CECE EXAM
According to the ACA and NBCC codes of ethics, professional
counselors
a. must rely on cultural stereotypes when assessing multicultural
populations.
b. do not need to be knowledgeable about the client's culture if using a
multiculturally appropriate assessment
c. use instruments that provide norms for the specific client
population that is being assessed.
d. All of the above - ANSWERS-use instruments that provide norms
for the specific client population that is being assessed
When administering a test to a client from a different cultural
background, professional counselors should consider using a test that
has been adapted over one that has been translated for all but ONE of
the following reasons.
a. Test adaptation includes translating language, as well as empirically
evaluating the cultural equivalence.
b. Test adaptation is preferred to test translation.
c. Test translation has been heavily criticized for assuming
equivalence in content and values across cultures.
,d. Test translation sufficiently reduces cultural bias in testing -
ANSWERS-Test translation sufficiently reduced cultural bias in
testing.
A career counselor would like to begin administering the Strong
Interest Inventory via the computer vs. paper and pencil. Which of the
following would be a disadvantage of implementing computer-based
testing?
a. Greater scoring accuracy
b. Can provide immediate feedback concerning client performance
c. Clients prefer test administration via the computer when responding
to sensitive topics.
d. Minimizes human contact and involvement in the testing process -
ANSWERS-Minimizes human contact and involvement in the testing
process
The GRE has the ability to modify the test-structure and items to the
examinee's ability level. This characteristic makes the GRE a(n)
a. aptitude test
b. computer-adaptive test
c. projective test
d. computer-based test - ANSWERS-Computer-adaptive test
The DSM-5
,a. is not often used by professional counselors.
b. is difficult to interpret into laymen's terms for the client.
c. provides a common language for mental health professionals to
communicate with one another.
d. All of the above - ANSWERS-provides a common language for
mental health professionals to communicate with one another
Which of the following is a DSM-5 neurodevelopmental disorder?
a. Posttraumatic stress disorder
b. Antisocial personality disorder
c. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
d. Oppositional defiant disorder - ANSWERS-Attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Individuals with conduct disorder cannot simultaneously be diagnosed
with
a. Oppositional defiant disorder
b. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
c. Separation anxiety disorder
d. Learning disorder - ANSWERS-Oppositional defiant disorder
, Alam has been feeling down since he left his country of origin three
years ago. He misses his family, his children, his culture, and his
language. There are not many people from Bangladesh living in his
neighborhood. He's experienced a depressed mood more often than
not during this time period. Alam would likely be diagnosed with.
a. major depressive disorder
b. cyclothymic disorder
c. bipolar I disorder
d. persistent depressive disorder - ANSWERS-Persistent depressive
disorder
__________ has been translated to mean "fear of the marketplace"
a. Agoraphobia
b. Factitious disorder
c. Paraphilia
d. Hypochondriasis - ANSWERS-Agoraphobia
A professional counselor is interested in developing an affirmative
policy after investigating the treatment of gay, lesbian, and bisexual
individuals in a community program. This study is represented by
which paradigm?
a. Interpretivism
b. Post-positivism
According to the ACA and NBCC codes of ethics, professional
counselors
a. must rely on cultural stereotypes when assessing multicultural
populations.
b. do not need to be knowledgeable about the client's culture if using a
multiculturally appropriate assessment
c. use instruments that provide norms for the specific client
population that is being assessed.
d. All of the above - ANSWERS-use instruments that provide norms
for the specific client population that is being assessed
When administering a test to a client from a different cultural
background, professional counselors should consider using a test that
has been adapted over one that has been translated for all but ONE of
the following reasons.
a. Test adaptation includes translating language, as well as empirically
evaluating the cultural equivalence.
b. Test adaptation is preferred to test translation.
c. Test translation has been heavily criticized for assuming
equivalence in content and values across cultures.
,d. Test translation sufficiently reduces cultural bias in testing -
ANSWERS-Test translation sufficiently reduced cultural bias in
testing.
A career counselor would like to begin administering the Strong
Interest Inventory via the computer vs. paper and pencil. Which of the
following would be a disadvantage of implementing computer-based
testing?
a. Greater scoring accuracy
b. Can provide immediate feedback concerning client performance
c. Clients prefer test administration via the computer when responding
to sensitive topics.
d. Minimizes human contact and involvement in the testing process -
ANSWERS-Minimizes human contact and involvement in the testing
process
The GRE has the ability to modify the test-structure and items to the
examinee's ability level. This characteristic makes the GRE a(n)
a. aptitude test
b. computer-adaptive test
c. projective test
d. computer-based test - ANSWERS-Computer-adaptive test
The DSM-5
,a. is not often used by professional counselors.
b. is difficult to interpret into laymen's terms for the client.
c. provides a common language for mental health professionals to
communicate with one another.
d. All of the above - ANSWERS-provides a common language for
mental health professionals to communicate with one another
Which of the following is a DSM-5 neurodevelopmental disorder?
a. Posttraumatic stress disorder
b. Antisocial personality disorder
c. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
d. Oppositional defiant disorder - ANSWERS-Attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Individuals with conduct disorder cannot simultaneously be diagnosed
with
a. Oppositional defiant disorder
b. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
c. Separation anxiety disorder
d. Learning disorder - ANSWERS-Oppositional defiant disorder
, Alam has been feeling down since he left his country of origin three
years ago. He misses his family, his children, his culture, and his
language. There are not many people from Bangladesh living in his
neighborhood. He's experienced a depressed mood more often than
not during this time period. Alam would likely be diagnosed with.
a. major depressive disorder
b. cyclothymic disorder
c. bipolar I disorder
d. persistent depressive disorder - ANSWERS-Persistent depressive
disorder
__________ has been translated to mean "fear of the marketplace"
a. Agoraphobia
b. Factitious disorder
c. Paraphilia
d. Hypochondriasis - ANSWERS-Agoraphobia
A professional counselor is interested in developing an affirmative
policy after investigating the treatment of gay, lesbian, and bisexual
individuals in a community program. This study is represented by
which paradigm?
a. Interpretivism
b. Post-positivism
