Question 1

Which of the following statements would leaders in the field of counseling be inclined to make to those entering the field?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seek help when you need it,both personally and professionally.
B)  Focus on your limitations.
C)  Do not strive to integrate your personal and professional journeys.
D)  Focus on short-term goals,but not on long-term goals since they will likely change.
E)  a and d A

Question 2

The temptation to give up a career in the helping field is often greatest when students

Accepted Answer

A)  are faced with examining their values concerning helping others.
B)  realize that they still have unresolved issues.
C)  begin to examine their motivations for helping others.
D)  first have to apply what they have learned in their courses to the real worlD. D

Question 3

Jim is seeking a career in the helping professions with the hope that he will exert a significant influence on the lives of those seeking help.His motivation to help others is based on the need

Accepted Answer

A)  for prestige and status.
B)  to care for others.
C)  to make an impact.
D)  to provide answers.
E)  to be needed. C

Question 4

At the undergraduate level,human-services programs would be most likely to train practitioners for:

Accepted Answer

A)  independent private practice
B)  working with couples and families
C)  community-agency work
D)  long-term psychotherapy
E)  conducting psychological tests with highly disturbed individuals

Question 5

Professionals who have experienced a wounded spirit need to

Accepted Answer

A)  be medicated,as a rule.
B)  be open to questioning their own spiritual health so they can assist their clients with their existential concerns.
C)  change professions if they begin to experience countertransference.
D)  receive psychological first aiD.

Question 6

32.It is important to realize that there is no "perfect profession" and that each profession has advantages and drawbacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Healers are rarely able to heal others out of their own experience with psychological struggle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A characteristic considered to be unproductive and ineffective for helping clients is to share persistent reactions to the client in an appropriate and timely manner.

Accepted Answer

A)  know that for every question the client raises,a definite answer should be provided.
B)  question life and engage in critical self-examination of one's beliefs and values.
C)  be willing to draw on a number of resources to enable clients to move toward their goals.
D)  realize that it takes hard work to bring about change and be willing to stick with clients as they go through this difficult process.

Question 9

Because interests tend to be unstable,interest measurement is not generally used in career planning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Making a career choice is best viewed as an ongoing process rather than an isolated event.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If helpers hope to function effectively in a professional role,it is essential that they learn and practice the art of self-care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Counselors who work in an organization that has unfair practices should choose to either remain there and tolerate the conditions or find employment elsewhere.They should rarely,if ever,challenge the system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The desire to emulate a role model sometimes plays a part in the decision to be a helper.The Coreys refer to this as the need to

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocate.
B)  make an impact.
C)  be needed.
D)  provide answers.

Question 14

One guiding principle is to remain invested in the client's process rather than the outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Non-licensed human service workers cannot expect to get a position in a community agency until they obtain a master's or doctoral degree and become licensed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following specializations is primarily concerned with relationship counseling?

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychology
B)  counseling psychology
C)  couples and family counseling
D)  rehabilitation counseling

Question 17

Helen is seeking a specialization in the helping field that attends not only to the inner workings of a person but also to the understanding of the person in the environment.Helen should seek a degree in

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatric nursing.
B)  clinical psychology.
C)  social work.
D)  counseling psychology.
E)  marital and family counseling.

Question 18

In today's world,it is increasingly important to become a generalist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is not listed as one of the typical needs of helpers?

Accepted Answer

A)  the need to care for others
B)  the need to be needed
C)  the need to reciprocate
D)  the need to eliminate stress from one's life
E)  the need to make an impact

Question 20

Wendy hopes to become a _____ counselor.The professional organization which she will join,ASCA,stands for

Accepted Answer

A)  supervising;Association for Supervisors and Counselors in AmericA.
B)  supervising;American Supervisors and Counselors Association.
C)  school;American School Counselors Association.
D)  school;Association for School Counselors in America.

Exam 1: Are the Helping Professions for You

Which of the following statements would leaders in the field of counseling be inclined to make to those entering the field?

The temptation to give up a career in the helping field is often greatest when students

Jim is seeking a career in the helping professions with the hope that he will exert a significant influence on the lives of those seeking help.His motivation to help others is based on the need

At the undergraduate level,human-services programs would be most likely to train practitioners for:

Professionals who have experienced a wounded spirit need to

32.It is important to realize that there is no "perfect profession" and that each profession has advantages and drawbacks.

Healers are rarely able to heal others out of their own experience with psychological struggle.

A characteristic considered to be unproductive and ineffective for helping clients is to share persistent reactions to the client in an appropriate and timely manner.

Because interests tend to be unstable,interest measurement is not generally used in career planning.

Making a career choice is best viewed as an ongoing process rather than an isolated event.

If helpers hope to function effectively in a professional role,it is essential that they learn and practice the art of self-care.

Counselors who work in an organization that has unfair practices should choose to either remain there and tolerate the conditions or find employment elsewhere.They should rarely,if ever,challenge the system.

The desire to emulate a role model sometimes plays a part in the decision to be a helper.The Coreys refer to this as the need to

One guiding principle is to remain invested in the client's process rather than the outcome.

Non-licensed human service workers cannot expect to get a position in a community agency until they obtain a master's or doctoral degree and become licensed.

Which of the following specializations is primarily concerned with relationship counseling?

Helen is seeking a specialization in the helping field that attends not only to the inner workings of a person but also to the understanding of the person in the environment.Helen should seek a degree in

In today's world,it is increasingly important to become a generalist.

Which of the following is not listed as one of the typical needs of helpers?

Wendy hopes to become a _____ counselor.The professional organization which she will join,ASCA,stands for