CPCE Exam Liberty University
CPCE EXAM LIBERTY UNIVERSITY NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
Client presents with his wife both complaining the patient has had a change in
cognitive function including language and memory. Client denies loss of pleasure
in normal activities and denies feeling sad, but client is able to manage his
medications but requires someone to set up his medication box and set a timer
for him.
Neurocognitive Disorder
Disorder of thought; disorder of mood
Schizophrenia; bipolar disorder
Mirroring back client's verbalizations, and not passing judgment. Facilitating in
assisting his client in reaching resolution of the presenting problems.
Rogerian, client-centered therapy
Binge eating coupled with inappropriate methods of controlling one's weight may
be a symptom of
Bulimia
Concerns of his health; reports chronic intestinal difficulties, but has not sought
medical treatment for his concerns. For the last five years he rarely feels at ease
while at his job. Feels uneasy when outside the home
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Agoraphobia
loss of appetite; nervousness, and recurrent nightmares of a past hospital
experience from years prior, where she says she almost died
PTSD
Actively defiant of instructions, argues regularly, spiteful, and resentful. School
performance is marginal.
Oppositional defiant disorder
40-year old client not feeling comfortable socially after gaining weight. Unwilling
to try new activities and avoiding activities he once found enjoyable
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Client believes his favorite actress is in love with him. He is appropriate in every
other way and substance use is not the factor
Delusional Disorder
Cyclothymia
Mild form of bipolar disorder. Cause is unknown
Client needs help with substance use, uses recreationally on the weekends. Two
DUIs within 3 years
Stimulant Use Disorder
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Complaints about significant Chronic back pain and shoulder pain (basis of a
disability claim), when seen he looks fully physical capable of bending and picking
up things
Malingering - to receive an external reward
Symptoms of Schizophrenia categorized in three groups
Positive, Negative, and Disorganized
Couple comes in. Wife displays feelings of distrust and no tolerance for
relationships and also experiences excessive over-valuation "he's the best thing
that every happened to me"
Borderline Personality Disorder
A patient diagnosed with depression/suicide ideation suddenly appears to feel
better and think more clearly
Suicide has increased!
20 year-old male college student. Last 6-7 months grossly disorganized or
catatonic behavior and speech, hallucinations, poor responses
Schizophrenia...Paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual
When a client's physical symptoms have a psychological cause it is referred to as
Conversion Disorder
Appraisal
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Any means by which by which a counselor assesses a client. ie: mental health
exam, IQ test
Type of test - NCE
Objective
Test created by David Wechsler
IQ
When administering tests to a client, the counselor should always
Inform the client of limitations of testing
Validity (In testing)
How accurate the test is
Reliability (in testing)
How consistent the results are
The only test you are using with your client has a reliability of .60, you should...
disregard the results of the test as the reliability is too low
Francis Galton
Inherited intellectual abilities; father of behavioral genetics; personality traits are
passed down
J.P. Guilford
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CPCE EXAM LIBERTY UNIVERSITY NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
Client presents with his wife both complaining the patient has had a change in
cognitive function including language and memory. Client denies loss of pleasure
in normal activities and denies feeling sad, but client is able to manage his
medications but requires someone to set up his medication box and set a timer
for him.
Neurocognitive Disorder
Disorder of thought; disorder of mood
Schizophrenia; bipolar disorder
Mirroring back client's verbalizations, and not passing judgment. Facilitating in
assisting his client in reaching resolution of the presenting problems.
Rogerian, client-centered therapy
Binge eating coupled with inappropriate methods of controlling one's weight may
be a symptom of
Bulimia
Concerns of his health; reports chronic intestinal difficulties, but has not sought
medical treatment for his concerns. For the last five years he rarely feels at ease
while at his job. Feels uneasy when outside the home
1|Page
, CPCE Exam Liberty University
Agoraphobia
loss of appetite; nervousness, and recurrent nightmares of a past hospital
experience from years prior, where she says she almost died
PTSD
Actively defiant of instructions, argues regularly, spiteful, and resentful. School
performance is marginal.
Oppositional defiant disorder
40-year old client not feeling comfortable socially after gaining weight. Unwilling
to try new activities and avoiding activities he once found enjoyable
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Client believes his favorite actress is in love with him. He is appropriate in every
other way and substance use is not the factor
Delusional Disorder
Cyclothymia
Mild form of bipolar disorder. Cause is unknown
Client needs help with substance use, uses recreationally on the weekends. Two
DUIs within 3 years
Stimulant Use Disorder
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Complaints about significant Chronic back pain and shoulder pain (basis of a
disability claim), when seen he looks fully physical capable of bending and picking
up things
Malingering - to receive an external reward
Symptoms of Schizophrenia categorized in three groups
Positive, Negative, and Disorganized
Couple comes in. Wife displays feelings of distrust and no tolerance for
relationships and also experiences excessive over-valuation "he's the best thing
that every happened to me"
Borderline Personality Disorder
A patient diagnosed with depression/suicide ideation suddenly appears to feel
better and think more clearly
Suicide has increased!
20 year-old male college student. Last 6-7 months grossly disorganized or
catatonic behavior and speech, hallucinations, poor responses
Schizophrenia...Paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual
When a client's physical symptoms have a psychological cause it is referred to as
Conversion Disorder
Appraisal
3|Page
, CPCE Exam Liberty University
Any means by which by which a counselor assesses a client. ie: mental health
exam, IQ test
Type of test - NCE
Objective
Test created by David Wechsler
IQ
When administering tests to a client, the counselor should always
Inform the client of limitations of testing
Validity (In testing)
How accurate the test is
Reliability (in testing)
How consistent the results are
The only test you are using with your client has a reliability of .60, you should...
disregard the results of the test as the reliability is too low
Francis Galton
Inherited intellectual abilities; father of behavioral genetics; personality traits are
passed down
J.P. Guilford
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