CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER EXAM 2026/2027 |
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100% CORRECT | GRADED A+
Which of the following is not one of the five key organizational principles?
a. Reorganize, review, revise
b. COPE
c. Treasures, trash, tools, or toys
d. Condition and calamity - ANSWER (a) The five key organizational principles are described in the
book as: Minimize, Maximize, and Maintain (MMM); Condition and Calamity; Objective, Tools, and
Steps (OTS); Treasure, Trash, Tools, or Toys; and C.O.P.E. — Category, Order, Proximity, and Ease of
Use. [p. 54]
The principle of C & C:
a. Allows you to prioritize tasks based on their urgency
b. Allows you to prioritize areas or spaces from messiest to least messy
c. Allows you to prioritize tasks based on their importance to the client
d. Both a. and c. - ANSWER (d) Understanding the condition an organizational area is in and realizing
the level of potential calamity that will result if it is left unresolved is the concept of Condition and
Calamity Or C & C, for short), which you can use to help prioritize tasks. It will be easy for you to see
areas of clients' lives that need to be organized; however, clients will have to tell you how important
they are. Being able to judge the importance and relevance of organizational tasks is one of the
major principles of organization. To decide what level of importance to place on an organizational
area of life, you must be able to determine the potential resulting problems if left unresolved. That
is: What is going to happen if this doesn't get organized? Sometimes the ANSWER will be: nothing.
And sometimes the ANSWER will be — a calamity! This will allow you to help them see what should
be done first, second, third, and so on. Your first order of business will be the areas in the worst
condition, with the worst possible calamity. Sometimes an organizational area can be in terrible
shape, but the potential calamity is relatively minor. You can consider leaving these areas for a later
time, and focusing on the biggest concerns. [pp. 55-57]
One of the most important principles of organization is the concept of:
a. Assigned worth
b. Assigned value
c. Emotional worth
d. Emotional value - ANSWER (a) One of the most important principles of organization is the concept
of assigned worth. Being able to determine the relative worth of things allows us to make decisions
about them. What are these "things" clients have in their lives - all their stuff - and what are they
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100% CORRECT | GRADED A+
Which of the following is not one of the five key organizational principles?
a. Reorganize, review, revise
b. COPE
c. Treasures, trash, tools, or toys
d. Condition and calamity - ANSWER (a) The five key organizational principles are described in the
book as: Minimize, Maximize, and Maintain (MMM); Condition and Calamity; Objective, Tools, and
Steps (OTS); Treasure, Trash, Tools, or Toys; and C.O.P.E. — Category, Order, Proximity, and Ease of
Use. [p. 54]
The principle of C & C:
a. Allows you to prioritize tasks based on their urgency
b. Allows you to prioritize areas or spaces from messiest to least messy
c. Allows you to prioritize tasks based on their importance to the client
d. Both a. and c. - ANSWER (d) Understanding the condition an organizational area is in and realizing
the level of potential calamity that will result if it is left unresolved is the concept of Condition and
Calamity Or C & C, for short), which you can use to help prioritize tasks. It will be easy for you to see
areas of clients' lives that need to be organized; however, clients will have to tell you how important
they are. Being able to judge the importance and relevance of organizational tasks is one of the
major principles of organization. To decide what level of importance to place on an organizational
area of life, you must be able to determine the potential resulting problems if left unresolved. That
is: What is going to happen if this doesn't get organized? Sometimes the ANSWER will be: nothing.
And sometimes the ANSWER will be — a calamity! This will allow you to help them see what should
be done first, second, third, and so on. Your first order of business will be the areas in the worst
condition, with the worst possible calamity. Sometimes an organizational area can be in terrible
shape, but the potential calamity is relatively minor. You can consider leaving these areas for a later
time, and focusing on the biggest concerns. [pp. 55-57]
One of the most important principles of organization is the concept of:
a. Assigned worth
b. Assigned value
c. Emotional worth
d. Emotional value - ANSWER (a) One of the most important principles of organization is the concept
of assigned worth. Being able to determine the relative worth of things allows us to make decisions
about them. What are these "things" clients have in their lives - all their stuff - and what are they
