NBCC NCE EXAM PREP |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which of the following captures the essence of informed consent?
a. having members sign a contract before joining a group
b. telling members in some detail about the nature and purpose of the group
c. having members decide upon all the activities of the group
d. making sure that groups will always be composed of voluntary members.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 2
Several principles may underlie an ethical decision made by a counselor. Which of the
following is NOT one of those principles?
a. autonomy
b. nonmaleficience
c. pro bono
d. fidelity
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 3
Maria, a 25 year old Latina woman, is in career counseling. In reviewing her background,
the counselor determines that she has followed the rules and expectations of her close
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,knit family. She now finds herself in a position needing to support her family on her own
and can't decide between three different occupational possibilities which she has heard
about. Maria may be characterized as...
a. career inefficacious
b. career undecided
c. needing more schooling
d. career indecisive
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 4
Client: "I wrote some more in my journal yesterday. I wrote about the strong urge to eat
after I visited my mother. I almost went to the store for junk food but I didn't."
Counselor: "The urge to eat was connected with your mother."
A long silence follows. The probably cause for the client's silence was...
a. boredom
b. hostility toward the counselor
c. emotional or cognitive integration
d. waiting for the counselor to lead.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 5
Individuals of European ancestry often enjoy benefits, without their awareness, that
people of color do not. This phenomenon is referred to as...
a. ethnocentrism
b. double standard
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,c. acculturation
d. white privilege
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 6
On a college campus, a group of students of color has been protesting their treatment
alluding to harassing comments by whites and what they believe to be discrimination in
the grading system by their professors. Eleven of these students have come to the campus
counseling center and want to begin a group experience to arrive at some answers and
find solutions. The most appropriate theoretical orientation of the counselor assigned to
lead the group is...
a. behavioral
b. psychoanalytic
c. gestalt
d. person centered
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 7
The science of neurobiology is growing in importance to the field of counseling and
psychotherapy. One part of neurobiology is neurotransmitters. Which of the following
statements is true?
a. neurotransmitters affect various cognitive, emotional, and psychological reactions
b. neurotransmitters are found primarily in the liver
c. neurotransmitters are unrelated to diet and nutrition
d. neurotransmitters are unimportant to physically healthy individuals
CORRECT ANSWER
3
, A
Question 8
An employment counselor uses the Ability Profiled which measures nine aptitudes
important for different jobs. His clients are typically uneducated. Because the counselor is
concerned how his clients' scores stack u p against others and how they would perceive
their aptitudes, he interprets the scores to each of his clients.
a. ipsatively
b. using national norms
c. using local norms
d. in relationship to other tests
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 9
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.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 10
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which of the following captures the essence of informed consent?
a. having members sign a contract before joining a group
b. telling members in some detail about the nature and purpose of the group
c. having members decide upon all the activities of the group
d. making sure that groups will always be composed of voluntary members.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 2
Several principles may underlie an ethical decision made by a counselor. Which of the
following is NOT one of those principles?
a. autonomy
b. nonmaleficience
c. pro bono
d. fidelity
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 3
Maria, a 25 year old Latina woman, is in career counseling. In reviewing her background,
the counselor determines that she has followed the rules and expectations of her close
1
,knit family. She now finds herself in a position needing to support her family on her own
and can't decide between three different occupational possibilities which she has heard
about. Maria may be characterized as...
a. career inefficacious
b. career undecided
c. needing more schooling
d. career indecisive
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 4
Client: "I wrote some more in my journal yesterday. I wrote about the strong urge to eat
after I visited my mother. I almost went to the store for junk food but I didn't."
Counselor: "The urge to eat was connected with your mother."
A long silence follows. The probably cause for the client's silence was...
a. boredom
b. hostility toward the counselor
c. emotional or cognitive integration
d. waiting for the counselor to lead.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 5
Individuals of European ancestry often enjoy benefits, without their awareness, that
people of color do not. This phenomenon is referred to as...
a. ethnocentrism
b. double standard
2
,c. acculturation
d. white privilege
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 6
On a college campus, a group of students of color has been protesting their treatment
alluding to harassing comments by whites and what they believe to be discrimination in
the grading system by their professors. Eleven of these students have come to the campus
counseling center and want to begin a group experience to arrive at some answers and
find solutions. The most appropriate theoretical orientation of the counselor assigned to
lead the group is...
a. behavioral
b. psychoanalytic
c. gestalt
d. person centered
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 7
The science of neurobiology is growing in importance to the field of counseling and
psychotherapy. One part of neurobiology is neurotransmitters. Which of the following
statements is true?
a. neurotransmitters affect various cognitive, emotional, and psychological reactions
b. neurotransmitters are found primarily in the liver
c. neurotransmitters are unrelated to diet and nutrition
d. neurotransmitters are unimportant to physically healthy individuals
CORRECT ANSWER
3
, A
Question 8
An employment counselor uses the Ability Profiled which measures nine aptitudes
important for different jobs. His clients are typically uneducated. Because the counselor is
concerned how his clients' scores stack u p against others and how they would perceive
their aptitudes, he interprets the scores to each of his clients.
a. ipsatively
b. using national norms
c. using local norms
d. in relationship to other tests
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 9
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.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 10
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