Coun 502: Midterm
Exam Practice &
Kahoots Game
questions with 100%
correct answers(2025-
2026 update)
The term "guidance" has traditionally dealt with the process of
______, while the term "counseling" is more associated with ________. -
answer c) choice; change
Counseling usually differs from traditional psychotherapy in that it
_____. - answer d) all of the above
According to the consensus definition of professional counseling
adopted by 29 counseling association, counseling deals with the
following concern(s): __________. - answer d) all of the above
. Which is not a specialty area in the counseling field? - answer c)
clinical psychology
A counselor portfolio that contains a continuous collection of
unabridged artifacts counselors can use as evidence of professional
competence is called a __________ portfolio. - answer b) working
,Dysfunctional motivators to becoming a counselor include EXCEPT
__________. - answer c) curiosity
A professional helper who is able to overcome his or her own
emotional distress and learn from it is known as ______________. -
answer a) a wounded healer
Effective counselors have certain qualities including _____________. -
answer d) all of the above
Suggested ways to avoid "burnout" include all but EXCEPT
____________. - answer b) concentrating all your energies on
counseling
A(n) _______ is a nonprofessional helper, whereas a ________ is a
professional helper.
a) friend; psychiatrist - answer a) friend; psychiatrist
Psychologists may earn all but one of the following advanced
degrees in psychology in order to be eligible for licensure: - answer
d) a medical degree (M. D.)
An accredited counselor education master's program according to
CACREP standards must have all of the following EXCEPT
___________________. - answer d) require students to complete 2,000
hours of supervised internships beginning with the practicum
The lowest of the four types of professional credentials counselors
may obtain is _________. - answer c) inspection
Of the four main attribution models that counselors use on either a
conscious or unconscious basis, the one where clients are held
,"responsible only for solving their problems but not for causing
them" is the _____________ model. - answer c) compensatory
For counselors, advocacy means _____________. - answer d) all of the
above
. The employment of such words as "good," "bad," "right," and
"wrong" are associated with ______________. - answer b) morality
All of the following EXCEPT _______________ are examples of prevalent
forms of unethical behaviors in counseling. - answer c) avoiding
interaction with a client on a social level
Ethical codes do which of the following? - answer d) all of the above
Which of the following is not considered to be a limitation in any
code of ethics? - answer b) ethical codes address cross-cultural
concerns
According to Van Hoose and Paradise, the highest stage of ethical
reasoning from a developmental perspective is __________? - answer
b) principle or conscience orientation
Ethics that are based on a set of obligations that focus on finding
socially and historically appropriate answers to the question: "What
shall I do?" are called ________ ethics. - answer a) principle
Civil liability means _____________; whereas criminal liability means
________. - answer c) acting wrongly toward another or failing to act;
working with a client in a way that the law does not allow
Which of the following types of information should not go into a
client's record - answer a) required business records
, Most counselors who appear in court appear at the state level
because the federal courts deal with cases ___________. - answer d)
"A" and "B"
To be successful in a litigious society, counselors, as a minority
culture, must become acculturated in to the majority culture, the
law, by ________________. - answer d) all of the above
Shared elements of a culture include all of the following variables
EXCEPT ________. - answer d) monetary
Ethnic minorities make up about _________ percent of the population
of the United States. - answer c) 38%
What percentage of minorities terminates counseling after the first
session? - answer b) 50%
Pedersen believes it is essential for counselors to be sensitive to
cultures in regard to ____________. - answer a)
knowledge/awareness/skills
Common aspects of European American culture include ___________. -
answer d) "A" and "C" but not "B"
Many Hispanic Americans tend to see psychological problems as
_______. - answer b) similar to physical problems
Arab Americans as a group usually differ significantly from
traditional Americans in that they emphasize - answer a) social
stability and the collective over the individual.
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