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National Counselor Exam (NCE) Practice Test
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The National Counselor Exam (NCE) tests your understanding of basic counseling concepts related to human development, fundamental counseling techniques, appraisal, ethics, research, group counseling and career development counseling

National Counselor Exam (NCE) Practice Test
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1. Which of the following is not considered a subjective test?
2. You are a licensed professional counselor with a Master's degree in Counseling and a doctorate (PhD) in Technology and Operations Management. On your appointment cards for clients, the most appropriate way to list yourself is:
3. Suppression and repression are different because:
4. Which is the correct order of Tucker & Jensen's stages of group development?
5. When you see the letter P in relation to a test of significance, it means:
6. Which of the following is not a factor in the sleep patterns of adolescents?
7. The fact that a group decision will be less conservative than a decision made by an individual can be explained by which of the following concepts?
8. An operational definition:
9. A counselor has designed his career counseling group in such a way that it presents a "field and levels" approach to careers. Whose theory is he following?
10. What do dual career families often lack?
11. You have just launched a successful therapy group, and want to promote it to engage new clients so they, too, can benefit. You have asked your current therapy clients to offer an anonymous testimonial, telling others how useful it has been. From an ethical standpoint, this is _____________.
12. Developmental career theorists view career choice as:
13. How many stages are there of moral reasoning, according to Kohlberg?
14. When present in females, the Oedipus Complex is referred to as the:
15. Jeremy, during intake, told you that he really enjoys his job as a watch repair man. His strong Interest Inventory would probably indicate a high score in which of the following?
16. It is ________ to administer a test to a client from a certain population when the test has not been normed to that population.
17. This publication provides key information about a job, including training needed, salary, job outlook, etc.
18. According to Piaget's stages of moral judgment, a child younger than age ten will think which of the following is worse?
19. Of the following, which is NOT a curative factor of group, as outlined by Yalom?
20. Which is NOT one of the original 3 stages of career development identified by Ginzberg and his associates?
21. Which career theorist talked about life roles?
22. A college student viewing a situation as good or bad or right or wrong is using:
23. A counselor who chooses their theory and techniques in order to match the client's attributes, resources, and situation is called:
24. Nosology, the process of formal diagnosis, is most closely related to:
25. Jerry hears a fellow group member say, "I am really struggling with this divorce. I can't see my way to the other side sometimes. It seems like I'll never feel better." Jerry just experienced a relationship break-up himself, which spun him into a depression. Though the group member's situation is unfortunate, Jerry feels a little better hearing about it. Jerry is experiencing which curative factor of group therapy?