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CPCE FINAL EXAM | 2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED | ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED SOLTIONS | ALREADY GRADED
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__________ 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 - (answer)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
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c. unethical
d. unprofessional - (answer)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. - (answer)b may be considered ethical, but the practitioner could be
in violation of a legal standard.
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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 - (answer)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. - (answer)a. educate professionals
about sound ethical conduct, provide a mechanism for professional accountability,
and serve as a catalyst for improving practice.
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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 - (answer)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 - (answer)b. virtue ethics
CPCE FINAL EXAM | 2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED | ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED SOLTIONS | ALREADY GRADED
A+
__________ 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 - (answer)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
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c. unethical
d. unprofessional - (answer)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. - (answer)b may be considered ethical, but the practitioner could be
in violation of a legal standard.
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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 - (answer)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. - (answer)a. educate professionals
about sound ethical conduct, provide a mechanism for professional accountability,
and serve as a catalyst for improving practice.
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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 - (answer)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 - (answer)b. virtue ethics
