CECE Comprehensive Exam Study
Guide Questions And Answers
/. According to your text, some of the things that cause our children problems are:
A. The changing world, values, and crises
B. Too many refined products in their diets
C. The focus on self-esteem
D. A competitive environment - Answer-A. The changing world, values, and crises
/.One of the continuing challenges for many children is:
A. Enmeshed extended families
B. Unchanging values
C. High stakes testing
D. Poverty - Answer-D. Poverty
/.Brazelton and Greenspan's "irreducible needs" include all the following EXCEPT:
A. Physical protection
B. Working alliances
C. Nurturing relationships
D. Opportunities to learn - Answer-B. Working alliances
/.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Principles for counseling children are completely different than principles for
counseling adults
B. Counseling involves a relationship between counselor and client in which the
counselor helps the client resolve a problem
C. Child counseling focuses on children with learning, social, or behavioral problems
and who are classified as being severely disturbed
D. Counseling is always helpful - Answer-B. Counseling involves a relationship between
counselor and client in which the counselor helps the client resolve a problem
/.A counselor working with children focuses on:
A. Treating children with serious emotional and behavioral problems
B. Helping children with learning, social, or behavioral problems, using both preventive
& remedial techniques
C. Normal developmental concerns only
,D. Growth and development and the effect of childhood experiences on the adult -
Answer-B. Helping children with learning, social, or behavioral problems, using both
preventative & remedial techniques
/.Children bring three pieces of information to the counseling session. That information
includes their problem or concern, their feelings about the problem, and:
A. Their friend's expectations
B. Their parent's expectations
C. Their expectations of the counselor
D. Their expectations of themselves - Answer-C. Their expectations of the counselor
/.Which of the following is one of the categories of personal strengths related to
resilience?
A. Buffers
B. Extraneous variables
C. A sense of purpose
D. Emotional disturbance - Answer-C. A sense of purpose
/.Resilience can be considered:
A. Rare
B. Not identified before age 6
C. Keeping barriers in place
D. Coping well with negative circumstances - Answer-D. Coping well with negative
circumstances
/.Community services available for children and families can be classified as:
A. Supportive
B. Preventative
C. Rehabilitative
D. All of the above - Answer-D. All of the above
/.One of the categories of problems children bring to counseling includes:
A. A lack of skills
B. Dietary concerns
C. Beauty issues
D. Homework assignments - Answer-A. A lack of skills
/.Maslow's hierarchy of needs contains five levels. In order, they are:
A. Safety needs, physiological needs, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-
actualization
, B. Self-actualization, love and belonging, physiological needs, safety needs and self-
esteem
C. Physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-
actualization
D. Love and belonging, safety needs, physiological needs, self-actualization, and self-
esteem - Answer-C. Physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging, self-
esteem, and self-actualization
/.The dramatic changes in the _______ brain have the biggest implications for
counselors.
A. Adult
B. Toddler
C. Adolescent
D. Older adult - Answer-C. Adolescent
/.Challenges that counselors may face in their work with children from diverse ethnic
groups include:
A. Similar world views
B. Mistaken assumptions about cultural assimilation
C. Both mistaken assumptions about cultural assimilation and stereotypical
generalizations
D. Stereotypical generalizations - Answer-C. Both mistaken assumptions about cultural
assimilation and stereotypical generalizations
/.A prominent theorist that explains children's cognitive development is:
A. Thorensen
B. Piaget
C. Bronfenbrenner
D. Glasser - Answer-B. Piaget
/.The process of becoming like another culture is called:
A. Becoming culturally competent
B. Encapsulation
C. Acculturation
D. Ethnic identity development - Answer-D. Ethnic identity development
/.Erikson's model proposed:
A. Friendship stages
B. Stages of cognitive development
C. Tasks for social development
D. Language development - Answer-C. Tasks for social development
Guide Questions And Answers
/. According to your text, some of the things that cause our children problems are:
A. The changing world, values, and crises
B. Too many refined products in their diets
C. The focus on self-esteem
D. A competitive environment - Answer-A. The changing world, values, and crises
/.One of the continuing challenges for many children is:
A. Enmeshed extended families
B. Unchanging values
C. High stakes testing
D. Poverty - Answer-D. Poverty
/.Brazelton and Greenspan's "irreducible needs" include all the following EXCEPT:
A. Physical protection
B. Working alliances
C. Nurturing relationships
D. Opportunities to learn - Answer-B. Working alliances
/.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Principles for counseling children are completely different than principles for
counseling adults
B. Counseling involves a relationship between counselor and client in which the
counselor helps the client resolve a problem
C. Child counseling focuses on children with learning, social, or behavioral problems
and who are classified as being severely disturbed
D. Counseling is always helpful - Answer-B. Counseling involves a relationship between
counselor and client in which the counselor helps the client resolve a problem
/.A counselor working with children focuses on:
A. Treating children with serious emotional and behavioral problems
B. Helping children with learning, social, or behavioral problems, using both preventive
& remedial techniques
C. Normal developmental concerns only
,D. Growth and development and the effect of childhood experiences on the adult -
Answer-B. Helping children with learning, social, or behavioral problems, using both
preventative & remedial techniques
/.Children bring three pieces of information to the counseling session. That information
includes their problem or concern, their feelings about the problem, and:
A. Their friend's expectations
B. Their parent's expectations
C. Their expectations of the counselor
D. Their expectations of themselves - Answer-C. Their expectations of the counselor
/.Which of the following is one of the categories of personal strengths related to
resilience?
A. Buffers
B. Extraneous variables
C. A sense of purpose
D. Emotional disturbance - Answer-C. A sense of purpose
/.Resilience can be considered:
A. Rare
B. Not identified before age 6
C. Keeping barriers in place
D. Coping well with negative circumstances - Answer-D. Coping well with negative
circumstances
/.Community services available for children and families can be classified as:
A. Supportive
B. Preventative
C. Rehabilitative
D. All of the above - Answer-D. All of the above
/.One of the categories of problems children bring to counseling includes:
A. A lack of skills
B. Dietary concerns
C. Beauty issues
D. Homework assignments - Answer-A. A lack of skills
/.Maslow's hierarchy of needs contains five levels. In order, they are:
A. Safety needs, physiological needs, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-
actualization
, B. Self-actualization, love and belonging, physiological needs, safety needs and self-
esteem
C. Physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-
actualization
D. Love and belonging, safety needs, physiological needs, self-actualization, and self-
esteem - Answer-C. Physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging, self-
esteem, and self-actualization
/.The dramatic changes in the _______ brain have the biggest implications for
counselors.
A. Adult
B. Toddler
C. Adolescent
D. Older adult - Answer-C. Adolescent
/.Challenges that counselors may face in their work with children from diverse ethnic
groups include:
A. Similar world views
B. Mistaken assumptions about cultural assimilation
C. Both mistaken assumptions about cultural assimilation and stereotypical
generalizations
D. Stereotypical generalizations - Answer-C. Both mistaken assumptions about cultural
assimilation and stereotypical generalizations
/.A prominent theorist that explains children's cognitive development is:
A. Thorensen
B. Piaget
C. Bronfenbrenner
D. Glasser - Answer-B. Piaget
/.The process of becoming like another culture is called:
A. Becoming culturally competent
B. Encapsulation
C. Acculturation
D. Ethnic identity development - Answer-D. Ethnic identity development
/.Erikson's model proposed:
A. Friendship stages
B. Stages of cognitive development
C. Tasks for social development
D. Language development - Answer-C. Tasks for social development
