CPCE ACTUAL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS|WELL
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When beginning a counseling relation- Inform the patient of the limits of confi-
ship, you are ethically required to dentiality
jointly decide, between patient and coun-
As you begin a counseling relationship, it
selor, how the counseling process will
is important to
proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the
presenting complaint of relationship diffi-
culties. She goes on to describe that she
Your personal belief system should not
has had multiple abortions, and seems
have any bearing on the therapeutic re-
to use abortion as a birth control method.
lationship
You are personally opposed to abortion.
How should your personal beliefs impact
the therapeutic relationship?
You have been involved in a counseling
relationship with a client for six months, Accept or decline depending on the cir-
when he presents you with a small gift. cumstances
What should you do?
Limit, as much as possible, any possibly
You are court-ordered to disclose confi-
damaging personal information and ob-
dential information about a client you are
tain written permission from your client to
counseling. What do you do?
share confidential information
What should you do if your client re- Accept or decline depending upon cir-
quests to see his confidential file? cumstances
You are a counselor with several clients,
and at the same time you are adjusting Be alert to your mental status, and be
to a difficult divorce. You aren't sleeping able to determine if continuing with your
or eating well, find you are highly dis- clients poses any threat of being detri-
tractible, and generally are less in-touch mental to the counseling process
with your emotional state. You should...
A former client of yours has been arrest-
ed for a crime. As his former counselor, It is not considered ethical to perform a
you are called to perform a forensic eval- forensic evaluation on a current or past
uation. What is your responsibility in this client, so you should decline
case?
,You are the supervisor for a new coun-
Yes, you should be able to attend her
selor, and are asked to attend her wed-
wedding without a breach of ethics
ding. Would it be ethical to do so?
While involved with a research study, you
learn that several of your students are
using confidential material in an unethi-
cal manner. You had no prior knowledge
Yes, you are ultimately responsible
of this, and all of your safeguards for
professional practice were appropriate.
Are you, as the principal researcher, re-
sponsible for the student's behavior
Give credit to other contributors or
When publishing research, it is important
sources, not plagiarize, and submit ma-
to
terial to only one journal at a time
When a conflict arises between the
American Counseling Association (ACA) Ultimately the law may be adhered to
Code of Ethics and a governing authority, over the Code of Ethics
which takes precedence?
A counselor has been retained to review
An ethics violation should NOT be re- another counselor who is in question;
ported when and when confidentiality rights would be
violated
Counseling that recognizes diversity and
What does multicultural/diversity coun- approaches beneficial to specific groups
seling refer to? and an approach that all counselors
should ethically be aware of
Most ethical issues are related to Confidentiality
Only one psychoanalyst's developmen-
tal theory covers the entire lifespan. Who Erik Erikson
is he?
The Id, Ego, Superego are attributed to
Sigmund Freud
which psychoanalyst?
What is the fourth stage of Jean Piaget's
Formal Operations
four stages
Identity Crisis Erik Erikson
Positive Psychology
, processes that contribute to optimal
functioning/ not focusing on abnormali-
ties
Smoking habit to Sigmund Freud Oral Fixation
no one theory of development complete-
Most mental health professionals believe
ly explains the process
John Bowlby Attachment Theory
Lawrence Kohlberg's three levels of Pre-conventional, Conventional, and
morality post-conventional
Female version of Freud's Oedipus com-
Electra Complex
plex
Researcher known for Rhesus Monkeys Harry Harlow
Theory of human motivation - psycho-
Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs logical, safety, love, affection, belonging-
ness
Down Syndrome Chromosomal abnormality
John Watson Little Albert experiment
Albert Bandura's best-known research Bobo Doll study
What did Lev Vygotsky stress in his de-
Cultural Context and language
velopment theory?
Freudian Defense Mechanism Repression
Imprinting Konrad Lorenz
Incorporating several therapeutic theo-
eclectic
ries in your work
Complaining of feeling restless, mood
swings, times of hopelessness, periods
Bipolar
of high energy and creativity in which she
can go days without sleep
Client presents with his wife both com-
plaining the patient has had a change
in cognitive function including language Neurocognitive Disorder
and memory. Client denies loss of plea-
sure in normal activities and denies feel-
STRUCTURED |100% PASS
When beginning a counseling relation- Inform the patient of the limits of confi-
ship, you are ethically required to dentiality
jointly decide, between patient and coun-
As you begin a counseling relationship, it
selor, how the counseling process will
is important to
proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the
presenting complaint of relationship diffi-
culties. She goes on to describe that she
Your personal belief system should not
has had multiple abortions, and seems
have any bearing on the therapeutic re-
to use abortion as a birth control method.
lationship
You are personally opposed to abortion.
How should your personal beliefs impact
the therapeutic relationship?
You have been involved in a counseling
relationship with a client for six months, Accept or decline depending on the cir-
when he presents you with a small gift. cumstances
What should you do?
Limit, as much as possible, any possibly
You are court-ordered to disclose confi-
damaging personal information and ob-
dential information about a client you are
tain written permission from your client to
counseling. What do you do?
share confidential information
What should you do if your client re- Accept or decline depending upon cir-
quests to see his confidential file? cumstances
You are a counselor with several clients,
and at the same time you are adjusting Be alert to your mental status, and be
to a difficult divorce. You aren't sleeping able to determine if continuing with your
or eating well, find you are highly dis- clients poses any threat of being detri-
tractible, and generally are less in-touch mental to the counseling process
with your emotional state. You should...
A former client of yours has been arrest-
ed for a crime. As his former counselor, It is not considered ethical to perform a
you are called to perform a forensic eval- forensic evaluation on a current or past
uation. What is your responsibility in this client, so you should decline
case?
,You are the supervisor for a new coun-
Yes, you should be able to attend her
selor, and are asked to attend her wed-
wedding without a breach of ethics
ding. Would it be ethical to do so?
While involved with a research study, you
learn that several of your students are
using confidential material in an unethi-
cal manner. You had no prior knowledge
Yes, you are ultimately responsible
of this, and all of your safeguards for
professional practice were appropriate.
Are you, as the principal researcher, re-
sponsible for the student's behavior
Give credit to other contributors or
When publishing research, it is important
sources, not plagiarize, and submit ma-
to
terial to only one journal at a time
When a conflict arises between the
American Counseling Association (ACA) Ultimately the law may be adhered to
Code of Ethics and a governing authority, over the Code of Ethics
which takes precedence?
A counselor has been retained to review
An ethics violation should NOT be re- another counselor who is in question;
ported when and when confidentiality rights would be
violated
Counseling that recognizes diversity and
What does multicultural/diversity coun- approaches beneficial to specific groups
seling refer to? and an approach that all counselors
should ethically be aware of
Most ethical issues are related to Confidentiality
Only one psychoanalyst's developmen-
tal theory covers the entire lifespan. Who Erik Erikson
is he?
The Id, Ego, Superego are attributed to
Sigmund Freud
which psychoanalyst?
What is the fourth stage of Jean Piaget's
Formal Operations
four stages
Identity Crisis Erik Erikson
Positive Psychology
, processes that contribute to optimal
functioning/ not focusing on abnormali-
ties
Smoking habit to Sigmund Freud Oral Fixation
no one theory of development complete-
Most mental health professionals believe
ly explains the process
John Bowlby Attachment Theory
Lawrence Kohlberg's three levels of Pre-conventional, Conventional, and
morality post-conventional
Female version of Freud's Oedipus com-
Electra Complex
plex
Researcher known for Rhesus Monkeys Harry Harlow
Theory of human motivation - psycho-
Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs logical, safety, love, affection, belonging-
ness
Down Syndrome Chromosomal abnormality
John Watson Little Albert experiment
Albert Bandura's best-known research Bobo Doll study
What did Lev Vygotsky stress in his de-
Cultural Context and language
velopment theory?
Freudian Defense Mechanism Repression
Imprinting Konrad Lorenz
Incorporating several therapeutic theo-
eclectic
ries in your work
Complaining of feeling restless, mood
swings, times of hopelessness, periods
Bipolar
of high energy and creativity in which she
can go days without sleep
Client presents with his wife both com-
plaining the patient has had a change
in cognitive function including language Neurocognitive Disorder
and memory. Client denies loss of plea-
sure in normal activities and denies feel-
