Deck 4: What Answers About the Body of Knowledge: Ethics, Social and Cultural Diversity, Human Growth and Development, and Career Development

Question 1

In order for counselor preparation programs to be CACREP-accredited, they must offer coursework in which of the following areas?

A) Research and Program Evaluation
B) Human Growth and Development
C) Group Work
D) Social and Cultural Diversity
E) All of the above

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about ethical judgments?

A) They can vary by setting and across cultures.
B) They are influenced by the tasks performed.
C) They are universal and rarely vary across settings and cultures.
D) They are clear cut in most cases.
E) Both a and b

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Privileged communication is a right guaranteed by the:

A) First Amendment.
B) Second Amendment.
C) Third Amendment.
D) Fourth Amendment.
E) Fifth Amendment.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The counselor must inform the client about rights and responsibilities of the counselor and the client, including the limits to confidentiality, right to privacy, privileged communication as well as review the nature and process of counseling. This is widely referred to as:

A) the intake process.
B) informed consent.
C) dissemination of information.
D) the use of jargon.
E) an information seminar.

Question 5

Culture can be conceptualized as:

A) the shared values, beliefs, and practices associated with a given cultural group.
B) an individual's worldview.
C) national affiliation, race and ethnicity, or a system in change.
D) all of the above
E) both a and c

Question 6

To be culturally competent, counselors must:

A) be aware of the influences of their own worldview.
B) understand the client's worldview.
C) continuously update their knowledge about diverse populations.
D) develop culturally appropriate interventions.
E) all of the above.
F) both c and d

Question 7

Developmental psychology addresses all of the following areas except:

A) biological and physical development.
B) cognitive and intellectual development.
C) social and environmental development.
D) spiritual and moral development from before birth through death.
E) none of the above.

Question 8

Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational are terms associated with which of the following theories?

A) Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory
B) Erikson's psychosocial theory
C) Freud's psychosexual theory
D) Helms's White Racial Identity model
E) Wubbolding's WDEP model

Question 9

Basic trust versus mistrust, autonomy versus shame and doubt, identity versus identity confusion, and generativity versus stagnation are five of the eight life stages associated with which of the following theories?

A) Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory
B) Erikson's psychosocial theory
C) Freud's psychosexual theory
D) Helms's White Racial Identity model
E) Wubbolding's WDEP model

Question 10

Today's career counselors address:

A) use of community resources.
B) concerns about their client's identity related to unpaid work.
C) decision making and goal setting.
D) dual career couples seeking employment.
E) all of the above.
F) only a and c

Question 11

How people deal with transitions depends upon their perceptions of the transition, their personal characteristics, and their support systems.

Question 12

Because professional counselors work with their clients from a developmental perspective, knowledge about disability and psychopathology are optional.

Question 13

Most cultural relativists espouse the abnormal-as-socially-unacceptable view.

Question 14

In the United States today, most minority individuals identify only with the racial/ethnic subculture to which they believe they themselves most strongly belong.

Question 15

John Holland's personality theory of occupational choice expanded the trait and factor approach to include the idea that people express their personalities in the work environment.

Question 16

The Trait and Factor approach first introduced by Frank Parsons in 1909 is still widely in use today.

Question 17

Donald Super conceptualized stages of career development that consisted of investigation through education, career commitment, career maintenance, personal and professional stagnation, rediscovery and recommitment, career satisfaction, and expertise.

Question 18

A range of legal issues may impact counselors, including the possibility of being sued for malpractice, testifying in court in cases of child abuse or divorce, and having records subpoenaed.

Question 19

Romantic or sexual relationships are prohibited for a period of at least 10 years following the last professional counseling contact.

Question 20

When morals, ethics, and the law are in conflict, the counselor is obligated to make a decision based on his/her clinical supervisor's recommendations.

Question 21

Do counselors need to share the same life experiences and world views as their clients to effectively work with them? If you have a background that is quite different from your client, how will you make a connection with him or her?

Question 22

Name and discuss the five major ethical standards prescribed by Ethical Standards of the American Counseling Association and discussed in the text.