CPCE Exam WITH QUESTION AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
2026!!
When beginning a counseling relationship, you are ethically required to - ANSWERS-Inform the patient
of the limits of confidentiality
As you begin a counseling relationship, it is important to - ANSWERS-jointly decide, between patient and
counselor, how the counseling process will proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the presenting complaint of relationship difficulties. She goes on to
describe that she has had multiple abortions, and seems to use abortion as a birth control method. You
are personally opposed to abortion. How should your personal beliefs impact the therapeutic
relationship? - ANSWERS-Your personal belief system should not have any bearing on the therapeutic
relationship
You have been involved in a counseling relationship with a client for six months, when he presents you
with a small gift. What should you do? - ANSWERS-Accept or decline depending on the circumstances
You are court-ordered to disclose confidential information about a client you are counseling. What do
you do? - ANSWERS-Limit, as much as possible, any possibly damaging personal information and obtain
written permission from your client to share confidential information
What should you do if your client requests to see his confidential file? - ANSWERS-Accept or decline
depending upon circumstances
You are a counselor with several clients, and at the same time you are adjusting to a difficult divorce.
You aren't sleeping or eating well, find you are highly distractible, and generally are less in-touch with
your emotional state. You should... - ANSWERS-Be alert to your mental status, and be able to determine
if continuing with your clients poses any threat of being detrimental to the counseling process
A former client of yours has been arrested for a crime. As his former counselor, you are called to
perform a forensic evaluation. What is your responsibility in this case? - ANSWERS-It is not considered
ethical to perform a forensic evaluation on a current or past client, so you should decline
,You are the supervisor for a new counselor, and are asked to attend her wedding. Would it be ethical to
do so? - ANSWERS-Yes, you should be able to attend her wedding without a breach of ethics
While involved with a research study, you learn that several of your students are using confidential
material in an unethical manner. You had no prior knowledge of this, and all of your safeguards for
professional practice were appropriate. Are you, as the principal researcher, responsible for the
student's behavior - ANSWERS-Yes, you are ultimately responsible
When publishing research, it is important to - ANSWERS-Give credit to other contributors or sources, not
plagiarize, and submit material to only one journal at a time
When a conflict arises between the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics and a
governing authority, which takes precedence? - ANSWERS-Ultimately the law may be adhered to over
the Code of Ethics
An ethics violation should NOT be reported when - ANSWERS-A counselor has been retained to review
another counselor who is in question; and when confidentiality rights would be violated
What does multicultural/diversity counseling refer to? - ANSWERS-Counseling that recognizes diversity
and approaches beneficial to specific groups and an approach that all counselors should ethically be
aware of
Most ethical issues are related to - ANSWERS-Confidentiality
Only one psychoanalyst's developmental theory covers the entire lifespan. Who is he? - ANSWERS-Erik
Erikson
The Id, Ego, Superego are attributed to which psychoanalyst? - ANSWERS-Sigmund Freud
What is the fourth stage of Jean Piaget's four stages - ANSWERS-Formal Operations
Identity Crisis - ANSWERS-Erik Erikson
, Positive Psychology - ANSWERS-processes that contribute to optimal functioning/ not focusing on
abnormalities
Smoking habit to Sigmund Freud - ANSWERS-Oral Fixation
Most mental health professionals believe - ANSWERS-no one theory of development completely
explains the process
John Bowlby - ANSWERS-Attachment Theory
Lawrence Kohlberg's three levels of morality - ANSWERS-Pre-conventional, Conventional, and post-
conventional
Female version of Freud's Oedipus complex - ANSWERS-Electra Complex
Researcher known for Rhesus Monkeys - ANSWERS-Harry Harlow
Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWERS-Theory of human motivation - psychological, safety,
love, affection, belongingness
Down Syndrome - ANSWERS-Chromosomal abnormality
John Watson - ANSWERS-Little Albert experiment
Albert Bandura's best-known research - ANSWERS-Bobo Doll study
What did Lev Vygotsky stress in his development theory? - ANSWERS-Cultural Context and language
Freudian Defense Mechanism - ANSWERS-Repression
2026!!
When beginning a counseling relationship, you are ethically required to - ANSWERS-Inform the patient
of the limits of confidentiality
As you begin a counseling relationship, it is important to - ANSWERS-jointly decide, between patient and
counselor, how the counseling process will proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the presenting complaint of relationship difficulties. She goes on to
describe that she has had multiple abortions, and seems to use abortion as a birth control method. You
are personally opposed to abortion. How should your personal beliefs impact the therapeutic
relationship? - ANSWERS-Your personal belief system should not have any bearing on the therapeutic
relationship
You have been involved in a counseling relationship with a client for six months, when he presents you
with a small gift. What should you do? - ANSWERS-Accept or decline depending on the circumstances
You are court-ordered to disclose confidential information about a client you are counseling. What do
you do? - ANSWERS-Limit, as much as possible, any possibly damaging personal information and obtain
written permission from your client to share confidential information
What should you do if your client requests to see his confidential file? - ANSWERS-Accept or decline
depending upon circumstances
You are a counselor with several clients, and at the same time you are adjusting to a difficult divorce.
You aren't sleeping or eating well, find you are highly distractible, and generally are less in-touch with
your emotional state. You should... - ANSWERS-Be alert to your mental status, and be able to determine
if continuing with your clients poses any threat of being detrimental to the counseling process
A former client of yours has been arrested for a crime. As his former counselor, you are called to
perform a forensic evaluation. What is your responsibility in this case? - ANSWERS-It is not considered
ethical to perform a forensic evaluation on a current or past client, so you should decline
,You are the supervisor for a new counselor, and are asked to attend her wedding. Would it be ethical to
do so? - ANSWERS-Yes, you should be able to attend her wedding without a breach of ethics
While involved with a research study, you learn that several of your students are using confidential
material in an unethical manner. You had no prior knowledge of this, and all of your safeguards for
professional practice were appropriate. Are you, as the principal researcher, responsible for the
student's behavior - ANSWERS-Yes, you are ultimately responsible
When publishing research, it is important to - ANSWERS-Give credit to other contributors or sources, not
plagiarize, and submit material to only one journal at a time
When a conflict arises between the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics and a
governing authority, which takes precedence? - ANSWERS-Ultimately the law may be adhered to over
the Code of Ethics
An ethics violation should NOT be reported when - ANSWERS-A counselor has been retained to review
another counselor who is in question; and when confidentiality rights would be violated
What does multicultural/diversity counseling refer to? - ANSWERS-Counseling that recognizes diversity
and approaches beneficial to specific groups and an approach that all counselors should ethically be
aware of
Most ethical issues are related to - ANSWERS-Confidentiality
Only one psychoanalyst's developmental theory covers the entire lifespan. Who is he? - ANSWERS-Erik
Erikson
The Id, Ego, Superego are attributed to which psychoanalyst? - ANSWERS-Sigmund Freud
What is the fourth stage of Jean Piaget's four stages - ANSWERS-Formal Operations
Identity Crisis - ANSWERS-Erik Erikson
, Positive Psychology - ANSWERS-processes that contribute to optimal functioning/ not focusing on
abnormalities
Smoking habit to Sigmund Freud - ANSWERS-Oral Fixation
Most mental health professionals believe - ANSWERS-no one theory of development completely
explains the process
John Bowlby - ANSWERS-Attachment Theory
Lawrence Kohlberg's three levels of morality - ANSWERS-Pre-conventional, Conventional, and post-
conventional
Female version of Freud's Oedipus complex - ANSWERS-Electra Complex
Researcher known for Rhesus Monkeys - ANSWERS-Harry Harlow
Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWERS-Theory of human motivation - psychological, safety,
love, affection, belongingness
Down Syndrome - ANSWERS-Chromosomal abnormality
John Watson - ANSWERS-Little Albert experiment
Albert Bandura's best-known research - ANSWERS-Bobo Doll study
What did Lev Vygotsky stress in his development theory? - ANSWERS-Cultural Context and language
Freudian Defense Mechanism - ANSWERS-Repression
