NCE/NCC Practice Test #1 questions
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The jgroup jthat jis jmost jaffected jby jthe j"glass jceiling jphenomenon" jconsists jof:
A. jwomen jwho jare jin jcareers jmost jpopulated jby jmen
B. jmen jin jmiddle jmanagement
C. jblue-collar jworkers
D. jstay-at-home jmothers j- jANS✓✓-A. jWomen jwho jare jin jcareers jmost
jpopulated jby jmen.
the j"glass jceiling jphenomenon" jrefers jto jsituations jin jwhich jindividuals jare
jdenied jcareer jadvancement jdue jto jdiscrimination. jThis jdiscrimination jcould jbe
jby jgender, jrace, jor jphysical jinfirmity, jsuch jas jdeafness. jStay-at-home jmothers
jare jnot jin jthe jworkforce, jso jthey jare jnot jaffected jby jthis jphenomenon, jand
jblue-collar jworkers jdo jnot jseek jcareer jadvancement.
If ja jclient jis jseverely jagitated jwhen jthe jcounselor jtries jto jcomplete jthe jpsycho-
social jassessment, jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jactions jis jthe jmost jappropriate?
A. jproceed, jcompleting jas jmuch jas jpossible
B. jGet jall jthe jinformation jfrom jthe jclient's jspouse
C. jInstruct jthe jclient jin jrelaxation jexercises
D. jWait juntil jthe jclient jis jless jagitated j- jANS✓✓-D. jWait juntil jthe jclient jis jless
jagitated.
If ja jclient jis jseverely jagitated jwhen jthe jcounselor jtries jto jcomplete jthe jpsycho
jsocial jassessment, jthe jbest jsolution jis jto jwait juntil jthe jclient jis jless jagitated
jbecause ja jclient jwho jis jagitated jmay jnot jbe ja jreliable jreporter jor jmay jhave
jdifficulty jfocusing jon jthe jquestions. jIn jsome jcases, jthe jclient jmay jrequire
jmedication jprior jto jthe jassessment jalthough jsome jclients jmay jbe jmore
jrelaxed jonce jthey jfeel jmore jsecure.
Carl jJung's j"Personal jUnconscious":
A. jjust jafter jbirth
,B. jdevelops jin jlater, jmore jmature jyears
C. joccurs jin jthe jsensorimotor jstage
D. jforms jin jthe joral jstage j- jANS✓✓-A. jJust jafter jbirth
Carl jJung's jidea jof jthe j"personal junconscious" jis jsomething jthat jforms jjust
jafter jbirth, jand jconsists jof jexperience jthat jthe jindividual jis jnot jaware jof. jSome
jmemories jare jforgotten jand jothers jeasily jrecalled. jSome jmemories jmay jbe
jrepressed jfor jvarious jreasons, jand jmay jbe jsubliminal j(beyond jour jsensory
jawareness) jin jnature. jWhatever jthe jreasons, jhowever, jthe jpersonal
junconscious jconsists jof jmaterial jfrom jone's jthoughts jand jexperiences jthat
jslip jout jof jthe jconsciousness jto jbecome junconscious. jIt's jalso jimportant jto
jnote jthat jJung jbelieved jthat jawareness jof jthe jpersonal junconscious jwas
jnecessary jfor jone jto jfurther jthe jgoal jof jself-awareness.
All jof jthe jfollowing jare jassumptions jof jgroups jEXCEPT jthat:
A. jthe jleader jis ja jmember jof jthe jgroup
B. jtrust jis ja jmust
C. jmuch jof jthe jgrowth jin jgroups joccur jthrough jobservations, jmodeling, jand
jsocial jlearning
D. jthere jare joften jdiscrepancies jamong jparticipants' jexpectations, jhopes, jand
jdesires j- jANS✓✓-A.the jleader jis ja jmember jof jthe jgroup
the jleader jis jNOT ja jmember jof jthe jgroup jbut jis ja jtrained jexpert. jIt jis jassumed
jthat jin ja jgroup jcounseling jsetting, jtrust jis jat jthe jforefront. jWithout jtrust, jno
jgrowth jor jexploration jwould jtake jplace. jTrust jallows jparticipants jto jshare
jpersonal jinformation jwithout jother jmembers jof jthe jgroup. jParticipants jeach
jenter jthe jgroup jwith jtheir jown jexpectations, jdesires, jneeds, jand jhopes. jThese
jdiverse jexpectations jhelp jmembers jof jgroup jdiscover jthings jin jthemselves
jthat jwould jgo junnoticed jin jother jsituations. jFinally, jgrowth joccurs jin jgroups
jthrough jobservations, jidentification jwith jothers, jmodeling, jimitation, jand jother
jsocial jskill jlearning jprocesses.
When jconflict jarises jbetween jthe jAmerican jCounseling jAssociation j(ACA)
jCode jof jEthics jand ja jgoverning jauthority, jwhich jtakes jprecedence?
A. jEthics jalways jcomes jfirst, jregardless jof jthe jcircumstances
B. jUltimately, jthe jlaw jmay jbe jadhered jto jover jthe jCode jof jEthics
C. jNeither, jthe jwishes jof jthe jclient jalways jprevails
D. jThere jare jno jstandards jin jplace jfor jthis jissue, jit's jleft jup jto jthe jindividual j-
jANS✓✓-B. jUltimately, jthe jlaw jmay jbe jadhered jto jover jthe jCode jof jEthics
, Counselors jshould jmake jevery jeffort jto jbe jknowledgeable jof, jand jadhere jto jthe
jCode jof jEthics jas jset jforth jby jthe jACA. jThe jpractice jof jcounselors jshould
jremain jfully jwithin jthe jbounds jof jthat jcode, jbut jthere jmay jbe jtimes jwhen
jethics jcome jinto jconflict jwith jthe jlaw,regulations, jor jother jforms jof jauthority.
jWhen jthis jhappens, jthe jcounselor's jconflict jbetween jthe jACA jCode jof jEthics
jand jthe jrule jof jlaw jcannot jbe jresolved, jthen jthe jcounselor jmay jadhere jto jlegal
jauthority.
A jfemale jclient jwho jwas jsuccessfully jtreated jfor jan jeating jdisorder jtells jother
jwomen jabout jher jsuccess jand jrecommends jher jcounselor jas jthe jexpert jin
jtreating jeating jdisorders. jHer jcounselor jtreats jeating jdisorders jas jpart jof jher
jpractice, jbut jwould jnot jconsider jherself jan jexpert. jEthically, jshe jshould:
A. jinform jthe jclient jand janyone jshe jhas jreferred jthat jshe jis jnot jan jexpert jin
jtreating jeating jdisorders
B. jpost jthe jclient's jsuccess jstory jon jher jwebsite
C. jaccept jany jreferrals jwithout jany jfurther jexplanations
D. jask jher jfor ja jtertimonial j- jANS✓✓-A. jInform jthe jclient jand janyone jshe jhas
jreferred jthat jshe jis jnot jan jexpert jin jtreating jeating jdisorders.
The jbest jcourse jof jaction jis jto jrectify jany jmisconceptions jthat jher jclient jhas
jabout jher jand jher jexpertise. jAlong jthese jsame jlines, janyone jshe jreferred jto
jher jalso jneeds jto jbe jmade jaware jthat jshe jis jnot jan jexpert. jUsing jher jclient's
jstory jon jher jwebsite jand jasking jher jfor ja jtestimonial jare junethical. jUsing
junsolicited jtestimonials jis jnot junethical, jbut jit jmay jthreaten jthe jstandards jof
jpractice jthat jthe jcounselor jwants jassociated jwith jher jname. jAccepting
jreferrals jwithout jany jexplanation jputs jthis jcounselor jin ja jdifficult jposition, jas
jthose jwho jare jreferred jto jher jmay jactually jbelieve jthat jshe jis jan jexpert.
Irvin jYalom jidentified jfour jstages jof ja jtherapy jgroup. jThe jfirst jstage jhe
jidentified jwas jorientation. jThe jother jthree jinclude jall jBUT jwhich jof jthe
jfollowing?
A. jconflict
B. jdefinition
C. jcohesion
D. jtermination j- jANS✓✓-B. jDefinition
"Definition" jis jNOT jone jof jthe jstages jof jYalom jidentified. jHe jnamed jorientation,
jconflict, jcohesion, jand jtermination jas jthe jfour jstages jof ja jtherapy jgroup. jThe
jfirst jstage, jorientation, jis jwhen jmembers jget jto jknow jeach jother jas jindividuals
jand jacclimate jto jthe jgroup jas jan jentity. jThe jsecond, jconflict, jis jwhen jgroup
with complete solutions 2024
The jgroup jthat jis jmost jaffected jby jthe j"glass jceiling jphenomenon" jconsists jof:
A. jwomen jwho jare jin jcareers jmost jpopulated jby jmen
B. jmen jin jmiddle jmanagement
C. jblue-collar jworkers
D. jstay-at-home jmothers j- jANS✓✓-A. jWomen jwho jare jin jcareers jmost
jpopulated jby jmen.
the j"glass jceiling jphenomenon" jrefers jto jsituations jin jwhich jindividuals jare
jdenied jcareer jadvancement jdue jto jdiscrimination. jThis jdiscrimination jcould jbe
jby jgender, jrace, jor jphysical jinfirmity, jsuch jas jdeafness. jStay-at-home jmothers
jare jnot jin jthe jworkforce, jso jthey jare jnot jaffected jby jthis jphenomenon, jand
jblue-collar jworkers jdo jnot jseek jcareer jadvancement.
If ja jclient jis jseverely jagitated jwhen jthe jcounselor jtries jto jcomplete jthe jpsycho-
social jassessment, jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jactions jis jthe jmost jappropriate?
A. jproceed, jcompleting jas jmuch jas jpossible
B. jGet jall jthe jinformation jfrom jthe jclient's jspouse
C. jInstruct jthe jclient jin jrelaxation jexercises
D. jWait juntil jthe jclient jis jless jagitated j- jANS✓✓-D. jWait juntil jthe jclient jis jless
jagitated.
If ja jclient jis jseverely jagitated jwhen jthe jcounselor jtries jto jcomplete jthe jpsycho
jsocial jassessment, jthe jbest jsolution jis jto jwait juntil jthe jclient jis jless jagitated
jbecause ja jclient jwho jis jagitated jmay jnot jbe ja jreliable jreporter jor jmay jhave
jdifficulty jfocusing jon jthe jquestions. jIn jsome jcases, jthe jclient jmay jrequire
jmedication jprior jto jthe jassessment jalthough jsome jclients jmay jbe jmore
jrelaxed jonce jthey jfeel jmore jsecure.
Carl jJung's j"Personal jUnconscious":
A. jjust jafter jbirth
,B. jdevelops jin jlater, jmore jmature jyears
C. joccurs jin jthe jsensorimotor jstage
D. jforms jin jthe joral jstage j- jANS✓✓-A. jJust jafter jbirth
Carl jJung's jidea jof jthe j"personal junconscious" jis jsomething jthat jforms jjust
jafter jbirth, jand jconsists jof jexperience jthat jthe jindividual jis jnot jaware jof. jSome
jmemories jare jforgotten jand jothers jeasily jrecalled. jSome jmemories jmay jbe
jrepressed jfor jvarious jreasons, jand jmay jbe jsubliminal j(beyond jour jsensory
jawareness) jin jnature. jWhatever jthe jreasons, jhowever, jthe jpersonal
junconscious jconsists jof jmaterial jfrom jone's jthoughts jand jexperiences jthat
jslip jout jof jthe jconsciousness jto jbecome junconscious. jIt's jalso jimportant jto
jnote jthat jJung jbelieved jthat jawareness jof jthe jpersonal junconscious jwas
jnecessary jfor jone jto jfurther jthe jgoal jof jself-awareness.
All jof jthe jfollowing jare jassumptions jof jgroups jEXCEPT jthat:
A. jthe jleader jis ja jmember jof jthe jgroup
B. jtrust jis ja jmust
C. jmuch jof jthe jgrowth jin jgroups joccur jthrough jobservations, jmodeling, jand
jsocial jlearning
D. jthere jare joften jdiscrepancies jamong jparticipants' jexpectations, jhopes, jand
jdesires j- jANS✓✓-A.the jleader jis ja jmember jof jthe jgroup
the jleader jis jNOT ja jmember jof jthe jgroup jbut jis ja jtrained jexpert. jIt jis jassumed
jthat jin ja jgroup jcounseling jsetting, jtrust jis jat jthe jforefront. jWithout jtrust, jno
jgrowth jor jexploration jwould jtake jplace. jTrust jallows jparticipants jto jshare
jpersonal jinformation jwithout jother jmembers jof jthe jgroup. jParticipants jeach
jenter jthe jgroup jwith jtheir jown jexpectations, jdesires, jneeds, jand jhopes. jThese
jdiverse jexpectations jhelp jmembers jof jgroup jdiscover jthings jin jthemselves
jthat jwould jgo junnoticed jin jother jsituations. jFinally, jgrowth joccurs jin jgroups
jthrough jobservations, jidentification jwith jothers, jmodeling, jimitation, jand jother
jsocial jskill jlearning jprocesses.
When jconflict jarises jbetween jthe jAmerican jCounseling jAssociation j(ACA)
jCode jof jEthics jand ja jgoverning jauthority, jwhich jtakes jprecedence?
A. jEthics jalways jcomes jfirst, jregardless jof jthe jcircumstances
B. jUltimately, jthe jlaw jmay jbe jadhered jto jover jthe jCode jof jEthics
C. jNeither, jthe jwishes jof jthe jclient jalways jprevails
D. jThere jare jno jstandards jin jplace jfor jthis jissue, jit's jleft jup jto jthe jindividual j-
jANS✓✓-B. jUltimately, jthe jlaw jmay jbe jadhered jto jover jthe jCode jof jEthics
, Counselors jshould jmake jevery jeffort jto jbe jknowledgeable jof, jand jadhere jto jthe
jCode jof jEthics jas jset jforth jby jthe jACA. jThe jpractice jof jcounselors jshould
jremain jfully jwithin jthe jbounds jof jthat jcode, jbut jthere jmay jbe jtimes jwhen
jethics jcome jinto jconflict jwith jthe jlaw,regulations, jor jother jforms jof jauthority.
jWhen jthis jhappens, jthe jcounselor's jconflict jbetween jthe jACA jCode jof jEthics
jand jthe jrule jof jlaw jcannot jbe jresolved, jthen jthe jcounselor jmay jadhere jto jlegal
jauthority.
A jfemale jclient jwho jwas jsuccessfully jtreated jfor jan jeating jdisorder jtells jother
jwomen jabout jher jsuccess jand jrecommends jher jcounselor jas jthe jexpert jin
jtreating jeating jdisorders. jHer jcounselor jtreats jeating jdisorders jas jpart jof jher
jpractice, jbut jwould jnot jconsider jherself jan jexpert. jEthically, jshe jshould:
A. jinform jthe jclient jand janyone jshe jhas jreferred jthat jshe jis jnot jan jexpert jin
jtreating jeating jdisorders
B. jpost jthe jclient's jsuccess jstory jon jher jwebsite
C. jaccept jany jreferrals jwithout jany jfurther jexplanations
D. jask jher jfor ja jtertimonial j- jANS✓✓-A. jInform jthe jclient jand janyone jshe jhas
jreferred jthat jshe jis jnot jan jexpert jin jtreating jeating jdisorders.
The jbest jcourse jof jaction jis jto jrectify jany jmisconceptions jthat jher jclient jhas
jabout jher jand jher jexpertise. jAlong jthese jsame jlines, janyone jshe jreferred jto
jher jalso jneeds jto jbe jmade jaware jthat jshe jis jnot jan jexpert. jUsing jher jclient's
jstory jon jher jwebsite jand jasking jher jfor ja jtestimonial jare junethical. jUsing
junsolicited jtestimonials jis jnot junethical, jbut jit jmay jthreaten jthe jstandards jof
jpractice jthat jthe jcounselor jwants jassociated jwith jher jname. jAccepting
jreferrals jwithout jany jexplanation jputs jthis jcounselor jin ja jdifficult jposition, jas
jthose jwho jare jreferred jto jher jmay jactually jbelieve jthat jshe jis jan jexpert.
Irvin jYalom jidentified jfour jstages jof ja jtherapy jgroup. jThe jfirst jstage jhe
jidentified jwas jorientation. jThe jother jthree jinclude jall jBUT jwhich jof jthe
jfollowing?
A. jconflict
B. jdefinition
C. jcohesion
D. jtermination j- jANS✓✓-B. jDefinition
"Definition" jis jNOT jone jof jthe jstages jof jYalom jidentified. jHe jnamed jorientation,
jconflict, jcohesion, jand jtermination jas jthe jfour jstages jof ja jtherapy jgroup. jThe
jfirst jstage, jorientation, jis jwhen jmembers jget jto jknow jeach jother jas jindividuals
jand jacclimate jto jthe jgroup jas jan jentity. jThe jsecond, jconflict, jis jwhen jgroup
