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Licensed Professional Counselor LPC. Exam
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Mimesis - Answer✔as defined by Minuchin, the copying of a family's style by a counselor.
Perverse triangle - Answer✔as used by Hayley, the situation in which two members of a family
team up against another member in an effort to reduce his/her authority.
Skeleton keys - Answer✔as used by Steve deShazer, a standard intervention that can be used in
dealing with several problems.
Integrative psychotherapy - Answer✔the integration of multiple therapy approaches, used by
30% to 50% of therapists.
XO - Answer✔an abbreviation used by counselors. X means treatment and O indicates
observation. Can also indicate a measurement, score or dependent variable.
Describe the principles of ethical decision-making and the purpose of the ACA Code of Ethics. -
Answer✔each counselor has his or her own ethical standards, some general principles underlie
many of the ethical decisions counselors make.
These principles include: beneficence, not causing harm, respect for freedom of choice and self-
determination, fairness, and honoring commitments.
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The ACA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice is a document produced by the ACA that
establishes principles of ethical behavior to which all ACA members must adhere.
Explain the Tarasoff Case and the duty to protect. - Answer✔1976
Tarasoff family sued the University of California Board of Regents
Prosenjit Poddar, a client of a university psychologist, murdered Tatiana Tarasoff.
psychologist, in maintaining confidentiality, had failed to warn Ms Tarasoff that Poddar was a
danger to her.
counselors are now required to warn their clients intended victims even when the warning
violates both confidentiality and privileged information.
duty to protect - Answer✔a counselor has a responsibility to protect clients from suicide. The
counselor should have procedures and guidelines in place for handling such situations, be
aware of referral possibilities, and be thoroughly familiar with signs that the client may be
planning suicide.
Describe ERIC - Answer✔ERIC is the acronym for the Educational Resources Information Center,
an electronic library of educational research and information. Sponsored by the Institute of
Education Sciences, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC provides access to
bibliographic records of journals and other literature from 1966 to the present. The database
also has a growing number of full-text materials. Currently ERIC indexes more than 650 journals
and offers free, full-text access to over 100,000 other materials.
Havinghurst - Answer✔theorists postulated that a person's successful vocational development
was dependent on completing the tasks of one stage before moving on to the next?
Which of the following is associated with punishment?
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Licensed Professional Counselor LPC. Exam
Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
Guaranteed Pass
Mimesis - Answer✔as defined by Minuchin, the copying of a family's style by a counselor.
Perverse triangle - Answer✔as used by Hayley, the situation in which two members of a family
team up against another member in an effort to reduce his/her authority.
Skeleton keys - Answer✔as used by Steve deShazer, a standard intervention that can be used in
dealing with several problems.
Integrative psychotherapy - Answer✔the integration of multiple therapy approaches, used by
30% to 50% of therapists.
XO - Answer✔an abbreviation used by counselors. X means treatment and O indicates
observation. Can also indicate a measurement, score or dependent variable.
Describe the principles of ethical decision-making and the purpose of the ACA Code of Ethics. -
Answer✔each counselor has his or her own ethical standards, some general principles underlie
many of the ethical decisions counselors make.
These principles include: beneficence, not causing harm, respect for freedom of choice and self-
determination, fairness, and honoring commitments.
1
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The ACA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice is a document produced by the ACA that
establishes principles of ethical behavior to which all ACA members must adhere.
Explain the Tarasoff Case and the duty to protect. - Answer✔1976
Tarasoff family sued the University of California Board of Regents
Prosenjit Poddar, a client of a university psychologist, murdered Tatiana Tarasoff.
psychologist, in maintaining confidentiality, had failed to warn Ms Tarasoff that Poddar was a
danger to her.
counselors are now required to warn their clients intended victims even when the warning
violates both confidentiality and privileged information.
duty to protect - Answer✔a counselor has a responsibility to protect clients from suicide. The
counselor should have procedures and guidelines in place for handling such situations, be
aware of referral possibilities, and be thoroughly familiar with signs that the client may be
planning suicide.
Describe ERIC - Answer✔ERIC is the acronym for the Educational Resources Information Center,
an electronic library of educational research and information. Sponsored by the Institute of
Education Sciences, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC provides access to
bibliographic records of journals and other literature from 1966 to the present. The database
also has a growing number of full-text materials. Currently ERIC indexes more than 650 journals
and offers free, full-text access to over 100,000 other materials.
Havinghurst - Answer✔theorists postulated that a person's successful vocational development
was dependent on completing the tasks of one stage before moving on to the next?
Which of the following is associated with punishment?
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