NCE Study Guide

Transference is:

The counselor's projected emotional reaction to or behavior toward the client is described as a:

The overriding client welfare term when resolving an ethical dilemma is:

A student requests assistance in understanding his SAT score that was 950. The data sheet indicated that the group mean was 1000, median of 1050, standard deviation of 100, standard error of measurement equal to 25, and test-retest reliability equal to .94. The student wanted to know if it was feasible to retake the examination, as a score of 1000 was required to enter the school of his choice. The counselor could make one of the following statements:

Arrange in order Erikson's Stages: 1. industry vs. inferiority 2. initiative vs. guilt 3. generativity vs. stagnation 4. autonomy vs. shame

An adolescent counselor is counseling a 15-year-old youth who is experiencing difficulty in peer relationships, both male and female. In addition, this student vacillates between wanting to do well in school and not caring about grades. Using the Erikson psychosocial model, the counselor would expect this person to be experiencing conflict at which stage of development?

Successful progression through Erikson's stages requires:

Donald Super, a vocational theorist, believes a maxicycle is completed during one's lifetime. A minicycle occurs at each stage in his theory and is essential for vocational maturity. At each stage what must happen in this minicycle for a person to be mature at that stage? The person will:

The double bind theory is:

Criterion-related validity described as empirical validity and assumed to be separate will differ in:

Early forms of test development in Europe and the United States focused on which human behavior?

The most frequent type of data gathering to form a case conceptualization is a (an):

All of the following suicide theories include suicide factors except the:

Survey results report that professionals who conduct sexual abuse assessments lack validity and accuracy and make judgment errors because assessors:

Which of the following is essential and most helpful in developing a treatment protocol for a client diagnosed with an eating disorder:

When a counselor is considering how well a client performed in a test area, this concept is:

When a score on a teacher-made math test is used to provide information to a client, it is often transformed into a standard score. All are standard scores except?

A counselor is determining the relationship between grade point average and a graduate record examination score. A statistical technique to reflect this relationship is:

Which reliability’s correlation is derived when there are two administrations using two different but equal tests that measure the same construct?

Standard error of measurement is to reliability as what is to validity?

When using a standard achievement test for elementary and middle school children and for the test to be fair, the sample when established should represent what type of sampling procedure?

A counselor assessed a 9-year-old child using the DSM-5 diagnostic symptom criteria. One way to validate the diagnosis for a conduct disorder might be to administer the:

When a counselor is using an instrument to diagnosis for a DSM-5TM disorder it is important to be mindful of the:

When interpreting test results to a client, the ACA 2014 Code of Ethics recommends that the counselor:

The counselor is utilizing the Erikson Psychosocial Stages to understand what the client is experiencing. The client indicates he is an isolate among his friends, and often verbally assaults them for their lack of involving him. He further elaborates that he has no personal feel for himself and frequently is unsure of whom he is or what he wants to do. The counselor might surmise the person is conflicted at which stage?

A client in therapy with a person-centered counselor makes the following statement, “I am a lousy parent.” A person-centered counselor would respond:

A client working with a person-centered counselor makes the following statement, "I am a lousy parent.” The person-centered counselor responds with, "In what ways do you see yourself as a lousy parent?" This response is an example of:

A transactional therapist determines during therapy, and by examples given by the client of his/her interactions outside of therapy, that the client focuses on facts and not feelings. This therapist would recognize the client predominantly uses the ego state of:

When a transactional therapist recognizes that the client is utilizing an ulterior transaction, the counselor will point out the:

A counselor is counseling a client who represents a culture different from the counselor. The client has recently moved to this region of the country from her home in another country. She expresses she has attempted to fit in with the people who live here, but they seem to stand apart from her. She indicates this is unfair, this is a democracy, but no one will recognize or stand up for her rights. She is confused and has thoughts that she should return to her country of origin. The counselor using the Minority Identity Model surmises the client is at which stage of this model:

A counselor is counseling a client who represents a culture different from the counselor. The client has recently moved to this region of the country from her home in another country. She expresses she has attempted to fit in with the people who live here, but they seem to stand apart from her. She indicates this is unfair, this is a democracy, but no one will recognize or stand up for her rights. She is confused and has thoughts that she should return to her country of origin. The counselor is likely to:

A trait and factor career theorist would determine that a client who is expressing a desire to train and become a surgeon yet did not take courses such as biology, chemistry, and sciences in high school would be experiencing which type of choice?

A trait and factor career theorist would determine that a client who is expressing a desire to train and become a surgeon yet did not take courses such as biology, chemistry, and sciences in high school would be experiencing a discrepancy between interest and aptitudeslip. The counselor would:

A career counselor representing the Segmental Theory and Cyclical Counseling would recognize that when a client expresses (dis) agreement between his/her abilities and preference(s), interests and preference(s), interests and fantasy preference(s), and the socioeconomic accessibility, the client is expressing:

A cyclical counselor would consider the first step in assisting a client with career direction and reaching a level of satisfaction would be to:

A vocational counselor is counseling with a young person (31) who has had a series of jobs, none lasting over 3-4 months. He appears to be sincere about having a full-time job, however is confused about why the jobs end so abruptly. He has not, at any of the jobs, been delinquent regarding equipment, late to work, or disrespectful. During counseling, the client expresses that he has no real feelings or reasons for these frequent job losses, in fact, he offers many reasons why the companies benefit. His initial request is for the counselor to help him find a job. The action of the counselor may be to:

A vocational counselor is counseling with a client who recently experienced, due to re- engineering, a permanent dismissal from work. The client has a broad range of industrial skills and experiences and realizes he will have to broaden his search to include new occupational settings. He does not desire to go on the unemployment rolls and wants permanent and immediate work. The counselor would:

All are interview protocols when gathering client data to formulate a case conceptualization except:

In a theme-oriented group for alcoholics, one member dominates the interaction. The group is in the cohesion stage, and the leader of the group would best:

A school counselor referred a family for counseling because of suspected verbal abuse. The intake application indicates that there is a communication problem within the family, especially evident with the teenage daughter. During the first session, this teenager refuses to speak or look at the father. Some therapies or parents might refer to the daughter as the:

A school counselor referred a family for counseling because of suspected verbal abuse. The intake application indicates that there is a communication problem within the family, especially evident with the teenage daughter. During the first session, this teenager refuses to speak or look at the father. The counselor would best:

The ACA 2014 Code of Ethics regarding professional responsibility charges the counselor to do all except?

The principle goal in consultation when utilizing a consultant is to: .

A consultant in working with a consultee (counselor) attempts to provide all except:

This is the first session with a 29-year-old male who has listed on the intake form he has had previous suicide attempts. His initial concern is a fear of an inability to sustain a relationship. He has recently met a woman with whom he has become romantically serious. The counselor, during informed consent procedures, indicates that one of her duties is that in her professional judgment if it would be likely the client would hurt himself or another she would act on his behalf. This statement is an example of:

A counselor takes public transportation to the therapy center on this day. During the last clinical hour, the counselor's client does not show for the appointment, and while waiting, the counselor begins talking with the receptionist at the front desk. While talking, another client whom the counselor had seen before in the reception area smiles at the two of them. The counselor is aware that this is a client of the therapist next door to his or her office. In fact, the three of them have previously passed in the hallway. Later, while waiting for the bus, this client appears also waiting for the bus. The client initiates a conversation stating a recognition that the counselor works at the center which the counselor acknowledges. Shortly, the client begins to share interactions she or he had with her or his therapist regarding a recommendation from therapy. The counselor should:

In a population of clinical clients and documented research findings, all are true except?

The most common therapy response mode used by clients in the traditional therapies and by the majority culture is:

All therapies have a common goal that is:

A counselor is a new intern in a community health agency. The clinical director assigns the intern the task of filing client folders to become familiar with the procedures and type of clientele at this center. The directions are to file all client folders with psychotic classifications in one file cabinet and the remaining ones in another file cabinet. Which one of the following would be filed separately from the rest?

A new employee in the secretarial pool who is typing psychiatric evaluations consults a supervisor because he became confused with the procedures for the DSM-5TM. He had overheard that the DSM-5TM was different than the DSM-IV-TR. The psychiatrist made the following notation regarding a client: the client has alcohol cirrhosis of the liver, has moved recently and divorced six months ago, has a dependent personality disorder, and is experiencing a major depression. The correct term for this notation is?

The purpose of a developmental assessment is:

A counselor with knowledge of Marcia's Identity Status categories can expect a client is experiencing difficulties with identity formation when the client:

Proponents of the Social Influence Model suggest that clients are influenced toward change by ‘high’ counselor levels except:

According to Strong (1968) the best predictor of client outcome as perceived by the clients is:

Strong (1968) believed the greatest influencing factor for client change took place when the client is convinced of the counselor’s:

The therapeutic bond is composed of three variables. Which one is not considered to be one of those therapeutic variables?

How genuine or self-congruent the client and the therapist perceive their individual role behavior is known as:

Research data suggests the counselor has all power bases except:

Engagement in counseling refers to:

Bordin developed a Working Alliance Theory. He believed this alliance is made up of three constituents. All are constituents except?

A constant error in measurement is also known as what type of error?