CPCE Prep

Choosing a Vocation was published in 1909 and was written by:

In Erikson's theory of human development, at what stage would people most likely encounter initiative vs. guilt?

Which is a more subjective assessment, a personality test such as MMPI or a patient-report scale of 1 to 5?

As a counselor working with economically deprived immigrants, the first priority would be the need for:

In successful groups, what are the three distinct sections of each group counseling session?

According to the work of John Bowlby, what is the most likely result of object loss?

Heteronomous morality are two stages in the theory of moral development developed by:

Professional ethics require counselors to:

According to the work of Alfred Adler, which of the following would be characteristic of an oldest child?

How could socioeconomics affect the outcome of therapeutic counseling?

All of the following describe qualitative research except:

How is delirium classified in the DSM-5?

Which of the following would be a good example of a tertiary prevention group?

Therapists adhering to which of the following theories would believe that aggression is learned through modeling?

A group counselor acts more like a member than leader and offers suggestions to members, but is overall non-directive.

Holland's trait-factor theory matched which of the following together?

Which of the following is the most appropriate career education activity for elementary school?

Which of the following would be the best example of the concept of object permanence?

Which of the following is a true statement about Gestalt therapy groups?

What result is most likely in a group with high group cohesion that comes under attack?

Which is the correct order of Tucker & Jensen's stages of group development?

B.F. Skinner is best known for his ________ procedures.

A counselor asks, "I wonder how the new job seems to you?" This is an example of what type of question?

Which of the following is the goal of Gestalt therapy?

What is the final stage of the racial/cultural identity developmental model?

A counselor who reacts angrily toward a client who reminds the counselor of an abusive parent is engaged in:

What is the meaning of Transferential/Counter Transferential relationships?

A counselor claims to have a National Counselor Certification. Which of the following is true about this counselor?

How does a dimensional assessment differ from a non-dimensional assessment?

What type of leadership function emphasizes the leader's duty to manage the group as a social system?

Counselors that ask clients to talk to an imaginary person seated in the room are using:

Suicidal thoughts, daily fatigue, feelings of hopelessness, loss of weight, and insomnia for a period of one month:

Which of the following would be the best example of centration, according to Piaget?

Which of the following is the best example of a miracle question?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about neuroplasticity?

By "congruence," Rogers means close matching of?

According to Yalom, __________ is a necessary precondition for effective group therapy.

Which of the following is true regarding contextualism?

Soon after the initial session, the counselor must determine the client’s diagnosis because:

A woman with schizophrenia has an individual therapist she sees weekly and a psychiatrist she sees once every two months

Which of the following is false about group psychotherapy?

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

With what kind of measurement might a researcher use a nonparametric statistic such as chi-square?

Which of the following would be characteristic of interpersonal leadership in a group therapy context?

When the slope of the regression line rises when moving left to right across a graph of a group of scores:

A counselor who chooses their theory and techniques in order to match the client's attributes, resources, and situation:

A child has their toy taken away as a result of bad behavior. Which of the following reinforcement strategies is this?

What is the goal of an inferential approach to statistical analysis?

The process where a counselor and client create a plan to help the client feel better is known as:

What is one advantage of using non-random or nonprobability samples?

YAVIS and QUOID are acronyms used to describe what types of clients?

When counselors refer to a test as a "standardized test," they are using the term, in part, to imply that:

A researcher interviewed individuals with newborns and then re-interviewed them 18 years later. What type of study?

A counselor following Salvador Minuchin's approach to family therapy would most likely focus on which of the following?

In Kohlberg's theory of moral development, what controls the choice of morals in the post-conventional stage?

Sweeny had three other actions, besides intrinsic or extrinsic motivation, to form a therapeutic relationship which:

The ACA defines counseling as a profession that helps clients accomplish what four types of goals?

Which of the following would be the most likely use of biofeedback in behavior therapy?

For Rogers, the best approach for bringing about personality change is to:

Rogers holds that psychological imbalance results from a disparity between:

Interest inventories are least useful for:

Which of the following accurately reflects the general behaviorist view of phobias?