CPCE CPCE MCQ 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Beck's cognitive triad consists of negative views about:
- Self, world, and future (Correct answer)
- Past, present, and future
- Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
- Id, ego, and superego
Correct answer: Self, world, and future
Beck's cognitive triad in depression involves negative automatic thoughts about oneself, the world, and the future.
Question 2: In systemic family therapy, the term 'triangulation' refers to:
- Using three therapists simultaneously
- A third party being drawn into a two-person conflict to reduce anxiety (Correct answer)
- Three-generation genogram construction
- Using triangular seating in family sessions
Correct answer: A third party being drawn into a two-person conflict to reduce anxiety
Triangulation occurs when tension in a dyad is reduced by involving a third person, often a child, who absorbs the anxiety of the relationship.
Question 3: When interpreting a standard score with a mean of 100 and SD of 15, a score of 115 represents performance at approximately:
- 50th percentile
- 68th percentile
- 84th percentile (Correct answer)
- 98th percentile
Correct answer: 84th percentile
A score one standard deviation above the mean (100 + 15 = 115) corresponds to approximately the 84th percentile in a normal distribution.
Question 4: Which crisis intervention model emphasizes assessing lethality, ensuring safety, providing support, and examining alternatives before making a plan?
- EMDR protocol
- ACT matrix
- Roberts' Seven-Stage Model (Correct answer)
- Motivational Interviewing
Correct answer: Roberts' Seven-Stage Model
Roberts' Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model provides a structured sequence from assessing lethality through follow-up planning.
Question 5: A counselor who uses their own emotional reactions as data about the client's experience is practicing:
- Projection
- Transference
- Countertransference as a therapeutic tool (Correct answer)
- Reaction formation
Correct answer: Countertransference as a therapeutic tool
Contemporary psychodynamic approaches view countertransference as valuable clinical information when used thoughtfully and ethically.
Question 6: Acculturation stress most directly refers to:
- Stress from economic hardship in the country of origin
- Psychological tension arising from navigating between heritage and host cultures (Correct answer)
- Lack of language proficiency in a new country
- Discrimination experienced in the workplace
Correct answer: Psychological tension arising from navigating between heritage and host cultures
Acculturation stress arises from the challenge of balancing one's native cultural identity with adaptation to a new cultural environment.
Question 7: In program evaluation, 'formative evaluation' is conducted to:
- Determine a program's overall effectiveness after completion
- Improve a program while it is still ongoing (Correct answer)
- Compare a program against national benchmarks
- Calculate the cost-benefit ratio of a program
Correct answer: Improve a program while it is still ongoing
Formative evaluation collects data during program implementation to identify areas for improvement before the program concludes.
CPCE CPCE MCQ 4
Beck's cognitive triad consists of negative views about: