Question 1

Privileged communication is a right guaranteed by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  First Amendment. 
B)  Second Amendment. 
C)  Third Amendment. 
D)  Fourth Amendment. 
E)  Fifth Amendment. 
A)  First Amendment. 
B)  Second Amendment. 
C)  Third Amendment. 
D)  Fourth Amendment. 
E)  Fifth Amendment. D

Question 2

The Trait and Factor approach first introduced by Frank Parsons in 1909 is still widely in use today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Name and discuss the five major ethical standards prescribed by Ethical Standards of the American Counseling Association and discussed in the text.

Accepted Answer

The five major ethical standards prescribed by the Ethical Standards of the American Counseling Association are:

1. Autonomy and Respect for Clients: This standard emphasizes the importance of respecting the rights of clients to make their own decisions and choices. Counselors are expected to promote the autonomy of their clients and to respect their individual values and beliefs.

2. Nonmaleficence: This standard requires counselors to do no harm to their clients. Counselors must strive to avoid actions that could potentially harm their clients, and they must take steps to minimize any potential harm that may arise from their counseling relationships.

3. Beneficence: This standard requires counselors to actively work for the well-being and best interests of their clients. Counselors are expected to take positive actions to help their clients and to promote their welfare.

4. Justice: This standard emphasizes the importance of fairness and equality in the counseling relationship. Counselors are expected to treat all clients with equal respect and to provide services without discrimination or prejudice.

5. Fidelity: This standard requires counselors to be trustworthy and to honor their commitments to their clients. Counselors are expected to maintain confidentiality, to be honest and transparent in their interactions with clients, and to uphold the trust placed in them by their clients.

These ethical standards are essential for guiding the practice of counseling and ensuring the well-being and rights of clients. Adhering to these standards helps to maintain the integrity and professionalism of the counseling profession.

Question 4

Most cultural relativists espouse the abnormal-as-socially-unacceptable view.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In order for counselor preparation programs to be CACREP-accredited, they must offer coursework in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research and Program Evaluation 
B)  Human Growth and Development 
C)  Group Work 
D)  Social and Cultural Diversity 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Research and Program Evaluation 
B)  Human Growth and Development 
C)  Group Work 
D)  Social and Cultural Diversity 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true about ethical judgments?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can vary by setting and across cultures. 
B)  They are influenced by the tasks performed. 
C)  They are universal and rarely vary across settings and cultures. 
D)  They are clear cut in most cases. 
E)  Both a and b 
A)  They can vary by setting and across cultures. 
B)  They are influenced by the tasks performed. 
C)  They are universal and rarely vary across settings and cultures. 
D)  They are clear cut in most cases. 
E)  Both a and b

Question 7

To be culturally competent, counselors must:

Accepted Answer

A)  be aware of the influences of their own worldview. 
B)  understand the client's worldview. 
C)  continuously update their knowledge about diverse populations. 
D)  develop culturally appropriate interventions. 
E)  all of the above.
F) both c and d 
A)  be aware of the influences of their own worldview. 
B)  understand the client's worldview. 
C)  continuously update their knowledge about diverse populations. 
D)  develop culturally appropriate interventions. 
E)  all of the above.
F) both c and d

Question 8

John Holland's personality theory of occupational choice expanded the trait and factor approach to include the idea that people express their personalities in the work environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A range of legal issues may impact counselors, including the possibility of being sued for malpractice, testifying in court in cases of child abuse or divorce, and having records subpoenaed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When morals, ethics, and the law are in conflict, the counselor is obligated to make a decision based on his/her clinical supervisor's recommendations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Developmental psychology addresses all of the following areas except:

Accepted Answer

A)  biological and physical development. 
B)  cognitive and intellectual development. 
C)  social and environmental development. 
D)  spiritual and moral development from before birth through death. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  biological and physical development. 
B)  cognitive and intellectual development. 
C)  social and environmental development. 
D)  spiritual and moral development from before birth through death. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 12

Donald Super conceptualized stages of career development that consisted of investigation through education, career commitment, career maintenance, personal and professional stagnation, rediscovery and recommitment, career satisfaction, and expertise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Today's career counselors address:

Accepted Answer

A)  use of community resources. 
B)  concerns about their client's identity related to unpaid work. 
C)  decision making and goal setting. 
D)  dual career couples seeking employment. 
E)  all of the above.
F) only a and c 
A)  use of community resources. 
B)  concerns about their client's identity related to unpaid work. 
C)  decision making and goal setting. 
D)  dual career couples seeking employment. 
E)  all of the above.
F) only a and c

Question 14

In the United States today, most minority individuals identify only with the racial/ethnic subculture to which they believe they themselves most strongly belong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Romantic or sexual relationships are prohibited for a period of at least 10 years following the last professional counseling contact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Basic trust versus mistrust, autonomy versus shame and doubt, identity versus identity confusion, and generativity versus stagnation are five of the eight life stages associated with which of the following theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory 
B)  Erikson's psychosocial theory 
C)  Freud's psychosexual theory 
D)  Helms's White Racial Identity model 
E)  Wubbolding's WDEP model 
A)  Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory 
B)  Erikson's psychosocial theory 
C)  Freud's psychosexual theory 
D)  Helms's White Racial Identity model 
E)  Wubbolding's WDEP model

Question 17

Culture can be conceptualized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the shared values, beliefs, and practices associated with a given cultural group. 
B)  an individual's worldview. 
C)  national affiliation, race and ethnicity, or a system in change. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both a and c 
A)  the shared values, beliefs, and practices associated with a given cultural group. 
B)  an individual's worldview. 
C)  national affiliation, race and ethnicity, or a system in change. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both a and c

Question 18

How people deal with transitions depends upon their perceptions of the transition, their personal characteristics, and their support systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Because professional counselors work with their clients from a developmental perspective, knowledge about disability and psychopathology are optional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The counselor must inform the client about rights and responsibilities of the counselor and the client, including the limits to confidentiality, right to privacy, privileged communication as well as review the nature and process of counseling. This is widely referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the intake process. 
B)  informed consent. 
C)  dissemination of information. 
D)  the use of jargon. 
E)  an information seminar. 
A)  the intake process. 
B)  informed consent. 
C)  dissemination of information. 
D)  the use of jargon. 
E)  an information seminar.

Privileged communication is a right guaranteed by the:

The Trait and Factor approach first introduced by Frank Parsons in 1909 is still widely in use today.

Name and discuss the five major ethical standards prescribed by Ethical Standards of the American Counseling Association and discussed in the text.

Most cultural relativists espouse the abnormal-as-socially-unacceptable view.

In order for counselor preparation programs to be CACREP-accredited, they must offer coursework in which of the following areas?

Which of the following statements is true about ethical judgments?

To be culturally competent, counselors must:

John Holland's personality theory of occupational choice expanded the trait and factor approach to include the idea that people express their personalities in the work environment.

A range of legal issues may impact counselors, including the possibility of being sued for malpractice, testifying in court in cases of child abuse or divorce, and having records subpoenaed.

When morals, ethics, and the law are in conflict, the counselor is obligated to make a decision based on his/her clinical supervisor's recommendations.

Developmental psychology addresses all of the following areas except:

Donald Super conceptualized stages of career development that consisted of investigation through education, career commitment, career maintenance, personal and professional stagnation, rediscovery and recommitment, career satisfaction, and expertise.

Today's career counselors address:

In the United States today, most minority individuals identify only with the racial/ethnic subculture to which they believe they themselves most strongly belong.

Romantic or sexual relationships are prohibited for a period of at least 10 years following the last professional counseling contact.

Basic trust versus mistrust, autonomy versus shame and doubt, identity versus identity confusion, and generativity versus stagnation are five of the eight life stages associated with which of the following theories?

Culture can be conceptualized as:

How people deal with transitions depends upon their perceptions of the transition, their personal characteristics, and their support systems.

Because professional counselors work with their clients from a developmental perspective, knowledge about disability and psychopathology are optional.

The counselor must inform the client about rights and responsibilities of the counselor and the client, including the limits to confidentiality, right to privacy, privileged communication as well as review the nature and process of counseling. This is widely referred to as:

Introduction

Who Answers About Counselors and Clients

What Answers About the Meaning of Counseling, Its Past, and Its Present

What Answers About the Body of Knowledge: Helping Relationships, Group Work, Assessment, and Research and Program Evaluation

Where Answers About Settings and Surroundings

When Answers About Processes, Phases, and Procedures

Why Answers About Caring and Social Justice

Basic Attending Skills

Basic Responding Skills

Questioning Skills and Systematic Inquiry

Affect and Empathetic Understanding Skills

Responding to Thoughts and Behaviors

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Exam 4: What Answers About the Body of Knowledge: Ethics, Social and Cultural Diversity, Human Growth and Development, and Career Development

Privileged communication is a right guaranteed by the:

The Trait and Factor approach first introduced by Frank Parsons in 1909 is still widely in use today.

Name and discuss the five major ethical standards prescribed by Ethical Standards of the American Counseling Association and discussed in the text.

Most cultural relativists espouse the abnormal-as-socially-unacceptable view.

In order for counselor preparation programs to be CACREP-accredited, they must offer coursework in which of the following areas?

Which of the following statements is true about ethical judgments?

To be culturally competent, counselors must:

John Holland's personality theory of occupational choice expanded the trait and factor approach to include the idea that people express their personalities in the work environment.

A range of legal issues may impact counselors, including the possibility of being sued for malpractice, testifying in court in cases of child abuse or divorce, and having records subpoenaed.

When morals, ethics, and the law are in conflict, the counselor is obligated to make a decision based on his/her clinical supervisor's recommendations.

Developmental psychology addresses all of the following areas except:

Donald Super conceptualized stages of career development that consisted of investigation through education, career commitment, career maintenance, personal and professional stagnation, rediscovery and recommitment, career satisfaction, and expertise.

Today's career counselors address:

In the United States today, most minority individuals identify only with the racial/ethnic subculture to which they believe they themselves most strongly belong.

Romantic or sexual relationships are prohibited for a period of at least 10 years following the last professional counseling contact.

Basic trust versus mistrust, autonomy versus shame and doubt, identity versus identity confusion, and generativity versus stagnation are five of the eight life stages associated with which of the following theories?

Culture can be conceptualized as:

How people deal with transitions depends upon their perceptions of the transition, their personal characteristics, and their support systems.

Because professional counselors work with their clients from a developmental perspective, knowledge about disability and psychopathology are optional.

The counselor must inform the client about rights and responsibilities of the counselor and the client, including the limits to confidentiality, right to privacy, privileged communication as well as review the nature and process of counseling. This is widely referred to as:

Introduction

Who Answers About Counselors and Clients

What Answers About the Meaning of Counseling, Its Past, and Its Present

What Answers About the Body of Knowledge: Helping Relationships, Group Work, Assessment, and Research and Program Evaluation

Where Answers About Settings and Surroundings

When Answers About Processes, Phases, and Procedures

Why Answers About Caring and Social Justice

Basic Attending Skills

Basic Responding Skills

Questioning Skills and Systematic Inquiry

Affect and Empathetic Understanding Skills

Responding to Thoughts and Behaviors

Filters