NCE Practice Test with explanations questions with
complete solutions
____________________ is a humanist approach that
emphasizes the tragic aspects of life, the burden of
responsibility, and the need to face the inevitability of death.
a. social interest
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Existentialism
d. Self-acutalization Correct Answer c. Existentialism
Think about existential therapy as looking at the human
condition in its totality from birth to death and everything in-
between. "Social interest" is a term synonymous with Adlerian
counseling, while self-actualization is a term used by Maslow
when he talked about his hierarchy of needs. Psychoanalysis
looks at bringing what is unconscious to the conscious level.
A "V" code in the DSM is the:
a. clinical syndrome
b. focus of treatment that is not attributable to a specific mental
condition
c. code used when personality disorders are present
d. global assessment of function Correct Answer b. focus of
treatment that is not attributable to a specific mental condition
"V" codes are used when what is being treated is not classified
as a mental disorder but is the focus of treatment. An example of
,this would be uncomplicated bereavement. In the DSM coding
system, the V replaces the first digit of the five-digit code.
A 10-year-old boy refuses to eat at the dinner table with the rest
of the family and often stays home when the family goes to the
zoo or a museum. According to Minuchin, this youngster is
_____________ the family.
a. disengaged from
b. enmeshed in
c. the placater in
d. triangulated in Correct Answer a. disengaged from
If you think about what engagement means in communication
or social situations, you would know that disengagement means
being uninvolved in social interactions. Therefore, this is an
example of someone disengaged from their family. Enmeshment
is when family members are overinvolved in the lives of other
family members. "Placater" is a term used in Satir's conjoint
family therapy to describe a person who tries to please everyone.
Triangulation occurs in families when several family members
gang up on one particular family member.
A 42-year-old woman returns to her career as an HR manager
after her children start to attend school all day. This is an
example of:
a. a reentry woman
b. a displaced homemaker
c. gender bias
d. wage discrimination Correct Answer a. a reentry woman
,ou might think that this example relates to a displaced
homemaker, but the key word here is "returns." A displaced
homemaker never worked outside of the home. A reentry
woman is one who had worked, decided to be a stay-at-home
mother until her children were old enough to be in school all
day, and then returned to work in her chosen profession. Gender
bias relates to experiencing discrimination for being in a job that
is dominated by the opposite sex. Wage discrimination relates to
earning less than someone else, yet doing the same job.
A 52-year-old counselor comes to work inebriated at least twice
a week. He would be described as:
a. an alcoholic
b. an impaired professional
c. a burn-out
d. a workaholic Correct Answer b. an impaired professional
You may have chosen A because he might be an alcoholic. But
remember that this section is about professional practices and
ethics, so we are talking about an impaired professional. An
impaired professional is one who is not able to function in an
effective or ethical manner due to a personal problem such as
alcohol abuse or other neurological problems. The counselor
may be burned out, but the issue is that he is impaired because
of his use of alcohol.
A behaviorist family counselor instructs the parents of a 12-
year-old boy to tell their son that when he gets his homework
done he can play his Xbox. This is an example of:
, a. positive reinforcement
b. the Premack principle
c. quid pro quo
d. negative reinforcement Correct Answer b. the Premack
principle
This is an example of the Premack principle. Positive
reinforcement would occur when a child produces a desired
behavior and you provide positive feedback and reinforcement
to increase the chances that the child will produce the same
behavior again. Negative reinforcement is the taking away of an
undesirable consequence to increase the likelihood that the child
will engage in the behavior again (you stop nagging if she cleans
her room). Quid pro quo is another behavioral technique that
essentially means you get something for something: I will do
something for you if you do something for me.
A career counselor who adheres to Holland's theory of career
choice may have his clients take the ______________ to help
determine personality types.
a. MMPI
b. KOIS
c. SDS
d. SCII Correct Answer c. SDS
You need to be familiar with these different assessments. The
MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) is usually
used by clinical psychologists to clarify diagnoses of mental
disorders. The KOIS is the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey,
complete solutions
____________________ is a humanist approach that
emphasizes the tragic aspects of life, the burden of
responsibility, and the need to face the inevitability of death.
a. social interest
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Existentialism
d. Self-acutalization Correct Answer c. Existentialism
Think about existential therapy as looking at the human
condition in its totality from birth to death and everything in-
between. "Social interest" is a term synonymous with Adlerian
counseling, while self-actualization is a term used by Maslow
when he talked about his hierarchy of needs. Psychoanalysis
looks at bringing what is unconscious to the conscious level.
A "V" code in the DSM is the:
a. clinical syndrome
b. focus of treatment that is not attributable to a specific mental
condition
c. code used when personality disorders are present
d. global assessment of function Correct Answer b. focus of
treatment that is not attributable to a specific mental condition
"V" codes are used when what is being treated is not classified
as a mental disorder but is the focus of treatment. An example of
,this would be uncomplicated bereavement. In the DSM coding
system, the V replaces the first digit of the five-digit code.
A 10-year-old boy refuses to eat at the dinner table with the rest
of the family and often stays home when the family goes to the
zoo or a museum. According to Minuchin, this youngster is
_____________ the family.
a. disengaged from
b. enmeshed in
c. the placater in
d. triangulated in Correct Answer a. disengaged from
If you think about what engagement means in communication
or social situations, you would know that disengagement means
being uninvolved in social interactions. Therefore, this is an
example of someone disengaged from their family. Enmeshment
is when family members are overinvolved in the lives of other
family members. "Placater" is a term used in Satir's conjoint
family therapy to describe a person who tries to please everyone.
Triangulation occurs in families when several family members
gang up on one particular family member.
A 42-year-old woman returns to her career as an HR manager
after her children start to attend school all day. This is an
example of:
a. a reentry woman
b. a displaced homemaker
c. gender bias
d. wage discrimination Correct Answer a. a reentry woman
,ou might think that this example relates to a displaced
homemaker, but the key word here is "returns." A displaced
homemaker never worked outside of the home. A reentry
woman is one who had worked, decided to be a stay-at-home
mother until her children were old enough to be in school all
day, and then returned to work in her chosen profession. Gender
bias relates to experiencing discrimination for being in a job that
is dominated by the opposite sex. Wage discrimination relates to
earning less than someone else, yet doing the same job.
A 52-year-old counselor comes to work inebriated at least twice
a week. He would be described as:
a. an alcoholic
b. an impaired professional
c. a burn-out
d. a workaholic Correct Answer b. an impaired professional
You may have chosen A because he might be an alcoholic. But
remember that this section is about professional practices and
ethics, so we are talking about an impaired professional. An
impaired professional is one who is not able to function in an
effective or ethical manner due to a personal problem such as
alcohol abuse or other neurological problems. The counselor
may be burned out, but the issue is that he is impaired because
of his use of alcohol.
A behaviorist family counselor instructs the parents of a 12-
year-old boy to tell their son that when he gets his homework
done he can play his Xbox. This is an example of:
, a. positive reinforcement
b. the Premack principle
c. quid pro quo
d. negative reinforcement Correct Answer b. the Premack
principle
This is an example of the Premack principle. Positive
reinforcement would occur when a child produces a desired
behavior and you provide positive feedback and reinforcement
to increase the chances that the child will produce the same
behavior again. Negative reinforcement is the taking away of an
undesirable consequence to increase the likelihood that the child
will engage in the behavior again (you stop nagging if she cleans
her room). Quid pro quo is another behavioral technique that
essentially means you get something for something: I will do
something for you if you do something for me.
A career counselor who adheres to Holland's theory of career
choice may have his clients take the ______________ to help
determine personality types.
a. MMPI
b. KOIS
c. SDS
d. SCII Correct Answer c. SDS
You need to be familiar with these different assessments. The
MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) is usually
used by clinical psychologists to clarify diagnoses of mental
disorders. The KOIS is the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey,
