CMPC Exam Study Set UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Counseling - CORRECT ANSWER - the skilled and principled use of a professional
relationship to empower individuals to achieve mental health, wellness, education, and career
goals
Consulting - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to a collaborative process in which
psychological, counseling, and athletic performance principles are applied with individuals,
teams, and organizations to help them move from their current state to their desired state
Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change - CORRECT ANSWER - how behavior
changes over time through 6 stages of Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action,
Maintenance (relapse can happen here and return them to precontemplation), and Termination.
Self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER - belief in one's own ability to succeed in specific
situations or accomplish a task
Precontemplation stage - CORRECT ANSWER - individual is unaware of need to change
behavior and without intention to change, may see this with athletes who aren't willing to work
with an MPC.
Contemplation stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals recognize the importance of
behavior change and are committed to taking action to change a behavior in the next six months.
In sport, athletes in this stage may recognize the need to consult with an MPC to learn mental
skills to better manage performance issues and are starting to weigh the pros and cons of doing
so.
Preparation stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals are planning to change behavior
and are committed to following through. In the sport context, athletes may be developing goals
and a timeline to learn mental skills.
,Action stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals are implementing their plan and making
behavior modifications, typically for less than six months. Athletes in this stage would be
working with an MPC and engaging in mental skills training.
Maintenance stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals' changed behaviors become
established in their daily life, typically for more than six months. Attempts are also made to
prevent relapse and consolidate gains.
Termination stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals are 100 percent self-efficacious in
engaging in the new behaviors and have no temptation to relapse. In sport, athletes would be
effectively and effortlessly applying mental skills in a variety of situations and have no risk of
regressing to earlier stages.
Theory of Planned Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - focused on intention to perform
behavior and intention is driven by an individual's attitude toward perceived control of behavior
by subjective norms. This theory proposes that the key factor influencing change is the intention
to perform the behavior. This intention is driven by underlying motivation, which is influenced
by individuals' attitude toward the behavior, subjective norms (i.e., perceived social pressure to
engage in the behavior), and perceived behavioral control (i.e., expectancy that performance of
the behavior is within their control).
Person Centered Therapy (PCT) - CORRECT ANSWER - humanistic, client-centered
approach driven by a positive and phenomenological view of humans. Specifically, it focuses on
the desires and strengths of human beings to reach their full potential and to self-actualize. The
focus is on the present moment and on experiencing and expressing feelings to achieve well-
being and congruence between clients' ideal and real selves
therapeutic alliance - CORRECT ANSWER - the bond or connection that develops
between a practitioner and client.
Empathy - CORRECT ANSWER - sharing of an affective state between the person
initially experiencing that state and a second person who observes the state in the other
, Existential Therapy (ET) - CORRECT ANSWER - focuses on the human condition
(living/dying/freedom/responsibility/isolation/relationships/meaning/meaningless). Therapists
help clients find meaning/purpose/goals/values and accepting reality...uncontrollables and
controllables work.
Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) - CORRECT ANSWER - This is a person-centered
therapy where emotions are most important and emotional awareness is key to increase or
decrease emotions. engage clients to disrupt maladaptive emotional schemas by creating new
positive ones. Specifically, clients learn to identify, experience, accept, express, explore,
transform, and manage their emotions.
Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) - CORRECT ANSWER - counselors act as facilitators to
guide clients away from problem talk to solution talk—moving from a problem-dominated
conversation into a solution-oriented conversation.strengths/resilience and goal oriented.
Behavior therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - based on the work of Pavlov and Skinner and
the famous principles of classical and operant conditioning.
Classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the learning that occurs in
response to a stimulus through pairing
Operant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - based on the principle that behavior is
reinforced by the events that directly follow it
social cognitive approach - CORRECT ANSWER - the interactive roles of the
environment, the person, and behavior
cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) - CORRECT ANSWER - a structured, time-limited,
problem-focused, and goal-oriented form of talk therapy that helps clients learn to identify,
question, and change how their thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs relate to emotional and behavioral
reactions that cause them difficulty.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Counseling - CORRECT ANSWER - the skilled and principled use of a professional
relationship to empower individuals to achieve mental health, wellness, education, and career
goals
Consulting - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to a collaborative process in which
psychological, counseling, and athletic performance principles are applied with individuals,
teams, and organizations to help them move from their current state to their desired state
Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change - CORRECT ANSWER - how behavior
changes over time through 6 stages of Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action,
Maintenance (relapse can happen here and return them to precontemplation), and Termination.
Self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER - belief in one's own ability to succeed in specific
situations or accomplish a task
Precontemplation stage - CORRECT ANSWER - individual is unaware of need to change
behavior and without intention to change, may see this with athletes who aren't willing to work
with an MPC.
Contemplation stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals recognize the importance of
behavior change and are committed to taking action to change a behavior in the next six months.
In sport, athletes in this stage may recognize the need to consult with an MPC to learn mental
skills to better manage performance issues and are starting to weigh the pros and cons of doing
so.
Preparation stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals are planning to change behavior
and are committed to following through. In the sport context, athletes may be developing goals
and a timeline to learn mental skills.
,Action stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals are implementing their plan and making
behavior modifications, typically for less than six months. Athletes in this stage would be
working with an MPC and engaging in mental skills training.
Maintenance stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals' changed behaviors become
established in their daily life, typically for more than six months. Attempts are also made to
prevent relapse and consolidate gains.
Termination stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals are 100 percent self-efficacious in
engaging in the new behaviors and have no temptation to relapse. In sport, athletes would be
effectively and effortlessly applying mental skills in a variety of situations and have no risk of
regressing to earlier stages.
Theory of Planned Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - focused on intention to perform
behavior and intention is driven by an individual's attitude toward perceived control of behavior
by subjective norms. This theory proposes that the key factor influencing change is the intention
to perform the behavior. This intention is driven by underlying motivation, which is influenced
by individuals' attitude toward the behavior, subjective norms (i.e., perceived social pressure to
engage in the behavior), and perceived behavioral control (i.e., expectancy that performance of
the behavior is within their control).
Person Centered Therapy (PCT) - CORRECT ANSWER - humanistic, client-centered
approach driven by a positive and phenomenological view of humans. Specifically, it focuses on
the desires and strengths of human beings to reach their full potential and to self-actualize. The
focus is on the present moment and on experiencing and expressing feelings to achieve well-
being and congruence between clients' ideal and real selves
therapeutic alliance - CORRECT ANSWER - the bond or connection that develops
between a practitioner and client.
Empathy - CORRECT ANSWER - sharing of an affective state between the person
initially experiencing that state and a second person who observes the state in the other
, Existential Therapy (ET) - CORRECT ANSWER - focuses on the human condition
(living/dying/freedom/responsibility/isolation/relationships/meaning/meaningless). Therapists
help clients find meaning/purpose/goals/values and accepting reality...uncontrollables and
controllables work.
Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) - CORRECT ANSWER - This is a person-centered
therapy where emotions are most important and emotional awareness is key to increase or
decrease emotions. engage clients to disrupt maladaptive emotional schemas by creating new
positive ones. Specifically, clients learn to identify, experience, accept, express, explore,
transform, and manage their emotions.
Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) - CORRECT ANSWER - counselors act as facilitators to
guide clients away from problem talk to solution talk—moving from a problem-dominated
conversation into a solution-oriented conversation.strengths/resilience and goal oriented.
Behavior therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - based on the work of Pavlov and Skinner and
the famous principles of classical and operant conditioning.
Classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the learning that occurs in
response to a stimulus through pairing
Operant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - based on the principle that behavior is
reinforced by the events that directly follow it
social cognitive approach - CORRECT ANSWER - the interactive roles of the
environment, the person, and behavior
cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) - CORRECT ANSWER - a structured, time-limited,
problem-focused, and goal-oriented form of talk therapy that helps clients learn to identify,
question, and change how their thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs relate to emotional and behavioral
reactions that cause them difficulty.
