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NCE - NATIONAL COUNSELOR EXAMINATION
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Jobs and careers of individuals have been changing over the years. Some
newer conceptualizations of the world of work have been noted. For
example, when a retired person chooses to or must re-enter the
workforce, such work or career is often called
a. compensatory
b. portfolio
c. encore
d. life career. - ANSWER- C
A licensed professioanl counselor in private practice is also trained in
career counseling and occasionally sees a client for career work.
Generally, the counselor receives insurance reimbursement for services
she provides for her career clients who are often experiencing anxiety
and work related stress. The counselor assigns a DSM code to these
clients even though the insurance companies policies indicate that
payment for career services is not reimbursable. Which of the following
statements is most accurate?
a. the counselor is okay because she is concerned about the general
health and welfare of the lcient as the ethical code expects
b. the counselor is not okay because career counseling problems are not
reimbursable and this is insurance fraud
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c. the counselor is okay because the experts in the literature agree that
career counseling is personal counseling
d. the counselor knows other counselors who have received - ANSWER-
B
Practicing positive or reinforcing self statements has been called stress
inoculation. Who is the behaviorally oriented theorist who proposed this
concept?
a. Bandura
b. Wolpe
C Allport
d. Meichenbaum - ANSWER- D
A school counselor is interested in determining whether seniors who
have jobs receive lower grades and national test scores than those who
do not work. Let's assume that in May of the school year he finds that
approximately 250 seniors worked this past school year and 250 did not.
He compares their GPA, class rank information and ACT scores. If all
these indicators were lower for the seniors who worked, the counselor
would be tempted to say that having a job causes the lower indicators.
He may be wrong to say that because this study is...
a. a post hoc investigation
b. an experiment
c. a survey
d. a descriptive study - ANSWER- A
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Historically, there were many influences on the development of the
testing movement. Which one of the following was NOT an early
influence?
a. civil rights movement
b. compulsory school attendance
c. world war I
d. advances in statistical methodology - ANSWER- A
Gender role socialization occurs in most cultures and includes the
development of role stereotypes which may be rigid and fixed. Imitation
and identification with a same sex model facilitates the learning of
gender roles. Gender role socialization...
a. is primarily based on heredity
b. seldom occurs within the fmaily
c. becomes a basic component of our self concept
d. is usually complete by six years of age. - ANSWER- C
Jason, the sole source of income in the family, suffers unemployment
unexpectedly. As the unemployment continues, a variety of consequence
are likely to ensue for him, his wife, and their children. Research
suggests that...
a. the next job Jason finds will probably be better than the last one
b. the children should not be told of their father's unemployment in order
to reduce their anxiety
c. it is unlikely that Jason will experience the grief cycle
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d. as unemployment continues, his wife will slowly pull away from her
circle of friends. - ANSWER- D
In behavioral group context, which of the following are key terms?
a. self monitoring and contracts
b. here and now and blocks to energy
c. value judgment and positive addiction
d. catharsis and ego integrity - ANSWER- A
A number of counseling approaches see mindfulness as an important
component. Which of the following statements appears most true?
a. internal sensations, emotions and thoughts are not important to
mindfulness
b. relationship oriented therapies are more effective than cognitively
based ones in using mindfulness
c. mindfulness is a mental discipline with a focus on the here and now
d. so far, it appears that mindfulness techniques work best with PTSD
clients. - ANSWER- C
A counselor performs pre marital counseling in conjunction with a
church whose pastor refers couples to her. Ordinarily, the counselor sees
the couple together twice, two times individually, and twice together
again for a total of six sessions. In her second individual session with
Tom, the counselor learns that he has not broken off an affair with
another woman not his prospective marriage partner. An appropriate
counselor response it to...
NCE - NATIONAL COUNSELOR EXAMINATION
ACTUAL TEST BANK 2026 1000+ QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
A GRADED WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK |NEW
AND REVISED|INSTANT DOWNLOAD
Jobs and careers of individuals have been changing over the years. Some
newer conceptualizations of the world of work have been noted. For
example, when a retired person chooses to or must re-enter the
workforce, such work or career is often called
a. compensatory
b. portfolio
c. encore
d. life career. - ANSWER- C
A licensed professioanl counselor in private practice is also trained in
career counseling and occasionally sees a client for career work.
Generally, the counselor receives insurance reimbursement for services
she provides for her career clients who are often experiencing anxiety
and work related stress. The counselor assigns a DSM code to these
clients even though the insurance companies policies indicate that
payment for career services is not reimbursable. Which of the following
statements is most accurate?
a. the counselor is okay because she is concerned about the general
health and welfare of the lcient as the ethical code expects
b. the counselor is not okay because career counseling problems are not
reimbursable and this is insurance fraud
,2|Page
c. the counselor is okay because the experts in the literature agree that
career counseling is personal counseling
d. the counselor knows other counselors who have received - ANSWER-
B
Practicing positive or reinforcing self statements has been called stress
inoculation. Who is the behaviorally oriented theorist who proposed this
concept?
a. Bandura
b. Wolpe
C Allport
d. Meichenbaum - ANSWER- D
A school counselor is interested in determining whether seniors who
have jobs receive lower grades and national test scores than those who
do not work. Let's assume that in May of the school year he finds that
approximately 250 seniors worked this past school year and 250 did not.
He compares their GPA, class rank information and ACT scores. If all
these indicators were lower for the seniors who worked, the counselor
would be tempted to say that having a job causes the lower indicators.
He may be wrong to say that because this study is...
a. a post hoc investigation
b. an experiment
c. a survey
d. a descriptive study - ANSWER- A
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Historically, there were many influences on the development of the
testing movement. Which one of the following was NOT an early
influence?
a. civil rights movement
b. compulsory school attendance
c. world war I
d. advances in statistical methodology - ANSWER- A
Gender role socialization occurs in most cultures and includes the
development of role stereotypes which may be rigid and fixed. Imitation
and identification with a same sex model facilitates the learning of
gender roles. Gender role socialization...
a. is primarily based on heredity
b. seldom occurs within the fmaily
c. becomes a basic component of our self concept
d. is usually complete by six years of age. - ANSWER- C
Jason, the sole source of income in the family, suffers unemployment
unexpectedly. As the unemployment continues, a variety of consequence
are likely to ensue for him, his wife, and their children. Research
suggests that...
a. the next job Jason finds will probably be better than the last one
b. the children should not be told of their father's unemployment in order
to reduce their anxiety
c. it is unlikely that Jason will experience the grief cycle
, 4|Page
d. as unemployment continues, his wife will slowly pull away from her
circle of friends. - ANSWER- D
In behavioral group context, which of the following are key terms?
a. self monitoring and contracts
b. here and now and blocks to energy
c. value judgment and positive addiction
d. catharsis and ego integrity - ANSWER- A
A number of counseling approaches see mindfulness as an important
component. Which of the following statements appears most true?
a. internal sensations, emotions and thoughts are not important to
mindfulness
b. relationship oriented therapies are more effective than cognitively
based ones in using mindfulness
c. mindfulness is a mental discipline with a focus on the here and now
d. so far, it appears that mindfulness techniques work best with PTSD
clients. - ANSWER- C
A counselor performs pre marital counseling in conjunction with a
church whose pastor refers couples to her. Ordinarily, the counselor sees
the couple together twice, two times individually, and twice together
again for a total of six sessions. In her second individual session with
Tom, the counselor learns that he has not broken off an affair with
another woman not his prospective marriage partner. An appropriate
counselor response it to...
