CPCE Exam!! Exam Actual Questions
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When beginning a counseling relationship, you are ethically required to -
,,,,answer,,,..Inform the patient of the limits of confidentiality
As you begin a counseling relationship, it is important to - ,,,,answer,,,..jointly
decide, between patient and counselor, how the counseling process will proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the presenting complaint of relationship
difficulties. She goes on to describe that she has had multiple abortions, and seems
to use abortion as a birth control method. You are personally opposed to abortion.
How should your personal beliefs impact the therapeutic relationship? -
,,,,answer,,,..Your personal belief system should not have any bearing on the
therapeutic relationship
You have been involved in a counseling relationship with a client for six months,
when he presents you with a small gift. What should you do? - ,,,,answer,,,..Accept
or decline depending on the circumstances
You are court-ordered to disclose confidential information about a client you are
counseling. What do you do? - ,,,,answer,,,..Limit, as much as possible, any
possibly damaging personal information and obtain written permission from your
client to share confidential information
What should you do if your client requests to see his confidential file? -
,,,,answer,,,..Accept or decline depending upon circumstances
You are a counselor with several clients, and at the same time you are adjusting to
a difficult divorce. You aren't sleeping or eating well, find you are highly
distractible, and generally are less in-touch with your emotional state. You
,should... - ,,,,answer,,,..Be alert to your mental status, and be able to determine if
continuing with your clients poses any threat of being detrimental to the counseling
process
A former client of yours has been arrested for a crime. As his former counselor,
you are called to perform a forensic evaluation. What is your responsibility in this
case? - ,,,,answer,,,..It is not considered ethical to perform a forensic evaluation on
a current or past client, so you should decline
Down Syndrome - ,,,,answer,,,..Chromosomal abnormality
John Watson - ,,,,answer,,,..Little Albert experiment
Albert Bandura's best-known research - ,,,,answer,,,..Bobo Doll study
What did Lev Vygotsky stress in his development theory? - ,,,,answer,,,..Cultural
Context and language
Freudian Defense Mechanism - ,,,,answer,,,..Repression
Imprinting - ,,,,answer,,,..Konrad Lorenz
Incorporating several therapeutic theories in your work - ,,,,answer,,,..eclectic
Complaining of feeling restless, mood swings, times of hopelessness, periods of
high energy and creativity in which she can go days without sleep -
,,,,answer,,,..Bipolar
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. - ,,,,answer,,,..Neurocognitive Disorder
Disorder of thought; disorder of mood - ,,,,answer,,,..Schizophrenia; bipolar
disorder
Mirroring back client's verbalizations, and not passing judgment. Facilitating in
assisting his client in reaching resolution of the presenting problems. -
,,,,answer,,,..Rogerian, client-centered therapy
, Binge eating coupled with inappropriate methods of controlling one's weight may
be a symptom of - ,,,,answer,,,..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 - ,,,,answer,,,..Agoraphobia
loss of appetite; nervousness, and recurrent nightmares of a past hospital
experience from years prior, where she says she almost died - ,,,,answer,,,..PTSD
Actively defiant of instructions, argues regularly, spiteful, and resentful. School
performance is marginal. - ,,,,answer,,,..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 -
,,,,answer,,,..Avoidant Personality Disorder
You are the supervisor for a new counselor, and are asked to attend her wedding.
Would it be ethical to do so? - ,,,,answer,,,..Yes, you should be able to attend her
wedding without a breach of ethics
While involved with a research study, you learn that several of your students are
using confidential material in an unethical manner. You had no prior knowledge of
this, and all of your safeguards for professional practice were appropriate. Are you,
as the principal researcher, responsible for the student's behavior -
,,,,answer,,,..Yes, you are ultimately responsible
When publishing research, it is important to - ,,,,answer,,,..Give credit to other
contributors or sources, not plagiarize, and submit material to only one journal at a
time
When a conflict arises between the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code
of Ethics and a governing authority, which takes precedence? -
,,,,answer,,,..Ultimately the law may be adhered to over the Code of Ethics
An ethics violation should NOT be reported when - ,,,,answer,,,..A counselor has
been retained to review another counselor who is in question; and when
confidentiality rights would be violated
with Revised Answers (), (A+
Guarantee)
When beginning a counseling relationship, you are ethically required to -
,,,,answer,,,..Inform the patient of the limits of confidentiality
As you begin a counseling relationship, it is important to - ,,,,answer,,,..jointly
decide, between patient and counselor, how the counseling process will proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the presenting complaint of relationship
difficulties. She goes on to describe that she has had multiple abortions, and seems
to use abortion as a birth control method. You are personally opposed to abortion.
How should your personal beliefs impact the therapeutic relationship? -
,,,,answer,,,..Your personal belief system should not have any bearing on the
therapeutic relationship
You have been involved in a counseling relationship with a client for six months,
when he presents you with a small gift. What should you do? - ,,,,answer,,,..Accept
or decline depending on the circumstances
You are court-ordered to disclose confidential information about a client you are
counseling. What do you do? - ,,,,answer,,,..Limit, as much as possible, any
possibly damaging personal information and obtain written permission from your
client to share confidential information
What should you do if your client requests to see his confidential file? -
,,,,answer,,,..Accept or decline depending upon circumstances
You are a counselor with several clients, and at the same time you are adjusting to
a difficult divorce. You aren't sleeping or eating well, find you are highly
distractible, and generally are less in-touch with your emotional state. You
,should... - ,,,,answer,,,..Be alert to your mental status, and be able to determine if
continuing with your clients poses any threat of being detrimental to the counseling
process
A former client of yours has been arrested for a crime. As his former counselor,
you are called to perform a forensic evaluation. What is your responsibility in this
case? - ,,,,answer,,,..It is not considered ethical to perform a forensic evaluation on
a current or past client, so you should decline
Down Syndrome - ,,,,answer,,,..Chromosomal abnormality
John Watson - ,,,,answer,,,..Little Albert experiment
Albert Bandura's best-known research - ,,,,answer,,,..Bobo Doll study
What did Lev Vygotsky stress in his development theory? - ,,,,answer,,,..Cultural
Context and language
Freudian Defense Mechanism - ,,,,answer,,,..Repression
Imprinting - ,,,,answer,,,..Konrad Lorenz
Incorporating several therapeutic theories in your work - ,,,,answer,,,..eclectic
Complaining of feeling restless, mood swings, times of hopelessness, periods of
high energy and creativity in which she can go days without sleep -
,,,,answer,,,..Bipolar
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. - ,,,,answer,,,..Neurocognitive Disorder
Disorder of thought; disorder of mood - ,,,,answer,,,..Schizophrenia; bipolar
disorder
Mirroring back client's verbalizations, and not passing judgment. Facilitating in
assisting his client in reaching resolution of the presenting problems. -
,,,,answer,,,..Rogerian, client-centered therapy
, Binge eating coupled with inappropriate methods of controlling one's weight may
be a symptom of - ,,,,answer,,,..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 - ,,,,answer,,,..Agoraphobia
loss of appetite; nervousness, and recurrent nightmares of a past hospital
experience from years prior, where she says she almost died - ,,,,answer,,,..PTSD
Actively defiant of instructions, argues regularly, spiteful, and resentful. School
performance is marginal. - ,,,,answer,,,..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 -
,,,,answer,,,..Avoidant Personality Disorder
You are the supervisor for a new counselor, and are asked to attend her wedding.
Would it be ethical to do so? - ,,,,answer,,,..Yes, you should be able to attend her
wedding without a breach of ethics
While involved with a research study, you learn that several of your students are
using confidential material in an unethical manner. You had no prior knowledge of
this, and all of your safeguards for professional practice were appropriate. Are you,
as the principal researcher, responsible for the student's behavior -
,,,,answer,,,..Yes, you are ultimately responsible
When publishing research, it is important to - ,,,,answer,,,..Give credit to other
contributors or sources, not plagiarize, and submit material to only one journal at a
time
When a conflict arises between the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code
of Ethics and a governing authority, which takes precedence? -
,,,,answer,,,..Ultimately the law may be adhered to over the Code of Ethics
An ethics violation should NOT be reported when - ,,,,answer,,,..A counselor has
been retained to review another counselor who is in question; and when
confidentiality rights would be violated
