Counselor Preparation Comprehensive
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QUESTION
Not all minority groups are farin gas well as others in the US. For example, one gorup has the
highest infant mortality rate, the highest dropout rate from high school at about 70%, and the
highest suicide rate. All these descriptors are most pertinent to...
a. Native Americans
b. Hispanic Americans
c. Asian Americans
d. African Americans
Answer:
A
QUESTION
Tim is a high school sophomore who is very bright and adept with al the most recent computers
and communication devices. He doesn't have many close friends and can't wait for classes to end
so he can continue playing the World of Warcraft online game which he can play for hours each
day. Which of the following statements is most UNTRUE?
a. compulsive online gamers follow the same patterns as others with addictions
b. online gaming provides constant rewards for the gamer's actions
c. gamers can assume different personalities and create avatars to represent themselves
d. game playing appears restricted to one or two countries and the vast majority of gamers are
teenagers.
Answer:
D
QUESTION
Regarding fmaily abuse and violence, which of the following statements is LEAST true?
a. child sexual abuse typically occurs when the child is between 7 and 13 years old
b. children who have been abused are slightly more apt to be abusers as adults than children not
abused
c. state laws require that suspected or actual child abuse be reported
d. the level of stress the fmaily is experiencing is seldom related to the incidence of child abuse.
Answer:
D
QUESTION
Object relations theory conceptualizes four broad stages of development. Which of these stages
is usually the third to occur in the child?
a. symbiosis
b. separation/individuation
c. constancy of self and object
d. fusion
Answer:
B
QUESTION
In his person centered approach to counseling, which of the following processes did Rogers feel
was NOT necessary or appropriate?
a. diagnosis
b. the relationship
c. core conditions
d. client's phenomenological world
Answer:
A
QUESTION
A counselor focuses on belief systems, self talk, and crooked thinking with her client. It is likely
that the theoretical approach of this counselor is strongly influenced by...
a. existential theory
b. reality therapy
c. solution focused therapy
d. rational emotive behavior therapy
Answer:
D
QUESTION
A counselor who believes that people's behavior is best explained as reactions to stimuli in their
environment is probably working from a _____________ theoretical perspective
a. transactional
b. person centered
c. behavioral
d. solution focused
Answer:
C
QUESTION
Rogers has noted that the second half of therapy often creates more unhappiness and depression
for the client than the first half. It is likely that hits may be attributed to...
a. the threatening nature of the counselor during this period of time.
b. experiencing the reorganized self
c. the fear of ending the relationship
d. more intensely working through the issues which have been identified.
Answer:
B
QUESTION
In narrative therapy, the client often talks about the problem saturated story. Some specific
counseling techniques which may be used in this therapy include all the following EXCEPT
a. miracle question
b. re authoring
c. externalization and deconstruction
d. questions and clarifications
Answer:
A
QUESTION
the family systems approach which views the fmaily as an emotional unit and stresses the
importance of more than one generation is that of...
a. Nathan Ackerman
b. Virginia Satir
c. Carl Whittaker
d. Murray Bowen
Answer:
D
QUESTION
A counselor can use many different techniques with a client. One potentially powerful technique
in moving the counseling process forward helps the client see issues and problems in a new light.
This technique is called...
a. restatement
b. interpretation
c. paraphrasing
d. summarizing
Answer:
B
QUESTION
There are many effective counseling techniques used by counselors who practice from a
behavioral perspective. Two of these are systematic desensitization and stress inoculation. Who
are the theorists most closely associated with these techniques?
a. Joseph Wolpe and Donald Meichenbaum
b. Gordon Allport and Aaron Beck
c. Alfred Adler and Joseph Wolpe
d. Donald Meichenbaum and robert Carkhuff
Answer:
A
QUESTION
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