1.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

(created by American Psychiatric Association)(No Answer)
a. CORRECT: DSM
b. MAC
c. NCC
d. CRC
2. The practice of not treating all clients in an equal manner, especially due to religious,
racial, ethnic, sexual, or cultural prejudice.(No Answer)
. Consultation
a. CORRECT: Discrimination
b. Duty to warn
c. NCSC
3. The amount a 3rd party payer does not cover.(No Answer)
. Nonmaleficence
a. Ethical guidelines
b. CORRECT: Amount waived fees
c. ACA
4. 100 hours of professional development (CEUs)(No Answer)
. Confidentiality
a. CORRECT: NCC credential requirements over 5 year period
b. Consultee-centered consultation
c. Exceptions to confidentiality
5. occurs when a counselor views all persons of a given classification or group in a biased
manner.(No Answer)
. registry
a. CORRECT: Stereotyping
b. Bartering
c. Defamation
6. counselors may not be as creative during graduate work and only take courses aimed at
fulfilling the requirements to take the licensure exam.(No Answer)
. Consultee-centered consultation
a. Computer Assisted Counseling (CAC)
b. Exceptions to confidentiality
c. CORRECT: One potential negative of counseling licensure is that
7. First created in 1953 by the American Psychological Association (APA),
National Assoc. of Social Workers (NASW) created theirs in 1960,
ACA created theirs in 1961.(No Answer)
. Gerald Caplan
a. Confidentiality
b. Aspirational ethics
c. CORRECT: Ethical guidelines
8. 5(No Answer)
. A counseling journal article should use documentation that is based on _____ style.
a. CORRECT: According to the ACA, a counselor should not engage in sexual intimacies
with a FORMER client within a minimum of ____ years after terminating the counseling
relationship.
b. Ethics state a counselor should _____ all clients for group counseling.
c. One potential negative of counseling licensure is that
9. 75 to 80%(No Answer)
. CORRECT: ____ to ____ of clients will give warning signs of suicide.
a. 5 axes of a DSM diagnosis
b. Exceptions to confidentiality when dealing with suicide include
c. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
10. Axis 1 - Clinical syndromes: other conditions that may need clinical attention
Axis 2 - Personality disorder and mental retardation
Axis 3 - General medical condition
Axis 4 - Psychosocial/Environmental problems
Axis 5 - Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)(No Answer)
. Defamation
a. Gerald Caplan
b. Fifth digit of DSM code
c. CORRECT: 5 axes of a DSM diagnosis
11. CACREP
(Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs)(No Answer)
. Program-centered administrative consultation
a. CACREP accredits masters' degree programs in
b. Persons holding leadership roles must not allow their names to be used in professional
notices when they are not practicing unless this is clearly stated in the literature.
c. CORRECT: Programs in Psychology boast accreditation by the APA, while counseling
programs are accredited by ______.
12. restrict
(Licensing for counselors was needed as psychologist attained licensing [and had a
monopoly on nonmedical treatment services] in every state in the U.S.)(No Answer)
. CORRECT: One impetus for counselor licensing was that psychology licensure bodies
sought to _______ the practice of counselors so counselors could not receive 3rd party
payments from insurance and managed care company.
a. ________ was the first state to license counselors in 1976.
b. State laws govern title usage and practice, however, they do not govern ______.
c. Ethics state a counselor should _____ all clients for group counseling.
13. Defamatory information that is written.(No Answer)
. NBCC
a. NCC
b. EPPP
c. CORRECT: Libel
14. provided financial aid for grad ed counseling, expanded school guidance services, and
improved guidance for gifted children(No Answer)
. Global assessment of functioning (GAF)
a. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
b. CORRECT: National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA)
c. Fifth digit of DSM code
15. confidentiality(No Answer)
. Consultee-centered consultation
a. CORRECT: Most ethical dilemmas are related to _________.
b. Countertransference in reference to attraction
c. Computer Assisted Counseling (CAC)
16. behavioral
(Concern is that behavior therapists can control, manipulate, and shape behavior.)(No
Answer)
. One potential negative of counseling licensure is that
a. Certification is not the same as _______.
b. CORRECT: Traditionally, _____ counseloing has caused the most ethical concerns.
c. Informed consent (as it applies to research)
17. Fair explanation of benefits, discomfort, freedom to withdraw from study at any time(No
Answer)
. Amount waived fees
a. Sexual harassment (per the NBCC)
b. CORRECT: Informed consent (as it applies to research)
c. Informed consent
18. 2
(If engaging in sex after 2 year period, you must document that relationship was not
exploitative in nature.)(No Answer)
. Counselors cannot ethically accept referral fees.
a. Traditionally, _____ counseloing has caused the most ethical concerns.
b. CORRECT: According to NBCC, a counselor should not engage in sexual intimacies with
a FORMER client within a minimum of ____ years after terminating the counseling relationship.
c. According to the ACA, a counselor should not engage in sexual intimacies with a
FORMER client within a minimum of ____ years after terminating the counseling relationship.
19. licensing
(A counseling license is granted by the state government. It is a title mastered by living up
to certain standards.)(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Certification is not the same as _______.
a. APA is to psychologist as ACA is to
b. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
c. Exceptions to confidentiality
20. career, college, community, gerontological, marital, couple, family, mental health, school
counseling, student affairs, counselor education, counselor supervision, and doctoral
degrees.
(largest # is in school counseling, community counseling is 2nd)(No Answer)
. Paradoxical intervention
a. CORRECT: CACREP accredits masters' degree programs in
b. Should counselors attend a funeral of a client?
c. Informed consent (as it applies to research)
21. 1950s
(Piaget, Erikson, and Havinghurst)(No Answer)
. One potential negative of counseling licensure is that
a. CORRECT: The ____ was the age of tremendous strides in development psychology.
b. Exceptions to dual relationships by the NBCC include
c. Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California
22. ...(No Answer)
. Consultee-centered administrative consultation
a. National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA)
b. Counselor certification
c. CORRECT: Counselors cannot ethically accept referral fees.
23. 11th or 12th
(Guns account for more than all other methods put together.)(No Answer)
. Exceptions to confidentiality when dealing with suicide include
a. ____ to ____ of clients will give warning signs of suicide.
b. Suicide is the 2nd/3rd leading cause of death for those ages ____ to ____.
c. CORRECT: Suicide checks in as the ___ or ___ leading cause of death in the US (higher
than homicide).
24. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (1974)
-says parents can see their children's school records, and college students can see their
own once they are 18.(No Answer)
. CORRECT: FERPA (aka, Buckley Amendment)
a. Gerald Caplan
b. Amount waived fees
c. Fifth digit of DSM code
25. Ask self if whether beneficial (same as attending a wedding), and if attending, document
date, time, basis for decision.(No Answer)
. Counselors cannot ethically accept referral fees.
a. Shein's doctor-patient consultation model
b. Informed consent (as it applies to research)
c. CORRECT: Should counselors attend a funeral of a client?
26. Confidentiality(No Answer)
. Downside of accreditation
a. CORRECT: Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______.
b. Justice (in a group situation)
c. Certification is not the same as _______.
27. occurs when a counselor stops providing services and does not refer the client to another
helper.(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Abandonment
a. Beneficence
b. V codes
c. Slander
28. ...(No Answer)
. Ethics always describe standards of conduct imposed by ____ and ______.
a. The DSM uses a multiaxial classification system with ___ axes.
b. Ethics define standards of behavior set forth by organizations and certification bodies,
they are not usually
c. CORRECT: Ethics tell us if a client has a contagious and fatal disease, we are justified in
telling a 3rd party who would be at risk. (The counselor must ask if the client has not already
informed this 3rd party or if they intend to.)
29. Master Addictions Counselor
(NBCC credential)(No Answer)
. CORRECT: MAC
a. EPPP
b. DSM
c. NCSC
30. Psychologists(No Answer)
. ________ was the first state to license counselors in 1976.
a. CORRECT: Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure?
b. Computer Assisted Counseling (CAC)
c. ____ to ____ of clients will give warning signs of suicide.
31. Sexual or romantic
(Counselor should NEVER have a sexual relationship with a current client.)(No Answer)
. _____ ______ is the leading cause of malpractice actions taken against counselors,
therapists, and mental health providers.
a. Tarasoff implies a responsible helper will warn an ____ ______.
b. CORRECT: _____ or _____ activity with any CURRENT client is unethical under new and old
sets of ethics.
c. Privileged communication laws are not applicable in cases of
32. legal, clients(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Privileged communication is a _____ concept which protects _____, not
counselors.
a. Ethics state a counselor should _____ all clients for group counseling.
b. Certification is not the same as _______.
c. Privileged communication laws are not applicable in cases of
33. 5
Published in 1952.
First 3 axes - 'official diagnostic assessment'
last 2 axes - used for research and special clinical settings to predict outcome and help
treatment planning.(No Answer)
. Certification is not the same as _______.
a. CORRECT: The DSM uses a multiaxial classification system with ___ axes.
b. Exceptions to dual relationships by the NBCC include
c. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
34. you are sexually involved with a client.
(Your license may be revoked even if the client is not damaged or harmed by the
experience.)(No Answer)
. CORRECT: A malpractice/liability insurance company is least likely to defend you if
a. APA is to psychologist as ACA is to
b. Another word for 'insurance payments' is
c. Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______.
35. Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
(need at least a master's in rehabilitative counseling, acceptable experience in the field,
and passing score on 400 question multiple choice examination)(No Answer)
. NBCC
a. MAC
b. CORRECT: CRC
c. V codes
36. National Certified Counselor
Good for 5 years with 100 hours of professional development.
(Passing the NCE will get a counselor this certification.)(No Answer)
. ACA
a. CCMHA
b. CORRECT: NCC
c. NBCC
37. Software that helps manage counseling practice through bookkeeping, appointment
setting, billing, etc.
(Cuts down on time, paperwork, and money.)(No Answer)
. Nonmaleficence
a. Gerald Caplan
b. CORRECT: Computer Managed Counseling (CMC)
c. Consultee-centered consultation
38. refer this client to a colleague who is trained and experienced with this type of client.(No
Answer)
. One potential negative of counseling licensure is that
a. Countertransference in reference to attraction
b. ACA indicates counselors have an obligation to protect the confidentiality of the
deceased and this should be stated clearly in your ______ ______ document given to the client at
the beginning of treatment.
c. CORRECT: A woman comes to you for help with an eating disorder. You have no
experience or training in this area. Ethically, you should
39. Controversial software that attempts to counsel clients.
(A humanistic counselor's worst nightmare!)(No Answer)
. Consultee-centered consultation
a. CORRECT: Computer Assisted Counseling (CAC)
b. Informed consent
c. Computer Managed Counseling (CMC)
40. Emphasis on creating, designing, or evaluating the program in question.(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Program-centered administrative consultation
a. Shein's doctor-patient consultation model
b. Downside of accreditation
c. Mental health consultation
41. A counselor who is alcoholic and suffering from burnout.
(defined here as the deterioration in the ability to function as a counselor)(No Answer)
. Reciprocity
a. CORRECT: an impaired professional
b. Nonmaleficence
c. Aspirational ethics
42. 1970s, 1960s(No Answer)
. Tarasoff implies a responsible helper will warn an ____ ______.
a. Countertransference in reference to attraction
b. Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______.
c. CORRECT: Group therapy became popular in the _____, but began in the late ____.
43. The process of giving the client a document stating counselor qualifications, office hours,
billing policies, emergency procedures, therapy techniques, and confidentiality rules so
they can acknowledge and sign to signify understanding.(No Answer)
. Defamation
a. CORRECT: Informed consent
b. V codes
c. NCSC
44. acting in the best interest of the client.(No Answer)
. Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California
a. CORRECT: Termination and referral of a client you have been unable to help is ethical
because you are
b. Group therapy became popular in the _____, but began in the late ____.
c. Ethical dilemmas seldom have clear-cut answers, therefore, when faced with one
45. joking about killing one's self,
giving away possessions after a depressed period,
previous suicide attempts,
detailed suicide plan(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Exceptions to confidentiality when dealing with suicide include
a. One potential negative of counseling licensure is that
b. National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA)
c. Exceptions to dual relationships by the NBCC include
46. screen(No Answer)
. Traditionally, _____ counseloing has caused the most ethical concerns.
a. NBCC code dictates for article submissions, that
b. National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA)
c. CORRECT: Ethics state a counselor should _____ all clients for group counseling.
47. Certified counselors recognize their limitations and provide services or only use techniques
for which they are qualified by training and/or experience.(No Answer)
. Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California
a. NBCC code dictates for article submissions, that
b. CORRECT: Persons holding leadership roles must not allow their names to be used in
professional notices when they are not practicing unless this is clearly stated in the literature.
c. According to the ACA, counselors consider the _____ status of clients.
48. revealing information that is damaging to a client's reputation.(No Answer)
. Discrimination
a. CORRECT: Defamation
b. Consultation
c. ACA
49. sliding fee scales (or income sensitive scales)
They are ethical and legal, and popular with nonprofit agencies.(No Answer)
. CORRECT: The problem with _____ ____ _____ is that it is difficult to administer them in a
fair manner.
a. The DSM uses a multiaxial classification system with ___ axes.
b. Traditionally, _____ counseloing has caused the most ethical concerns.
c. Group therapy became popular in the _____, but began in the late ____.
50. emphasize developmental concerns rather than focusing merely on crises/emotional
illness.(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Gilbert Wrenn's 1960 book, The Counselor in a Changing World' urged
counselors to
a. Should counselors attend a funeral of a client?
b. Traditionally, _____ counseloing has caused the most ethical concerns.
c. According to the ACA, counselors consider the _____ status of clients.
51. financial
(ACA also states that counselors devote a portion of their work making a contribution to
society by providing services with little financial return or even pro bono.)(No Answer)
. CORRECT: According to the ACA, counselors consider the _____ status of clients.
a. Counseling became popular after the 1931 publication of
b. Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______.
c. Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California
52. the public.(No Answer)
. State laws govern title usage and practice, however, they do not govern ______.
a. CORRECT: Licensing generally adds prestige to a profession and can serve to protect
____ ______.
b. The DSM uses a multiaxial classification system with ___ axes.
c. Most ethical dilemmas are related to _________.
53. occurs when a client is told to exaggerate a symptom
(not ok in cases with homicidal/suicidal clients)(No Answer)
. Discrimination
a. Bartering
b. CORRECT: Paradoxical intervention
c. Aspirational ethics
54. negligence, failing to perform a duty (obligation to protect the client)(No Answer)
. CORRECT: A 16-yr old girl threatens to kill herself and you fail to inform her parents.
Your behavior as a counselor is
a. Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure?
b. Another word for 'insurance payments' is
c. One potential negative of counseling licensure is that
55. Occurs when a consultant works with consultee regarding clients or administrative
program issues.(No Answer)
. Wilhelm Wundt
a. Informed consent
b. CORRECT: Mental health consultation
c. Discrimination
56. Counselor will do no harm.(No Answer)
. Abandonment
a. CORRECT: Nonmaleficence
b. Bartering
c. Beneficence
57. 15 to 24.(No Answer)
. Should counselors attend a funeral of a client?
a. The DSM uses a multiaxial classification system with ___ axes.
b. APA is to psychologist as ACA is to
c. CORRECT: Suicide is the 2nd/3rd leading cause of death for those ages ____ to ____.
58. National Certified School Counselor
(Must get NCC credential first.)(No Answer)
. Abandonment
a. NCC
b. CORRECT: NCSC
c. V codes
59. occurs when one state or organization accepts the license/credential of another state.(No
Answer)
. EPPP
a. CRC
b. CORRECT: Reciprocity
c. ICD
60. refers to conditions which are not attributable to a mental condition (although may be a
focus of treatment such as 'academic problem', 'uncomplicated bereavement' or 'antisocial
behavior'.)(No Answer)
. CORRECT: V codes
a. MAC
b. NCC
c. Slander
61. 'Duty to Warn' someone in imminent danger.
(Case where client threatened in session, later killed her - her family sued, state court
denied [Tarasoff I] but appealed and won in Supreme Court [Tarasoff II].)(No Answer)
. Global assessment of functioning (GAF)
a. APA is to psychologist as ACA is to
b. CORRECT: Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California
c. Should counselors attend a funeral of a client?
62. if a counselor must break confidentiality, they must reveal only what is necessary, and
when possible, inform the client that they are going to disclose confidential info.(No
Answer)
. Ethical guidelines
a. Beneficence
b. Nonmaleficence
c. CORRECT: Minimal disclosure
63. Goal is on helping the consultee develop improved techniques or skills.
(Supervisor suggests better way for you to implement a technique.)(No Answer)
. Counselor certification
a. Consultee-centered administrative consultation
b. CORRECT: Consultee-centered consultation
c. Downside of accreditation
64. psychologist(No Answer)
. CORRECT: The term 'psychology' can only be used if the helper in question is a licensed
________.
a. Privileged communication laws are not applicable in cases of
b. Tarasoff implies a responsible helper will warn an ____ ______.
c. The ____ was the age of tremendous strides in development psychology.
65. APA
(from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association)(No Answer)
. Most ethical dilemmas are related to _________.
a. Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______.
b. The DSM uses a multiaxial classification system with ___ axes.
c. CORRECT: A counseling journal article should use documentation that is based on _____
style.
66. Most suicides occur in the spring at the end of April or May.(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Suicide is more likely to occur in rural areas and in times of economic
recession/depression.
a. The DSM uses a multiaxial classification system with ___ axes.
b. A malpractice/liability insurance company is least likely to defend you if
c. ____ to ____ of clients will give warning signs of suicide.
67. 5 digits total, 3 digits split by a decimal point, then 2 digits
(i.e., 300.24)(No Answer)
. registry
a. Discrimination
b. CORRECT: Diagnosis codes
c. Paraprofessional
68. consult with fellow colleagues as well as ethical codes and legal requirements.
(In malpractice cases, you are often judged by what your peers would do in the same
situation.)(No Answer)
. The DSM uses a multiaxial classification system with ___ axes.
a. Privileged communication laws are not applicable in cases of
b. CORRECT: Ethical dilemmas seldom have clear-cut answers, therefore, when faced with
one
c. Should counselors attend a funeral of a client?
69. warn the husband.(No Answer)
. CORRECT: A 39 yr old female you are seeing in an assertiveness training group reveals
she is plotting to shoot her husband. Based on Tarasoff, you should
a. Should counselors attend a funeral of a client?
b. One potential negative of counseling licensure is that
c. The ____ was the age of tremendous strides in development psychology.
70. Relies of 4 stages: entry, diagnosis, implementation, and evaluation(No Answer)
. Client-centered consultation
a. CORRECT: Shein's doctor-patient consultation model
b. Mental health consultation
c. Consultee-centered consultation
71. Sexual misconduct
(estimates over 95% of those involved with therapist have been harmed)(No Answer)
. The ____ was the age of tremendous strides in development psychology.
a. NBCC code dictates for article submissions, that
b. Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure?
c. CORRECT: _____ ______ is the leading cause of malpractice actions taken against
counselors, therapists, and mental health providers.
72. Can indicate severity or condition in a state of remission.
(if '0', indicates 'unspecified', which is also shown as 'NOS' for 'not otherwise specified')(No
Answer)
. CORRECT: Fifth digit of DSM code
a. Scope of practice
b. Duty to warn
c. Minimal disclosure
73. certified counselors must not submit the same manuscript (or one of same initial content)
for simultaneous publication consideration by 2 or more journals.
(Once article is published, may not have it republished elsewhere without express
permission of 1st publisher)(No Answer)
. an impaired professional
a. CORRECT: NBCC code dictates for article submissions, that
b. Justice (in a group situation)
c. 5 axes of a DSM diagnosis
74. principle of minimal disclosure(No Answer)
. Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______.
a. Ethics state a counselor should _____ all clients for group counseling.
b. CORRECT: Professionals generally adhere to the ______ of _______ _______, which
suggests you reveal only what is necessary.
c. Most ethical dilemmas are related to _________.
75. accreditation
(applies to programs, not counselors)
- Accreditation is NOT the law, only a process whereby an agency/school meets certain
standards and qualifications set forth by an association/organization.(No Answer)
. Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______.
a. National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA)
b. CORRECT: State laws govern title usage and practice, however, they do not govern
______.
c. Tarasoff implies a responsible helper will warn an ____ ______.
76. Formed in 1990 and states business with 15+ employees cannot discriminate against
disabled.(No Answer)
. Mental health consultation
a. Justice (in a group situation)
b. CORRECT: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
c. APA is to psychologist as ACA is to
77. exceptions may exist.
(Privileged comm. based on licensure status, not degree of certification credetials, because
it is a LEGAL concept.)(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Privileged communication that is 'qualified' means
a. Privileged communication laws are not applicable in cases of
b. Release of information (aka 'consent to disclose')
c. Informed consent (as it applies to research)
78. Goal is to help sharpen administrative skills.
(i.e., making you a better presenter at your board meeting.)(No Answer)
. Mental health consultation
a. Computer Managed Counseling (CMC)
b. Counselor certification
c. CORRECT: Consultee-centered administrative consultation
79. informed consent(No Answer)
. Should counselors attend a funeral of a client?
a. According to the ACA, counselors consider the _____ status of clients.
b. CORRECT: ACA indicates counselors have an obligation to protect the confidentiality of
the deceased and this should be stated clearly in your ______ ______ document given to the
client at the beginning of treatment.
c. Consultee-centered administrative consultation
80. a helper who does not possess the education and experience necessary to secure
professional credentials.(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Paraprofessional
a. Gerald Caplan
b. Stereotyping
c. registry
81. counselor(No Answer)
. Scope of practice
a. 5 axes of a DSM diagnosis
b. Fifth digit of DSM code
c. CORRECT: APA is to psychologist as ACA is to
82. Legal term implying that a therapeutic interaction (verbal or written) will not be available
for public inspection (without client consent).
The client can choose whether to reveal confidential info (usually on witness stand) - they
are the holder of the privilege.(No Answer)
. Informed consent (as it applies to research)
a. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
b. Paradoxical intervention
c. CORRECT: Privileged communication (client's privilege)
83. intended victim.(No Answer)
. Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______.
a. Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California
b. CORRECT: Tarasoff implies a responsible helper will warn an ____ ______.
c. Ethics always describe standards of conduct imposed by ____ and ______.
84. state or federally mandated laws.(No Answer)
. Shein's doctor-patient consultation model
a. One potential negative of counseling licensure is that
b. Ethics always describe standards of conduct imposed by ____ and ______.
c. CORRECT: Ethics define standards of behavior set forth by organizations and
certification bodies, they are not usually
85. Accreditation organization sets the curriculum to gain it, not the school.(No Answer)
. Consultation
a. Discrimination
b. CORRECT: Downside of accreditation
c. Confidentiality
86. voluntary relationship between professional helper and help-needing individual, group, or
social unit in which the consultant helps define or solve problems related to clients, client
system, or work-related issues.
(encourages growth and self-direction for consultee)(No Answer)
. Nosology
a. CCMHA
b. Stereotyping
c. CORRECT: Consultation
87. third-party payments(No Answer)
. Paradoxical intervention
a. CORRECT: Another word for 'insurance payments' is
b. 5 axes of a DSM diagnosis
c. Informed consent (as it applies to research)
88. The Education Act for All Handicapped Children
-passed in 1975 and assured children would get free education, least restrictive
environment (LRE), get Individualized Education Plan (IEP)(No Answer)
. MAC
a. registry
b. CORRECT: PL94-142
c. NBCC
89. an exception in instances where "an individual's situation warrants counseling intervention
and another alternative is unavailable."(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Exceptions to dual relationships by the NBCC include
a. Sexual harassment (per the NBCC)
b. Certification is not the same as _______.
c. APA is to psychologist as ACA is to
90. psychologists are working to eliminate practitioners with less than a doctorate while
counselors are not.(No Answer)
. Program-centered administrative consultation
a. CORRECT: One major difference between the psychology v. counseling movement is
b. National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA)
c. Consultee-centered consultation
91. Ethics dictate client records should be kept at least 5 years after your last contact with the
client even if the client is deceased.(No Answer)
. Privileged communication that is 'qualified' means
a. Privileged communication (client's privilege)
b. CORRECT: Release of information (aka 'consent to disclose')
c. Another word for 'insurance payments' is
92. recognizes you have reached a given level of competence and thus are authorized to use a
title.(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Counselor certification
a. Confidentiality
b. Defamation
c. Client-centered consultation
93. Counselor treats all members fairly.(No Answer)
. Downside of accreditation
a. CORRECT: Justice (in a group situation)
b. Client-centered consultation
c. Consultation
94. Goal is to help client.
(When supervisor suggests plan of action for one of your clients.)(No Answer)
. Counselor certification
a. CORRECT: Client-centered consultation
b. Downside of accreditation
c. Mental health consultation
95. ACA and NBCC.(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Ethics always describe standards of conduct imposed by ____ and ______.
a. Certification is not the same as _______.
b. Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______.
c. Most ethical dilemmas are related to _________.
96. Client is danger to self or others, Client requests release of info, Court orders a release of
info, Counselor engaged in supervision, Clerical assistant processes client info,
Legal/clinical consultations, Malpractice suit, Client less than 18 yrs old, Elderly abuse,
Insurance co. requests diagnosis(No Answer)
. CORRECT: Exceptions to confidentiality
a. Confidentiality
b. Aspirational ethics
c. Mental health consultation
97. Workbook in Vocations, by Proctor, Benefield, and Wrenn.
(Coined the term 'counseling')(No Answer)
. Certification is not the same as _______.
a. CORRECT: Counseling became popular after the 1931 publication of
b. Justice (in a group situation)
c. Sexual harassment (per the NBCC)
98. International Classification of Disease
(created by World Health Organization [WHO])(No Answer)
. CORRECT: ICD
a. NCSC
b. ACA
c. CRC
99. a practitioner adheres to the highest possible ethical standards.(No Answer)
. Scope of practice
a. CORRECT: Aspirational ethics
b. Consultation
c. Defamation
100. results when a counselor has another significant relationship with the client that hinders
objectivity.
(can also exist if a supervisor accepts a subordinate as a client.)(No Answer)
. Defamation
a. Discrimination
b. CORRECT: Dual relationship
c. Consultation
101. Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology
(EPPP is to psychologists what the NCE is to counselors)(No Answer)
. CORRECT: EPPP
a. MAC
b. Slander
c. ACA
102. Defamatory information that is written but references verbal remarks.(No Answer)
. V codes
a. MAC
b. NBCC
c. CORRECT: Slander
103. A list of licensed providers.
(counselors on the list sometimes called 'registered professional counselor')(No Answer)
. CORRECT: registry
a. DSM
b. Nosology
c. NCSC
104. deans and advisors(No Answer)
. Ethical dilemmas seldom have clear-cut answers, therefore, when faced with one
a. CORRECT: The first counselors in the US were called ____ and _____ employed after the
Civil War in college settings to watch over young women.
b. Should counselors attend a funeral of a client?
c. Exceptions to confidentiality when dealing with suicide include
105. Counselors should only practice using techniques for which they have been trained.(No
Answer)
. Confidentiality
a. Consultation
b. CORRECT: Scope of practice
c. Nonmaleficence
106. Set up the first psychology laboratory
(in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879)
Convinced consciousness could be measured - termed 'structuralism' because of this
interest.(No Answer)
. registry
a. Duty to warn
b. ICD
c. CORRECT: Wilhelm Wundt
107. Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
(Must get NCC credential first.)(No Answer)
. NBCC
a. CORRECT: CCMHA
b. NCC
c. MAC
108. a system of classification or formal diagnosis (using the DSM-IV or ICD).(No Answer)
. NCSC
a. ACA
b. CORRECT: Nosology
c. NBCC
109. symptomatology, diagnosis, directives(No Answer)
. CORRECT: In order for the doctor-patient consultation to work, the consultee must
accurately depict ______, trust the consultant's ______, and carry out consultant's ________.
a. Suicide is the 2nd/3rd leading cause of death for those ages ____ to ____.
b. One potential negative of counseling licensure is that
c. ACA indicates counselors have an obligation to protect the confidentiality of the
deceased and this should be stated clearly in your ______ ______ document given to the client at
the beginning of treatment.
110. occurs when a client exchanges a good or service for treatment or testing.
(ethics allow if client requests, written contract is drafted, and relationship is not
exploitative)(No Answer)
. ACA
a. Beneficence
b. EPPP
c. CORRECT: Bartering
111. Counselor is working for the good of the client or group.(No Answer)
. NBCC
a. Bartering
b. CORRECT: Beneficence
c. Nonmaleficence
112. Virginia(No Answer)
. Consultee-centered administrative consultation
a. Informed consent (as it applies to research)
b. CORRECT: ________ was the first state to license counselors in 1976.
c. Global assessment of functioning (GAF)
113. implies the counselor will not reveal anything about a client unless he is given specific
authorization to do so.
(Confidentiality is relative to the situation as far as counselors go [legally].)(No Answer)
. Discrimination
a. CORRECT: Confidentiality
b. Consultation
c. Nonmaleficence
114. Proposed the most popular paradigm of mental health CONSULTATION, consisting of 4
basic types.(No Answer)
. ACA
a. Defamation
b. CORRECT: Gerald Caplan
c. Abandonment
115. National Board for Certified Counselors, formed in 1982,
awards the NCC generic credential.(No Answer)
. Slander
a. NCC
b. PL94-142
c. CORRECT: NBCC
116. Intrapsychic processes
(When social issues were huge at the time...)(No Answer)
. Suicide is the 2nd/3rd leading cause of death for those ages ____ to ____.
a. Group therapy became popular in the _____, but began in the late ____.
b. Ethics always describe standards of conduct imposed by ____ and ______.
c. CORRECT: One primary problem with counseling in the early 60s was that it emphasized
_____ _______.
117. unwelcome comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature.(No Answer)
. Aspirational ethics
a. Dual relationship
b. CORRECT: Sexual harassment (per the NBCC)
c. Global assessment of functioning (GAF)
118. Counselor being sexually attracted to the client.
(typical manifestation of countertransference - purported to indicate unresolved problems
on the part of the helper.)(No Answer)
. Exceptions to confidentiality
a. CORRECT: Countertransference in reference to attraction
b. Justice (in a group situation)
c. Downside of accreditation
119. Counselors have a responsibility to warn those who appear in serious and foreseeable
harm due to statements made during a session.(No Answer)
. registry
a. CCMHA
b. CORRECT: Duty to warn
c. Gerald Caplan
120. child abuse, neglect, exploitation, suicide, homicidal threats, criminal intentions, clients
in dire need of hospitalization, malpractice suits, where client is a minor or mentally
incompetent.(No Answer)
. Informed consent (as it applies to research)
a. Certification is not the same as _______.
b. CORRECT: Privileged communication laws are not applicable in cases of
c. Downside of accreditation
121. When a client's condition indicates there is a clear and imminent danger or
serious/foreseeable harm to the client and others, the counselor must take reasonable
personal action or inform responsible authorities.(No Answer)
. Consultee-centered administrative consultation
a. Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California
b. CORRECT: Counselors are mandated reporters for child abuse, making it legal and
ethical to break confidentiality in such instances.
c. Group therapy became popular in the _____, but began in the late ____.
122. American Counseling Association
(used to be the American Personnel and Guidance Association [AACD])(No Answer)
. NBCC
a. ICD
b. CORRECT: ACA
c. CCMHA
123. ...(No Answer)
. Release of information (aka 'consent to disclose')
a. CACREP accredits masters' degree programs in
b. CORRECT: Privacy issue: If you or your agency didn't collect the information in the
record, you cannot ethically send it to someone else requesting it even if a release form has
been signed. (only send info you have collected)
c. Ethics state a counselor should _____ all clients for group counseling.
124. Current Procedural Terminology
(insurance billing codes that specify the exact treatment being utilized [i.e., family therapy,
individual, etc.])(No Answer)
. Client-centered consultation
a. Consultee-centered consultation
b. CORRECT: CPT (by the American Medical Assoc.)
c. Justice (in a group situation)
125. rates psychological, social, and occupational functioning on a continuum of mental
health/mental illness.
(taken 2 times - once for present level and once for level during past year which lasted a
few months)(No Answer)
. Computer Managed Counseling (CMC)
a. Scope of practice
b. Sexual harassment (per the NBCC)
c. CORRECT: Global assessment of functioning (GAF)