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National Counselor Exam Prep (NCE) - Question List

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166. Common factors in effective treatment are _________.
  1. Acquiring insight and new understanding
  2. Developing new perceptions or views of one’s stressors or problems
  3. Enjoying the process of counseling
  4. Both A and B
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167. In Brief Solution-Based therapy, the underlying theory is _____________.
  1. Problems stem from the inability of the ego to suppress or moderate drives from the id.
  2. A climate of acceptance and unconditional positive regard promotes self-esteem and facilitates client growth
  3. Small behavioral changes lead to larger changes that have ripple effects on the whole system
  4. People are self-determining and choose everything, including their thoughts, actions, and emotions.
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168. When using the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale, clinicians need to start ________.
  1. At the bottom and evaluate each range for the function of the individual
  2. At the top level and keep moving down the scale until the best match is found
  3. By guessing at about which level the person might be functioning
  4. With another type of assessment altogether
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169.

To make a diagnosis of a Major Depressive Episode based on DSM-5 criteria, a client would need to have five or more specific symptoms, with at least one of two necessary symptoms. Which symptom below is one of those necessary symptoms?

  1. Significant weight loss
  2. Feelings of worthlessness
  3. Markedly diminished interest or pleasure
  4. Fatigue or loss of energy
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170. A client states “It doesn’t matter what I do, nothing goes right for me.” This is an example of________________ in cognitive therapy.
  1. All-or-nothing thinking
  2. Overgeneralization
  3. Catastrophizing
  4. Disqualifying the positive
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