CPCE Multiple Choice Questions – Latest
2025/2026 Exam Prep & Practice Review
Wellness is the state of:
a. physical well being
b. spiritual well being
c. psychological well being
d. all of the above - correct answerall of the above
The individual self model of wellness is based on _____ psychological theory
a. Freud
b. Adler
c. Roger
d. Ellis - correct answerAdler
A person who loves to travel to new destinations and once there, enjoys exploring
cultural epicenters and new types of food probably has a high score on the _____ factor
of the Five Factor Model
a. adventurous
b. openness
c. agreeableness
d. intellecutal - correct answeropenness
______ is NOT one of the five factors in the Five Factor Model
a. conscientiousness
b. neuroticism
c. introversion
d. agreeableness - correct answerintroversion
A counselor collaborates with clients to set goals in the ____ stage of counseling.
a. initial
b. action
c. termination
d. all of the above - correct answeraction
_____ is NOT a minimal encourager
a. "Hmm"
b. "I'm with you"
c. "Tell me more about that"
d. "I've got you" - correct answerTell me more about that
"You say you want to get better grades, but you have not completed any homework in
the last week" is an example of
,a. a reflection
b. a confrontation
c. giving feedback
d. a paraphrase - correct answerconfrontation
Summaries are used by counselors to
a. begin sessions
b. end sessions
c. highlight important themes
d. all of the above - correct answerall of the above
Repeating a client's statement back to them in different words is called
a. paraphrasing
b. reflecting
c. summarizing
d. attending - correct answerparaphrasing
The ____ operates according to the reality principle
a. id
b. ego
c. superego
d. none of the above - correct answerego
Images and tendencies that are inherent in all human beings are contained in the
a. preconscious
b. unconscious
c. collective unconscious
d. subconscious - correct answercollective unconscious
This Adlerian technique can help reduce the desirability of unhealthy client behaviors
a. asking the question
b. the pushbutton
c. catching oneself
d. spitting in the client's soup - correct answersplitting in the client's soup
According to Adler, ______ tend to be bright but are often spoiled and lack social skills
comparable to those of other kids
a. only children
b. youngest
c. firstborns
d. second - correct answeronly children
Which Jungian archetype is said to contain the parts of the self that a person does not
want to acknowledge
a. self
b. anima
, c. shadow
d. persona - correct answerthe shadow
All of the following behaviors technqiues are most commonly used with children
EXCEPT
a. token economy
b. contingency contract
c. behavioral rehearsal
d. response cost - correct answerbehavioral rehearsal
Reinforcing clients' accomplishment of successive approximations of a desired
behaviors is known as
a. maintenance
b. shaping
c. overcorrection
d. extincition - correct answershaping
In the WDEP system of reality therapy, the P stands for
a. practice
b. purpose
c. power
d. plan - correct answerplan
The theory most concerned with irrational thought is
a. Gestalt
b. reality
c. REBT
d. CT - correct answerREBT
All of the following behavior techniques are most commonly used with children EXCEPT
a. token economy
b. contingency contract
c. behavioral rehearsal
d. response cost - correct answerbehavioral rehearsal
Reinforcing clients' accomplishment of successive approximations or a desired behavior
is known as
a. maintenance
b. shaping
c. overcorrection
d. extinction - correct answershaping
In the WDEP system of reality therapy, the P stands for
a. practice
b. purpose
c. power
2025/2026 Exam Prep & Practice Review
Wellness is the state of:
a. physical well being
b. spiritual well being
c. psychological well being
d. all of the above - correct answerall of the above
The individual self model of wellness is based on _____ psychological theory
a. Freud
b. Adler
c. Roger
d. Ellis - correct answerAdler
A person who loves to travel to new destinations and once there, enjoys exploring
cultural epicenters and new types of food probably has a high score on the _____ factor
of the Five Factor Model
a. adventurous
b. openness
c. agreeableness
d. intellecutal - correct answeropenness
______ is NOT one of the five factors in the Five Factor Model
a. conscientiousness
b. neuroticism
c. introversion
d. agreeableness - correct answerintroversion
A counselor collaborates with clients to set goals in the ____ stage of counseling.
a. initial
b. action
c. termination
d. all of the above - correct answeraction
_____ is NOT a minimal encourager
a. "Hmm"
b. "I'm with you"
c. "Tell me more about that"
d. "I've got you" - correct answerTell me more about that
"You say you want to get better grades, but you have not completed any homework in
the last week" is an example of
,a. a reflection
b. a confrontation
c. giving feedback
d. a paraphrase - correct answerconfrontation
Summaries are used by counselors to
a. begin sessions
b. end sessions
c. highlight important themes
d. all of the above - correct answerall of the above
Repeating a client's statement back to them in different words is called
a. paraphrasing
b. reflecting
c. summarizing
d. attending - correct answerparaphrasing
The ____ operates according to the reality principle
a. id
b. ego
c. superego
d. none of the above - correct answerego
Images and tendencies that are inherent in all human beings are contained in the
a. preconscious
b. unconscious
c. collective unconscious
d. subconscious - correct answercollective unconscious
This Adlerian technique can help reduce the desirability of unhealthy client behaviors
a. asking the question
b. the pushbutton
c. catching oneself
d. spitting in the client's soup - correct answersplitting in the client's soup
According to Adler, ______ tend to be bright but are often spoiled and lack social skills
comparable to those of other kids
a. only children
b. youngest
c. firstborns
d. second - correct answeronly children
Which Jungian archetype is said to contain the parts of the self that a person does not
want to acknowledge
a. self
b. anima
, c. shadow
d. persona - correct answerthe shadow
All of the following behaviors technqiues are most commonly used with children
EXCEPT
a. token economy
b. contingency contract
c. behavioral rehearsal
d. response cost - correct answerbehavioral rehearsal
Reinforcing clients' accomplishment of successive approximations of a desired
behaviors is known as
a. maintenance
b. shaping
c. overcorrection
d. extincition - correct answershaping
In the WDEP system of reality therapy, the P stands for
a. practice
b. purpose
c. power
d. plan - correct answerplan
The theory most concerned with irrational thought is
a. Gestalt
b. reality
c. REBT
d. CT - correct answerREBT
All of the following behavior techniques are most commonly used with children EXCEPT
a. token economy
b. contingency contract
c. behavioral rehearsal
d. response cost - correct answerbehavioral rehearsal
Reinforcing clients' accomplishment of successive approximations or a desired behavior
is known as
a. maintenance
b. shaping
c. overcorrection
d. extinction - correct answershaping
In the WDEP system of reality therapy, the P stands for
a. practice
b. purpose
c. power
