COUNSELOR PREPARATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
(CPCE) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED
2025/2026 BEST SOLUTION RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Humanist approach that emphasizes the tragic aspects of life, the burden of responsibility, and
the need to face the inevitability of death - CORRECT ANSWERS Existentialism
Which is the most appropriate screening tool for a 16-year-old with suspected drug or alcohol
abuse? - CORRECT ANSWERS CRAFFT
A confounded study is one in which - CORRECT ANSWERS there are undesirable
variables as part of the experiment
Which early theorist engaged in group therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS Alfred Adler
The counselor is concerned about how her group therapy sessions are progressing. What can
she do? - CORRECT ANSWERS Have an outside observer assess the group
Theories of personality development proposed by Freud and Erikson differ in that Erikson's
theory emphasizes - CORRECT ANSWERS personality development as a process lasting
a lifetime
Children diagnosed with conduct disorder at a young age are most at risk for which personality
disorder as adults? - CORRECT ANSWERS Antisocial personality disorderq
Many mental health professionals apply to HMOs and PPOs to be on their provider lists. What is
the reason for their doing this? - CORRECT ANSWERS To allow clients to be referred to
them
A focus on confronting clients and pushing them to choose the present instead of allowing the
past to affect them is:
, COUNSELOR PREPARATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
(CPCE) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED
2025/2026 BEST SOLUTION RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
a. person-centered therapy.
b. classical conditioning
c. self-efficacy.
d. Gestalt therapy. - CORRECT ANSWERS d. Gestalt therapy
When administering tests to a client, the counselor should always - CORRECT ANSWERS
inform the client of the limitations of testing
Which of the following correctly matches the theorist with an adolescent's stage of
development? - CORRECT ANSWERS Piaget: formal operation
Erikson: identity versus role confusion
Freud: genital stage
What are the strengths of Rogerian counseling? - CORRECT ANSWERS Openness,
acceptance, versatility
Which of these groups does NOT represent three of Donald Super's nine major life roles?
a. Mentor, employer, advisor
b. Child, student, citizen
c. Spouse, homemaker, parent
d. Worker, leisurite, pensioner - CORRECT ANSWERS a. Mentor, employer, advisor
"I know I have a problem, but I don't know if I'm ready to make a change." According to
Prochaska & DiClimente's transtheoretical model of the stages of change, the client is operating
from which stage? - CORRECT ANSWERS contemplation
(CPCE) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED
2025/2026 BEST SOLUTION RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Humanist approach that emphasizes the tragic aspects of life, the burden of responsibility, and
the need to face the inevitability of death - CORRECT ANSWERS Existentialism
Which is the most appropriate screening tool for a 16-year-old with suspected drug or alcohol
abuse? - CORRECT ANSWERS CRAFFT
A confounded study is one in which - CORRECT ANSWERS there are undesirable
variables as part of the experiment
Which early theorist engaged in group therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS Alfred Adler
The counselor is concerned about how her group therapy sessions are progressing. What can
she do? - CORRECT ANSWERS Have an outside observer assess the group
Theories of personality development proposed by Freud and Erikson differ in that Erikson's
theory emphasizes - CORRECT ANSWERS personality development as a process lasting
a lifetime
Children diagnosed with conduct disorder at a young age are most at risk for which personality
disorder as adults? - CORRECT ANSWERS Antisocial personality disorderq
Many mental health professionals apply to HMOs and PPOs to be on their provider lists. What is
the reason for their doing this? - CORRECT ANSWERS To allow clients to be referred to
them
A focus on confronting clients and pushing them to choose the present instead of allowing the
past to affect them is:
, COUNSELOR PREPARATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
(CPCE) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED
2025/2026 BEST SOLUTION RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
a. person-centered therapy.
b. classical conditioning
c. self-efficacy.
d. Gestalt therapy. - CORRECT ANSWERS d. Gestalt therapy
When administering tests to a client, the counselor should always - CORRECT ANSWERS
inform the client of the limitations of testing
Which of the following correctly matches the theorist with an adolescent's stage of
development? - CORRECT ANSWERS Piaget: formal operation
Erikson: identity versus role confusion
Freud: genital stage
What are the strengths of Rogerian counseling? - CORRECT ANSWERS Openness,
acceptance, versatility
Which of these groups does NOT represent three of Donald Super's nine major life roles?
a. Mentor, employer, advisor
b. Child, student, citizen
c. Spouse, homemaker, parent
d. Worker, leisurite, pensioner - CORRECT ANSWERS a. Mentor, employer, advisor
"I know I have a problem, but I don't know if I'm ready to make a change." According to
Prochaska & DiClimente's transtheoretical model of the stages of change, the client is operating
from which stage? - CORRECT ANSWERS contemplation
