Test Prep NCE Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Test Prep NCE Online Questions & Answers

• Question 31:

  Jerry hears a fellow group member say, "I am really struggling with this divorce. I can't see my way to the other side sometimes. It seems like I'll never feel better." Jerry just experienced a relationship break-up himself, which spun him into a depression. Though the group member's situation is unfortunate, Jerry feels a little better hearing about it. Jerry is experiencing which curative factor of group therapy?

  A. Imitative behavior
  B. Imparting information
  C. Instillation of hope
  D. Universality
  D. Universality

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  Jerry is experiencing universality, when a member feels relief that they are not alone and that others share similar problems. He is not adapting another member's coping strategy, so it is not imitative behavior. Instillation of hope creates a feeling of optimism, which is not mentioned.

• Question 32:

  Which career theorist talked about life roles?

  A. Ginzberg
  B. Holland
  C. Parsons
  D. Super
  D. Super

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  Super talked about the life roles of: child, student, homemaker, leisurite, citizen and worker.

• Question 33:

  A client is 35. She is married, has two kids and is working on a big promotion at work. She is focused entirely on her family and career. Which of Erickson's Stages of Psychosocial Development is she in?

  A. Intimacy vs. Isolation
  B. Generativity vs. Stagnation
  C. Integrity vs. Despair
  D. Industry vs. Inferiority
  B. Generativity vs. Stagnation

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  In the Generativity vs. Stagnation stage, people are focused on contributing to the next generation (the client produced 2 offspring) and to society (the client's meaningful career). Industry vs. Inferiority occurs during the elementary school years and Integrity vs. Despair during late adulthood. It is not Intimacy vs. Isolation because she has gone beyond sharing her life with one other person.

• Question 34:

  Of the following, which is NOT a curative factor of group, as outlined by Yalom?

  A. Universality
  B. Instillation of hope
  C. Intrapersonal learning
  D. Group cohesiveness
  C. Intrapersonal learning

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  Interpersonal learning, not intrapersonal learning, is a curative factor. Interpersonal learning occurs when a person tries out new behaviors in group. Group is seen as a microcosm of the real world.

• Question 35:

  Your supervisor suggests that you give your client a Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) Test. This is a(n) ____________________.

  A. aptitude test
  B. intelligence test
  C. self-report test
  D. achievement test
  C. self-report test

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  Tests that measure criterion based on a patient's report are called self-report tests. The BDI does not measure aptitude, intelligence or achievement.

• Question 36:

  Which theorist spoke of social connectedness?

  A. Freud
  B. Jung
  C. Adler
  D. Skinner
  C. Adler

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  Social connectedness is the measure of how an individual is connected to and takes interest in the well-being of others. Adler believed when people reached a level of social connectedness, they would feel successful and happy. The other theorists mentioned above adhered more toward an individualistic explanation of success and happiness.

• Question 37:

  Culture can be defined as:

  A. values a group shares and learns from other members of the group
  B. attitudes, beliefs, art, and language specific to a group
  C. customs shared by a group which are different from those in another group
  D. All of the above
  D. All of the above

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  Culture is a broad term used to describe the social behavior and norms found in human societies and therefore, a, b, and c are all part of the definition. An overly simplified way of thinking about culture is as a way of life for certain groups.

• Question 38:

  Behavioral reinforcers always raise behavioral probability.

  A. True
  B. False
  A. True

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  The purpose of reinforcers is to increase the likelihood that a specific behavior will occur following a stimulus.

• Question 39:

  A counselor has designed his career counseling group in such a way that it presents a "field and levels" approach to careers. Whose theory is he following?

  A. Holland
  B. Super
  C. Tiedeman
  D. Roe
  D. Roe

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  Roe's theory consists of 8 fields (Service, Business Contact, Organization, Technology, Outdoor, Science, General Culture, and Arts and Entertainment) and 6 levels (professional and managerial, levels 1 and 2; semiprofessional and small business, level 3; skilled, level 4; semiskilled, level 5; and unskilled, level 6). Holland created the Holland Codes: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional (RIASEC). Super's theory of career development includes the concept of self-concept and 5 stages of career development: Growth, Exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, and Decline.

• Question 40:

  Which of the following kinds of therapy seeks to help clients find their answers to questions such as: Why am I here? Is this all there is? Why do people suffer?

  A. Cognitive Behavioral
  B. Holistic Health
  C. Existential
  D. Client Centered
  C. Existential

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  Existential therapy centers on the client, rather than the symptom, in its focus on free will, self-determination, and the search for meaning. It is not client-centered therapy because in this approach, therapists allow the clients to steer the conversation in an effort to get them to better understand themselves and others. Cognitive behavioral therapy tries to treat problems and boost happiness by modifying emotions, behaviors, and thoughts. Holistic health therapy focuses on integrating the body, mind, spirt, and emotions.