ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
COUNSELING CPCE PREP
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
Lifestyle and career development have been emphasized
A. only since the late 1950s
B. only since the late 1960s
C. only since nondirective counseling became popular
D. since the beginning of the counseling and guidance movement and are still major
areas of concern - ANS-D. since the beginning of the counseling and guidance
movement and are still major areas of concern
One trend is that women are moving into more careers that in the past were populated
by males. Women workers are often impacted by the "glass ceiling phenomenon."
Assuming that a counselor's behavior is influenced by the phenomenon, which
statement would he most likely make when conducting a career counseling session
with a female client who wants to advance to a higher position?
A. "Your ability to advance in the corporate world is generally based on your mother's
attitude toward work. Can you tell me a little about that?"
B. "Actually, women can advance quite rapidly in the corporate world. I support you
100%. I'd say you should be optimistic and go for the position"
C. " Let's be rational: A woman can only advance do far. You really have very little if
any chance of becoming a corporate executive. I'm here to help you cope with this
reality"
,D. "In most cases are female will work in a position that is at the same - ANS-C. " Let's
be rational: A woman can only advance do far. You really have very little if any chance
of becoming a corporate executive. I'm here to help you cope with this reality"
Most research in the area of career development and its relationship to students
indicates that
A. a very high proportion of students in high school and at the junior high or middle
school level wanted guidance in planning a career. Career interests are more stable
after college.
B. students did not want career guidance despite its importance
C. many students were to inflexible to benefit from career guidance
D. high school students wanted career guidance but junior high school or middle
school level students did not - ANS-A. a very high proportion of students in high
school and at the junior high or middle school level wanted guidance in planning a
career. Career interests are more stable after college.
A dual-career family (or dual-worker couple) is one in which both partners have jobs to
which they are committed on a somewhat continuous basis. Which statement is true of
dual-career families
A. Surprisingly enough, dual-career families have lower income than families in which
only one partner works
B. dual-career families have higher incomes than the so-called traditional family in
which only one partner is working
C. dual-career families have incomes which are almost identical to families with one
partner working
D. Surprisingly enough, no research has been conducted on dual-career families - ANS-
B. dual-career families have higher incomes than the so-called traditional family in
which only one partner is working
In the dual-career family, partners seem to be more self-sufficient than in the
traditional family. In a dual-career household, the woman
A. generally has children before entering the workforce
, B. rarely if ever has children
C. is not self-reliant
D. is typically secure in her career before she has children - ANS-D. is typically secure
in her career before she has children
Studies indicate that
A. students receive ample vocational guidance
B. most parents can provide appropriate vocational guidelines
C. students want more vocational guidance than they receive
D. career days meet the vocational guidance needs of most students - ANS-C. students
want more vocational guidance than they receive
Statistics reveal that
A. on average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earn over $10,000 a year more than a
worker with a high school diploma
B. fewer workers possess a high school diploma than ever before
C. blue-collar jobs are growing faster than white-collar jobs
D. older workers are slower than younger workers and have fewer skills - ANS-A. on
average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earn over $10,000 a year more than a
worker with a high school diploma
When professional career counselors use the term leisure they technically mean
A. the client is having fun at work or away from work
B. the client is relaxing at work or away from work
C. the client is working at less than 100% capacity at work or away from work
D. the time the client has away from work which is not being utilized for obligations -
ANS-D. the time the client has away from work which is not being utilized for
obligations
COUNSELING CPCE PREP
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
Lifestyle and career development have been emphasized
A. only since the late 1950s
B. only since the late 1960s
C. only since nondirective counseling became popular
D. since the beginning of the counseling and guidance movement and are still major
areas of concern - ANS-D. since the beginning of the counseling and guidance
movement and are still major areas of concern
One trend is that women are moving into more careers that in the past were populated
by males. Women workers are often impacted by the "glass ceiling phenomenon."
Assuming that a counselor's behavior is influenced by the phenomenon, which
statement would he most likely make when conducting a career counseling session
with a female client who wants to advance to a higher position?
A. "Your ability to advance in the corporate world is generally based on your mother's
attitude toward work. Can you tell me a little about that?"
B. "Actually, women can advance quite rapidly in the corporate world. I support you
100%. I'd say you should be optimistic and go for the position"
C. " Let's be rational: A woman can only advance do far. You really have very little if
any chance of becoming a corporate executive. I'm here to help you cope with this
reality"
,D. "In most cases are female will work in a position that is at the same - ANS-C. " Let's
be rational: A woman can only advance do far. You really have very little if any chance
of becoming a corporate executive. I'm here to help you cope with this reality"
Most research in the area of career development and its relationship to students
indicates that
A. a very high proportion of students in high school and at the junior high or middle
school level wanted guidance in planning a career. Career interests are more stable
after college.
B. students did not want career guidance despite its importance
C. many students were to inflexible to benefit from career guidance
D. high school students wanted career guidance but junior high school or middle
school level students did not - ANS-A. a very high proportion of students in high
school and at the junior high or middle school level wanted guidance in planning a
career. Career interests are more stable after college.
A dual-career family (or dual-worker couple) is one in which both partners have jobs to
which they are committed on a somewhat continuous basis. Which statement is true of
dual-career families
A. Surprisingly enough, dual-career families have lower income than families in which
only one partner works
B. dual-career families have higher incomes than the so-called traditional family in
which only one partner is working
C. dual-career families have incomes which are almost identical to families with one
partner working
D. Surprisingly enough, no research has been conducted on dual-career families - ANS-
B. dual-career families have higher incomes than the so-called traditional family in
which only one partner is working
In the dual-career family, partners seem to be more self-sufficient than in the
traditional family. In a dual-career household, the woman
A. generally has children before entering the workforce
, B. rarely if ever has children
C. is not self-reliant
D. is typically secure in her career before she has children - ANS-D. is typically secure
in her career before she has children
Studies indicate that
A. students receive ample vocational guidance
B. most parents can provide appropriate vocational guidelines
C. students want more vocational guidance than they receive
D. career days meet the vocational guidance needs of most students - ANS-C. students
want more vocational guidance than they receive
Statistics reveal that
A. on average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earn over $10,000 a year more than a
worker with a high school diploma
B. fewer workers possess a high school diploma than ever before
C. blue-collar jobs are growing faster than white-collar jobs
D. older workers are slower than younger workers and have fewer skills - ANS-A. on
average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earn over $10,000 a year more than a
worker with a high school diploma
When professional career counselors use the term leisure they technically mean
A. the client is having fun at work or away from work
B. the client is relaxing at work or away from work
C. the client is working at less than 100% capacity at work or away from work
D. the time the client has away from work which is not being utilized for obligations -
ANS-D. the time the client has away from work which is not being utilized for
obligations
