avoidance-avoidance conflict
Connie tells each of her clients that the best way she can help them is to attempt to
look at the world from the client's point of view. This counselor is taking the
__________ perspective -- Answer ✔✔ emic
Working with individuals from different cultures requires that the counselor: -- Answer
✔✔ have knowledge about the different cultures and have sensitivity to the needs of the
individuals
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
