NCE Practice Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- B - CORRECT ANSWERS Which of the following captures
the essence of informed consent?
a. having members sign a contract before joining a group
b. telling members in some detail about the nature and purpose of the
group
c. having members decide upon all the activities of the group
d. making sure that groups will always be composed of voluntary
members.
C - CORRECT ANSWERS Several principles may underlie an
ethical decision made by a counselor. Which of the following is NOT
one of those principles?
a. autonomy
b. nonmaleficience
c. pro bono
d. fidelity
B - CORRECT ANSWERS Maria, a 25 year old Latina
woman, is in career counseling. In reviewing her background, the
counselor determines that she has followed the rules and expectations
of her close knit family. She now finds herself in a position needing to
support her family on her own and can't decide between three
different occupational possibilities which she has heard about. Maria
may be characterized as...
a. career inefficacious
,b. career undecided
c. needing more schooling
d. career indecisive
C - CORRECT ANSWERS Client: "I wrote some more in my
journal yesterday. I wrote about the strong urge to eat after I visited
my mother. I almost went to the store for junk food but I didn't."
Counselor: "The urge to eat was connected with your mother."
A long silence follows. The probably cause for the client's silence
was...
a. boredom
b. hostility toward the counselor
c. emotional or cognitive integration
d. waiting for the counselor to lead.
D - CORRECT ANSWERS Individuals of European ancestry
often enjoy benefits, without their awareness, that people of color do
not. This phenomenon is referred to as...
a. ethnocentrism
b. double standard
c. acculturation
d. white privilege
A - CORRECT ANSWERS On a college campus, a group of
students of color has been protesting their treatment alluding to
harassing comments by whites and what they believe to be
discrimination in the grading system by their professors. Eleven of
,these students have come to the campus counseling center and want to
begin a group experience to arrive at some answers and find solutions.
The most appropriate theoretical orientation of the counselor assigned
to lead the group is...
a. behavioral
b. psychoanalytic
c. gestalt
d. person centered
A - CORRECT ANSWERS The science of neurobiology is
growing in importance to the field of counseling and psychotherapy.
One part of neurobiology is neurotransmitters. Which of the following
statements is true?
a. neurotransmitters affect various cognitive, emotional, and
psychological reactions
b. neurotransmitters are found primarily in the liver
c. neurotransmitters are unrelated to diet and nutrition
d. neurotransmitters are unimportant to physically healthy individuals
A - CORRECT ANSWERS An employment counselor uses the
Ability Profiled which measures nine aptitudes important for different
jobs. His clients are typically uneducated. Because the counselor is
concerned how his clients' scores stack u p against others and how
they would perceive their aptitudes, he interprets the scores to each of
his clients.
a. ipsatively
b. using national norms
c. using local norms
, d. in relationship to other tests
C - CORRECT ANSWERS Jobs and careers of individuals
have been changing over the years. Some newer conceptualizations of
the world of work have been noted. For example, when a retired
person chooses to or must re-enter the workforce, such work or career
is often called
a. compensatory
b. portfolio
c. encore
d. life career.
B - CORRECT ANSWERS A licensed professioanl counselor
in private practice is also trained in career counseling and
occasionally sees a client for career work. Generally, the counselor
receives insurance reimbursement for services she provides for her
career clients who are often experiencing anxiety and work related
stress. The counselor assigns a DSM code to these clients even though
the insurance companies policies indicate that payment for career
services is not reimbursable. Which of the following statements is
most accurate?
a. the counselor is okay because she is concerned about the general
health and welfare of the lcient as the ethical code expects
b. the counselor is not okay because career counseling problems are
not reimbursable and this is insurance fraud
c. the counselor is okay because the experts in the literature agree that
career counseling is personal counseling
d. the counselor knows other counselors who have received
reimbursement for similar client problems.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- B - CORRECT ANSWERS Which of the following captures
the essence of informed consent?
a. having members sign a contract before joining a group
b. telling members in some detail about the nature and purpose of the
group
c. having members decide upon all the activities of the group
d. making sure that groups will always be composed of voluntary
members.
C - CORRECT ANSWERS Several principles may underlie an
ethical decision made by a counselor. Which of the following is NOT
one of those principles?
a. autonomy
b. nonmaleficience
c. pro bono
d. fidelity
B - CORRECT ANSWERS Maria, a 25 year old Latina
woman, is in career counseling. In reviewing her background, the
counselor determines that she has followed the rules and expectations
of her close knit family. She now finds herself in a position needing to
support her family on her own and can't decide between three
different occupational possibilities which she has heard about. Maria
may be characterized as...
a. career inefficacious
,b. career undecided
c. needing more schooling
d. career indecisive
C - CORRECT ANSWERS Client: "I wrote some more in my
journal yesterday. I wrote about the strong urge to eat after I visited
my mother. I almost went to the store for junk food but I didn't."
Counselor: "The urge to eat was connected with your mother."
A long silence follows. The probably cause for the client's silence
was...
a. boredom
b. hostility toward the counselor
c. emotional or cognitive integration
d. waiting for the counselor to lead.
D - CORRECT ANSWERS Individuals of European ancestry
often enjoy benefits, without their awareness, that people of color do
not. This phenomenon is referred to as...
a. ethnocentrism
b. double standard
c. acculturation
d. white privilege
A - CORRECT ANSWERS On a college campus, a group of
students of color has been protesting their treatment alluding to
harassing comments by whites and what they believe to be
discrimination in the grading system by their professors. Eleven of
,these students have come to the campus counseling center and want to
begin a group experience to arrive at some answers and find solutions.
The most appropriate theoretical orientation of the counselor assigned
to lead the group is...
a. behavioral
b. psychoanalytic
c. gestalt
d. person centered
A - CORRECT ANSWERS The science of neurobiology is
growing in importance to the field of counseling and psychotherapy.
One part of neurobiology is neurotransmitters. Which of the following
statements is true?
a. neurotransmitters affect various cognitive, emotional, and
psychological reactions
b. neurotransmitters are found primarily in the liver
c. neurotransmitters are unrelated to diet and nutrition
d. neurotransmitters are unimportant to physically healthy individuals
A - CORRECT ANSWERS An employment counselor uses the
Ability Profiled which measures nine aptitudes important for different
jobs. His clients are typically uneducated. Because the counselor is
concerned how his clients' scores stack u p against others and how
they would perceive their aptitudes, he interprets the scores to each of
his clients.
a. ipsatively
b. using national norms
c. using local norms
, d. in relationship to other tests
C - CORRECT ANSWERS Jobs and careers of individuals
have been changing over the years. Some newer conceptualizations of
the world of work have been noted. For example, when a retired
person chooses to or must re-enter the workforce, such work or career
is often called
a. compensatory
b. portfolio
c. encore
d. life career.
B - CORRECT ANSWERS A licensed professioanl counselor
in private practice is also trained in career counseling and
occasionally sees a client for career work. Generally, the counselor
receives insurance reimbursement for services she provides for her
career clients who are often experiencing anxiety and work related
stress. The counselor assigns a DSM code to these clients even though
the insurance companies policies indicate that payment for career
services is not reimbursable. Which of the following statements is
most accurate?
a. the counselor is okay because she is concerned about the general
health and welfare of the lcient as the ethical code expects
b. the counselor is not okay because career counseling problems are
not reimbursable and this is insurance fraud
c. the counselor is okay because the experts in the literature agree that
career counseling is personal counseling
d. the counselor knows other counselors who have received
reimbursement for similar client problems.
