NCE Simulation #4

Lorraine walks into a room and notices many details of the decor before gasping at the beauty of the immense marble sculpture piece in the center of the room. The principle of perception that most closely applies in this situation is

Bandura’s social cognitive theory is evolving into a more ___________________ theory.

The structured explanation of the rules of syntax is called

An infant at the age of 16 months thrills the parents upon saying “dada” for the first time. This small unit of speech with meaning is a

The information processing model of development is concerned with all of the following EXCEPT:

According to Bowlby, infants go through three stages of reaction during prolonged separation from the caregiver. Those stages include all of the following EXCEPT:

Using Freudian terms, which of the following describes the defense mechanism demonstrated by a first grader’s beginning to wet his bed soon after his mother gives birth to his baby sister?

Which of the following is included in Chickering’s vectors?

Arlene Vincent-Mark, 45, who ran the marathon in the Olympics, has quit her job of 12 years working for a sports marketing firm to start on her Ph.D. in international relations and development. According to Erikson, she is in which life-span stage?

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 during which children need to feel pride and accomplishment is

According to Perry, it is at the _________________ stage in which there is evidence of both an internal value system and consistent external lifestyle choices?

Which of the following answers most closely describes an oldest child according to Adler?

When an infant is born with a missing sex chromosome, there are usually physical defects such as stunted limbs. The name of this abnormality is

Behavior for reward might best be described by

Which of the following answers most closely represents the approach to personality that concentrates on the uniqueness of the self?

Kohlberg purported three levels of moral development encompassing six stages. Which of the following answers correctly labels one of those three levels?

In Harlow’s famous study of the effects of maternal deprivation with infant monkeys, he found which of the following to be true?

Of the following factors, which took priority in the establishment of attachment in Harlow’s famous study of maternal deprivation?

When the mother of an 11-year old child tells you that the child’s father was recently in a serious auto accident which occurred shortly after the parents had a heated argument over methods of disciplining the child, you ask the child about the argument. The child witnessed the argument but does not recall anything about it or that it even occurred. Freud would say that this child is manifesting

Which of the following answers correctly gives the term that represents the sensation Freud associated with four of his five stages?

Which of the following is the first leading cause of adult deaths?

Which of the following answers most closely describes a second child according to Adler?

A certain professional counselor is opening a practice in the professional building next to the hospital. She sets her fees for monthly consultation services on a job-by-job basis. Which of the following terms correctly labels the type of reinforcement schedule this counselor has put in place?

According to Perry, it is at the _________________ stage in which a person’s analytical thinking develops sufficiently to allow the person to “see the big picture?”

The person who demonstrated that exposure to aggressive behavior has a significant influence on aggressive behavior in children, in his famous “Bobo Doll” study, is

Crisis intervention is ________________, not _____________.

All of the following are appropriate crisis intervention procedures EXCEPT:

The stages of becoming a multiculturally sensitive therapist involve all of the following EXCEPT:

A supervisor discusses with a supervisee his or her specific learning goals. Which method of supervision is MOST likely to be occurring?

A supervisor has begun to meet regularly with six supervisees. After a few weeks, the students exhibit some frustration with one another and express some discontentment regarding how they are spending their time in supervision. The supervisor feels that the supervisees naturally are looking to her to get the group through this impasse. What stage of group development are they most likely experiencing?

Alexa has high levels of intrinsic motivation, driving her need for achievement levels at work to all time highs. She is a good example of whose nACH theory?

A client is evaluating the merits of vocational counseling versus vocational guidance. You explain that vocational counseling differs from vocational guidance in that vocational counseling is mainly

Herzberg believed that two categories of needs, extrinsic and intrinsic, motivate people. In his theory, he postulates that job satisfaction and dissatisfaction are caused by factors called

The corporate world has endeavored to assist employees who are targeted for termination or lay off by putting which of the following into place?

Sheehy’s developmental stages define the three tasks of shaping a dream, preparing for life’s work, and forming the capacity for intimacy in which period of adult development?

Schlossberg enumerated 4 distinct types of career transitions. What are they?

Accident/Chance theory proposes that several factors influence chance encounters. Which of the following is NOT in the list of factors?

The conceptual framework for career counseling that was formulated by Parsons contains all of the following EXCEPT:

Gelatt’s model of career decision-making is called “positive uncertainty.” Which of the following answers most closely delineates his four factors?

The stage theorist Sheehy has focused on

One of Schlossberg’s main propositions is that the greatest differences from adult to adult are in

Crites cites three possible causes for indecision. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

When a worker experiences unmet needs and is therefore generally dissatisfied with his work, the worker is said to be

Terminal and investigative decisions are part of which career theory?

The first professional counseling association established in the early 1900s was called the

The key to greater job satisfaction, according to Holland’s personality theory, is

Work adjustment theory assumes that

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic concepts of Human Capital Theory?

The Holland Classification type of RIA means

Barbara Okun’s developmental theory centers around three life cycles and three life stages, each contingent on successful development in the previous. Her human relations counseling model identifies the three life stages as being

Carkhuff’s studies in career counseling outcomes revealed that counselor effectiveness seemed to increase when the counselor possessed all of the following EXCEPT:

The minority group most likely to deal directly with issues is

Widespread prejudice and ethnic bigotry in society can be attributed to

The Sex Role Inventory authored by Bem indicated that the most well-adjusted adults are

The percentage of pregnant teens who become pregnant again within two years is

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding women in the United State’s work force?

Which stages listed below reflect some of the stages in consecutive order of Sue’s minority identity model for psychosocial development?

The minority group considered to have the most elastic orientation to time is

Government welfare has had a splitting effect upon Tann’s family, already at risk for disease, homicide, and suicide from alcohol abuse. Tann is indecisive as to her future. She is most likely a member of which minorities group?

Which of the following factors about suicide is NOT true?

Females spend an average of how many years working outside the home?

Pederson believes that effective cross-cultural counseling occurs in a triadic model of treatment intervention. Included in the triad are

Jose was raised within the context of traditional Hispanic culture, but like many of his Hispanic friends, he has abandoned his cultural traditions and native language in favor of the English language and other qualities of the American macro-culture. The term that best describes such cultural changes is

What percent of unmarried teen mothers will become pregnant again within three years?

Divorce rates in adolescent marriages average about

Counseling strategies that include mutual agreement to treatment length, paraphrasing client problems for clarity, jointly developing goals of counseling, and assessing any environmental problem factors are especially effective when working with which minorities group?

Brain tumor cases are known to exhibit personality changes that are

Rodney may be in the first stages of Major Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Alzheimer’s Disease. Typically, one of the first mental capacities that is lost in the course of Alzheimer’s is

Marianne has very few friends and does not wish to make more. She appears indifferent to other people and aloof. Which of the following personality disorders is the best diagnosis for Marianne?

Which of the following personality disorders best describes a person with symptoms that appear after the age of 15 and include enduring disregard for the rights of others without remorse?

The psychotic disorder that best describes a person with psychotic symptoms for 6+ months, impaired functioning for at least 1 month, with active symptoms typically occurring between adolescence and mid 30’s age range, is

Which of the following personality disorders best describes a person with symptoms that appear in early adulthood of enduring disturbance in social and interpersonal relationships, distortions in cognition and perception, and odd behavior?

Margo has a borderline personality disorder. She therefore

Jocelyn is an alcoholic. She is 26 years old and works for a large national firm that has exceptional insurance coverage for the treatment of substance abuse and chemical dependency. Jocelyn never drank alcohol until she moved away from home to attend a large state university. If she wants the most effective treatment, then she should seek

Which of the following answers most closely represents treatment goals/treatment modalities when working with an intellectual disability?

If a researcher chose to study changes in attitudes of married couples over time by using open-ended interviews or questionnaires, the study would best be described as a _______________ method.

If a researcher conducts a study using a design in which she takes a sequence of samples at different times of measurement, she is implementing a/an ____________ design.

The interquartile range is an ordinal statistic that is equal to

Please read the following statement: Contains all subjects having a common characteristic. Which of the following answers most closely describes the term defined in the above referenced definition?

The variable that can be controlled in an experiment is the

The mode of these scores 95, 77, 91, 91, 82, 88, 84, 85, and 79, is

With a 95% level of confidence and p = .05, the level of significance means that the probability of results occurring by chance should be

In an experiment designed to determine whether sixth-grade middle-class girls perform better than sixth-grade upper-class girls on tests of language ability, the dependent variable is

Researchers are planning a study about the effect of TV on children. The first step in setting up experimental research is

Suppose a researcher randomly assigns 60 ninth-grade students from middle-income families to one of two groups (A and B). Group A receives physical fitness training while Group B does not. Group B in this example is called a/an

History places the first formal use of a standardized personality scale in personnel screening

Which of the following tests is LEAST useful for assessing brain damage?

A standardized assessment measure, normed for ages 2 months through 2 ½ years, that yields a Mental and Psychomotor Development Index is the

Having a highly trained examiner in place to administer the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale – 5th Edition is very important. All of the following, except one, are reasons for such a highly trained examiner. Which one is the exception?

All of the following terms relate to psychological assessments with the exception of:

If individuals who scored high on an academic ability test also did well in school, we could say the academic ability test had what kind of validity?

Which of the following terms most accurately characterizes the way in which the MMPI was constructed?

The OLSAT is

One of your clients has scored a 118 on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale – 5th Edition. After taking into account the standard deviation, which of the following scores (range of scores) most accurately describes your client’s true score?

The intelligence test that yields one full-scale IQ score, has a mean of 100, a SD of 15, and an SEM of 10 is the:

Holland suggested that an individual who would most likely succeed as an entrepreneur would be best described by which of the following personality types?

The Progressive Matrices were developed by

Which of the following selections most accurately labels the types of test validity that includes both predictive and diagnostic capabilities?

What is Paul demonstrating when he carries a beeper that produces a small tone at unexpected intervals and then writes down whatever thoughts the signal interrupted?

The MMPI-2 has a/an

For a better understanding of test items and their functionality, reliability, and validity, test developers usually do an item analysis using various indexes to reveal the needed information. Such indexes include all of the following EXCEPT:

Homogeneous tests measure

The method of estimating test reliability that indicates equivalence of test forms and is given to the same subjects at two different times is

A test that measures with consistency is probably

Richard Lazarus developed what scale for stress assessment?

Freud’s psychoanalytic theory has proven to be most useful in

Problematic questioning is key to the counseling methods of

Stations of the Mind is an update of

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic classes of anti-psychotic drugs?

If you have a client using lithium, you and he/she should take into account the fact that one of its major problems is that lithium

Client-centered therapy was developed as an innovative alternative to

Farber and Heifetz delved into what counselors perceived to be the causes of counselor burn-out. The resulting list of causes included all but

The authors of Structure of Magic I and Structure of Magic II are

Who is credited with doing surveys to determine what events in the counselor-client relationship are the most stressful to the counselor?

A primary guideline for counselors utilizing reinforcement to facilitate client learning is that

Travis has been in counseling for six months. He has just experienced a bankruptcy and the death of his 72-year-old father. Travis’ therapist emphasizes unconditional acceptance. This therapist believes that Travis must become able to accept and be himself. Travis is working with a

Neuro-Linguistic Programming, NLP, is based on the combined theories of non-verbal cues and cognitive processing. Using NLP, the therapist focuses on how individuals process information based on visual, auditory, or kinesthetic methods. Eyes in the top zone refers to

Acknowledgement of the client’s subjective experiences, collecting life-history information, challenging the client’s logic, and supporting the client by asserting that the client can take personal responsibility and change behavior are all techniques associated with

Tina is being introduced to the principles of TA. She will learn that TA encompasses the three ego states defined as

Hector, age 12, has been abandoned by his parents and is being considered for foster care. During the process of placement several assessments are given to Hector. Select the one that is LEAST likely to aid in the decision making process.

In a classroom setting in an adaptive behavior department at the local high school, students are awarded flag stickers for appropriate behavior. One boy has earned three, another has earned seven, while one girl has only earned one. These stickers may be exchanged for video game play time at the end of the school day. This behavior management system is known as

Transactional analysis describes communication between

Masters and Johnson’s research suggests that sexual disorders

Prestige, Protection, and Power would all be neurotic needs according to

All of the following would not be used by a person trained in reality therapy EXCEPT:

Which of the following answers most correctly includes techniques vital to the psychoanalytic model of therapy?

Changing behavior with principles of learning is called

As a counselor, you refer Warren, a seriously depressed individual, for both psychotherapy and drug therapy. Regarding your recommendation, another counselor would advise Warren to

Oedipal and Electra complexes are MOST likely to occur during which psychosocial stage of development?

A fundamental belief of REBT therapists is that

A client who was trained to Detect, Debate, and Discriminate would be using technique of which of the following models?

A brief, structured therapy based on the concept that depression, phobias, and anxiety are the result of irrational, automatic thoughts which must be identified and replaced with more rational ones is

The primary focus of Glasser’s model is

The theory that focuses on the subjective nature of the individual as being good and having innate potential for self actualization is best described by

Which of the following interventions would an Adlerian counselor be LEAST likely to use?

Redecision therapy works to help clients recognize how listening to parental injunctions alters the course of their lives. Knowing this, which of the following interventions seems most appropriate?

Jungian analysis most resembles the perspective of

The theory that evolves around the human condition of aloneness and takes into account the subjective and objective realms of the individual is best described by

A famous existential theorist in group work is

Stages of the counseling process that include (1) identification and clarification of problems and opportunities, (2) setting goals, and (3) acting to achieve the goals are part of whose systematic model?

Desired outcomes of effective counseling may include

As a counselor, you find yourself becoming moderately to severely depressed each time you work with a client. In an effort to be available to this client, you repress your feelings and choose to say nothing about your own going conflict between being present and being put off by the client. For you, this is an issue of

Of the following statements which one best typifies empathy?

Which of the following answers correctly contains theorists of the brief solution oriented therapy model?

Kempler developed a family therapy that focuses on “now”, release of feelings, interpersonal awareness, and integration of family members’ acceptance of each other’s being. His approach is called

Which of the following answers correctly defines the type of boundary typified by family members being emotionally cut off from other family members?

Which of the following answers most correctly includes techniques vital to Bowen’s family systems therapy?

Jerry’s family is a high income family consisting of his father, Bill; his mother, Susan; and two twin younger sisters, Janette and Keri. Jerry is 17 and is 7 years older than his sisters. Recently, though its been going on for long time, his parents have been arguing over how Bill is spending (wasting according to Susan) significant dollars on lottery tickets. Jerry has begun to stay away from home more and more to avoid the fighting. His father, though, sees Jerry’s staying out late as very poor decision making and is continually riding Jerry to come home earlier. Soon after Bill begins this, Susan joins in the attempt to get Jerry to act responsibly. Soon Bill and Susan are no longer fighting over Bill’s expenditures on lottery tickets. When this family finally decides to seek therapy because of Jerry’s behavior, which of the following terms would most likely be used to describe the therapist’s suspicion about Jerry’s role?

Family problem-solving methods and indirect strategies for interrupting habitual behavior to allow for change within families are main concerns of

Which major figure in family therapy believes the main dysfunction manifested in troubled families is emotional fusion?

Jerry’s family is a high income family consisting of his father, Bill; his mother, Susan; and two twin younger sisters, Janette and Keri. Jerry is 17 and is 7 years older than his sisters. Recently, though its been going on for long time, his parents have been arguing over how Bill is spending (wasting according to Susan) significant dollars on lottery tickets. Jerry has begun to stay away from home more and more to avoid the fighting. His father, though, sees Jerry’s staying out late as very poor decision making and is continually riding Jerry to come home earlier. Soon after Bill begins this, Susan joins in the attempt to get Jerry to act responsibly. Soon, Bill and Susan are no longer fighting over Bill’s expenditures on lottery tickets. When this family finally decides to seek therapy because of Jerry’s behavior, which of the following answers most correctly states the type of thinking a systems oriented therapist would use?

The concept of organizing people along a continuum of psychological separation of intellect and emotions is called

Which of the following is NOT a key concept to the Cognitive Behavioral family model?

The Milan group developed a systemic family therapy approach based on theories of communication, which usually involves a team of therapists working together in an extension of brief therapy. Techniques may include all the following EXCEPT:

Common tenets of systemic models of therapy include all BUT which of the following?

Which communication level is conveyed through body language and symbolism?

Which of the following answers most closely correlates with the belief that birth order allows for a helpful prediction of the role any given child will play in the family’s emotional process?

The last step to consultation from a behavioral perspective is

After meeting with management and discussing the results of the data and its application to the organization, the consultant suggests that management have a meeting with the employees to inform them of what was discussed. At this meeting, employees would be encouraged to ask questions and to offer suggestions regarding changes to improve the organization. The organization is in what stage of consultation?

The technique which encourages a participant to give expression to one side of himself/herself that is rarely expressed is called

A facilitator who is warning members of possible risks in group participation and attempting to reduce these risks is using the skill known as

Spitz and Wolf are associated with which group therapy model?

George has been married for 17 years and has three children. Last year he found out that his wife had run up thousand and thousands of dollars in credit card debt. One financial counselor has advised him to file for bankruptcy, but doing so would cause his employer to terminate him since his employment contract mandates credit worthiness as a hiring criteria. George has also sought counseling from a professional counselor who has recommended that he join a TA group. In one of the meetings, a discussion is held regarding contracts. George is very familiar with contracts in general, but he needs to know that a contract by TA group members

Increasing employee involvement in work decisions has become a goal in many industries in the United States. These industries have therefore instituted

Major contributors to existential groups include

Yalom’s group therapeutic factor for open expression of emotion is

A group that is made up of people of similar ages, similar types of problems, and similar personality characteristics can be classified as

Which of the following responses would NOT be a key principle of person-centered groups?

The primary job of the reality therapist group leader is

In writing about the psychodrama group that you started several months ago, you frequently refer to the “protagonist.” To which person in the group are you referring?

After giving a short presentation at a recent community service club meeting on the mental health programs available to the public in the area, a person from the audience asks about the nature and scope of group counseling, particularly regarding the advantages and disadvantages of the different formats. You could list all of the following as an advantage of a psychoanalytic group EXCEPT:

A group leader whose goal is to select group members who are representative of everyday life would of necessity be looking to have

Counselors who espouse an Adlerian view would describe the therapeutic relationship with which of the following statements?

Jan is married to a 38-year-old man who has just recently been promoted to a prominent national position within an international corporation. She explains to her group that she wants her marriage to work but that she is unhappy. In which of the following stages will the focus in Jan’s group be on applying what she has learned in the group and putting it to use in her everyday life?

Open counseling groups

Rogers asserted that facilitators should not become involved in the group as if wearing a professional front. Instead, the facilitator should become involved in the group as a person, thereby exhibiting the facilitator attribute known as

Which skill is a group leader employing when he or she observes members’ behaviors and responds concretely and honestly?

Implementing which of the following leadership skills tends to foster trust in the therapeutic relationship, communicate understanding, and encourage greater depths of self-exploration?

According to Rogers, the counselor was responsible for the counseling relationship. He determined that their were three core conditions which he called

Counseling is now considered a profession, but it has only recently attained that status. All of the following are considered necessary characteristics of a profession EXCEPT:

All of the following answers accurately represent a responsibility of the State Board EXCEPT:

A counselor agrees to see a couple to help with their marital difficulties. The spouses continue in counseling for two months but proceed to exhibit anger towards one another. Finally, they inform the counselor of their intentions to divorce. Two weeks later, the counselor receives a subpoena from the husband’s attorney requiring the counselor to release his notes. The counselor immediately complies with the subpoena and releases the couple’s file to the husband’s attorney. What would have been the most ethical course of action for the counselor?

Of the following laws, which one mandates that all children ages 3+ suspected of a mental or physical disability must be identified and evaluated to determine special educational needs?

Early counselors did not cover the wide scope of counseling topics that are covered today. Their primary function was

What court case is often cited in duty to warn discussions?

In the first session with a client, the therapist fails to give the client appropriate paperwork or to discuss limitations of confidentiality. Towards the end of the session, the client confides that she recently had become angry with her 6 year old child and had hit her repeatedly. What primary ethical issue is raised by the therapist’s conduct?

The client sitting in front of you is a 47 year old man who has lost his job to “downsizing.” He is seeking your help in dealing with depression. You explain your contract with him and he brings up the issue of professional ethics. Authorities in the area of ethical behavior in counseling seem to agree that ethical behavior in counseling is

The law that mandates all children ages 3+ be identified and evaluated if suspected of a mental or physical disability is

Professional orientation refers to

Charles, a Caucasian counselor in private practice, states on his informed consent form that his approach to life and to therapy is to foster effective change among his clients. Further, he stresses that through the talking-listening process no problem is insurmountable. Charles has just recently joined a managed care company panel through which he will be seeing a large number of Indian and Middle Eastern clients. A review of Charles’s approach suggests that he is

Janie makes phone calls to friends within audible range of her clients. This is an example of behavior that is

A common characteristic of counselor impairment due to a lack of self-awareness is which of the following?

In cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), what is the primary focus of treatment planning?

Which of the following is an example of a strength-based approach to treatment planning?

Lisa, a 55-year-old woman, has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). She struggles with intense interpersonal conflicts. What is a key aspect of her treatment plan?

Jessica, a 22-year-old, recently experienced a traumatic event and is struggling with symptoms of acute stress disorder. What is a critical aspect of her treatment plan?

David, a 35-year-old man, presents with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and excessive worrying. What should be a primary goal in his treatment plan?

Emily, a 28-year-old woman, struggles with disordered eating and body image issues. What should be included in her initial treatment plan?

Rebecca, a 45-year-old woman, has a history of trauma and presents with symptoms of dissociation. What should be a key aspect of her treatment plan?