NCMHCE - National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination Lifespan Development in Counseling 3

Question 1

A 16-year-old client tells a counselor, 'I keep changing my mind about who I am and what I believe.' According to Erikson, this is most consistent with which developmental conflict?

Accepted Answer

Identity vs. Role Confusion

Answer

Erikson's stage of Identity vs. Role Confusion occurs during adolescence and involves exploring and committing to a sense of self.

Question 2

Which theorist proposed that moral development progresses through preconventional, conventional, and postconventional levels?

Accepted Answer

Lawrence Kohlberg

Answer

Lawrence Kohlberg described moral development across three levels: preconventional, conventional, and postconventional.

Question 3

A 70-year-old client reflects with satisfaction on a life well-lived and expresses little fear of death. Erikson would describe this as successful resolution of which stage?

Accepted Answer

Integrity vs. Despair

Answer

Ego Integrity vs. Despair is Erikson's final stage, in which older adults achieve acceptance of their life and death.

Question 4

A counselor notices a 4-year-old engages in play alongside but not with other children. This is best described as which type of play?

Accepted Answer

Parallel play

Answer

Parallel play involves children playing near each other but independently, which is developmentally typical for preschool-age children.

Question 5

According to Bronfenbrenner's ecological model, the relationship between a child's school and family best represents which system?

Accepted Answer

Mesosystem

Answer

The mesosystem encompasses interactions between two or more settings that directly involve the developing person, such as school and family.

NCMHCE - National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination Practice Test

NCMHCE - National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination Practice Test

NCMHCE - National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination Lifespan Development in Counseling 3