In the early 1920s, the counseling profession consisted primarily of
a. mental health counseling.
b. vocational guidance counseling:
c. school
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d. All of the above.
b. vocational guidance counseling
Culture is understood to be
a. the same as race.
b. the background of patterns, languages, psychological factors, and biological factors of a person.
c. an irrelevant factor in diagnosis.
d. factors that pertain to the here and now; historical contexts are not as salient.
b. the background of patterns, languages, psychological factors, and biological factors of a person.
Erikson's psychosocial developmental theory is an example of
a. a continuous, active theory.
b. a continuous, reactive theory.
c. a discontinuous, active theory.
d. a discontinuous, reactive theory.
c. a discontinuous, active theory.
________________is considered the father of career guidance and the counseling profession.
a. George Merrill
b. Edmund Williamson
c. Frank Parsons
d. John Crites
c. Frank Parsons
Which of the following models of resistance is behavioral?
a. Noncompliance
b. Negative social influence
c. Power struggle
d. Anxiety control
a. Noncompliance
Wilhelm Wundt is known for
a. developing the form board, which is considered a predecessor to performance IQ testing.
b. being the first to apply statistical concepts to psychological assessment.
c. founding one of the first psychological laboratories to conduct experimental research.
d. his work on the forgetting curve.
c. founding one of the first psychological laboratories to conduct experimental research.
A construct, such as a treatment group, that can be manipulated in a study is most often referred to as a(n) _____________ variable.
a. outcome
b. categorical
c. criterion
d. independent
d. independent
Institutional barriers to group work may include all the following EXCEPT:
a. resistant group members.
b. the need to obtain parental consent.
c. belief by staff members that group work in not as effective as other activities.
d. the Jack of appropriate facilities.
a. resistant group members.
Ethical principles that counselors are required to follow are called
a. aspirational ethics.
b. obligatory ethics.
c. mandatory ethics.
d. compulsory ethics
c. mandatory ethics.
The tripartite model of multicultural counseling competencies includes each of the following components EXCEPT:
a. an etic perspective.
b. awareness.
c. knowledge.
d. skills
a. an etic perspective.
For a researcher who has limited time and a low budget, the ___________________ research design might be most appropriate.
a. cross-sectional
b. longitudinal
c. time-lag
d. naturalistic
a. cross-sectional
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was NOT responsible for
a. establishing a national minimum wage.
b. enforcing workplace safety and health standards.
c. providing minimum standards for overtime entitlement.
d. prohibiting the employment of minors.
b. enforcing workplace safety and health standards.
A professional counselor consults with an experienced colleague about some problems she has encountered while working with a particular client. She is completely reliant on her colleague's expertise to help her move forward with her client. Which consultation model does this represent?
a. Collaborative-dependent
b. Collaborative-interdependent
c. Triadic-dependent
d. Triadic-interdependent
c. Triadic-dependent
In group work, confidentiality is
a. the ethical requirement of group leaders but not group members.
b. the ethical requirement of group members but not group leaders
c. the ethical requirement of both group leaders and group
members.
d. not an ethical requirement for anyone involved in the process.
a. the ethical requirement of group leaders but not group members.
A(n) _____________ does not compare an individual score to a norm group but relies on the judgment of the professional counselor to interpret the data.
a. standardized test
b. norm-referenced test
c. ipsative assessment
d. nonstandardized test
d. nonstandardized test
"Whereas 1 million white swans can indicate that all swans are white, one brown swan can falsify it." That is, we can only approximate truth. This description refers to the ________________ paradigm.
a. positivism
b. post-positivism
c. social constructivism
d. critical theory
b. post-positivism
Accreditation is NOT
a. voluntary.
b. involuntary.
c. a way for educational institutions to demonstrate their quality to the public.
d. an accountability measure for schools.
b. involuntary.
Judging someone's worth by how closely he or she resembles European Americans is termed
a. racism.
b. colorism.
c. eugenics.
d. Jensenism.
b. colorism.
What part of the brain regulates emotions and motivation?
a. Temporal lobe
b. Limbic system
c. Reticular activating system
d. Cerebellum
b. Limbic system
___________________ is an example of an occupation.
a. Addictions Counselor Level II
b. Professional Counselor
c. Assistant Director of Career Counseling
d. Residential Treatment Counselor
b. Professional Counselor
Observing clients' verbal and nonverbal communication and verbally conveying empathy and understanding of clients' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all important elements of
a. paraphrasing.
b. reflecting.
c. confronting.
d. interpreting.
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