CPCE Study Guide 1945 Questions with Answers
2023,100% CORRECT
1). The sensorimotor period is part of whose developmental stage theory?
Ans: Piaget
2). Presenting stimuli in different sequences to reduce "order of presentation" influences in
an experiment is called:
Ans: Counterbalancing
3). The eskimo word "piblokto" refers to "arctic hysteria," characterized by uncontrolled
screaming and crying that is often accopanied by running through the snow naked. this is
an example of what kind of disorder?
Ans: Culture-specific
4). Intervention performed with three or more clients at a time is known as:
Ans: Group therapy
5). Who is known for person-centered counseling?
Ans: Carl Rogers
6). Research that compares findings across many studies is known as:
Ans: Meta-analysis
7). If a therapist has a good ability to perceive and appreciate his/her client's subjective
reality (i.e., emotions and cognitions), the therapist is said to have:
Ans: Empathic understanding
8). Changes in human growth and development which are qualitative are:
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, Ans: Changes in structure or organization
9). Jim's new therapist believes in the uniqueness of each individual. she talks about the
importance of social influences on a person. she tells jim that everybody has a sense of
inferiority, and as a result is always striving to attain superiority. her counseling goals are
to help jim understand his lifestyle, or unified life plan, which gives meaning to his
experiences, and to help him identify social and community interests most appropriate
for him. she also wants to explain jim to himself. the techniques she uses in her therapy
include life histories, homework assignments, and paradoxical intentions. describe the
therapeutic modality that best describes this therapist's approach.
Ans: Individual Psychology
10). What is not a measure of central tendency?
Ans: Norm
(Median, Mean, and Mode are).
11). What is not a characteristic of test reliability?
Ans: Predictive
(Stability, Equivalence, and Internal consistency are).
12). According to ginzberg, ginsburg, axlerad, and herma's developmental theory, occupational
choice passes through three periods. which is not one of the main periods they
identified?
Ans: Transition.
(Fantasy, Tentative, and Realistic are).
13). Career counseling based on bandura's social cognitive theory emphasizes all these
concepts except:
Ans: Positive uncertainty.
(Personal agency, Self-efficacy, and Vicarious learning are).
14). Managing a counseling program requires skills in these areas?
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, Ans: Program design and development
Marketing and public relations
Budgeting.
15). What is not considered underlying principles of ethical decision making?
Ans: Informed consent and confidentiality
(Beneficence and nonmaleficience, Justice, fidelity, autonomy and self-determination
are).
16). Pat's therapist tells her that "self-talk" and "crooked thinking" cause emotional
disturbances. he believes we all have the potential to think rationally. he uses techniques
like role-playing and imagery to help pat work through some of her issues. he also follows
an a-b-c-d-e system. pat's therapist believes that we are not influenced by the events we
experience, but by our interpretation of them. pat's therapist subscribes to which
therapeutic approach?
Ans: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (Ellis)
17). How does consultation differ from counseling?
Ans: It is a voluntary, work-related process.
18). What is not a common role for a member of a therapy group?
Ans: Autocratic
(Facilitative, Maintenance, and Blocking are).
19). Jenny recently lost her job and fell behind in her mortgage payments, so now she is
facing foreclosure. she is seeing a counselor to help her cope with the stress in her life.
she feels like a failure and wants her self-esteem to be higher, and she feels that she is
not living up to her potential. her counselor tells her that her first priorities are to fulfill her
more basic needs, such as applying for food stamps so she will not go hungry and
getting help with her housing situation so that she meets her needs for safety and
physical security. the counselor tells her that once she has addressed these basic needs,
she can then address her higher-order needs for self-esteem and fulfilling her potential as
a person. which theorist has most influenced jenny's counselor?
Ans: Abraham Maslow
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, 20). Elisabeth kubler-ross identified five stages that dying people experience. which of these
accurately identifies these five stages?
Ans: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
21). What is meant by the term "regression toward the mean?"
Ans: It means that most scoring very high or low on a pretest will score nearer the
mean on a posttest.
22). Which neo-freudian theorist most strongly believed that behavior can be understood best
in terms of social interactions and interpersonal relationships?
Ans: Harry Stack Sullivan
23). Four broad stages of development in the first three years of life are identified in object
relations theory. what is the correct chronological order of these four stages?
Ans: Fusion with mother; Symbiosis with mother; Separation/Individuation;
Constancy of self and object.
24). What represents the beliefs and practices of carl rogers?
Ans: The focus of counseling is based on the client's phenomenological world and
feelings.
25). What is the difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning?
Ans: Classical conditioning evokes involuntary responses; operant evokes voluntary
responses.
26). What is the correct chronological order of the five stages of development identified by
sigmund freud?
Ans: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital
27). Which demographic is projected about the u.s. population by the year 2050?
Ans: All of the minority groups combined will outnumber the Non-Hispanic White
population.
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2023,100% CORRECT
1). The sensorimotor period is part of whose developmental stage theory?
Ans: Piaget
2). Presenting stimuli in different sequences to reduce "order of presentation" influences in
an experiment is called:
Ans: Counterbalancing
3). The eskimo word "piblokto" refers to "arctic hysteria," characterized by uncontrolled
screaming and crying that is often accopanied by running through the snow naked. this is
an example of what kind of disorder?
Ans: Culture-specific
4). Intervention performed with three or more clients at a time is known as:
Ans: Group therapy
5). Who is known for person-centered counseling?
Ans: Carl Rogers
6). Research that compares findings across many studies is known as:
Ans: Meta-analysis
7). If a therapist has a good ability to perceive and appreciate his/her client's subjective
reality (i.e., emotions and cognitions), the therapist is said to have:
Ans: Empathic understanding
8). Changes in human growth and development which are qualitative are:
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, Ans: Changes in structure or organization
9). Jim's new therapist believes in the uniqueness of each individual. she talks about the
importance of social influences on a person. she tells jim that everybody has a sense of
inferiority, and as a result is always striving to attain superiority. her counseling goals are
to help jim understand his lifestyle, or unified life plan, which gives meaning to his
experiences, and to help him identify social and community interests most appropriate
for him. she also wants to explain jim to himself. the techniques she uses in her therapy
include life histories, homework assignments, and paradoxical intentions. describe the
therapeutic modality that best describes this therapist's approach.
Ans: Individual Psychology
10). What is not a measure of central tendency?
Ans: Norm
(Median, Mean, and Mode are).
11). What is not a characteristic of test reliability?
Ans: Predictive
(Stability, Equivalence, and Internal consistency are).
12). According to ginzberg, ginsburg, axlerad, and herma's developmental theory, occupational
choice passes through three periods. which is not one of the main periods they
identified?
Ans: Transition.
(Fantasy, Tentative, and Realistic are).
13). Career counseling based on bandura's social cognitive theory emphasizes all these
concepts except:
Ans: Positive uncertainty.
(Personal agency, Self-efficacy, and Vicarious learning are).
14). Managing a counseling program requires skills in these areas?
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, Ans: Program design and development
Marketing and public relations
Budgeting.
15). What is not considered underlying principles of ethical decision making?
Ans: Informed consent and confidentiality
(Beneficence and nonmaleficience, Justice, fidelity, autonomy and self-determination
are).
16). Pat's therapist tells her that "self-talk" and "crooked thinking" cause emotional
disturbances. he believes we all have the potential to think rationally. he uses techniques
like role-playing and imagery to help pat work through some of her issues. he also follows
an a-b-c-d-e system. pat's therapist believes that we are not influenced by the events we
experience, but by our interpretation of them. pat's therapist subscribes to which
therapeutic approach?
Ans: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (Ellis)
17). How does consultation differ from counseling?
Ans: It is a voluntary, work-related process.
18). What is not a common role for a member of a therapy group?
Ans: Autocratic
(Facilitative, Maintenance, and Blocking are).
19). Jenny recently lost her job and fell behind in her mortgage payments, so now she is
facing foreclosure. she is seeing a counselor to help her cope with the stress in her life.
she feels like a failure and wants her self-esteem to be higher, and she feels that she is
not living up to her potential. her counselor tells her that her first priorities are to fulfill her
more basic needs, such as applying for food stamps so she will not go hungry and
getting help with her housing situation so that she meets her needs for safety and
physical security. the counselor tells her that once she has addressed these basic needs,
she can then address her higher-order needs for self-esteem and fulfilling her potential as
a person. which theorist has most influenced jenny's counselor?
Ans: Abraham Maslow
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, 20). Elisabeth kubler-ross identified five stages that dying people experience. which of these
accurately identifies these five stages?
Ans: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
21). What is meant by the term "regression toward the mean?"
Ans: It means that most scoring very high or low on a pretest will score nearer the
mean on a posttest.
22). Which neo-freudian theorist most strongly believed that behavior can be understood best
in terms of social interactions and interpersonal relationships?
Ans: Harry Stack Sullivan
23). Four broad stages of development in the first three years of life are identified in object
relations theory. what is the correct chronological order of these four stages?
Ans: Fusion with mother; Symbiosis with mother; Separation/Individuation;
Constancy of self and object.
24). What represents the beliefs and practices of carl rogers?
Ans: The focus of counseling is based on the client's phenomenological world and
feelings.
25). What is the difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning?
Ans: Classical conditioning evokes involuntary responses; operant evokes voluntary
responses.
26). What is the correct chronological order of the five stages of development identified by
sigmund freud?
Ans: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital
27). Which demographic is projected about the u.s. population by the year 2050?
Ans: All of the minority groups combined will outnumber the Non-Hispanic White
population.
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