CPCE CPCE MCQ 5

Question 1

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is grounded in which therapeutic style?

Accepted Answer

Collaborative, evocative, and autonomy-supporting

Answer

MI is characterized by a collaborative partnership that draws out the client's own motivations and honors their autonomy to change.

Question 2

A counselor who consistently reschedules appointments for a client who reminds them of a difficult sibling may be experiencing:

Accepted Answer

Countertransference

Answer

Countertransference occurs when the counselor's unresolved issues are activated by the client, influencing the counselor's behaviors.

Question 3

Kohlberg's postconventional level of moral development is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Abstract principles of justice that may transcend societal rules

Answer

At the postconventional level, moral reasoning is guided by universal ethical principles that may conflict with existing laws or social norms.

Question 4

In a school counseling comprehensive program model (ASCA), 'responsive services' primarily addresses:

Accepted Answer

Immediate needs or crises that arise during the school year

Answer

Responsive services in the ASCA model provide short-term counseling and crisis intervention for students with immediate needs.

Question 5

The Tarasoff decision established a counselor's 'duty to protect,' which typically requires the counselor to:

Accepted Answer

Warn an identifiable potential victim when a client poses a credible threat of serious harm

Answer

The Tarasoff ruling held that therapists must take reasonable steps to protect foreseeable victims when a client presents a credible, serious threat.

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