Red flag issues in counseling always require further assessment and include:
A. physical or emotional abuse of a child, elder, or dependent person.
B. evidence that a client is a danger to themselves or others.
C. the need to rule out medical causes for clients presenting problems.
D. the presence of legal or ethical concerns.
E. all of the above.
Q. 2One of the advantages of using testing in counseling is that it:
A. removes the influence of the counselor in assessment and appraisal.
B. minimizes the influence of chance factors in the decision-making process.
C. removes subjective and external influences on statistical outcomes.
D. provides added information to aid client and counselor in decision-making.
E. all of the above.
Q. 3The impact of technology on testing in the counseling field has:
A. been negligible, since it has no real statistical significance.
B. raised concerns about compromised privacy and confidentiality.
C. been instrumental in clarifying assessment issues.
D. none of the above.
Q. 4In recent years, testing has been viewed:
A. as an essential and irreplaceable tool in counseling.
B. as a routine practice.
C. with increased concern due to potential cultural and ethical biases.
D. as a sub-specialty to be applied by those receiving advanced training.
Q. 5The testing and assessment process is crucial to accomplishing which of the following tasks?
A. Learning the clients developmental issues and assessing strengths and weaknesses
B. Familiarizing yourself with the clients view of the world
C. Formulating diagnostic impressions and developing a treatment plan
D. All of the above
Q. 6Due to the perplexing array of theoretical perspectives and the pressure inherent in a program to identify ones own theoretical affiliation, beginning counseling students are vulnerable to:
A. a form of hero worship
B. excessive allegiance to a particular theory.
C. frustration, confusion, and self-insight.
D. all of the above.
Q. 7The first stage of professional theory development is usually confusing because:
A. most entry level students are not yet capable of comprehending the intricacies of classic counseling theories.
B. most students entering counseling programs already have a practical theory of helping.
C. within a brief period of time, students are inundated with a wide variety of theoretical perspectives.
D. all of the above.
Q. 8The complexity observed in various counseling theories is a reflection of:
A. the nature of the change process within people.
B. the laboratory-like setting where most theories emerge.
C. the overly academic theorizing of theory originators.
D. the precision of language.
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