2026 CPCE FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE
TEST|ACTUAL 650+Qs&As|A+GRADE ASSURED
__________ is concerned with perspectives of right and proper conduct and
involves an evaluation of actions on the basis of some broader cultural context
or religious standard.
a. Ethical Conduct
b. community standards
c. morality
d. professionalism
c morality
Robert runs into the office, unprepared and frustrated because he is late for
his weekly appointment with his first client of the day. He is consistently late
for his appointments. His behavior is:
a. immoral
b. illegal
c. unethical
d. unprofessional
d unprofessional
James and Mary were in counseling for marital problems. The counselor
decided to meet each partner in an individual session before meeting them as
a couple. James confided that he was HIV positive and was not going to tell his
,spouse because she would know that he had been unfaithful. The counselor
decided to break confidentially after attempts to encourage James to inform
his wife of his condition were unsuccessful. The counselor's action:
a. was legal and ethical
b. may be considered ethical, but the practitioner could be in violation of a
legal standard.
c. was unethical but legal.
d. was ethical and meets the American Counseling Association standard
regarding contagious diseases, which states that practitioners must report
when a client is HIV positive.
b may be considered ethical, but the practitioner could be in violation of a
legal standard.
Elizabeth, a beginning practitioner, counsels in a manner in which she merely
acts in compliance with the law and follows minimal ethical standards. She is
at the first level of ethical functioning, which is:
a. personal ethics
b. aspiration ethics
c. mandatory ethics
d. basic ethics
c. mandatory ethics
The basic purpose of professional codes of ethics is to:
a. educate professionals about sound ethical conduct, provide a mechanism for
professional accountability, and serve as a catalyst for improving practice.
b. protect professionals from lawsuits.
,c. set standards that must be followed no matter the situation.
d. enhance the image of the helping professions.
a. educate professionals about sound ethical conduct, provide a mechanism for
professional accountability, and serve as a catalyst for improving practice.
A formal complaint was filed against Harry for sexually harassing a female
client. A repeat offender, he was previously warned that a major sanction
would be imposed if he continued his unethical actions. The ethics committee
of the professional association to which he belongs most likely recommended
that Harry:
a. be suspended with pay for one-week
b. resign from his job
c. work without supervision on his word that he will not harass any client
again.
d. be expelled from the organization
d. be expelled from the organization
The counselor who asks the question "Am I doing what is best for my client?"
rather than "Is this situation unethical?" is functioning from which of the
following ethical perspectives?
a. principle ethics
b. virtue ethics
c. value ethics
d. practical ethics
, b. virtue ethics
Virtuous professionals:
a. are motivated to do what is right but tend to ignore it.
b. function within their professional code of ethics because they fear the
consequences if they do not.
c. possess vision and discernment, which involves sensitivity, judgment, and
understanding and leads to decisive ethical actions.
d. typically focus on moral issues with the goal of solving a particular
dilemma.
c. possess vision and discernment, which involves sensitivity, judgment, and
understanding and leads to decisive ethical actions.
Richard is counseling a male Asian client and is encouraging him to go to
college even though he is expected to take care of his aging parents. Richard is
violating the following basic moral principles in making ethical decisions.
a. nonmaleficence
b. autonomy
c. beneficence
d. fidelity
a. nonmaleficence
Jan, an incest survivor, is covered for six sessions by her insurance. Her
counselor is in private practice and knows that Jan needs more sessions. She
TEST|ACTUAL 650+Qs&As|A+GRADE ASSURED
__________ is concerned with perspectives of right and proper conduct and
involves an evaluation of actions on the basis of some broader cultural context
or religious standard.
a. Ethical Conduct
b. community standards
c. morality
d. professionalism
c morality
Robert runs into the office, unprepared and frustrated because he is late for
his weekly appointment with his first client of the day. He is consistently late
for his appointments. His behavior is:
a. immoral
b. illegal
c. unethical
d. unprofessional
d unprofessional
James and Mary were in counseling for marital problems. The counselor
decided to meet each partner in an individual session before meeting them as
a couple. James confided that he was HIV positive and was not going to tell his
,spouse because she would know that he had been unfaithful. The counselor
decided to break confidentially after attempts to encourage James to inform
his wife of his condition were unsuccessful. The counselor's action:
a. was legal and ethical
b. may be considered ethical, but the practitioner could be in violation of a
legal standard.
c. was unethical but legal.
d. was ethical and meets the American Counseling Association standard
regarding contagious diseases, which states that practitioners must report
when a client is HIV positive.
b may be considered ethical, but the practitioner could be in violation of a
legal standard.
Elizabeth, a beginning practitioner, counsels in a manner in which she merely
acts in compliance with the law and follows minimal ethical standards. She is
at the first level of ethical functioning, which is:
a. personal ethics
b. aspiration ethics
c. mandatory ethics
d. basic ethics
c. mandatory ethics
The basic purpose of professional codes of ethics is to:
a. educate professionals about sound ethical conduct, provide a mechanism for
professional accountability, and serve as a catalyst for improving practice.
b. protect professionals from lawsuits.
,c. set standards that must be followed no matter the situation.
d. enhance the image of the helping professions.
a. educate professionals about sound ethical conduct, provide a mechanism for
professional accountability, and serve as a catalyst for improving practice.
A formal complaint was filed against Harry for sexually harassing a female
client. A repeat offender, he was previously warned that a major sanction
would be imposed if he continued his unethical actions. The ethics committee
of the professional association to which he belongs most likely recommended
that Harry:
a. be suspended with pay for one-week
b. resign from his job
c. work without supervision on his word that he will not harass any client
again.
d. be expelled from the organization
d. be expelled from the organization
The counselor who asks the question "Am I doing what is best for my client?"
rather than "Is this situation unethical?" is functioning from which of the
following ethical perspectives?
a. principle ethics
b. virtue ethics
c. value ethics
d. practical ethics
, b. virtue ethics
Virtuous professionals:
a. are motivated to do what is right but tend to ignore it.
b. function within their professional code of ethics because they fear the
consequences if they do not.
c. possess vision and discernment, which involves sensitivity, judgment, and
understanding and leads to decisive ethical actions.
d. typically focus on moral issues with the goal of solving a particular
dilemma.
c. possess vision and discernment, which involves sensitivity, judgment, and
understanding and leads to decisive ethical actions.
Richard is counseling a male Asian client and is encouraging him to go to
college even though he is expected to take care of his aging parents. Richard is
violating the following basic moral principles in making ethical decisions.
a. nonmaleficence
b. autonomy
c. beneficence
d. fidelity
a. nonmaleficence
Jan, an incest survivor, is covered for six sessions by her insurance. Her
counselor is in private practice and knows that Jan needs more sessions. She
