NCE NBCC STUDY QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS EXAM 2025/2026 WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
In the language of group therapy, which of the following would
be considered a vertical intervention? CORRECT ANSWERS
Having a group member be the focus of a session
Horizontal interventions CORRECT ANSWERS Would
involve all the members of the group.
A group can deal with itself, target a specific diagnosis, and split
into subgroups without practicing vertical intervention.
Which of the following options is advocated for by managed
care firms and insurance entities as the first line of treatment for
mental illness? CORRECT ANSWERS Medication
Which of the following facts about teenage suicide is accurate?
CORRECT ANSWERS American Indian and Alaska Native
teens are more at risk than White or African-American teens
At which of the following ages does a person generally arrive at
their gender identity? CORRECT ANSWERS 3
,Developmental processes can be observed with consistency
across human populations. One of these is gender identity,
which in most cases proceeds with a person having arrived at a
firm gender identity by the age of 3.
There are many influences on this identity, such as genetics,
culture, and socialization.
Formal education, observational learning experiences, and
diverse interpersonal interactions form which of the following?
CORRECT ANSWERS Humanistic Life Outlook
Which of the following is correct about substance-related and
addictive disorders in the DSM-5? CORRECT ANSWERS
Concepts of abuse and dependence are no longer included.
Rather, disorders of this kind, which focus on 10 classes of
drugs, are classified broadly as mild, moderate, and severe based
on the number of symptoms present.
A researcher wants to determine the impact that income level,
educational achievements, race, and religious values have on
whether children graduate from college. What statistical
measure would give the best predictive power of these variables
on the dependent variable? CORRECT ANSWERS Multiple
Regression
,Multiple Regression CORRECT ANSWERS Used when a
researcher wants to examine the strength of the relationship of
independent variables on a dependent variable. Multiple
regression is able to add together the predictive power of many
independent variables, as in this example.
"Positive Uncertainty" is a model of career decision-making
associated most closely with whom? CORRECT ANSWERS
HB Gelatt
What does Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development
suggest about a person who has passed the final stage
(generativity vs. despair)? CORRECT ANSWERS They have
mastered the previous stages
Which therapeutic approach was developed by Eric Berne and
operates from the belief that a life script develops in childhood
and influences a person's behavior throughout adulthood?
CORRECT ANSWERS Transactional Analysis
Transactional Analysis CORRECT ANSWERS Based on the
idea that a life script develops in clients' childhoods and
influences a lifetime of behaviors. The goal of transactional
analysis is to recognize ego-state functioning and analyze one's
own transactions with others.
, All of the following are typical goals of multicultural groups
except CORRECT ANSWERS increase group members'
understanding of norms acceptable by the majority culture
Goals of Multicultural groups CORRECT ANSWERS
understanding the circumstances that brought individuals into
the group, providing learning for the group members, and
helping group members understand how newly learned skills can
fit within their own cultural constructs. Increasing group
members' understanding of acceptable norms in the majority
culture would not be a goal of group counseling.
Stanley Strong viewed counseling through the lens of the social
influence model. According to Strong, the client generally views
the counselor as having all of the following characteristics
except which one? CORRECT ANSWERS Authoratativeness
The Social Influence Model CORRECT ANSWERS Stanely
Strong
The client may view the counselor as being the expert, in that
the counselor has a special set of skills and experience;
attractive, in that the client wants to gain the counselor's
approval; and trustworthy, in that the counselor is seen as caring
and wanting to help. The counselor is generally not seen as
ANSWERS EXAM 2025/2026 WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
In the language of group therapy, which of the following would
be considered a vertical intervention? CORRECT ANSWERS
Having a group member be the focus of a session
Horizontal interventions CORRECT ANSWERS Would
involve all the members of the group.
A group can deal with itself, target a specific diagnosis, and split
into subgroups without practicing vertical intervention.
Which of the following options is advocated for by managed
care firms and insurance entities as the first line of treatment for
mental illness? CORRECT ANSWERS Medication
Which of the following facts about teenage suicide is accurate?
CORRECT ANSWERS American Indian and Alaska Native
teens are more at risk than White or African-American teens
At which of the following ages does a person generally arrive at
their gender identity? CORRECT ANSWERS 3
,Developmental processes can be observed with consistency
across human populations. One of these is gender identity,
which in most cases proceeds with a person having arrived at a
firm gender identity by the age of 3.
There are many influences on this identity, such as genetics,
culture, and socialization.
Formal education, observational learning experiences, and
diverse interpersonal interactions form which of the following?
CORRECT ANSWERS Humanistic Life Outlook
Which of the following is correct about substance-related and
addictive disorders in the DSM-5? CORRECT ANSWERS
Concepts of abuse and dependence are no longer included.
Rather, disorders of this kind, which focus on 10 classes of
drugs, are classified broadly as mild, moderate, and severe based
on the number of symptoms present.
A researcher wants to determine the impact that income level,
educational achievements, race, and religious values have on
whether children graduate from college. What statistical
measure would give the best predictive power of these variables
on the dependent variable? CORRECT ANSWERS Multiple
Regression
,Multiple Regression CORRECT ANSWERS Used when a
researcher wants to examine the strength of the relationship of
independent variables on a dependent variable. Multiple
regression is able to add together the predictive power of many
independent variables, as in this example.
"Positive Uncertainty" is a model of career decision-making
associated most closely with whom? CORRECT ANSWERS
HB Gelatt
What does Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development
suggest about a person who has passed the final stage
(generativity vs. despair)? CORRECT ANSWERS They have
mastered the previous stages
Which therapeutic approach was developed by Eric Berne and
operates from the belief that a life script develops in childhood
and influences a person's behavior throughout adulthood?
CORRECT ANSWERS Transactional Analysis
Transactional Analysis CORRECT ANSWERS Based on the
idea that a life script develops in clients' childhoods and
influences a lifetime of behaviors. The goal of transactional
analysis is to recognize ego-state functioning and analyze one's
own transactions with others.
, All of the following are typical goals of multicultural groups
except CORRECT ANSWERS increase group members'
understanding of norms acceptable by the majority culture
Goals of Multicultural groups CORRECT ANSWERS
understanding the circumstances that brought individuals into
the group, providing learning for the group members, and
helping group members understand how newly learned skills can
fit within their own cultural constructs. Increasing group
members' understanding of acceptable norms in the majority
culture would not be a goal of group counseling.
Stanley Strong viewed counseling through the lens of the social
influence model. According to Strong, the client generally views
the counselor as having all of the following characteristics
except which one? CORRECT ANSWERS Authoratativeness
The Social Influence Model CORRECT ANSWERS Stanely
Strong
The client may view the counselor as being the expert, in that
the counselor has a special set of skills and experience;
attractive, in that the client wants to gain the counselor's
approval; and trustworthy, in that the counselor is seen as caring
and wanting to help. The counselor is generally not seen as
