NCE EXAM PREP |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Group process and outcome is to be evaluated. Bales developed a process to perform this
operation called System for Multiple Level Observation in group work (SYMLOG). The
three basic categories are: (1) positive social/emotional area, (2) negative social/emotional
area, and (3) neutral task area. This analysis can serve all of the following purposes except:
A. Gate keeping role and in providing closure summaries.
B. Evaluate how the leader performed.
C. How the group performed.
D. Content and process.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Gate keeping role and in providing closure summaries.
Question 2
Several authors advocated that hope is one of the therapeutic curative factors. All of the
following are behaviors that encourage hope except:
A. Accentuating the positives
B. Limiting self-disclosure
C. Use of humor
D. Validating commonalities
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Limiting self-disclosure
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,Question 3
Research studies report that ethnic minorities encounter negative experiences for all of
the following reasons when considering the use of counseling services except:
A. Have high dropout rates after one session.
B. Female counselors are more receptive to cultural concerns than male counselors.
C. Chose other sources than traditional counseling.
D. Achieve unsatisfactory levels of functioning at the end of treatment.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Female counselors are more receptive to cultural concerns than male counselors.
Question 4
Adler's family constellation considers birth order. A characteristic behavior of a first child
tends to be:
A. Achievement oriented.
B. Negotiator.
C. Dominant.
D. Independent.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Achievement oriented.
Question 5
A counselor using a reality-based theory was explaining to a client the three r's. All of the
following are the 3 R's except:
A. Right and wrong.
B. Responsibility.
C. Realism.
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,D. Resiliency.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Resiliency.
Question 6
A counselor has been applying play therapy techniques to teach and reinforce respectful
replies to adults when introduced. The counselor has successfully established a pattern of
behavior in which the child spontaneously responds to adults with the reply "yes sir or no
sir." The counselor recommended which type of reinforcement to the parents as the best
form to increase the likelihood that the child maintains the respectful behavior?
A. Continuous
B. Intermittent
C. Random
D. Variable ratio
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Variable ratio
Question 7
An attendant at a nursery school commented to the parents of a two-year-old child that
when the mother returns to pick up the child, the child demonstrates behaviors that
reflect pleasure and excitement. Piaget would suggest that the child has achieved:
A. A neurotic tendency.
B. Centration.
C. Decentration.
D. Object permanency.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Object permanency.
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, Question 8
The purpose for developing a case conceptualization is to:
A. Correctly identify a problem or a diagnosis.
B. Create a treatment plan that is matched with the diagnosis.
C. Develop a complete understanding of the person.
D. Provide symptoms for a DSM-5 disorder.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Create a treatment plan that is matched with the diagnosis.
Question 9
The best reason for an agency to write objectives for a career planning service is to:
A. Ensure that everyone who is accepted as a client will be provided care under that
objective.
B. Ensure that the planning service is covered under liability insurance.
C. Outline the basis for content and evaluation of services.
D. Provide a document for clients that identify the credentials of the provider.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Ensure that everyone who is accepted as a client will be provided care under that
objective.
Question 10
During a group session a member speaks to another member from the adult ego state. The
second person is in an adult ego state but responds to the first person from the parent
state. This is an example of what type of transactional analysis communication?
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Group process and outcome is to be evaluated. Bales developed a process to perform this
operation called System for Multiple Level Observation in group work (SYMLOG). The
three basic categories are: (1) positive social/emotional area, (2) negative social/emotional
area, and (3) neutral task area. This analysis can serve all of the following purposes except:
A. Gate keeping role and in providing closure summaries.
B. Evaluate how the leader performed.
C. How the group performed.
D. Content and process.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Gate keeping role and in providing closure summaries.
Question 2
Several authors advocated that hope is one of the therapeutic curative factors. All of the
following are behaviors that encourage hope except:
A. Accentuating the positives
B. Limiting self-disclosure
C. Use of humor
D. Validating commonalities
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Limiting self-disclosure
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,Question 3
Research studies report that ethnic minorities encounter negative experiences for all of
the following reasons when considering the use of counseling services except:
A. Have high dropout rates after one session.
B. Female counselors are more receptive to cultural concerns than male counselors.
C. Chose other sources than traditional counseling.
D. Achieve unsatisfactory levels of functioning at the end of treatment.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Female counselors are more receptive to cultural concerns than male counselors.
Question 4
Adler's family constellation considers birth order. A characteristic behavior of a first child
tends to be:
A. Achievement oriented.
B. Negotiator.
C. Dominant.
D. Independent.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Achievement oriented.
Question 5
A counselor using a reality-based theory was explaining to a client the three r's. All of the
following are the 3 R's except:
A. Right and wrong.
B. Responsibility.
C. Realism.
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,D. Resiliency.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Resiliency.
Question 6
A counselor has been applying play therapy techniques to teach and reinforce respectful
replies to adults when introduced. The counselor has successfully established a pattern of
behavior in which the child spontaneously responds to adults with the reply "yes sir or no
sir." The counselor recommended which type of reinforcement to the parents as the best
form to increase the likelihood that the child maintains the respectful behavior?
A. Continuous
B. Intermittent
C. Random
D. Variable ratio
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Variable ratio
Question 7
An attendant at a nursery school commented to the parents of a two-year-old child that
when the mother returns to pick up the child, the child demonstrates behaviors that
reflect pleasure and excitement. Piaget would suggest that the child has achieved:
A. A neurotic tendency.
B. Centration.
C. Decentration.
D. Object permanency.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Object permanency.
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, Question 8
The purpose for developing a case conceptualization is to:
A. Correctly identify a problem or a diagnosis.
B. Create a treatment plan that is matched with the diagnosis.
C. Develop a complete understanding of the person.
D. Provide symptoms for a DSM-5 disorder.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Create a treatment plan that is matched with the diagnosis.
Question 9
The best reason for an agency to write objectives for a career planning service is to:
A. Ensure that everyone who is accepted as a client will be provided care under that
objective.
B. Ensure that the planning service is covered under liability insurance.
C. Outline the basis for content and evaluation of services.
D. Provide a document for clients that identify the credentials of the provider.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Ensure that everyone who is accepted as a client will be provided care under that
objective.
Question 10
During a group session a member speaks to another member from the adult ego state. The
second person is in an adult ego state but responds to the first person from the parent
state. This is an example of what type of transactional analysis communication?
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