NCE Form A 2025
1. The first state to offer licensure to counselors was
a. South Carolina.
b. Virginia.
c. Maryland.
d. Delaware. ANS: B
2. Viewing clients from one's own cultural background, which is believed to be superior to other
cultures, and ignoring the client's personal cultural context is known as
a. cultural identity.
b. assimilation.
c. introjection.
d. cultural encapsulation. ANS: D
3. A 53-year-old woman feels like she is 25 years old. Which category of aging does this statement
represent?
t. Biological aging
b. Psychological aging
c. Social aging
d. All of the above ANS: B
4. The ____ was founded in 1913 as the first career-guidance organization.
a. National Vocational Guidance Association (NVGA)
b. American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA)
c. National Career Development Association (NCDA)
d. National Employment Counseling Association (NECA) ANS: A
,5. Stress management, self-worth, and leisure are dimensions of the ____ factor of the indivisible self-
model of wellness.
a. social self
b. essential self
c. coping self
d. creative self ANS: C
6. When a member forms an unhealthy attachment in group work, this most likely means that the
member
a. has become involved in an abusive relationship with another member.
b. feels dependent on the relationship formed in group.
c. has developed a romantic attachment to another group member.
d. All of the above. ANS: B
7. James Bryant Conant believed he could create equal opportunities in access to college education
through the development of
a. the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
b. the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS).
c. the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
d. TerraNova tests. ANS: A
8. A researcher recruited two counseling groups with clients who self-reported to be test anxious. One
group was instructed on the use of meditation prior to exams; the other was not (and served as
controls). Students' anxiety level was assessed after the training just prior to final exams. What research
design has just been described?
a. Single group posttest
b. Quasi-experimental
,c. Randomized experimental
d. Pre-experimental ANS: B
9. The civil rights law that mandates equal access for individuals with disabilities to opportunities and
services is called
a. FERPA.
b. HIPAA.
c. Section 504 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act.
d. CAPTA. ANS: C
10. The ____ model refers to when persons reject both the customs and values of the new culture and
their country of origin.
a. separation
b. marginalization
c. biculturalism
d. assimilation ANS: B
11. The ____ controls higher order behavior and conscious thought.
a. hindbrain
b. midbrain
c. forebrain
d. limbic system ANS: C
12. Williamson's Minnesota point of view is considered a
a. nondirective counseling approach.
b. cognitive-behavioral counseling approach.
, c. directive counseling approach.
d. psychodynamic counseling approach. ANS: C
13. An example of resistance is
a. a client who refuses to talk.
b. a client who frequently misses appointments.
c. a client who tries to steer conversations toward irrelevant, "safe" topics.
d. All of the above. ANS: D
14. A counselor may choose to run a group because
a. it is more cost efficient than individual counseling.
b. it is time efficient.
c. it presents members with a microcosm of society.
d. All of the above. ANS: D
15. Power tests
a. use time to prevent perfect scores.
b. are concerned with normal performance.
c. assess how quickly the test-taker can understand the question and choose the right answer.
d. prevent perfect scores by including difficult test items. ANS: D
16. A counselor wants to explore the relationship between three types of counseling interventions and
client satisfaction. Which of the following would represent a confounding variable?
a. Client issue: each intervention addresses a different client problem
b. Time of day: all interventions occur at 10:00 a.m.
1. The first state to offer licensure to counselors was
a. South Carolina.
b. Virginia.
c. Maryland.
d. Delaware. ANS: B
2. Viewing clients from one's own cultural background, which is believed to be superior to other
cultures, and ignoring the client's personal cultural context is known as
a. cultural identity.
b. assimilation.
c. introjection.
d. cultural encapsulation. ANS: D
3. A 53-year-old woman feels like she is 25 years old. Which category of aging does this statement
represent?
t. Biological aging
b. Psychological aging
c. Social aging
d. All of the above ANS: B
4. The ____ was founded in 1913 as the first career-guidance organization.
a. National Vocational Guidance Association (NVGA)
b. American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA)
c. National Career Development Association (NCDA)
d. National Employment Counseling Association (NECA) ANS: A
,5. Stress management, self-worth, and leisure are dimensions of the ____ factor of the indivisible self-
model of wellness.
a. social self
b. essential self
c. coping self
d. creative self ANS: C
6. When a member forms an unhealthy attachment in group work, this most likely means that the
member
a. has become involved in an abusive relationship with another member.
b. feels dependent on the relationship formed in group.
c. has developed a romantic attachment to another group member.
d. All of the above. ANS: B
7. James Bryant Conant believed he could create equal opportunities in access to college education
through the development of
a. the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
b. the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS).
c. the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
d. TerraNova tests. ANS: A
8. A researcher recruited two counseling groups with clients who self-reported to be test anxious. One
group was instructed on the use of meditation prior to exams; the other was not (and served as
controls). Students' anxiety level was assessed after the training just prior to final exams. What research
design has just been described?
a. Single group posttest
b. Quasi-experimental
,c. Randomized experimental
d. Pre-experimental ANS: B
9. The civil rights law that mandates equal access for individuals with disabilities to opportunities and
services is called
a. FERPA.
b. HIPAA.
c. Section 504 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act.
d. CAPTA. ANS: C
10. The ____ model refers to when persons reject both the customs and values of the new culture and
their country of origin.
a. separation
b. marginalization
c. biculturalism
d. assimilation ANS: B
11. The ____ controls higher order behavior and conscious thought.
a. hindbrain
b. midbrain
c. forebrain
d. limbic system ANS: C
12. Williamson's Minnesota point of view is considered a
a. nondirective counseling approach.
b. cognitive-behavioral counseling approach.
, c. directive counseling approach.
d. psychodynamic counseling approach. ANS: C
13. An example of resistance is
a. a client who refuses to talk.
b. a client who frequently misses appointments.
c. a client who tries to steer conversations toward irrelevant, "safe" topics.
d. All of the above. ANS: D
14. A counselor may choose to run a group because
a. it is more cost efficient than individual counseling.
b. it is time efficient.
c. it presents members with a microcosm of society.
d. All of the above. ANS: D
15. Power tests
a. use time to prevent perfect scores.
b. are concerned with normal performance.
c. assess how quickly the test-taker can understand the question and choose the right answer.
d. prevent perfect scores by including difficult test items. ANS: D
16. A counselor wants to explore the relationship between three types of counseling interventions and
client satisfaction. Which of the following would represent a confounding variable?
a. Client issue: each intervention addresses a different client problem
b. Time of day: all interventions occur at 10:00 a.m.
