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National Counselor Exam Prep (NCE) - Question List

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246. According to the parents of Lucy, a 28-month-old, her favorite word is “no.” Which of the following theories describes what stage the child has entered?
  1. Piaget’s concrete operational stage
  2. Freud’s oral phase of development
  3. Kohlberg’s social systems perspective
  4. Erikson’s autonomy vs. shame and doubt
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247. The adult spends a great deal of time problem solving. The ____________ becomes the most important to the adult thinker.
  1. Context
  2. Problem
  3. Content
  4. Solution
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248. Common symptoms of bereavement include all of the following except:
  1. Insomnia and loss of appetite
  2. A strong need for activity
  3. An empty feeling in the stomach
  4. A feeling of tightness in the throat
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249. Jung believed all but which of the following?
  1. Men and women grow more similar in personality in the second have of adult life
  2. After mid-life, it is possible to reach an optimally mature state
  3. The last half of adult life is more important than the first half
  4. Personality does not change when we age
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250. Mrs. Smith’s thinking has improved with age in some areas and declined in others. This description best illustrates which theory of development?
  1. Psychoanalytic theory
  2. Baltes’ selective optimization with compensation
  3. Erikson’s age linked tasks
  4. The contextualist lifespan developmental approach
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