NCE Practice Exam 1 (NCE)
1. _____ and _____ values are the primary values that affect an individual's
occupational decision.
● A. Personal; social
● B. Work; cultural
● C. Economic; family
● D. Educational; personal
Answer: B. Work; cultural
2. _______ are common psychoanalytic techniques.
● A. Systematic desensitization, flooding, exposure
● B. Interpretation, dream analysis, free association
● C. Reframing, paradoxical intervention, prescribing the symptom
● D. Reflection, summarization, confrontation
Answer: B. Interpretation, dream analysis, free association
3. _______ are experimental designs.
● A. Case study, ethnography, phenomenology
● B. Correlational, descriptive, survey
● C. Time series, one group pretest-posttest, nonequivalent groups posttest
only
● D. Cross-sectional, longitudinal, cohort
Answer: C. Time series, one group pretest-posttest, nonequivalent groups
posttest only
4. _______ is a technique that involves comparing a client's dream to myth,
literature, and folklore to help unearth possible meaning of the dream.
● A. Dream interpretation
● B. Amplification
● C. Symbolization
● D. Dream work
,Answer: B. Amplification
5. ________ assessments are often used to determine admission into graduate
education programs.
● A. Achievement
● B. Personality
● C. Aptitude
● D. Intelligence
Answer: C. Aptitude
6. ________ is the name of the ACA division dedicated to group work.
● A. American Group Counseling Association
● B. Association for Specialists in Group Work
● C. National Association for Group Therapists
● D. Division of Group Counseling
Answer: B. Association for Specialists in Group Work
7. ________ may be an advantage of group work, rather than a challenge.
● A. Managing conflict
● B. Individual attention
● C. Power of peer group
● D. Time management
Answer: C. Power of peer group
8. __________ needs occur when the demand for workers exceeds the number
of existing workers and requires more workers to be added to the workforce.
● A. Replacement
● B. Supply
● C. Growth
● D. Development
Answer: C. Growth
, 9. ___________ represents a decision-making function in Jung's personality
typology.
● A. Sensing
● B. Intuition
● C. Feeling
● D. Perceiving
Answer: C. Feeling
10. ___________groups will place significant emphasis on examining member
transference and resistance.
● A. Cognitive-behavioral
● B. Psychoeducational
● C. Psychodynamic
● D. Solution-focused
Answer: C. Psychodynamic
11. ______ are methods used to conduct needs assessments.
● A. Random sampling, control groups, placebo administration
● B. Surveying the target group, conducting focus group interviews, hiring a
consultant
● C. Literature review, meta-analysis, case studies
● D. Observation only, self-report only, testing only
Answer: B. Surveying the target group, conducting focus group interviews,
hiring a consultant
12. ______ are part of the eight core elements that Bowen believed affects a
family's functioning.
● A. Birth order, family roles, family rules
● B. Triangles, differentiation of self, sibling position
● C. Communication patterns, power dynamics, boundaries
● D. Homeostasis, subsystems, hierarchies
1. _____ and _____ values are the primary values that affect an individual's
occupational decision.
● A. Personal; social
● B. Work; cultural
● C. Economic; family
● D. Educational; personal
Answer: B. Work; cultural
2. _______ are common psychoanalytic techniques.
● A. Systematic desensitization, flooding, exposure
● B. Interpretation, dream analysis, free association
● C. Reframing, paradoxical intervention, prescribing the symptom
● D. Reflection, summarization, confrontation
Answer: B. Interpretation, dream analysis, free association
3. _______ are experimental designs.
● A. Case study, ethnography, phenomenology
● B. Correlational, descriptive, survey
● C. Time series, one group pretest-posttest, nonequivalent groups posttest
only
● D. Cross-sectional, longitudinal, cohort
Answer: C. Time series, one group pretest-posttest, nonequivalent groups
posttest only
4. _______ is a technique that involves comparing a client's dream to myth,
literature, and folklore to help unearth possible meaning of the dream.
● A. Dream interpretation
● B. Amplification
● C. Symbolization
● D. Dream work
,Answer: B. Amplification
5. ________ assessments are often used to determine admission into graduate
education programs.
● A. Achievement
● B. Personality
● C. Aptitude
● D. Intelligence
Answer: C. Aptitude
6. ________ is the name of the ACA division dedicated to group work.
● A. American Group Counseling Association
● B. Association for Specialists in Group Work
● C. National Association for Group Therapists
● D. Division of Group Counseling
Answer: B. Association for Specialists in Group Work
7. ________ may be an advantage of group work, rather than a challenge.
● A. Managing conflict
● B. Individual attention
● C. Power of peer group
● D. Time management
Answer: C. Power of peer group
8. __________ needs occur when the demand for workers exceeds the number
of existing workers and requires more workers to be added to the workforce.
● A. Replacement
● B. Supply
● C. Growth
● D. Development
Answer: C. Growth
, 9. ___________ represents a decision-making function in Jung's personality
typology.
● A. Sensing
● B. Intuition
● C. Feeling
● D. Perceiving
Answer: C. Feeling
10. ___________groups will place significant emphasis on examining member
transference and resistance.
● A. Cognitive-behavioral
● B. Psychoeducational
● C. Psychodynamic
● D. Solution-focused
Answer: C. Psychodynamic
11. ______ are methods used to conduct needs assessments.
● A. Random sampling, control groups, placebo administration
● B. Surveying the target group, conducting focus group interviews, hiring a
consultant
● C. Literature review, meta-analysis, case studies
● D. Observation only, self-report only, testing only
Answer: B. Surveying the target group, conducting focus group interviews,
hiring a consultant
12. ______ are part of the eight core elements that Bowen believed affects a
family's functioning.
● A. Birth order, family roles, family rules
● B. Triangles, differentiation of self, sibling position
● C. Communication patterns, power dynamics, boundaries
● D. Homeostasis, subsystems, hierarchies
