NCMHCE NCMHCE 4

Question 1

A counselor is treating a client who discloses that they are also seeing another therapist without that therapist's knowledge. The ethical issue the counselor faces first is:

Accepted Answer

Exploring the client's reasons and discussing the clinical implications of concurrent treatment

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Terminating the client for dishonesty

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Contacting the other therapist immediately to coordinate care

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Filing an ethics complaint against the other therapist

Question 2

According to the NCMHCE simulation format, after gathering information in a clinical scenario you are asked to select the best action. Which response set approach is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Select only the single best action even when others are partially correct

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Select all actions that could possibly be beneficial

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Rank all options from most to least helpful

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Identify and exclude only contraindicated actions

Question 3

A client with Bipolar I Disorder reports three days of decreased sleep, elevated mood, pressured speech, and spending $15,000 impulsively. The current episode specifier is:

Accepted Answer

Manic episode

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Hypomanic episode

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Mixed features specifier

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Cyclothymic episode

Question 4

In Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, 'stuck points' are best described as:

Accepted Answer

Maladaptive beliefs that interfere with natural recovery from trauma

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Intrusive sensory flashbacks that cannot be voluntarily suppressed

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Avoidance behaviors that maintain hyperarousal

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Dissociative episodes triggered by trauma reminders

Question 5

A client from a collectivist cultural background refuses to discuss family problems with the counselor, stating 'family matters stay in the family.' The most culturally responsive approach is:

Accepted Answer

Acknowledge the cultural value of family privacy and explore how the counselor can be helpful within that framework

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Interpret the refusal as resistance and address it through confrontation

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Refer the client to a counselor who shares the same cultural background

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Document non-compliance and proceed with the standard assessment

Question 6

A client presents with recurrent, unwanted intrusive thoughts about harming their infant, which they find deeply distressing and ego-dystonic. They engage in checking rituals to neutralize anxiety. The most appropriate diagnosis is:

Accepted Answer

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Postpartum Depression with psychotic features

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Acute Stress Disorder

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Impulse Control Disorder

Question 7

A counselor working with a client who has a history of childhood sexual abuse notices strong feelings of wanting to 'rescue' the client. This is best understood as:

Accepted Answer

Countertransference

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Transference

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Projection

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Reaction formation