NCE National Counselor Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Ego's need for immediate gratification. - Pleasure Principle The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most cases. - Etiology An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached ______________. - Self- actualization

Milton H. Erickson - associated with brief psychotherapy and innovative techniques in hypnosis Jean Piaget - leading name in cognitive development in children; developed a four stage model that remains the same for any culture although the age of the individual could vary; structuralist; his findings were often derived from observing his own children; felt teachers should lecture less, as children in concrete operations learn best via their own actions and experimentation with peers; genet...

A behavioral counselor is working with a client who complains of anxiety. Together the counselor and the client examine both the antecedents and consequences of the behavior (anxiety). Understanding the nature of operant conditioning, the counselor and the client decide to eliminate the unwanted behavior through extinction by A. aversive counterconditioning B. implosion or flooding C. punishment D. thought stopping - B. implosion or flooding

Using motivation from 'within' is known as ______________ A. Inside motivation B. Interior motivation C. Intrinsic motivation D. Idealistic motivation - C. Intrinsic motivation Which of the following is not an example of extrinsic motivation? A. Employee performance improves when wages are increased B. A sleep apnea patient follows a strict sleep hygiene plan C. Children finish a task more quickly if they are promised candy D. A student studies more on a test to make the highest grade...

Primal Scene - a psychoanalytic concept that suggests that a young child witnesses his parents have sex Animism/ Animistic - When a child acts as if nonliving objects have life like abilities and tendencies Father of analytic psychology - Carl G. Jung Konrad Lorenz - Best known for imprinting studies (an instinctual behavior when the goslings animals follows the first moving object - typically the mother); he had the animals imprint to him; believed that ppl were aggressive by nature Com...

The first state to offer licensure to counselors was - Virginia Viewing client's from one's own cultural background, which is believed to be superior to other cultures, and ignoring the client's personal cultural context is known as - cultural encapsulation A 53-year old woman feels 25 years old. Which category of aging does this statement represent? - Psychological aging

Explain how to conduct a biopsychosocial interview - - observe at the beginning of therapy how the presenting problem may be influenced by and/or influence biological, psychological, sociocultural/familial contexts - provides baseline information about the client when entering for service Questions about the biological element of the biopsychosocial interview - - Do you have any medical/genetic problems that are negatively impacting your life?

National Counselor Examination

NCE Practice Test 200+ Questions and Correct Answers with Explanations Updated Version 2023

NCE Practice Exam Questions and Answers Updated Version 2023