NCE Simulation #3

Which of the following answers is the correct descriptor of a study of participants of varying ages at a specific point in time?

Long-term memory

Which of the following is the correct term for a structured set of queries that a respondent is involved in via paper and pencil for the reading and responding to said questions?

Major causes of brain damage in ascending order are

What form of teaching is being used when a counselor who is providing a lesson on preventing child abuse teaches children the differences between good and bad touching by strangers, relatives, and friends?

According to Jung, women operate on the

According to Kohlberg, at which of the following stages do the statements of “good girl” or “good boy” apply?

Tom was about to steal a book from Barnes and Noble but stopped short when he realized that he would be humiliated if he were caught. This classic Freudian conflict situation illustrates what personality level serving as the mediator?

Which of the following theorists was the first to proffer a theory of sociopathic development?

According to Loevinger, it is at the _____________ stage during which the infant cannot distinguish himself or herself from his or her mother?

The vast majority of persons who commit suicide

Which of the following may occur during middle adulthood?

Mary Ainsworth developed a study called the Strange Situation in which infants were observed as they were put through a calculated series of introductions, separations, and reunions with their primary caregiver and an adult stranger. Which of the following answers correctly describes the type of attachment when the baby uses the mother as a secure base from which to explore his or her environment?

During which of the following stages of adult development, according to Havighurst, would an adult explore and begin a career?

Which of the following would NOT be listed as competing tendencies in an outline of Erikson’s theory?

Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development cover the entire life span with successful resolution of conflict at each stage important to the next. The stage when children should be encouraged to ask questions is

Jane and Mark are so excited that their 30 month old infant is speaking with short sentences using precise word order and only words necessary for meaning. This general stage of language development is called

Kohlberg describes moral development as occurring in fixed, consecutive stages. At which stage is an individual who volunteers to help a charity because others in the same peer group heavily support volunteerism?

Physical growth in early childhood is

Success of peer pressure seems to negatively correlate with

The stage of human growth and development where sex-related differences take root is during

Which of the following virtues are most closely associated with Erikson’s second stage of development?

Which of the following refers to stimulus substitution?

When a child realizes that he gets the same amount of juice whether it is poured into a taller, skinnier glass or shorter, wider-mouthed glass, Piaget would say that this child has reached _____________.

All of the following are considered systematic observations EXCEPT:

Demobilization, as presented by Mitchell and Everly, refers to

In assessing an individual in a crisis situation a referral to a psychiatrist would most likely be made if

All of the following pertain to appropriate referral procedures EXCEPT:

Which of the following should NOT be in a supervisor’s record of supervision?

Narrative therapists view people as __________.

Who is credited with formulating the eight psychological crises that closely parallel Tiedeman’s stages of career development?

The decades have witnessed the ebb and flow of important issues. In which of the following decades was the role and meaning of work in society seen as a major issue?

Most researchers generally are in agreement that life stages are determined by all of the following EXCEPT:

This federal law that greatly enhanced the testing movement was the

This man first used the term mental test in his 1890 publication.

The first theorist to categorize occupations into two groups, person-oriented and non-person-oriented, to classify occupations into eight groups, and who felt that choice of occupation is influenced by parenting styles was

As a counselor implementing the trait-and-factor approach, you will emphasize

Dimensions of life style orientation include all of the following EXCEPT:

Donald Super emphasizes the five consecutive tasks of career development as

Super’s Life Career Rainbow model consists of a longitudinal dimension of life span and life stages and a latitudinal dimension of life space. Life space is about

A person who scores highest in the investigative personality type, would, according to Holland, also score highest in which of the following two areas?

Which of the following answers does NOT contain appropriate abbreviations for career counseling computer software packages?

Herzberg’s two factor theory recognizes motivators as

Ginzberg, et.al. as developmental theorists, identified three periods in the career development process as

A primary component of Super’s theory is

Bordin reformulated psychoanalytic theory to

A person who scores highest in the investigative personality type, would, according to Holland, score highest in which of the following two areas?

A counselor using Holland’s model would find that an individual with a primary occupational theme of artistic would have auxiliary themes of

The earliest theory of career development was

Roe’s theory of career development is based upon

Assertiveness training affects different personality types in different ways. Persons who are characteristically shy and withdrawn will initially experience uncertainty and self-doubt when they take part in “assertiveness training.” This social-psychological concept is referred to by counselors as

Pauline’s employer has assigned her the task of compiling a list of qualified interpreters for their clinic. One of Pauline’s first concerns is how to maintain confidentiality with an additional person involved in the counseling sessions. In addition, she must survey the staff to determine what languages need to be represented. Ideally, an interpreter working with a staff of counselors would be

Which of the following answers correctly labels the role which most people in most societies base their identity on?

The rates of attempted suicide for those individuals who have previously attempted suicide are usually

A research instrument is considered ______________ if the assessment yields similar results in repeated use.

The minorities group most associated with formal family rules and roles is

In an initial interview with a new client, the counselor discovers that the client has a background of limited social activities, limited role models, limited health services, and limited recreational activities. The counselor might conclude that

When someone believes that his/her own cultural values are superior to the values of other cultures, it can be said that this belief is characteristic of

Amanda relies on monocultural assumptions in counseling minorities. The term that best describes her approach is

All of the following are important issues in counseling ethnic minorities EXCEPT:

A key barrier to effective counseling of minorities, that often results in faulty diagnosis is

Sue and Sue outline characteristics of culturally skilled counselors that include

A counselor who assesses her clients through a/an __________________ view believes that her clients should change to fit the environment.

According to Sue and Sue, barriers to effectively counseling minorities include all of the following EXCEPT:

A culturally skilled counselor may exhibit all of the following qualifies EXCEPT:

Which of the following is accurate regarding separation anxiety disorders?

Which of the following is probably true about the mother delivering a brain damaged baby?

Symptoms that include abnormal, irritated mood for 4 days, less need for sleep, inability to focus, grandiose ideas, change in functioning, but no marked impairment might signal which mood episode?

If a child is born with phenylketonuria and is left untreated, the child probably will

The physical and psychological need for a substance is generally called

For the past 3 months Fred has tried to convince you that he is an important spy for a secret branch of the CIA. He says that his mission is to carefully examine weather patterns to determine the military activities of terrorist cells in the Middle East. He spends most of his time watching radar screens on the Weather Channel and claims that he has tapped into phone lines in Libya, where he admits he has never visited. Which of the following diagnoses would best fit Fred?

A 36-year-old female seeks counseling because she is not getting along with her husband. She has trouble concentrating and is fatigued. She has not been sleeping well for the last few weeks and tears up for no apparent reason. She reports that her periods of tearfulness and irritability are taking place more often than not. She has never attempted suicide or been hospitalized. These are symptomatic of

Children who are over the age of 4 and recurrently pass feces in improper places at least once a month for more than 3 months, may have symptoms of

A client suspects his wife, a college student, of infidelity because she often studies at the library rather than at home. He believes she is sneaking out to conduct an affair. He refuses to elaborate because he fears that the counselor will use his words against him, like his minister and friends have done. This client is exhibiting symptoms of

When knowing you are part of an experiment affects your performance, we call it

Which of the following places would you look if you wanted to find precise guidelines for writing a professional paper that you wish to publish?

Jan scored +2 Standard Deviations above the mean in a normal distribution. Which of the following answers is most accurate?

In an experiment, the outcome of the special treatment is called the _________ variable.

In studies with extreme scores, the extreme scores tend to move toward the median of the original distribution each time the subjects are retested, especially when the test and retest time is shorter. This is an example of

Carrie took a math test and scored 380. The test has a mean of 400 and a SD of 50 on a normal distribution. Which of the answers below most closely describes the range of percentile equivalents in which Carrie’s score falls?

In an experiment designed to determine whether sixth-grade middle-class girls perform better than sixth-grade upper-class boys on tests of language ability, the independent variable(s) is (are) each child’s

Missy is involved in experimental research to study the effects of caffeine on recall, and she is in the group that receives the caffeine. Her group can be best described as the

In a research project to determine if annual income is influenced by one’s level of education, the dependent variable is

The scatterplot is a graphic description of

Psychometrics, the science of psychological measurement, dates back to

Which of the following tests is least useful in assessing individuals who are physically disabled?

The first intelligence test for adults was the Wechsler Bellevue Scale (WB-I), developed by David Wechsler in 1939. The WB-I introduced a new concept to intelligence testing in the form of a/an

Response choices on the MMPI-2 include

The term achievement motivation was used in the place of achievement drive by

In addition to ten clinical scales and a large number of other empirically-derived scales, the MMPI-2 is scored on a number of __________ scales.

In determining the reliability of a homogeneous test, the test developers divide the test into two halves to administer once to the test takers. The developers are looking for internal consistency or inter-item consistency. This method of estimating reliability is called

Which of the following tests could accurately be described as a measure of inter-item consistency?

A type of personality measure that is self-report, forced choice, and classifies personality into four dimensions with two polar preferences for each dimension is

The first Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was the first American intelligence test and the first intelligence test to contain administration and scoring information. It was developed using Stern’s formula for ratio IQ and norms adaptable to American school children. The man who developed this test as a revision to the Binet Scale of 1916 was

Which of the following is considered to be the most basic form of determining test reliability involving the administration of a test on multiple occasions?

A counselor needs an intelligence test that has age norms up to age 74. Which of the following intelligence tests would be most appropriate?

Whether a test is dependable and consistent as it yields the same measurement of the same variable under the same conditions time after time refers to its

A test constructed to describe or explain unobservable, underlying traits (intelligence) that explain performance is said to have

A test that measures what a person has learned is properly referred to as a test of

Compared with the MMPI, the MMPI-2

An individual who is looking for a complete bibliography of tests and test reviews is probably best served by the

Which of the following disorders is the least likely to be seen by a therapist?

Which of the following people is associated with relationship play therapy?

Which of the following client behaviors was NOT reported by Deutsch and Farber as being particularly stressful to the counselor?

Hans Eysenck developed a theory based on the belief that genes determine personality and he identified two dimensions of personality. Which of the following is one of those two dimensions?

Common features of the self-actualized person include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is true of individuals who experience sudden and highly stressful situations?

Alex is a therapist who practices crisis intervention in dealing with suicidal individuals. This means that Alex will attempt to

Interpersonal theory emphasizes the importance of biological needs, interpersonal needs, and social processes. The goal of therapy focuses on the client gaining insight about self and interpersonal style through exploratory and restructuring processes. The role of the therapist is

Which of the following statements related to the work of Mary Cover Jones is considered least correct?

The term hysteria was applied by Freud to label the process by which some of his patients

Andrew’s hyperactive behaviors are most likely to be confused with

A cognitive-behavioral approach for obesity would stress

The goal of psychoanalysis is to

To which theorist would you most likely credit these terms: Personal Unconscious, Personality Types, Animus?

Field theory, or life-space theory, was developed by

Of the following steps, which is NOT included in intervention of violence?

Beck’s Hopelessness Scale correlates

The characteristic that most clearly distinguishes behavior therapy from other approaches is that

A carpenter comes to you for help since he cannot keep a job due to his fear of spiders. When he sees a spider he has a panic attack and has to leave the job. You decide to use Systematic Desensitization which uses counter-conditioning or a counter-condition (relaxation training) to an anxiety-provoking stimuli (the spiders). You refer him to a colleague who specializes in relaxation training and your client learns to relax on cue! Then, with the client’s goal being, “I would keep a job!” you set out 20 steps to reaching that goal. Somewhere in the process of completing the homework assignments (perhaps step 5) he’ll begin to feel anxious. “What did you do?” “I started to relax just like Dr. Simpson you referred me to taught me!” “Did it work?” “It worked like a charm – I calmed myself right down!” At step #13 you ask him to imagine being at work, turning over a board and finding a nest of black web weavers. Then at step #18 you stop by a pet store and pick up several non-poisonous tarantulas and have them in your office by your chair. While you are talking you reach down, flip the lid off, and throw those tarantulas on his lap AND HE HAS A PANIC ATTACK. Which of the following answers correctly describes this technique?

A golfer comes to you seeking help to get over his fear of earth worms. As he related several incidents about losing tournaments he could not complete due to his fear, you began formulating your approach. Having the client imagine being on the golf course, rolling a log over while looking for his golf ball, and discovering several night crawlers would be illustrative of

The Martins have come to you for family therapy. They have lived in the area for eight years and are active in church and neighborhood activities. David is a hard working, loving father and husband. Mary is everything a wife and mother should be. Paul is busy being a typical, happy third grader. They all agree that sixth-grade Sherry is not happy. Sherry is the IP: the family member who

Marcie, a twenty-nine year old schoolteacher, is going through her second divorce. She describes herself as ambitious, easy-going, and friendly. Yet, Marcie has consistently earned mediocre performance appraisals, and has been called moody and high maintenance by both husbands. The counselor’s efforts to help Marcie recognize the inconsistencies between her self-awareness and observable, reportable behavior are called

Gestalt therapy emphasizes

Which defense mechanism is most likely being used by Joyce? Joyce is a client of yours whose spouse belittles her appearance. Joyce laughs while describing this to you and tells you how humorous these incidents are.

In which of the following age ranges is an individual expected to go through the anal phase of development?

When an individual represses self qualities and attributes them to others it is

A therapist who establishes a friendship with the client, concentrates on present behavior, has the client form a plan and commit to it, rejects excuses if the plan is not working, stays with the client when plans must be reevaluated, and recognizes the client’s needs to develop responsibility, is most likely working from a cognitive-behavioral perspective using

Courtney’s refusal to acknowledge the problems associated with his alcohol abuse is called a defense mechanism. Which one is he using?

Which of the following theorists developed the approach used very effectively in treating depression?

Only one of the following is considered true of the existential view of death, that being that death

Which of the following is a fundamental principle of reality therapy?

Regarding the technique of interpretation in psychoanalytic therapy,

None of his friends were surprised when Walter began preaching. He had voiced in many church-related meetings that he felt he would end up preaching some day, and for that reason he was making every effort to be debt free. He only had a few more credit card payments to make before he and his new wife would be out of debt except for their mortgage. His wife of one year was fully in agreement with his goals and was pleased that she had found such a wonderful husband and such a loving stepfather for her daughter. Not long after his wife and her daughter moved in, Walter experienced a sexual attraction toward his stepdaughter. He then changed his original plans. He now began preaching on street corners against child pornography. A Freudian explanation of his behavior would identify the defense mechanism of

The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) is based on

Jung spoke of life in terms of polarities. When he spoke of introversion-extroversion, Jung was referring to

The foundational conviction upon which psychotherapy lies is that

Biological theory is based on the concept that personality is determined by biological or physical factors. W.H. Sheldon developed his constitutional theory that explains personality as defined by the three major body types of

All of the following are stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome EXCEPT:

In transactional analysis, a series of adult transactions for the purpose of manipulating are best described as

Doreen is a thirty-year-old divorcee with three children ages 2, 5, and 7. Her divorce was quite devastating and she has relied heavily on her mother for guidance and comfort. Doreen has fortunately found a job that she thoroughly enjoys and has been able to make adequate living and child care arrangements. Since Doreen’s mother is now undergoing chemotherapy and is not as available as she used to be, Doreen is now relying heavily on her counselor for guidance and comfort. Doreen is exhibiting

Your client is a lady who is afraid of flying. “So where would you go if you weren’t afraid of flying?” “I’d go visit my sister in Wyoming!” Flying to Wyoming becomes the major goal. Using Operant Conditioning, you work out a list of goals with her and a schedule of reinforcements for each achieved goal. Each time she meets a goal she gets to buy something for her travel wardrobe or a piece of new luggage. Likewise, you work out a list of agreed to punishments. She completes Step #1 of her treatment plan of buying an airplane magazine. Next week you ask, “How’d it go? Did buying the magazine create any anxiety?” “No.” “Did you look through it?” “Yes.” “Any anxiety?” “No.” “OK – For next week, create a collage of airplanes and place yourself somewhere in that collage.” Having accomplished step #1, she gets to go buy her first piece of new luggage. When she comes in with the completed collage she gets to go buy her 2nd piece of luggage. However, since she couldn’t bring herself to walk through an airport terminal (Step #8), the agreed to punishment takes place: She has to return all of the luggage. Which of the following answers most closely describes the process of your client’s having successfully completed one step toward the overall goal?

Consecutive stages of the counseling process, according to Cormier and Hackney, are

Carl Rogers identifies three conditions or characteristics that the counselor must exhibit for an effective counseling relationship as all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following answers represents a technique Satir used to make members of therapy more aware of how they function within the system?

All of the following are differences between family therapy and individual counseling EXCEPT:

A diagram drawn by a therapist from a structural orientation is called

Current practice records indicate that among couples who seek counseling for relationship problems,

Which of the following terms is used by family therapists to characterize family systems with diffuse and unclear boundaries between members?

You have been asked to speak to a local ladies’ auxiliary organization about happy marriages. One of the points you share is that when researchers have studied unhappily married couples and happily married couples, they find that the latter

The Jones family system is viewed by their counselor as a balanced system where the parents’ self-esteem determines family rules. Their counselor has identified communication styles that are creating family dysfunction, while the family has designated the mother as the identified patient causing dysfunction. Such factors are typical elements of concern when the counselor uses which approach?

Communication theory set the stage for development of systemic and strategic approaches to family therapy. The systemic approach is based on

Mary is mother of three children under the age of 10: Sarah, age 4; David, age 7; and Maricarmen, age 9. Mary’s husband is in the military is TDY for 18 months. After a long day at the law office where she works as a paralegal, Mary is extremely tired and believes she is coming down with a cold. So that she can get some additional sleep, Mary decides to put the children to bed earlier than usual. She tells the children, “I’m sure you feel tired, so why don’t we all go to bed?” If you pretend to be David and you translate your mother’s words to mean, “Mom is tired and she expects us to get in bed right now,” which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between your mother’s words and your correct interpretation of them?

A primary technique of behavioral family therapy is

The decade of the 1980s is best known for what development in family therapy?

Which of the following models originated or at least strongly emphasized use of verbs, adverbs, and adjectives as nouns (i.e. “becoming” used to mean a desired state of being)?

Which of the following terms most accurately describes the process of parents passing on their own problems to their children because they (the parent) refuse to deal with their problem?

Which of the following answers correctly defines the family type that is typified by family members not having feelings of loyalty toward the family?

When counselors work with emotional infrastructures, release of feelings, and anteing up within families, they are most likely using principles from

A therapist from a structural school would take time and use skill in joining the family so that he/she might be effective in working with the family. All of the following are inaccurate descriptions of joining EXCEPT:

The concept of “theme interference” would be most closely associated with which of the following psychodynamic concepts:

Consultation with an individual is also known as ________ consultation.

The approach of consultation that is oriented toward the development of a future “vision” for the organization is called

Self-help groups hold which of the following to be a true assumption?

According to Yalom, which of the following is better facilitated by heterogeneous groups?

Who pioneered applying psychoanalytic principles and techniques to groups?

Which of the following individuals experimented on typical middle-class Americans as he/she researched the group concept of “legitimate” social power?

The factor termed immediacy designates

Encounter groups focus on

Members of a psychoanalytic group have the goal of working toward

Which of the following conclusions has correctly been drawn from research findings on the early stages of group and the influence of structure on those stages?

When outside influences are manifested within a group and when what is learned within is transferred to the outside, Yalom refers to the group as

Considering Yalom’s designated group leader types with corresponding styles and effectiveness levels, the laissez-faires are passive with poor effectiveness, and the managers are managing with the worst effectiveness level. What type is best described by an aggressive style?

In utilizing TA in groups, practitioners should realize that

Assume that you are leading an existential group. As such, your function is

The correct order of Yalom’s developmental group stages is

The Johari window is sometimes used to illustrate feedback and self-disclosure by group members. The symbol is a rectangle divided into four smaller rectangles, and each represents what is known to self and others, and what is unknown to self and others. Rectangle one symbolizes the public self, while box two is the blind self. Which of the following answers most closely represents what a rectangle three is called? It represents what is known to self, but unknown to others.

Regardless of the particular theorist or model, group stages logically should have a beginning, middle, and end. Corey’s group stages in ascending order are

The early stages of behavioral groups would exhibit all of the following EXCEPT:

Harold has been employed by a local agency which deals with children in the community. He is asked to propose guidelines for a children’s group that will be formed in the near future. One of Harold’s recommendations will probably be that

Which of the following terms could be defined as the ongoing appraisal of the group process including the individual and group dynamics?

Which of the following terms defines the leader’s attempt to prepare members to assimilate, integrate, and apply in-group learning to everyday life?

The group task role of orienteer

For the counselor in private practice, invoices and statements to clients

Which of the following answers is the term that is synonymous with the term law?

Which of the following answers most accurately describes the time frame when it is most appropriate to have a romantic, sexual relationship with a client?

A counselor sees a 45 year old man for anxiety and depression related to his employment. After a number of months, the man appeared to be making progress. The client’s wife also came to therapy with him a few times and confirms that he is doing better. The counselor is surprised when the client failed to show up for his next appointment and called the client to see if everything is alright. The wife answers the phone and informs the counselor that her husband was arrested for embezzlement. Two weeks later, the counselor’s records are subpoenaed. The counselor, understanding state law, readily complies with the subpoena. What is the legal issue involved in this case?

You are applying the Trait and Factor approach with one particular client. When she threatens to sue you for malpractice, you recognize that before malpractice can be established, the plaintiff must prove that

Clients need to be informed that counseling records are kept for their benefit. Of the following items, which is LEAST consistent with legal and ethical guidelines for managing record keeping?

Bill is working with a couple who are having parenting difficulties with a young son. This is a new case issue for Bill who is a beginning counselor. What professional source would be helpful for Bill to research this particular issue?

You are counseling a fifteen year-old girl who is severely depressed about her family’s refusal to allow her to date young men outside of her Iranian culture. You believe that it is to her benefit for her to be able to make her own choices. As you deliberate about how to proceed, it is imperative that you weigh carefully the moral principle of

A colleague of yours had called to enlist you to provide marital counseling to him and his wife. Since you are both professional counselors, your immediate concern is to provide that service in an ethical manner. One complicating factor to consider is

Professional counselors plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans using counseling treatment interventions that include all of the following EXCEPT:

Duties of care to clients refer to the standards of care required by the counseling profession. What action listed below is NOT considered a necessary aspect of these standards?

Jill was seeing an older female client concerning issues of loss. During the course of therapy, Jill became aware of her need for the client’s approval. What term describes this projection by the therapist?

A lack of counselor self-awareness can lead to what hazard for the counselor?

Maria, a 25-year-old college student, experiences recurrent depressive episodes with suicidal ideation. Which of the following is the most important initial treatment goal for Maria?

John, a 50-year-old man, presents with alcohol addiction. What is the first step in his treatment plan?

Daniel, a 20-year-old college student, presents with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). What is an important initial step in his treatment plan?