COUNSELING A COMPREHENSIVE
PROFESSION UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● The emphasis of counseling in the early 1900s was on _____ and
_____ - on helping individuals of all ages and stages avoid making bad
choices in life while finding meaning, direction, and fulfillment in what
they did.
Answer: Prevention and Purposefulness
●● What focuses on helping people make important choices that affect
their lives, such as choosing a preferred lifestyle?
Answer: Guidance
●● What has focused on serious problems associated with intrapsychic
disorders (such as delusions or hallucinations), internal conflicts, and
personality issues (such as dependency or inadequacy in working with
others)?
Answer: Psychotherapy (or therapy)
●● Psychotherapy that was historically involved in _____ (20-40 session
over a period of 6 months to 2 years) and concentrated on reconstructive
change.
,Answer: Long-term Relationship
●● Psychotherapy that was involved in _____ (8-12 sessions spread
over a period of less than 6 months).
Answer: Short-term Relationship
●● Psychotherapy is a process more associated with _____ (some of
which are residential, such as mental hospitals).
Answer: Inpatient Setting
●● Psychotherapy is process less associated with _____ (some of which
are nonresidential, such as community agencies).
Answer: Outpatient Setting
●● A group of 31 organizations representing the counseling profession
who worked together from 2005 to 2013 to promote the needs of
professional counselors. They met over a 3-year period to create a broad,
concise, and inclusive description of the process of counseling.
Answer: 20/20: Vision for the Future of Counseling
●● _____ is a professional relationship that empowers diverse
individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness,
education, and career goals.
, Answer: Counseling (the definition as agreed upon by 29 counseling
associations)
●● Counseling deals with _____ (specific areas)?
Answer: Wellness, personal growth, career, education, and
empowerment concerns.
●● Counseling is conducted with persons _____.
Answer: Individually, in groups, and in families.
●● Counseling is _____ (inclusive/exclusive)?
Answer: Diverse and Multicultural
●● Counseling is what kind of process?
Answer: A Dynamic Process
●● The effectiveness of a counselor depends on which three variables?
Answer: -Personality and background of the counselor
-Formal education of the counselor
-Ability of the counselor to engage in professional counseling-related
activities
PROFESSION UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● The emphasis of counseling in the early 1900s was on _____ and
_____ - on helping individuals of all ages and stages avoid making bad
choices in life while finding meaning, direction, and fulfillment in what
they did.
Answer: Prevention and Purposefulness
●● What focuses on helping people make important choices that affect
their lives, such as choosing a preferred lifestyle?
Answer: Guidance
●● What has focused on serious problems associated with intrapsychic
disorders (such as delusions or hallucinations), internal conflicts, and
personality issues (such as dependency or inadequacy in working with
others)?
Answer: Psychotherapy (or therapy)
●● Psychotherapy that was historically involved in _____ (20-40 session
over a period of 6 months to 2 years) and concentrated on reconstructive
change.
,Answer: Long-term Relationship
●● Psychotherapy that was involved in _____ (8-12 sessions spread
over a period of less than 6 months).
Answer: Short-term Relationship
●● Psychotherapy is a process more associated with _____ (some of
which are residential, such as mental hospitals).
Answer: Inpatient Setting
●● Psychotherapy is process less associated with _____ (some of which
are nonresidential, such as community agencies).
Answer: Outpatient Setting
●● A group of 31 organizations representing the counseling profession
who worked together from 2005 to 2013 to promote the needs of
professional counselors. They met over a 3-year period to create a broad,
concise, and inclusive description of the process of counseling.
Answer: 20/20: Vision for the Future of Counseling
●● _____ is a professional relationship that empowers diverse
individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness,
education, and career goals.
, Answer: Counseling (the definition as agreed upon by 29 counseling
associations)
●● Counseling deals with _____ (specific areas)?
Answer: Wellness, personal growth, career, education, and
empowerment concerns.
●● Counseling is conducted with persons _____.
Answer: Individually, in groups, and in families.
●● Counseling is _____ (inclusive/exclusive)?
Answer: Diverse and Multicultural
●● Counseling is what kind of process?
Answer: A Dynamic Process
●● The effectiveness of a counselor depends on which three variables?
Answer: -Personality and background of the counselor
-Formal education of the counselor
-Ability of the counselor to engage in professional counseling-related
activities
