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National Counselor Examination (NCE) Practice Test 2
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The National Counselor Examination (NCE) is a 200-item multiple-choice examination designed to assess knowledge, skills and abilities determined to be important for providing effective counseling services. The NCE is a requirement for counselor licensure in many U.S. states. It is also one of two examination options for the National Certified Counselor (NCC) certification. Education Requirements: You must hold a counseling degree with at least 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of graduate-level coursework from a CACREP-accredited program or a counseling program administered by a... Show more
National Counselor Examination (NCE) Practice Test 2
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1. A seventeen-year-old client has been referred for intellectual testing. What test is likely to be performed?
2. A 22-year old college student comes for counseling following a visit to a hospital emergency room where he was complaining of chest pain. The medical work-up was negative. During the counseling session the counselor learns that his father recently died of a heart attack (a few weeks ago) while he was away at school, and that he is now experiencing episodes of sudden-onset fear accompanied by symptoms such as a rapid heart rate, sweating, tremors, chest pain, and shortness of breath, and feelings that he is about to die. After a short time, the symptoms subside. In recent days he has been sleeping outside the hospital, fearful that he may not otherwise arrive in time when the symptoms strike. Which is the most likely diagnosis?
3. Under the ethical principles of informed consent, a counselor must inform each client of:
4. An outpatient client with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has as an emotional support animal (a cat) and wants to take the cat to work with her when she returns to her job. According to Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which of the following is true about an emotional comfort animal?
5. The role of the professional career counselor involves which of the following:
6. Styles of group leadership have been described as all EXCEPT:
7. The first professional counseling association (and its founding year) was:
8. What are some common criticisms of Rogerian therapy?
9. A client admits to the counselor that she drinks 2 to 3 large glasses of wine daily in order to relieve stress but feels this is not a concern even though she recently was involved in an automobile accident and was arrested for drunk driving. The client is likely in which stage of substance abuse?
10. Which is NOT included in the conditions required for a successful malpractice claim against a therapist?
11. Four broad stages of development in the first three years of life are identified in object relations theory. Which of these represents the correct chronological order of these four stages?
12. What are some examples of culture-bound values vs. class-bound values in counseling?
13. Which of the following pairs of personality theorists and perspectives is INCORRECT?
14. Which of the following is a good example of a standardized test?
15. Interpersonal therapy is generally most effective for which of the following?
16. What is the Minnesota Job Description Questionnaire used for?
17. Josie likes to play peek-a-boo with her little brother, Jack. According to Piaget, Jack finds this game fun because he has acquired ____________, which is one of the primary tasks of the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.
18. A counselor is conducting the initial screening of individuals who may be included in a bereavement group. An appropriate candidate for the group would be one who:
19. A client’s employer has mandated that she take an immediate vacation. She is resistant, feeling she needs to work harder to prove herself. The company’s concern, however, may more likely be related to:
20. The test created by David Wechsler is what type of test?
21. Why did R. K. Conyne create the 'Group Work Grid'?
22. ___________________ is a disorder of thought, unlike _________________, which is a disorder of mood.
23. Convergent validation and discriminant validation occur within what type of validity?
24. In contrast to a homogeneous group, a heterogeneous group:
25. Jeremy is a counselor. He believes in mirroring back his client’s verbalizations, and not passing judgment on what they say. Jeremy considers himself a facilitator in assisting his client in reaching resolution of the presenting problems. What type of therapeutic theory is Jeremy working from?

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