NCE Practice Exam: Quiz!

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To be a certified National Counselor, you need to understand some theories on human behavior fully. Test how well you understand them by taking up the practice exam below and knowing more about those you are not so sure about. All the best and good luck in your finals!

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1.

Rogers holds that psychological imbalance results from a disparity between:
- A.
  
  Past motives and future aspirations.
- B.
  
  Active strivings and past fears
- C.
  
  Conception of self and the real self
- D.
  
  Approach and avoidance tendencies
2.

Freud is most closely associated with the idea of?
- A.
  
  Trait theory.
- B.
  
  Type theory.
- C.
  
  Psychosexual stages.
- D.
  
  Psychosocial stages.
3.

Masters and Johnson have delineated a four-phase sexual response cycle. Which of the following is a phase in their conceptualization?
- A.
  
  Foreplay
- B.
  
  Excitement
- C.
  
  Relaxation
- D.
  
  Afterplay
4.

By "congruence," Rogers means close matching of?
- A.
  
  Needs and goals.
- B.
  
  Client and counselor.
- C.
  
  Awareness and experience.
- D.
  
  Feelings and perceptions.
5.

According to the counseling model developed by Carkhuff, which of the counselor's responses listed below is most appropriate for the statement made by a client during an initial counseling interview? Client: "I'm not really sure why I am here; I've been to counselors before and they've never really helped." Counselor:
- A.
  
  "What do you think is your real motivation for coming here today?"
- B.
  
  "You shouldn't feel that way about all counselors, some are better than others."
- C.
  
  You're uncertain why you came here today because you don't feel you've been helped in the past."
- D.
  
  "You say you've never been helped by a counselor, and yet you are here."
6.

According to Yalom, __________ is a necessary precondition for effective group therapy.
- A.
  
  Intermember acceptance
- B.
  
  Group cohesiveness
- C.
  
  Intimacy for self disclosure
- D.
  
  Freedom
7.

For Rogers, the best approach for bringing about personality change is to:
- A.
  
  Reward socially appropriate behaviors.
- B.
  
  Promote optimism.
- C.
  
  Give unconditional positive regard.
- D.
  
  Extinguish undesirable behaviors.
8.

B.F. Skinner is best known for his ________ procedures.
- A.
  
  Classical conditioning
- B.
  
  Operant reinforcement
- C.
  
  Personality study
- D.
  
  Psychological testing
9.

Which of the following theories of counseling is based on a logical, cognitive approach to the solution of the client's problems?
- A.
  
  Psychoanalytic
- B.
  
  Rational emotive
- C.
  
  Existential
- D.
  
  Perceptual
10.

Which of the following counseling approaches places central importance on clients making value judgments about current behaviors?
- A.
  
  Client-centered counseling
- B.
  
  Reality therapy
- C.
  
  Adlerian therapy
- D.
  
  Gestalt therapy
11.

Which of the following client behaviors is NOT a sign of client resistance?
- A.
  
  Frequent change of topics
- B.
  
  Increased self-disclosure
- C.
  
  Verbal messages incongruent with nonverbal signals
- D.
  
  Decreased eye contact
12.

Life-styling workshops generally include:
- A.
  
  Role-playing and group discussions.
- B.
  
  Existential messages.
- C.
  
  T-group activities.
- D.
  
  All of the above.
13.

Counselors doing group counseling know that recognizing that working through resistance is a major task of the __________ stage in the group process.
- A.
  
  Initial
- B.
  
  Transition
- C.
  
  Working
- D.
  
  Final
14.

Regarding the role of the group leader's values in group counseling situations, ethical practice implies that group leaders should:
- A.
  
  Try to shape the members' values.
- B.
  
  Avoid imposing personal values.
- C.
  
  Be value free.
- D.
  
  Never expose personal values.
15.

Which of the following is a true statement about Gestalt therapy groups?
- A.
  
  There are clearly defined roles for group members.
- B.
  
  The group exerts pressure on a member to become someting other than what he/she starts as.
- C.
  
  The major confrontation a group member experiences is with himself/herself.
- D.
  
  An individual must sit on the "hot seat" when asked to do so.
16.

Counselors use __________ groups to help members fulfill their needs for support, feedback, and learning.
- A.
  
  T
- B.
  
  Sensitivity
- C.
  
  Encounter
- D.
  
  Developmental
17.

Jerry Jones wanted to manage a business of his own but did not have the capital to get started. He settled for a job as a clerk in a sporting goods store but made contacts with others who would be willing to back him in setting up his own business. In a few years, with the help of backers, he opened his own store, "The Fallen Arch." This business flourished. Soon after, he capitalized on his public relations ability and expanded by opening branches in several other cities. If we use either Ginzberg's first or revised formulations to explain Jerry's career development, we would say tht this is an illustration of
- A.
  
  Optimization.
- B.
  
  Organizational adaptation.
- C.
  
  Constraints reduction.
- D.
  
  Compromise.
18.

Which of the following is the most appropriate career education activity for elementary school?
- A.
  
  Practicing job interviews
- B.
  
  Writing a detailed report of requirements for an occupation
- C.
  
  Developing an awareness of work as a life activity
- D.
  
  Taking an interest inventory for career planning
19.

Appropriate career education activities for the elementary school include
- A.
  
  Visiting a local newspaper
- B.
  
  A school "placement office" for "employment in school activities."
- C.
  
  Parent visits to classes to describe their occupations.
- D.
  
  All of the above.
20.

Which of the following statements accurately describes current knowledge of the relationship between peoples' cultural and economic characteristics and their career development?
- A.
  
  Research provides clear evidence of the inhibiting effects of cultural deprivation on career development.
- B.
  
  Research involving cultural deprivation and career development indicates that individual demographic characteristics are not important.
- C.
  
  Research on cultural deprivation as it relates to career development is best conducted in "developing" nations where the phenomenon is pervasive as opposed to sporadic.
- D.
  
  Research is lacking in regard to understanding of the relationship between cultural deprivation and career development.
21.

Interest inventories are least useful for
- A.
  
  Predicting achievement
- B.
  
  Predicting job satisfaction
- C.
  
  Clarifying interest patterns
- D.
  
  Clarifying experiences
22.

A counselor asks, "I wonder how the new job seems to you?" This is an example of what type of question?
- A.
  
  Double-intention
- B.
  
  Closed
- C.
  
  Open
- D.
  
  Indirect
23.

A norm table may include all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
  
  Raw scores
- B.
  
  Percentile ranks
- C.
  
  Standard scores
- D.
  
  Standard error of measurement
24.

What is the mean of a z score distribution?
- A.
  
  0
- B.
  
  1
- C.
  
  100
- D.
  
  50
25.

In a normal distribution which as the highest value?
- A.
  
  Mode
- B.
  
  Mean
- C.
  
  Median
- D.
  
  All of the above