CPCE PRACTICE TEST EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED BY EXPERTS
GUARANTEED PASS ALREADY
GRADED A+
"A counselor was counseling an obviously angry client who insisted that "minorities" were
keeping the client from being hired for a job for which application had been made. This is an
example of a defense mechanism known as: - CORRECT ANSWER=> displacement"
"Counselors effective in communicating with clients who are members of minority groups:
a) use generic, universal nonverbal messages
b) facilitate resolution of the discrimination stage
c) employ a variety of verbal and nonverbal responses
d) match left-brain responses to right-brained clients - CORRECT ANSWER=> c) employ a variety of
verbal and nonverbal responses"
"The initial stage of the Minority Identity Development Model is characterized by individual
efforts to:
a) denigrate the minority group
b) separate from the dominant group
c) embrace the minority group
d) conform to the dominant group - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) conform to the dominant group
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,FYI:
Atkinson's 5-Stage Minority Identity Development Model
- Stage #1 - Conformity
- Stage #2 - Dissonance
- Stage #3 - Resistance and Immersion
- Stage #4 - Introspection
- Stage #5 - Synergetic Articulation & Awareness"
"The study of differential use of personal space is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER=> proxemics"
"Foundational theories in psychology that focus on individual psychopathology may not be
applicable to members of minority groups because they: - CORRECT ANSWER=> solve problems
outside an intrapersonal context"
"The situation in which a counselor who is from an "upper-class" background finds it difficult to
relate to the problems facing a homeless client is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER=> class-
bound values"
"Prejudicial behavior stems primarily from three psychological elements, including psychological
defense mechanisms, authoritarian personality traits, and: - CORRECT ANSWER=> learned
cognitive distortions"
"Which of the following problems is NOT a primary problem currently being faced by many
Native Americans?
a) loss of spiritual values
b) loss of tribal property
c) negative stereotyping
d) value conflict - CORRECT ANSWER=> a) loss of spiritual values"
"The belief that the most effective societies result from recognition and respect for the various
subcultures within the society is reflected in the concept known as: - CORRECT ANSWER=>
cultural pluralism"
"The most common expression of prejudice is through: - CORRECT ANSWER=> nonverbal
behavior"
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, "Positive, effective outcomes of social interactions between persons with and without
disabilities are:
a) contingent upon disability type
b) unrelated to societal contexts
c) achieved with great difficulty
d) a function of intellectual level - CORRECT ANSWER=> a) contingent upon disability type"
"A counselor who believes that there are few cultural differences among minority groups is:
a) culturally-encapsulated
b) orientation-dogmatic
c) cognitively-restricted
d) ideologically-rigid - CORRECT ANSWER=> a) culturally-encapsulated"
"The process in which a person takes on the major characteristics of another culture is known
as: - CORRECT ANSWER=> acculturalization (seems to be a more extreme version of the more
commonly used term "acculturation")"
"Counselors who follow an existential counseling approach assert that __________ is a
fundamental element of the human condition. - CORRECT ANSWER=> anxiety"
""Those that have a why to live for can bear almost any how." This statement, made by
Nietzsche, most closely follows the counseling theory developed by: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Viktor
Frankl (A Man's Search for Meaning)"
"A female client reports that her husband has divorced her to marry a younger woman. She
concludes that, like her husband, all other men will also avoid her because she is too old.
According to Beck, the client has made a cognitive error known as:
a) overgeneralization
b) collaborative exaggeration
c) arbitrary inference
d) selective abstraction - CORRECT ANSWER=> c) arbitrary inference (conclusions w/o evidence)"
"Early in counseling a client begins to identify what the client wants for a better future, i.e., the
client's goals. In order for the goals to be achievable as a result of counseling, the goals should
be:
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED BY EXPERTS
GUARANTEED PASS ALREADY
GRADED A+
"A counselor was counseling an obviously angry client who insisted that "minorities" were
keeping the client from being hired for a job for which application had been made. This is an
example of a defense mechanism known as: - CORRECT ANSWER=> displacement"
"Counselors effective in communicating with clients who are members of minority groups:
a) use generic, universal nonverbal messages
b) facilitate resolution of the discrimination stage
c) employ a variety of verbal and nonverbal responses
d) match left-brain responses to right-brained clients - CORRECT ANSWER=> c) employ a variety of
verbal and nonverbal responses"
"The initial stage of the Minority Identity Development Model is characterized by individual
efforts to:
a) denigrate the minority group
b) separate from the dominant group
c) embrace the minority group
d) conform to the dominant group - CORRECT ANSWER=> d) conform to the dominant group
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,FYI:
Atkinson's 5-Stage Minority Identity Development Model
- Stage #1 - Conformity
- Stage #2 - Dissonance
- Stage #3 - Resistance and Immersion
- Stage #4 - Introspection
- Stage #5 - Synergetic Articulation & Awareness"
"The study of differential use of personal space is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER=> proxemics"
"Foundational theories in psychology that focus on individual psychopathology may not be
applicable to members of minority groups because they: - CORRECT ANSWER=> solve problems
outside an intrapersonal context"
"The situation in which a counselor who is from an "upper-class" background finds it difficult to
relate to the problems facing a homeless client is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER=> class-
bound values"
"Prejudicial behavior stems primarily from three psychological elements, including psychological
defense mechanisms, authoritarian personality traits, and: - CORRECT ANSWER=> learned
cognitive distortions"
"Which of the following problems is NOT a primary problem currently being faced by many
Native Americans?
a) loss of spiritual values
b) loss of tribal property
c) negative stereotyping
d) value conflict - CORRECT ANSWER=> a) loss of spiritual values"
"The belief that the most effective societies result from recognition and respect for the various
subcultures within the society is reflected in the concept known as: - CORRECT ANSWER=>
cultural pluralism"
"The most common expression of prejudice is through: - CORRECT ANSWER=> nonverbal
behavior"
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, "Positive, effective outcomes of social interactions between persons with and without
disabilities are:
a) contingent upon disability type
b) unrelated to societal contexts
c) achieved with great difficulty
d) a function of intellectual level - CORRECT ANSWER=> a) contingent upon disability type"
"A counselor who believes that there are few cultural differences among minority groups is:
a) culturally-encapsulated
b) orientation-dogmatic
c) cognitively-restricted
d) ideologically-rigid - CORRECT ANSWER=> a) culturally-encapsulated"
"The process in which a person takes on the major characteristics of another culture is known
as: - CORRECT ANSWER=> acculturalization (seems to be a more extreme version of the more
commonly used term "acculturation")"
"Counselors who follow an existential counseling approach assert that __________ is a
fundamental element of the human condition. - CORRECT ANSWER=> anxiety"
""Those that have a why to live for can bear almost any how." This statement, made by
Nietzsche, most closely follows the counseling theory developed by: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Viktor
Frankl (A Man's Search for Meaning)"
"A female client reports that her husband has divorced her to marry a younger woman. She
concludes that, like her husband, all other men will also avoid her because she is too old.
According to Beck, the client has made a cognitive error known as:
a) overgeneralization
b) collaborative exaggeration
c) arbitrary inference
d) selective abstraction - CORRECT ANSWER=> c) arbitrary inference (conclusions w/o evidence)"
"Early in counseling a client begins to identify what the client wants for a better future, i.e., the
client's goals. In order for the goals to be achievable as a result of counseling, the goals should
be:
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