General Practice Test

Question 1

Which of the following aspects of counseling might be expected to feature prominently in the early stages part of a counseling relationship?

• developing action plans
• strategizing how to create change
• clarifying counseling goals
• confronting discrepancies

Answer 1

clarifying counseling goals

Question 2

Taking on cultural characteristics of a host culture after immigrating to live within that culture is called

• enculturation
• acculturation
• cultural encapsulation
• regeneration

Answer 2

acculturation

Question 3

Ensuring that a test is administered properly makes sure that the results are

• reliable
• valid
• objective
• distributed

Answer 3

valid

Question 4

B.F. Skinner would argue that human development was influenced most by

• watching others
• cultural constraints
• genetically programmed maturation
• environmental contingencies

Answer 4

environmental contingencies

Question 5

Which concept fits best with Kohlberg’s postconventional stage of moral reasoning?

• independent values
• focus on consequences
• generalized guilt
• rule adherence

Answer 5

independent values

Question 6

In administering standardized tests a primary duty of test administrators is to

• review scoring procedures
• review the manual
• review the student’s background
• review the ACA Code of Ethics

Answer 6

review the manual

Question 7

Feeling a high degree of loyalty and belonging to a group is typical of the ________ stage of a group

• transition
• formative
• working
• fidelity

Answer 7

working

Question 8

Which type of test would be unlikely to produce a normal distribution of scores

• an achievement or mastery test
• an interest inventory
• a written IQ test
• a nonverbal IQ test

Answer 8

an achievement or mastery test

Question 9

In group work a closed group is more likely to be one in which

• screening is more thorough
• the group will be finished quicker
• self-disclosure is encouraged more
• the transition stage become difficult

Answer 9

screening is more thorough

Question 10

“First do no harm.” This ethical principle is known as the principle of

• beneficence
• nonmalificence
• fidelity
• justice

Answer 10

nonmalificence

Question 11

“Solving a problem in their heads” indicates that children are operating in which of Piaget’s stages?

• preoperational
• concrete
• formal
• universal

Answer 11

formal

Question 12

In the Tarasoff case, the counselor was found negligent of the duty to

• maintain confidentiality
• warn the authorities of danger to a client
• provide for informed consent with regard to possible dangers
• warn the client of imminent danger

Answer 12

warn the client of imminent danger

Question 13

Cultural deficiency models explain cultural differences in educational outcomes primarily in terms of one group’s shortage of

• economic opportunity
• ethnicity awareness
• effective leadership
• pluralistic beliefs

Answer 13

economic opportunity

Question 14

Which of the following statements would you associate with Viktor Frankl?

• I am not in this world to live up to your expectations and you are not in this world to live up to mine.
• Seeking perfection is irrational and unrealistic.
• Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious.
• Those who have a why to live for can bear almost any how.

Answer 14

Those who have a why to live for can bear almost any how

Question 15

If members of a cultural group place strong emphasis on the verbal portions of a message they can be described as

• high context
• low context
• context-free
• context-deficient

Answer 15

low context

Question 16

One of Freud’s defense mechanisms involves shifting from awareness of present needs back into being driven by unconscious urges. It is called _________

• repression
• countertransference
• introjection
• regression

Answer 16

regression

Question 17

Krumboltz is associated with the approach to career counseling known as

• existential
• trait and factor analysis
• social learning
• life rainbow

Answer 17

social learning

Question 18

“Privileged communication” is a legal term that gives a counselor

• the right not to disclose in court information received in counseling
• the right to refuse a subpoena to appear in court
• the duty to advise a client not to answer in court questions about counseling
• the right to withhold counseling records from being subpoenaed

Answer 18

the right not to disclose in court information received in counseling

Question 19

Leader dependence is a feature of the ________ stage of a group

• initial
• transition
• adjourning/mourning
• norming

Answer 19

initial

Question 20

In racial identity development theory, in which stage do individuals spend more time fostering pride in their own race?

• conformity
• awareness
• integration
• moratorium

Answer 20

awareness