age 1 of 77
NCE (National Counselor Examination) Professional
Orientation and Ethics FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
Gilbert Wrenn ......ANSWER........Wrote the APGA book The
Counselor in a Changing World in the 1960s, which encouraged
developmental focus in counseling
In the 1960s, one problem in counseling was that it wrongly
emphasized ......ANSWER........intrapsychic processes over social
and civil rights issues
National Defense Education Act (NDEA) ......ANSWER........a.
written in 1958
,age 2 of 77
b. expanded school guidance services
c. provided financial aid for graduate education in counseling
d. improved guidance for gifted children
If a client has a contagious fatal disease, the counselor ____
......ANSWER........is justified in telling a third party who would be
at risk
Fidelity ......ANSWER........honoring commitments and keeping
promises,
Veracity ......ANSWER........being honest/truthful
Justice ......ANSWER........treat all members fairly/equally
Beneficence ......ANSWER........working for the good of the client/
Nonmaleficence ......ANSWER........do no harm to client
,age 3 of 77
Autonomy ......ANSWER........fostering the right to control the
direction of one's life
Defamation ......ANSWER........--behavior that can be damaging
to a reputation
--2 types: libel and slander
--libel: written info
--slander: verbal remarks
What does it mean when we say privileged communication is
"qualified" ......ANSWER........it means that exceptions may exist:
- child abuse/neglect/exploitation
- suicide/homicidal threats
- criminal intentions
, age 4 of 77
- need of hospitalization
- counselor victim of malpractice
- minor/mentally incompetent (dd)
Tarasoff v. the Board of Regents of the University of California
......ANSWER........"duty to warn"
--warn the person in danger, or if someone is danger to
themselves, tell family member, sig other, etc.
Privileged communication ......ANSWER........--a legal term
different from confidentiality
--implied that a therapeutic interaction (verbal/written) will not
be available for public inspection
NCE (National Counselor Examination) Professional
Orientation and Ethics FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
Gilbert Wrenn ......ANSWER........Wrote the APGA book The
Counselor in a Changing World in the 1960s, which encouraged
developmental focus in counseling
In the 1960s, one problem in counseling was that it wrongly
emphasized ......ANSWER........intrapsychic processes over social
and civil rights issues
National Defense Education Act (NDEA) ......ANSWER........a.
written in 1958
,age 2 of 77
b. expanded school guidance services
c. provided financial aid for graduate education in counseling
d. improved guidance for gifted children
If a client has a contagious fatal disease, the counselor ____
......ANSWER........is justified in telling a third party who would be
at risk
Fidelity ......ANSWER........honoring commitments and keeping
promises,
Veracity ......ANSWER........being honest/truthful
Justice ......ANSWER........treat all members fairly/equally
Beneficence ......ANSWER........working for the good of the client/
Nonmaleficence ......ANSWER........do no harm to client
,age 3 of 77
Autonomy ......ANSWER........fostering the right to control the
direction of one's life
Defamation ......ANSWER........--behavior that can be damaging
to a reputation
--2 types: libel and slander
--libel: written info
--slander: verbal remarks
What does it mean when we say privileged communication is
"qualified" ......ANSWER........it means that exceptions may exist:
- child abuse/neglect/exploitation
- suicide/homicidal threats
- criminal intentions
, age 4 of 77
- need of hospitalization
- counselor victim of malpractice
- minor/mentally incompetent (dd)
Tarasoff v. the Board of Regents of the University of California
......ANSWER........"duty to warn"
--warn the person in danger, or if someone is danger to
themselves, tell family member, sig other, etc.
Privileged communication ......ANSWER........--a legal term
different from confidentiality
--implied that a therapeutic interaction (verbal/written) will not
be available for public inspection
