NCMHCE Lifespan Development in Counseling 3

Question 1

A counselor is assessing attachment in a 14-month-old observed in the Strange Situation procedure.
The child explores freely with the caregiver present but shows distress at separation and is easily soothed upon return.
This BEST reflects which attachment style?

Accepted Answer

Secure

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Anxious-ambivalent

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Avoidant

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Disorganized

Question 2

A client shares that as a child, their caregiver was unpredictably responsive—sometimes warm, sometimes dismissive. As an adult, the client is preoccupied with relationships and fears abandonment. This MOST likely reflects which adult attachment style?

Accepted Answer

Preoccupied-anxious

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Secure

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Dismissing-avoidant

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Fearful-avoidant

Question 3

Piaget described the stage in which children can think logically about concrete objects but struggle with abstract reasoning. This stage spans approximately ages:

Accepted Answer

7–11 years

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0–2 years

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2–7 years

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12 years and up

Question 4

An 8-year-old client understands that when clay is reshaped, the amount remains the same. According to Piaget, this child has mastered which cognitive concept?

Accepted Answer

Conservation

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Object permanence

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Egocentrism

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Seriation

Question 5

A counselor working with grieving clients uses Worden's Tasks of Mourning model. Which task involves adjusting to a world without the deceased and developing new roles?

Accepted Answer

Adjusting to a changed world

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Accepting the reality of the loss

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Processing the pain of grief

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Finding an enduring connection while embarking on a new life

Question 6

Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) refers to:

Accepted Answer

The gap between what a child can do alone and with guidance

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The range of tasks a child can do independently

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A child's maximum potential intellectual capacity

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The social context in which all learning occurs

Question 7

A counselor is helping a 55-year-old client who recently retired and feels purposeless. According to Erikson, this client is struggling with which polarity?

Accepted Answer

Generativity vs. stagnation

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Ego integrity vs. despair

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Intimacy vs. isolation

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Identity vs. role confusion