NCMHCE: Assessment and Diagnosis
Exam 2025/2026 With 100% Correct
Answers
Discuss the importance of individual assessment in mental
health counseling CORRECT ANSWERS each person is
unique, individual assessment helps the counselor to know the
unique individual and tailor treatment accordingly
Discuss proper approaches when assessing members of
culturally-diverse opulations CORRECT ANSWERS Clarify
the purpose of the evaluation for the examinee
Be sensitive to any test material that unfairly discriminates
against individuals of a particular culture
Use an alternate method of assessment that is more appropriate
to the individual, if necessary
Before beginning an assessment, become familiar with the
norms and values of the examinee's culture
Recognize that the job is to establish a good rapport with the
examinee, and call a replacement psychologist if good rapport is
not possible
,Describe the following neuropsychological assessments: BVRT,
Beery Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration, and
Neuropsychological screening tests CORRECT ANSWERS
Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT)- assesses visual memory,
spatial perception, and visual-motor skills in order to diagnose
brain damage. The subject is asked to reproduce from memory
the geometric patterns on a series of 10 cards
Beery Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (Beery-
VMI-6)-assesses visual-motor skills in children, like the BVRT
it involves the reproduction of geometric shapes
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WSCT)- a screening test that
assesses the ability to form abstract concepts and shift cognitive
strategies; the subject is required to sort a group cards in an
order that is not disclosed to him or her
Stroop Color-Word Association Test (SCWT)- a measure of
cognitive flexibility; it tests an individual's ability to suppress a
habitual reaction to a stimulus
Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)- measures the cognitive
functioning of older adults, specifically their orientation,
registration, attention and calculation, recall, language, and
visual construction
,Describe the following neuropsychological assessments: HRNB,
LNNB, and Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test CORRECT
ANSWERS Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery
(HRNB)- a group of tests that are effective at differentiating
between normal people and those with brain damage. The
clinician has control over which exams to administer, though
they are likely to assess sensorimotor, perceptual, and language
functioning. A score higher than .60 indicates brain pathology
Lurie-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB)- contains
11 subtests that assess areas like rhythm, visual function, and
writing. The examinee is given a score between 0 and 2, with 0
indicating normal function and 2 indicating brain damage
Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test (Bender Gestalt II)- is a brief
examination that involves responding to 16 stimulus cards
containing geometric figures, which the examinee must either
copy or recall
Discuss the best methods for communicating the test results
CORRECT ANSWERS information should not add to the client
sense of bewilderment, embarrassment, unworthiness, or be
perceived as critical in nature. counselor should provide
significant results to the client out of a sincere desire to help.
Clent should understand the reason for giving the test and what
, information will be gleaned from its results. results and scores
should be discussed in relation to the questions asked on the test.
Client should be encouraged to make their own interpretations
of the results discussed.
Explain Acetylcholine (Ach) CORRECT ANSWERS a
neurotransmitter found in both the PNS and CNS. contracts the
muscles, responsible for REM sleep, maintenance of the
circadian rhythm, and memory. The memory deficits associated
with Alzheimer's disease and other illnesses result from the
degeneration of ACh cells in the entorhinal cortex (EC) and
other regions of the brain that communicate with the
hippocampus. Two kinds of receptors for these cells: nicotinic
receptors are excitatory and muscarinic receptors are inhibitory.
Nicotine in tobacco products creates alertness by mimicking
ACh at receptor sites
Describe the neuron CORRECT ANSWERS nerve cell,
instrumental in thought processes and behavior
three basic components:
dendrites- receive information and relay it to the soma
cell body (soma)- processes the information and passes it to the
axon
Axons- transmit information to other neurons
Exam 2025/2026 With 100% Correct
Answers
Discuss the importance of individual assessment in mental
health counseling CORRECT ANSWERS each person is
unique, individual assessment helps the counselor to know the
unique individual and tailor treatment accordingly
Discuss proper approaches when assessing members of
culturally-diverse opulations CORRECT ANSWERS Clarify
the purpose of the evaluation for the examinee
Be sensitive to any test material that unfairly discriminates
against individuals of a particular culture
Use an alternate method of assessment that is more appropriate
to the individual, if necessary
Before beginning an assessment, become familiar with the
norms and values of the examinee's culture
Recognize that the job is to establish a good rapport with the
examinee, and call a replacement psychologist if good rapport is
not possible
,Describe the following neuropsychological assessments: BVRT,
Beery Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration, and
Neuropsychological screening tests CORRECT ANSWERS
Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT)- assesses visual memory,
spatial perception, and visual-motor skills in order to diagnose
brain damage. The subject is asked to reproduce from memory
the geometric patterns on a series of 10 cards
Beery Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (Beery-
VMI-6)-assesses visual-motor skills in children, like the BVRT
it involves the reproduction of geometric shapes
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WSCT)- a screening test that
assesses the ability to form abstract concepts and shift cognitive
strategies; the subject is required to sort a group cards in an
order that is not disclosed to him or her
Stroop Color-Word Association Test (SCWT)- a measure of
cognitive flexibility; it tests an individual's ability to suppress a
habitual reaction to a stimulus
Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)- measures the cognitive
functioning of older adults, specifically their orientation,
registration, attention and calculation, recall, language, and
visual construction
,Describe the following neuropsychological assessments: HRNB,
LNNB, and Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test CORRECT
ANSWERS Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery
(HRNB)- a group of tests that are effective at differentiating
between normal people and those with brain damage. The
clinician has control over which exams to administer, though
they are likely to assess sensorimotor, perceptual, and language
functioning. A score higher than .60 indicates brain pathology
Lurie-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB)- contains
11 subtests that assess areas like rhythm, visual function, and
writing. The examinee is given a score between 0 and 2, with 0
indicating normal function and 2 indicating brain damage
Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test (Bender Gestalt II)- is a brief
examination that involves responding to 16 stimulus cards
containing geometric figures, which the examinee must either
copy or recall
Discuss the best methods for communicating the test results
CORRECT ANSWERS information should not add to the client
sense of bewilderment, embarrassment, unworthiness, or be
perceived as critical in nature. counselor should provide
significant results to the client out of a sincere desire to help.
Clent should understand the reason for giving the test and what
, information will be gleaned from its results. results and scores
should be discussed in relation to the questions asked on the test.
Client should be encouraged to make their own interpretations
of the results discussed.
Explain Acetylcholine (Ach) CORRECT ANSWERS a
neurotransmitter found in both the PNS and CNS. contracts the
muscles, responsible for REM sleep, maintenance of the
circadian rhythm, and memory. The memory deficits associated
with Alzheimer's disease and other illnesses result from the
degeneration of ACh cells in the entorhinal cortex (EC) and
other regions of the brain that communicate with the
hippocampus. Two kinds of receptors for these cells: nicotinic
receptors are excitatory and muscarinic receptors are inhibitory.
Nicotine in tobacco products creates alertness by mimicking
ACh at receptor sites
Describe the neuron CORRECT ANSWERS nerve cell,
instrumental in thought processes and behavior
three basic components:
dendrites- receive information and relay it to the soma
cell body (soma)- processes the information and passes it to the
axon
Axons- transmit information to other neurons
