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2025/2026 CSL 621 FINAL EXAM BANK COMPLETE
CURRENT TESTING QUESTION AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWER (VERIFIED) GUARANTEED
PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
CSL 621
Ace your CSL 621 final exam with this comprehensive guide,
designed to master advanced counseling theories, ethical
decision-making, and intervention strategies for diverse
populations. This resource delivers scenario-based practice
questions covering assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
planning.
A person who unconsciously exhibits overly nice behavior to
conceal hostile feelings is probably using which ego
defense? ...... ANSWER ....... Reaction formation
Resolution of sexual conflicts and sex-role identity is a
critical function of the ...... ANSWER ....... phallic stage.
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Feelings of hostility, destructiveness, anger, rage, and hatred
are associated with the ...... ANSWER ....... anal stage.
The basic aim of psychoanalytic therapy is to ...... ANSWER
....... make the unconscious motives conscious.
Directing energy toward another object or a person (when
anxiety is reduced by focusing on a "safer target") is known
as ...... ANSWER ....... displacement.
What is the correct sequence of the psychosexual stages?
...... ANSWER ....... Oral/anal/phallic/latency/genital
In Erikson's view, the major developmental task in
adolescence is ...... ANSWER ....... identity versus role
confusion.
A person experiencing persistent feelings of inadequacy has
probably had difficulty attaining a sense of _________ during
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the_________ stage. ...... ANSWER ....... industry; school
age
Self psychology and object-relations theory do not
emphasize which of the following? ...... ANSWER ....... The
similar values of different cultures
All of the following are a part of Jung's view of development
except ...... ANSWER ....... symbiosis
A person who manages his or her anxiety by distorting reality
and failing to acknowledge painful events is most likely
using: ...... ANSWER ....... denial.
Manufacturing "good" reasons to explain away a bruised ego,
or to explain away failures or losses, is known as: ......
ANSWER ....... rationalization.
The young adult who adopts his parent's outdated political
beliefs to avoid unpleasant feelings of anxiety is an example
of: ...... ANSWER ....... introjection.
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The process of redirecting sexual energy into some form of
socially acceptable behavior is known as: ...... ANSWER
....... sublimation.
Jacqueline feels guilty whenever she considers taking a day
off from work for personal reasons. Which of the psychic
structures postulated by Freud is fueling her guilty feelings?
...... ANSWER ....... The superego
The main function of the ego is to: ...... ANSWER .......
mediate between the instincts and the surrounding
environment.
All of the following are true about the superego except: ......
ANSWER ....... it governs, controls and regulates the
personality.
According to Erickson, the basic struggle of early childhood
involves: ...... ANSWER ....... autonomy vs. shame and
doubt.
2025/2026 CSL 621 FINAL EXAM BANK COMPLETE
CURRENT TESTING QUESTION AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWER (VERIFIED) GUARANTEED
PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
CSL 621
Ace your CSL 621 final exam with this comprehensive guide,
designed to master advanced counseling theories, ethical
decision-making, and intervention strategies for diverse
populations. This resource delivers scenario-based practice
questions covering assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
planning.
A person who unconsciously exhibits overly nice behavior to
conceal hostile feelings is probably using which ego
defense? ...... ANSWER ....... Reaction formation
Resolution of sexual conflicts and sex-role identity is a
critical function of the ...... ANSWER ....... phallic stage.
, Page 2 of 108
Feelings of hostility, destructiveness, anger, rage, and hatred
are associated with the ...... ANSWER ....... anal stage.
The basic aim of psychoanalytic therapy is to ...... ANSWER
....... make the unconscious motives conscious.
Directing energy toward another object or a person (when
anxiety is reduced by focusing on a "safer target") is known
as ...... ANSWER ....... displacement.
What is the correct sequence of the psychosexual stages?
...... ANSWER ....... Oral/anal/phallic/latency/genital
In Erikson's view, the major developmental task in
adolescence is ...... ANSWER ....... identity versus role
confusion.
A person experiencing persistent feelings of inadequacy has
probably had difficulty attaining a sense of _________ during
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the_________ stage. ...... ANSWER ....... industry; school
age
Self psychology and object-relations theory do not
emphasize which of the following? ...... ANSWER ....... The
similar values of different cultures
All of the following are a part of Jung's view of development
except ...... ANSWER ....... symbiosis
A person who manages his or her anxiety by distorting reality
and failing to acknowledge painful events is most likely
using: ...... ANSWER ....... denial.
Manufacturing "good" reasons to explain away a bruised ego,
or to explain away failures or losses, is known as: ......
ANSWER ....... rationalization.
The young adult who adopts his parent's outdated political
beliefs to avoid unpleasant feelings of anxiety is an example
of: ...... ANSWER ....... introjection.
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The process of redirecting sexual energy into some form of
socially acceptable behavior is known as: ...... ANSWER
....... sublimation.
Jacqueline feels guilty whenever she considers taking a day
off from work for personal reasons. Which of the psychic
structures postulated by Freud is fueling her guilty feelings?
...... ANSWER ....... The superego
The main function of the ego is to: ...... ANSWER .......
mediate between the instincts and the surrounding
environment.
All of the following are true about the superego except: ......
ANSWER ....... it governs, controls and regulates the
personality.
According to Erickson, the basic struggle of early childhood
involves: ...... ANSWER ....... autonomy vs. shame and
doubt.
