Intake & Eating Disorders
a. Establish expectations for counseling
b. Assess the nature and severity of a client’s presenting concerns
c. Include a mental status examination in the session
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Which of the following is not associated with intelligence testing?
a. Spearman
b. Simon
c. Terman
d. Holland
d. Holland
Which qualitative assessment technique is used to evaluate the salience of roles across the life span?
a. Life Career Rainbow
b. Life line tool
c. Card sort
d. Occupational tree
a. Life Career Rainbow
Which assessment tool is explicitly intended for both partners to self-administer and have their results interpreted as a single profile?
a. Marital Satisfaction Inventory
b. Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory
c. Triangular Love Scale
d. Taylor–Johnson Temperament Analysis
a. Marital Satisfaction Inventory
Which of the following is not considered one of the Big Five personality factors?
a. Neuroticism
b. Introversion
c. Agreeableness
d. Conscientiousness
b. Introversion
Which of the following is the strongest factor in predicting suicide?
a. Psychosis
b. Previous suicide attempts
c. Significant recent loss
d. Family history of suicide
b. Previous suicide attempts
Being able to visualize an object being rotated to solve a problem is best described as which of the following?
a. Associative intelligence
b. Spatial ability
c. Perceptual speed
d. Experiential ability
b. Spatial ability
Which of the following types of career scales involves comparing an individual’s scores to others within a particular career?
a. Occupational
b. Basic interest
c. Administrative
d. Validity
a. Occupational
What are the common categories of assessment for child abuse?
a. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, psychological abuse
b. Physical abuse, rape, child endangerment, neglect
c. Physical abuse, bullying, neglect
d. Physical abuse, failure to thrive, sexual abuse, psychological abuse
a. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, psychological abuse
In a case conference, counselors should do which of the following steps in sequence?
a. Outline how the conference will proceed, cover the history of previous meetings and/or assessment findings, present assessment data, summarize the assessment information, and allow time for questions and discussion
b. Review client perceptions of the assessment, present assessment data, summarize the assessment information, and plan a follow-up case conference
c. Welcome those in attendance, develop a case conference agenda, review assessment data, solicit feedback and discussion from the group, summarize the meeting, and plan for the future
d. None of the above
a. Outline how the conference will proceed, cover the history of previous meetings and/or assessment findings, present assessment data, summarize the assessment information, and allow time for questions and discussion
According to the literature, which of the following are the best indicators for determining risk of suicide?
a. Lethality, means, and available resources
b. Presence of substance abuse and psychological symptoms
c. Ideation, plan, intent, and means
d. Environmental stress and available resources
c. Ideation, plan, intent, and means
The Big-Fish-Little-Pond concept refers to which of the following?
a. The impact of high-ability environments in lowering academic self-concept
b. The impact of high-ability environments in raising academic self-concept
c. The predictive ability of aptitude tests within highly selective institutions
d. The predictive ability of aptitude tests within nonselective institutions
a. The impact of high-ability environments in lowering academic self-concept
Holland’s RIASEC categories are embedded in which of the following career assessments?
a. Strong Interest Inventory
b. Kuder Career Search
c. Self-Directed Search
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Which genogram symbol typically denotes a female?
a. Circle
b. Triangle
c. A Y
d. Cross
a. Circle
Which of the following reasons accounts for the downward trend in assessment usage in the counseling profession?
a. There are limited remaining counseling constructs to be measured
b. Health care companies have increased reimbursement opportunities
c. Clients are not as interested in assessments as they previously were
d. There is limited attention to assessment in training programs
d. There is limited attention to assessment in training programs
Which of the following is not a guiding principle of motivational interviewing?
a. Supporting self-efficacy
b. Addressing resistance
c. Developing discrepancy
d. Expressing empathy
b. Addressing resistance
Which qualitative assessment technique is used to develop piles of similar occupational titles to aid in career decision making?
a. Life Career Rainbow
b. Life line tool
c. Card sort
d. Occupational tree
c. Card sort
Objective personality assessments are also referred to as which kind of personality assessment?
a. Projective
b. Unstructured
c. Structured
d. Theoretical
c. Structured
Which of the following is an assessment tool used to measure interpersonal relationships?
a. Genogram
b. Salience Inventory
c. Campbell Community Survey
d. Jackson Personal Interest Scale
a. Genogram
Which group is most affected by poverty?
a. Female heads of households
b. African American males
c. Married women of Latin descent
d. White males who have been recently incarcerated
a. Female heads of households
Which of the following is a widely used standardized eating disorder assessment tool?
a. EAT-26
b. EDDS
c. STAXI-2
d. BAI
a. EAT-26
Which concept best refers to the ability of individuals to complete developmental tasks appropriate to their respective age?
a. Career maturity
b. Career adaptability
c. Career discrimination
d. Career development
a. Career maturity
Which of the following personality assessments was designed to be useful for diverse populations?
a. TAT
b. CAT
c. TEMAS
d. HTP
c. TEMAS
Which genogram symbol typically denotes a male?
a. Square
b. Double parallel line
c. An X
d. Double slanted line
a. Square
According to Chapter 16, counselors can work with health professionals by doing which of the following?
a. Providing consulting services
b. Performing initial assessment services
c. Conducting psychoeducation workshops
d. All of the above
d. All of the above