CPCE General Practice 2

Question 1

A client discloses that they are planning to harm a specific individual. According to the duty to warn (Tarasoff ruling), what is the counselor's primary obligation?

Accepted Answer

Warn the identifiable potential victim and notify authorities

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Maintain confidentiality and continue therapy

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Immediately terminate the therapeutic relationship

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Consult with a supervisor and take no further action

Question 2

Which theoretical framework emphasizes the client's subjective experience, self-concept, and inherent drive toward self-actualization?

Accepted Answer

Person-centered therapy

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy

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Psychoanalytic theory

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Rational emotive behavior therapy

Question 3

A counselor is working with a couple and discovers that one partner is secretly having an affair. How should the counselor handle this situation according to ethical guidelines?

Accepted Answer

Address it according to the informed consent and confidentiality policies established at the start of treatment

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Immediately disclose the information to the other partner

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Refer the couple to another counselor without explanation

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Terminate counseling with both partners immediately

Question 4

In motivational interviewing, the acronym OARS refers to which set of counseling skills?

Accepted Answer

Open questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, Summaries

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Observation, Assessment, Reflection, Summary

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Operant, Avoidance, Reinforcement, Shaping

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Outcome, Action, Resistance, Solution

Question 5

Which type of validity refers to whether a test measures what it claims to measure as confirmed by experts in the field?

Accepted Answer

Content validity

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Predictive validity

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Concurrent validity

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Construct validity

Question 6

A school counselor notices signs of possible child abuse in a student. The counselor's legal obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Report the suspicion to child protective services immediately

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Consult with parents before making any report

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Gather more evidence before reporting

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Discuss the matter with the school principal and let them decide

Question 7

Which counseling approach uses a ABCDE model to help clients identify and challenge irrational beliefs?

Accepted Answer

Rational emotive behavior therapy

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Dialectical behavior therapy

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Solution-focused brief therapy

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Narrative therapy