NCE Practice Exam

B - Answer- 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 - Answer- 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 - Answer- 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 - Answer- 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 - Answer- 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 - Answer- 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 com