National Counselor Exam Prep (NCE) - Question List

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26. In cognitive therapy, sessions are carefully planned and structured to maximize their ________ and __________.
  1. Impact and efficiency
  2. Goals and direction
  3. Coffee breaks and relaxation
  4. A and C
27. Judith Beck, a leading cognitive therapist, has recommended 10 procedures for an initial session. What is not one of these procedures?
  1. Establish a meaningful agenda
  2. Identify and review presenting problems
  3. Lead the client in a series of free associations
  4. Establish goals
28. Before cognitive therapists move forward with interventions, they take the time to develop a _______________.
  1. Hypothesis
  2. Case formulation
  3. Outline of interventions
  4. Time line of treatment
29. In behavior therapy, the first step in changing a behavior is describing that behavior in terms that are _________ and ___________.
  1. Understandable and obtainable
  2. Specific and measurable
  3. Open and reliable
  4. Both B and C
30. In behavioral therapy, once the problem behaviors have been clearly described, a baseline can be obtained, reflecting the severity and frequency of the behaviors before treatment. What do both the client and clinician need to decide?
  1. How to measure the behavior
  2. Ways to record the measurement
  3. How the client feels about the behavior
  4. Both A and B

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