NCE PRACTICE TEST FINAL EVALUATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ C Answer: Several principles may underlie an ethical decision made
by a counselor. Which of the following is NOT one of those principles?
a. autonomy
b. nonmaleficience
c. pro bono
d. fidelity
◉ B Answer: Maria, a 25 year old Latina woman, is in career
counseling. In reviewing her background, the counselor determines that
she has followed the rules and expectations of her close knit family. She
now finds herself in a position needing to support her family on her own
and can't decide between three different occupational possibilities which
she has heard about. Maria may be characterized as...
a. career inefficacious
b. career undecided
c. needing more schooling
d. career indecisive
,◉ C Answer: Client: "I wrote some more in my journal yesterday. I
wrote about the strong urge to eat after I visited my mother. I almost
went to the store for junk food but I didn't."
Counselor: "The urge to eat was connected with your mother."
A long silence follows. The probably cause for the client's silence was...
a. boredom
b. hostility toward the counselor
c. emotional or cognitive integration
d. waiting for the counselor to lead.
◉ D Answer: Individuals of European ancestry often enjoy benefits,
without their awareness, that people of color do not. This phenomenon is
referred to as...
a. ethnocentrism
b. double standard
c. acculturation
d. white privilege
◉ A Answer: On a college campus, a group of students of color has been
protesting their treatment alluding to harassing comments by whites and
what they believe to be discrimination in the grading system by their
professors. Eleven of these students have come to the campus counseling
center and want to begin a group experience to arrive at some answers
and find solutions. The most appropriate theoretical orientation of the
counselor assigned to lead the group is...
,a. behavioral
b. psychoanalytic
c. gestalt
d. person centered
◉ A Answer: The science of neurobiology is growing in importance to
the field of counseling and psychotherapy. One part of neurobiology is
neurotransmitters. Which of the following statements is true?
a. neurotransmitters affect various cognitive, emotional, and
psychological reactions
b. neurotransmitters are found primarily in the liver
c. neurotransmitters are unrelated to diet and nutrition
d. neurotransmitters are unimportant to physically healthy individuals
◉ A Answer: An employment counselor uses the Ability Profiled which
measures nine aptitudes important for different jobs. His clients are
typically uneducated. Because the counselor is concerned how his
clients' scores stack u p against others and how they would perceive their
aptitudes, he interprets the scores to each of his clients.
a. ipsatively
b. using national norms
c. using local norms
d. in relationship to other tests
, ◉ C Answer: Jobs and careers of individuals have been changing over
the years. Some newer conceptualizations of the world of work have
been noted. For example, when a retired person chooses to or must re-
enter the workforce, such work or career is often called
a. compensatory
b. portfolio
c. encore
d. life career.
◉ B Answer: A licensed professioanl counselor in private practice is also
trained in career counseling and occasionally sees a client for career
work. Generally, the counselor receives insurance reimbursement for
services she provides for her career clients who are often experiencing
anxiety and work related stress. The counselor assigns a DSM code to
these clients even though the insurance companies policies indicate that
payment for career services is not reimbursable. Which of the following
statements is most accurate?
a. the counselor is okay because she is concerned about the general
health and welfare of the lcient as the ethical code expects
b. the counselor is not okay because career counseling problems are not
reimbursable and this is insurance fraud
c. the counselor is okay because the experts in the literature agree that
career counseling is personal counseling
d. the counselor knows other counselors who have received
reimbursement for similar client problems.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ C Answer: Several principles may underlie an ethical decision made
by a counselor. Which of the following is NOT one of those principles?
a. autonomy
b. nonmaleficience
c. pro bono
d. fidelity
◉ B Answer: Maria, a 25 year old Latina woman, is in career
counseling. In reviewing her background, the counselor determines that
she has followed the rules and expectations of her close knit family. She
now finds herself in a position needing to support her family on her own
and can't decide between three different occupational possibilities which
she has heard about. Maria may be characterized as...
a. career inefficacious
b. career undecided
c. needing more schooling
d. career indecisive
,◉ C Answer: Client: "I wrote some more in my journal yesterday. I
wrote about the strong urge to eat after I visited my mother. I almost
went to the store for junk food but I didn't."
Counselor: "The urge to eat was connected with your mother."
A long silence follows. The probably cause for the client's silence was...
a. boredom
b. hostility toward the counselor
c. emotional or cognitive integration
d. waiting for the counselor to lead.
◉ D Answer: Individuals of European ancestry often enjoy benefits,
without their awareness, that people of color do not. This phenomenon is
referred to as...
a. ethnocentrism
b. double standard
c. acculturation
d. white privilege
◉ A Answer: On a college campus, a group of students of color has been
protesting their treatment alluding to harassing comments by whites and
what they believe to be discrimination in the grading system by their
professors. Eleven of these students have come to the campus counseling
center and want to begin a group experience to arrive at some answers
and find solutions. The most appropriate theoretical orientation of the
counselor assigned to lead the group is...
,a. behavioral
b. psychoanalytic
c. gestalt
d. person centered
◉ A Answer: The science of neurobiology is growing in importance to
the field of counseling and psychotherapy. One part of neurobiology is
neurotransmitters. Which of the following statements is true?
a. neurotransmitters affect various cognitive, emotional, and
psychological reactions
b. neurotransmitters are found primarily in the liver
c. neurotransmitters are unrelated to diet and nutrition
d. neurotransmitters are unimportant to physically healthy individuals
◉ A Answer: An employment counselor uses the Ability Profiled which
measures nine aptitudes important for different jobs. His clients are
typically uneducated. Because the counselor is concerned how his
clients' scores stack u p against others and how they would perceive their
aptitudes, he interprets the scores to each of his clients.
a. ipsatively
b. using national norms
c. using local norms
d. in relationship to other tests
, ◉ C Answer: Jobs and careers of individuals have been changing over
the years. Some newer conceptualizations of the world of work have
been noted. For example, when a retired person chooses to or must re-
enter the workforce, such work or career is often called
a. compensatory
b. portfolio
c. encore
d. life career.
◉ B Answer: A licensed professioanl counselor in private practice is also
trained in career counseling and occasionally sees a client for career
work. Generally, the counselor receives insurance reimbursement for
services she provides for her career clients who are often experiencing
anxiety and work related stress. The counselor assigns a DSM code to
these clients even though the insurance companies policies indicate that
payment for career services is not reimbursable. Which of the following
statements is most accurate?
a. the counselor is okay because she is concerned about the general
health and welfare of the lcient as the ethical code expects
b. the counselor is not okay because career counseling problems are not
reimbursable and this is insurance fraud
c. the counselor is okay because the experts in the literature agree that
career counseling is personal counseling
d. the counselor knows other counselors who have received
reimbursement for similar client problems.
