CECE - Clinical Mental Health
Counseling Comp
________ and ________ would say that regardless of culture, humans have an instinct to
fight.
a. Maslow; Rogers
b. Ellis; Harper
c. Freud; Lorenz
d. Glasser; Rogers - ANS-c. Freud; Lorenz
________ believe that aggression is learned. Thus, a child who witnesses aggressive
behavior in adults may imitate the aggressive behavior.
a. Instinct theorists
b. Innate aggression theorists
c. Social learning theorists
d. Followers of Erik Erikson - ANS-c. Social learning theorists
________ emphasized the drive for superiority.
a. Jung
b. Adler
c. Constructivist therapists
d. Freud and Jung - ANS-b. Adler
________ helped to popularize the multicultural counseling movement.
a. Arthur Jensen's views on IQ testing (also known as Jensenism)
b. The civil rights movement
c. Jung's feeling that all men and women from all cultures possess a collective unconscious
d. The Tarasoff duty - ANS-b. The civil rights movement
________ is associated with obedience and authority.
a. Stanley Milgram, a noted psychologist,
b. Arthur Janov, who created primal scream therapy,
c. A. T. Beck, a cognitive therapy pioneer,
d. Robert Harper, a pioneer in the REBT bibliotherapy movement, - ANS-a. Stanley Milgram,
a noted psychologist,
________ is like looking in a mirror but thinking you are looking out a window.
a. Repression
b. Sour grapes rationalization
c. Projection
d. Denial - ANS-c. Projection
________ was a prime factor in the history of multicultural counseling.
a. Frankl's experience in a concentration camp
b. Perl's use of the German concept of gestalt
c. Freud's visits to the United States
d. The 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. the Board of Education, which outlawed
public school segregation - ANS-d. The 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. the Board of
Education, which outlawed public school segregation
,________ was the first pioneer to focus heavily on sociocultural issues.
a. Mark Savickas, a major figure in career construction theory relying on narrative therapy,
b. Alfred Adler, the father of individual psychology,
c. Maxie Maultsby, the father of rational behavior therapy (RBT),
d. Frank Parsons, the father of guidance, - ANS-d. Frank Parsons, the father of guidance,
"If something happened overnight and your problems were solved" is: a. scaling. b. a bridge.
c. a positive goal. d. the miracle question."If something happened overnight and your
problems were solved" is:
a. scaling.
b. a bridge.
c. a positive goal.
d. the miracle question. - ANS-d. the miracle question.
3. Brazelton and Greenspan's "irreducible needs" include all the following EXCEPT:
a. physical protection.
b. working alliances.
c. nurturing relationships.
d. opportunities to learn. - ANS-b. working alliances.
4. Which of the following statements is true? a. Principles for counseling children are
completely different than principles for counseling adults. b. Counseling involves a
relationship between a counselor and client in which the counselor helps the client resolve a
problem. c. Child counseling focuses on children with learning, social or behavioral problems
and who are classified as being severely disturbed. d. Counseling is always helpful.4. Which
of the following statements is true?
a. Principles for counseling children are completely different than principles for counseling
adults.
b. Counseling involves a relationship between a counselor and client in which the counselor
helps the client resolve a problem.
c. Child counseling focuses on children with learning, social or behavioral problems and who
are
classified as being severely disturbed.
d. Counseling is always helpful. - ANS-b. Counseling involves a relationship between a
counselor and client in which the counselor
helps the client resolve a problem.
A classic experiment in social psychology was conducted by the social psychologist Muzafer
Sherif et al. at a boys' summer camp near Robbers' Cave, Oklahoma. The important finding
in this study was that
a. most people cooperate in a social setting.
b. competition plays a small role in most of our lives.
c. a and b.
d. a cooperative, or so-called superordinate, goal attained only by working in a joint manner,
can bring two hostile groups together, thus reducing competition and enhancing cooperation.
- ANS-d. a cooperative, or so-called superordinate, goal attained only by working in a joint
manner, can bring two hostile groups together, thus reducing competition and enhancing
cooperation.
A client from another culture will
a. talk to the counselor the same as he or she would to a peer.
b. speak to the counselor differently from the way he or she would when speaking to
someone of his or her own background.
,c. generally use slang on purpose to confuse the counselor.
d. generally play dumb to receive the counselor's sympathy. - ANS-b. speak to the counselor
differently from the way he or she would when speaking to someone of his or her own
background.
A client is demonstrating inconsistent behavior. She is smiling but says that she is very sad
about what she did. When her counselor points this out to her, the counselor's verbal
response is known as
a. active listening.
b. confrontation.
c. accurate empathy.
d. summarization. - ANS-b. confrontation.
A client remarks, "Hey, I'm African American and it's nearly impossible to hide it." This is
illustrative of the fact that
a. race is not the same as ethnicity.
b. race and ethnicity are virtually identical.
c. a connotative impediment exists.
d. severe ambivalent transference exists. - ANS-a. race is not the same as ethnicity.
A client tells his counselor that he has a choice of entering one of two prestigious PhD
counseling programs. Kurt Lewin would call this an
a. approach-avoidance conflict.
b. approach-approach conflict.
c. avoidance-avoidance conflict.
d. avoidance vector. - ANS-b. approach-approach conflict.
A client who has incorporated his father's values into his thought patterns is a product of
a. introjection.
b. repression.
c. rationalization.
d. displacement. - ANS-a. introjection.
A client whose counselor pushes the alloplastic viewpoint may believe his counselor is
simply
a. too Rogerian.
b. attacking the system.
c. too Freudian.
d. too cognitive. - ANS-b. attacking the system.
A common interview used by counselors is the:
a. mental status examination.
b. mental status recommendation.
c. mental status review.
d. mental status consultation. - ANS-a. mental status examination.
A corrective procedure for a goal of misbehavior is:
a. punishment.
b. encouragement.
c. negative reinforcers.
d. blame. - ANS-b. encouragement.
A counseling method that consists of giving points for certain behaviors is known as:
a. modeling.
b. biofeedback.
c. shaping.
, d. role playing. - ANS-c. shaping.
A counseling strategy that allows children to experience the results of their behavior is:
a. isolation techniques.
b. life style analysis.
c. logical consequences.
d. contingency contracting. - ANS-c. logical consequences.
A counselor is confronted with his or her first Native American client. Native Americans (also
called American Indians on some exams) are descendants of the original inhabitants of
North America. After the initial session, the counselor secures several books which delineate
the cultural aspects of Native American life. She discovers that there are over 560 federally
recognized tribes in the United States. This counselor most likely believes in the
a. emic viewpoint.
b. alloplastic viewpoint.
c. etic viewpoint.
d. autoplastic viewpoint. - ANS-a. emic viewpoint.
A counselor reading this book says, "I couldn't care less about passing my comprehensive
exam." This
a. is displacement.
b. is an attempt to reduce dissonance via consistent cognitions.
c. is an attempt to reduce dissonance by denial, thus minimizing tension.
d. is projection. - ANS-b. is an attempt to reduce dissonance via consistent cognitions.
A counselor that you work with talks openly about her cases with other members of the staff.
She has even been known to leave confidential information on the bathroom sink while using
the
restroom. What is your responsibility?
a. Attempt to resolve the situation by talking directly to the counselor. If the counselor still
violates confidentiality, report the behavior to the head of administration.
b. Ignore the situation because you don't want to get yourself into any trouble, nor do you
want
to be a snitch.
c. Tell the counselor's clients of the counselor's behavior as they have a right to know about
the
unethical behavior.
d. Go directly to the head of administration to discuss this counselor's actions. - ANS-a.
Attempt to resolve the situation by talking directly to the counselor. If the counselor still
violates confidentiality, report the behavior to the head of administration.
A counselor who is obsessed with the fact that a client missed his or her session is the victim
of
a. cognitive dissonance.
b. transference.
c. countertransference.
d. positive transference. - ANS-c. countertransference.
A counselor who is part of a research study will be counseling clients in the polar regions
and then at a point near the equator. Her primary concern will be
a. universal culture.
b. national culture.
c. ecological culture.
d. b and c. - ANS-b. national culture.
Counseling Comp
________ and ________ would say that regardless of culture, humans have an instinct to
fight.
a. Maslow; Rogers
b. Ellis; Harper
c. Freud; Lorenz
d. Glasser; Rogers - ANS-c. Freud; Lorenz
________ believe that aggression is learned. Thus, a child who witnesses aggressive
behavior in adults may imitate the aggressive behavior.
a. Instinct theorists
b. Innate aggression theorists
c. Social learning theorists
d. Followers of Erik Erikson - ANS-c. Social learning theorists
________ emphasized the drive for superiority.
a. Jung
b. Adler
c. Constructivist therapists
d. Freud and Jung - ANS-b. Adler
________ helped to popularize the multicultural counseling movement.
a. Arthur Jensen's views on IQ testing (also known as Jensenism)
b. The civil rights movement
c. Jung's feeling that all men and women from all cultures possess a collective unconscious
d. The Tarasoff duty - ANS-b. The civil rights movement
________ is associated with obedience and authority.
a. Stanley Milgram, a noted psychologist,
b. Arthur Janov, who created primal scream therapy,
c. A. T. Beck, a cognitive therapy pioneer,
d. Robert Harper, a pioneer in the REBT bibliotherapy movement, - ANS-a. Stanley Milgram,
a noted psychologist,
________ is like looking in a mirror but thinking you are looking out a window.
a. Repression
b. Sour grapes rationalization
c. Projection
d. Denial - ANS-c. Projection
________ was a prime factor in the history of multicultural counseling.
a. Frankl's experience in a concentration camp
b. Perl's use of the German concept of gestalt
c. Freud's visits to the United States
d. The 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. the Board of Education, which outlawed
public school segregation - ANS-d. The 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. the Board of
Education, which outlawed public school segregation
,________ was the first pioneer to focus heavily on sociocultural issues.
a. Mark Savickas, a major figure in career construction theory relying on narrative therapy,
b. Alfred Adler, the father of individual psychology,
c. Maxie Maultsby, the father of rational behavior therapy (RBT),
d. Frank Parsons, the father of guidance, - ANS-d. Frank Parsons, the father of guidance,
"If something happened overnight and your problems were solved" is: a. scaling. b. a bridge.
c. a positive goal. d. the miracle question."If something happened overnight and your
problems were solved" is:
a. scaling.
b. a bridge.
c. a positive goal.
d. the miracle question. - ANS-d. the miracle question.
3. Brazelton and Greenspan's "irreducible needs" include all the following EXCEPT:
a. physical protection.
b. working alliances.
c. nurturing relationships.
d. opportunities to learn. - ANS-b. working alliances.
4. Which of the following statements is true? a. Principles for counseling children are
completely different than principles for counseling adults. b. Counseling involves a
relationship between a counselor and client in which the counselor helps the client resolve a
problem. c. Child counseling focuses on children with learning, social or behavioral problems
and who are classified as being severely disturbed. d. Counseling is always helpful.4. Which
of the following statements is true?
a. Principles for counseling children are completely different than principles for counseling
adults.
b. Counseling involves a relationship between a counselor and client in which the counselor
helps the client resolve a problem.
c. Child counseling focuses on children with learning, social or behavioral problems and who
are
classified as being severely disturbed.
d. Counseling is always helpful. - ANS-b. Counseling involves a relationship between a
counselor and client in which the counselor
helps the client resolve a problem.
A classic experiment in social psychology was conducted by the social psychologist Muzafer
Sherif et al. at a boys' summer camp near Robbers' Cave, Oklahoma. The important finding
in this study was that
a. most people cooperate in a social setting.
b. competition plays a small role in most of our lives.
c. a and b.
d. a cooperative, or so-called superordinate, goal attained only by working in a joint manner,
can bring two hostile groups together, thus reducing competition and enhancing cooperation.
- ANS-d. a cooperative, or so-called superordinate, goal attained only by working in a joint
manner, can bring two hostile groups together, thus reducing competition and enhancing
cooperation.
A client from another culture will
a. talk to the counselor the same as he or she would to a peer.
b. speak to the counselor differently from the way he or she would when speaking to
someone of his or her own background.
,c. generally use slang on purpose to confuse the counselor.
d. generally play dumb to receive the counselor's sympathy. - ANS-b. speak to the counselor
differently from the way he or she would when speaking to someone of his or her own
background.
A client is demonstrating inconsistent behavior. She is smiling but says that she is very sad
about what she did. When her counselor points this out to her, the counselor's verbal
response is known as
a. active listening.
b. confrontation.
c. accurate empathy.
d. summarization. - ANS-b. confrontation.
A client remarks, "Hey, I'm African American and it's nearly impossible to hide it." This is
illustrative of the fact that
a. race is not the same as ethnicity.
b. race and ethnicity are virtually identical.
c. a connotative impediment exists.
d. severe ambivalent transference exists. - ANS-a. race is not the same as ethnicity.
A client tells his counselor that he has a choice of entering one of two prestigious PhD
counseling programs. Kurt Lewin would call this an
a. approach-avoidance conflict.
b. approach-approach conflict.
c. avoidance-avoidance conflict.
d. avoidance vector. - ANS-b. approach-approach conflict.
A client who has incorporated his father's values into his thought patterns is a product of
a. introjection.
b. repression.
c. rationalization.
d. displacement. - ANS-a. introjection.
A client whose counselor pushes the alloplastic viewpoint may believe his counselor is
simply
a. too Rogerian.
b. attacking the system.
c. too Freudian.
d. too cognitive. - ANS-b. attacking the system.
A common interview used by counselors is the:
a. mental status examination.
b. mental status recommendation.
c. mental status review.
d. mental status consultation. - ANS-a. mental status examination.
A corrective procedure for a goal of misbehavior is:
a. punishment.
b. encouragement.
c. negative reinforcers.
d. blame. - ANS-b. encouragement.
A counseling method that consists of giving points for certain behaviors is known as:
a. modeling.
b. biofeedback.
c. shaping.
, d. role playing. - ANS-c. shaping.
A counseling strategy that allows children to experience the results of their behavior is:
a. isolation techniques.
b. life style analysis.
c. logical consequences.
d. contingency contracting. - ANS-c. logical consequences.
A counselor is confronted with his or her first Native American client. Native Americans (also
called American Indians on some exams) are descendants of the original inhabitants of
North America. After the initial session, the counselor secures several books which delineate
the cultural aspects of Native American life. She discovers that there are over 560 federally
recognized tribes in the United States. This counselor most likely believes in the
a. emic viewpoint.
b. alloplastic viewpoint.
c. etic viewpoint.
d. autoplastic viewpoint. - ANS-a. emic viewpoint.
A counselor reading this book says, "I couldn't care less about passing my comprehensive
exam." This
a. is displacement.
b. is an attempt to reduce dissonance via consistent cognitions.
c. is an attempt to reduce dissonance by denial, thus minimizing tension.
d. is projection. - ANS-b. is an attempt to reduce dissonance via consistent cognitions.
A counselor that you work with talks openly about her cases with other members of the staff.
She has even been known to leave confidential information on the bathroom sink while using
the
restroom. What is your responsibility?
a. Attempt to resolve the situation by talking directly to the counselor. If the counselor still
violates confidentiality, report the behavior to the head of administration.
b. Ignore the situation because you don't want to get yourself into any trouble, nor do you
want
to be a snitch.
c. Tell the counselor's clients of the counselor's behavior as they have a right to know about
the
unethical behavior.
d. Go directly to the head of administration to discuss this counselor's actions. - ANS-a.
Attempt to resolve the situation by talking directly to the counselor. If the counselor still
violates confidentiality, report the behavior to the head of administration.
A counselor who is obsessed with the fact that a client missed his or her session is the victim
of
a. cognitive dissonance.
b. transference.
c. countertransference.
d. positive transference. - ANS-c. countertransference.
A counselor who is part of a research study will be counseling clients in the polar regions
and then at a point near the equator. Her primary concern will be
a. universal culture.
b. national culture.
c. ecological culture.
d. b and c. - ANS-b. national culture.
