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National Counselor Exam Prep (NCE) - Question List

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161. Global Assessment of Functioning is a numerical scale (0-100) clinicians use to subjectively assess the social, occupational, and psychological functioning of adults. Which is not a part of the scale?
  1. 100-91: Superior functioning in a wide range of activities; life’s problems never seem to get out of hand; is sought out by others because of his/her many positive qualities. No symptoms.
  2. 10-1: Persistent danger of severely hurting self or others (e.g., recurrent violence);persistent inability to maintain minimal personal hygiene; serious suicidal act with clear expectation of death.
  3. 80-71: If symptoms are present, they are transient and expectable reactions to psycho-social stressors (e.g., difficulty concentrating after family argument); no more than slight impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning (e.g., temporarily
  4. All of the above are part of the GAF
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162. In assessing a client’s progress toward counseling goals, a clinician should __________.
  1. Ask the client how they are doing
  2. Refer to the treatment plan
  3. Ask other clinicians how they think the client is doing
  4. Not worry about assessing progress; it’s all about the journey
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163. Many tests are available to assess client functioning. What is a reliable, valid test for assessing depression?
  1. The MMPI-TM2
  2. The QOLI
  3. The HTP
  4. The BDI
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164. The MBHI, or Million Behavioral Health Inventory, instrument is a brief self-report personality inventory designed to help the clinician assess the psychological coping factors related to the physical health care of adult medical patients. It is useful in:
  1. Evaluation and screening of physically ill, injured, and surgical patients
  2. Workers’ compensation evaluations to help assess stress-related claims
  3. Evaluation and screening of individuals in specialty clinics or programs (e.g., pain, stress, headache)
  4. All of the above
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165. One of the reasons bipolar disorder can be difficult to diagnose in a child under ten is that ________.
  1. The symptoms mimic or overlap ADHD
  2. Children under ten do not experience bipolar disorder
  3. Children under ten usually are very irritable anyway
  4. None of the above
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