NBCC NCE TEST |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A counselor completing a report for an insurance company was required to indicate
whether a client had a phobia or an anxiety reaction. The counselor knew that the primary
distinction between the two conditions is the
A) age of onset of severe psychological distress
B) ease with which symptoms are eliminated
C) frequency of symptom occurrence
D) specificity of the fear causing source
CORRECT ANSWER
D) specificity of the fear causing source
Question 2
Erickson presented an eight-stage theory of human development, the last stage of which
he entitled "integrity vs. despair." A person's challenge in this stage is to achieve
acceptance of the finality of life. Erickson postulated that such acceptance could be
achieved only if the person had
A) Reached a parallel level of moral development
B) Established an economic environment such that the person need not have concerns
about having a good living condition
C) Successfully met the challenges of the previous stages
D) Developed the ability to distinguish among various roles the individual had fulfilled in life
(I know its not this)
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, CORRECT ANSWER
Question 3
In attempting to understand the life perspectives and characteristics of their clients, some
counselors use Kohlberg's theory of moral development as a theoretical framework. These
counselors know that Kohlberg's theory includes three progressive levels culminating in
A) Self-actualization, wherein the individual is fully humanistic
B) Principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self-accepted set of standards of
behavior
C) Androgyny, wherein the individual exhibits both male and female stereotypic behaviors
D) Personhood, wherein the individual is free from moral dilemmas
CORRECT ANSWER
B) Principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self-accepted set of standards of
behavior
Question 4
Counseling is a profession based in large part on the assumption that healthy human
growth will occur naturally. Within this perspective, the role of the counselor is to help the
client to
A) Remove barriers to naturally occurring developmental processes
B) Remove sources of negative influence in clients' lives
C) Establish boundaries of influence in clients' lives
D) Learn what are appropriate value and behavior actions
CORRECT ANSWER
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A counselor completing a report for an insurance company was required to indicate
whether a client had a phobia or an anxiety reaction. The counselor knew that the primary
distinction between the two conditions is the
A) age of onset of severe psychological distress
B) ease with which symptoms are eliminated
C) frequency of symptom occurrence
D) specificity of the fear causing source
CORRECT ANSWER
D) specificity of the fear causing source
Question 2
Erickson presented an eight-stage theory of human development, the last stage of which
he entitled "integrity vs. despair." A person's challenge in this stage is to achieve
acceptance of the finality of life. Erickson postulated that such acceptance could be
achieved only if the person had
A) Reached a parallel level of moral development
B) Established an economic environment such that the person need not have concerns
about having a good living condition
C) Successfully met the challenges of the previous stages
D) Developed the ability to distinguish among various roles the individual had fulfilled in life
(I know its not this)
1
, CORRECT ANSWER
Question 3
In attempting to understand the life perspectives and characteristics of their clients, some
counselors use Kohlberg's theory of moral development as a theoretical framework. These
counselors know that Kohlberg's theory includes three progressive levels culminating in
A) Self-actualization, wherein the individual is fully humanistic
B) Principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self-accepted set of standards of
behavior
C) Androgyny, wherein the individual exhibits both male and female stereotypic behaviors
D) Personhood, wherein the individual is free from moral dilemmas
CORRECT ANSWER
B) Principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self-accepted set of standards of
behavior
Question 4
Counseling is a profession based in large part on the assumption that healthy human
growth will occur naturally. Within this perspective, the role of the counselor is to help the
client to
A) Remove barriers to naturally occurring developmental processes
B) Remove sources of negative influence in clients' lives
C) Establish boundaries of influence in clients' lives
D) Learn what are appropriate value and behavior actions
CORRECT ANSWER
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