Test Bank for Counseling Children and Adolescents, 1st edition by Victoria E. Kress

Counseling Children and Adolescents
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– 1st Edition



TEST BANK
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Victoria E. Kress
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors and
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Students
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© Victoria E. Kress

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, Table of Contents

Chapter One: Developmentally Informed Youth Counseling.........................................................................1

Chapter Two: Systemically Informed Youth Counseling...............................................................................5

Chapter Three: Individual Counseling Foundations........................................................................................8

Chapter Four: Ethical and Legal Foundations...............................................................................................12
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Chapter Five: Counseling Theories That Focus on Thought and Behavior Change and Action..................16

Chapter Six: Counseling Theories That Focus on Background Experiences and Relationships..................21

Chapter Seven: Counseling Theories That Focus on Family Change Processes..........................................25
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Chapter Eight: The Use of Play and Creative Arts in Counseling................................................................27

Chapter Nine: Conceptualizing Young Clients’ Situations and Directing Counseling.................................30
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Chapter Ten: Youth Suicide, Self-Injury, and Homicide..............................................................................33

Chapter Eleven: Family-Related Transitions and Struggles..........................................................................36
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Chapter Twelve: Academic and Social/Emotional Transitions and Struggles..............................................39
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Chapter Thirteen: Neurodevelopmental and Intellectual Impairments.........................................................42

Chapter Fourteen: Disruptive Behavior Problems.........................................................................................45

Chapter Fifteen: Abuse and Trauma..............................................................................................................47
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Chapter Sixteen: Substance Abuse................................................................................................................52

Chapter Seventeen: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders..............................................54

Chapter Eighteen: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders...................................................................................57
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Chapter Nineteen: Physical Health-Related Counseling Issues....................................................................60

Answer Key...................................................................................................................................................64
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, Chapter One: Developmentally Informed Youth Counseling

1. Approximately ________ percent of mental health disorders develop prior to age 14.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 50
d. 70
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2. Youth development is:
a. Consistent and predictable.
b. Similar for all youth
c. Slow and predictable
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d. Influenced by context

3. A milestone that differentiates adolescence from childhood is the development of:
a. Abstract thinking
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b. Problem-solving skills
c. Awareness of emotions
d. Awareness of self

4. Insight is a typical developmental milestone of:
a. Early childhood
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b. Middle childhood
c. Early adolescence
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d. Later adolescence

5. Trauma is considered a developmental:
a. Protective factor
b. Risk factor
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c. Resiliency factor
d. Both A and C

6. Academic engagement is considered a developmental:
a. Protective factor
b. Risk factor
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c. Resiliency factor
d. Both A and C

7. One example of a cognitive risk factor is:
a. Low intelligence
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b. Rebelliousness
c. Poor physical health
d. Poverty
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8. One example of a psychosocial protective factor is:
a. Humor
b. High intelligence
c. Secure attachment
d. Empathy
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, 9. A 13-year old female client reports increasing mood swings, depression, and irritability. This is
most likely to be a byproduct of:
a. Puberty
b. Social rejection
c. Family conflict
d. Poverty

10. A ten-year-old child who apologizes to a peer after an argument but who cannot describe what the
peer was feeling during the argument is demonstrating characteristics of the ___________ stage of
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development.
a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational
c. Concrete operational
d. Formal operational
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11. A child who is able to empathize with others and think abstractly is most likely in the __________
stage of development.
a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational
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c. Concrete operational
d. Formal operational

12. Attachment in early childhood provides a foundation for:
a. Physical development
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b. Self-development
c. Cognitive development
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d. Emotional development

13. A child who demonstrates confidence in relationships with peers and adults demonstrates resilience
in the ___________ domain:
a. Physical
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b. Psychosocial
c. Cognitive
d. Emotional

14. A first-grader reacts to frustration in school by pounding her fists on the desk. This is most likely
an emotional expression the student learned from a:
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a. Parent
b. Peer
c. Teacher
d. Counselor
15. A baby who is born to a mother over the age of 35 may be at increased risk of:
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a. Down syndrome
b. Lead exposure
c. Developmental delay
d. Cortisol exposure
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16. A child who feels positively about his social relationships but negatively about his academic
accomplishments is demonstrating differences in ___________ in these two areas.
a. Self-esteem
b. Self-concept
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c. Temperament
d. Affect
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