Bonus Questions

Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

Which of the following is not a common symptom of panic attacks?
1. Difficulty breathing
2. Paresthesia
3. Memory loss
4. Nausea
Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

Which of the following is typically not part of Parent Management Training (PMT)?
1. Therapists work with parents and their children to improve the child's behavior
2. PMT is a subset of Behavior Therapy
3. For children younger than 6 years old, parent training in behavior management should be tried before prescribing ADHD medication
4. PMT targets helping children with behavioral disorders including ADHD, aggression, defiance, and oppositional behavior in children and adolescents
Domain: Professional Practice and Ethics

Which of the following is not part of Kitchener’s five moral principles?
1. Fidelity
2. Beneficence
3. Integrity
4. Justice
Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

Gottman's Four Horsemen of the apocalypse include all of the following except which?
1. Defensiveness
2. Aggression
3. Criticism
4. Stonewalling
Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

Which of the following is not a criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder?
1. Identity disruption
2. Intense emotional pain related to the death
3. The persistent grief is disabling and affects everyday functioning in a way that typical grieving does not
4. The loss of a loved one had to have occurred at least 6 months ago for adults
Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

The core concepts of Social Learning Theory include all of the following except which?
1. People can learn through observation
2. Just because something has been learned, it does not mean that it will result in a change in behavior
3. Direct reinforcement is essential for learning
4. Internal mental states are an essential part of learning
Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

You are also counseling a different client with the following symptoms: they are repeatedly checking their temperature out of fear that they are coming down with something, even though their temperature continues to be normal. For the last 8 months, they have been obsessively washing their hands after any social engagement out of fear of contamination. What is the most likely provisional DSM-5 diagnosis?
1. Somatic Symptom Disorder
2. Conversion Disorder
3. Illness Anxiety Disorder
4. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

You are also counseling a 6 year old girl who has recently lost a parent. Which of the following would be the most appropriate assessment?
1. Thematic Apperception
2. House-Tree-Person
3. Child Behavior Checklist
4. SAD PERSONS Scale
Domain: Core Counseling Attributes

In order for a therapist to demonstrate correct empathy, from which perspective does the therapist need to see the situation?
1. A non-biased perspective
2. The client’s perspective
3. A perspective that takes into account the clinician’s knowledge and experiences
4. A third party’s perspective
Domain: Treatment Planning

You are also counseling a different client with a history of rape. Which type of clinician would best serve this client?
1. A trauma-informed clinician
2. A person-centered clinician
3. A clinician who is certified in Gestalt therapy
4. A clinician who is certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Domain: Professional Practice and Ethics

You are discussing with your supervisor about how you find yourself treating different clients differently, but that you feel like you are being fair to everyone. This refers to which of Kitchener’s five moral principles?
1. Fidelity
2. Fairness
3. Justice
4. Beneficence
Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

You are conducting a diagnostic interview using an unstructured interview format. Which of the following is not reflective of unstructured interviews?
1. The interviewer is able to deviate from a given line of questioning
2. Data from a unstructured interview is more difficult to categorize and analyze than that from a structured interview
3. Data gathered is more objective than that from a structured interview
4. Data gathered contains more depth and detail than that from a structured interview
Domain: Core Counseling Attributes

Your client discloses that they are pansexual during your first session. In which of the following categories would you place that information on a biopsychosocial intake form?
1. Gender Identity
2. Sexual Orientation
3. Perceptions
4. Cognitions
Domain: Counseling Skills and Interventions

When did recognition of cultural influence on mental health first enter the DSM?
1. 1980 (DSM-III)
2. 1994 (DSM-IV)
3. 2000 (DSM-IV-TR)
4. 2013 (DSM-5)
Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

Which of the following is found in the Cognition Domain on the Mental Status Exam?
1. Thought quality
2. Thought tempo
3. Thought form
4. None of the above
Domain: Counseling Skills and Interventions

Which of the following thinking error scenarios is an overgeneralization?
1. A client refuses to drive because she got pulled over once for speeding.
2. A client forgot to pay her rent that was due two days ago and envisions her credit being ruined, never being able to buy a house, starving, and dying on the streets.
3. You compliment your client on the hard work she’s doing in therapy and she says, “You’re only saying that because you want me to keep coming back.”
4. Your client gets second place in a baking competition and describes her self as “stupid.”
Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

You are also counseling a different client who is a 46 year old client who was referred by her physician. For the last 9 months, she has undergone multiple medical tests for gastrointestinal symptoms including bloating, diarrhea, pain, constipation and nausea. The tests have only discovered minor problems, but the client has missed 20 days of work over the last 6 months and is in danger of losing her job. She presents frustrated, confused and anxious regarding her job. What is the most likely provisional DSM-5 diagnosis?
1. Somatic Symptom Disorder
2. Illness Anxiety Disorder
3. Factitious Disorder
4. Conversion Disorder
Domain: Professional Practice and Ethics

All of the following are common signs of professional burnout except which?
1. Lowered immunity, frequent illnesses
2. Increased libido
3. Frequent headaches or muscle pain
4. Feeling tired and drained most of the time
Domain: Intake, Assessment, and Diagnosis

All of the following are accepted reasons for utilizing pre-test and post-test measures except which?
1. To measure therapist effectiveness
2. To justify termination
3. To measure the effectiveness of a treatment modality
4. To gauge client progress
Domain: Counseling Skills and Interventions

You are a clinician that strictly adheres to the Feminist Therapy model which often manifests both inside and outside the counseling office. What are your friends and clients likely to see you doing on the weekend?
1. Signing up first-time voters in inner-city neighborhoods to vote in the upcoming election and educating them on where to find reliable information about candidates
2. Working in your garden to help make your corner of the earth a more beautiful place
3. Volunteering at a local sandwich shop that is run by women
4. Volunteering at the local animal shelter which focuses on spaying and neutering stray animals