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  1. The counseling technique of 'reflecting feelings' primarily serves to:

    Answer: Demonstrate empathy and check the counselor's understanding of the client's emotional state

    Reflecting feelings communicates empathic understanding and invites the client to confirm or clarify the counselor's perception of their emotional experience.

  2. Piaget's concrete operational stage typically spans which age range?

    Answer: 7–11 years

    During the concrete operational stage (ages 7–11), children develop logical thinking applied to concrete objects and understand conservation.

  3. A counselor working with a Vietnamese American client repeatedly emphasizes Western values of individualism. This reflects a failure to:

    Answer: Demonstrate cultural humility and awareness of collectivist values

    Cultural humility requires recognizing that collectivist cultures may prioritize family and community over individual autonomy.

  4. In career counseling, Super's Life-Span, Life-Space theory introduced the concept of:

    Answer: The career rainbow and life roles

    Super's theory uses the 'career rainbow' metaphor to depict how individuals occupy multiple life roles (worker, parent, student) across their lifespan.

  5. Which of the following best describes a norm-referenced assessment?

    Answer: A test that compares an individual's score to a standardized comparison group

    Norm-referenced tests interpret a person's score relative to the performance of a normative sample.

  6. The ACA Code of Ethics requires counselors to make reasonable efforts to provide services to clients who cannot afford standard fees. This obligation is related to which ethical principle?

    Answer: Justice

    Justice in counseling ethics involves treating clients fairly and ensuring equitable access to services regardless of financial status.

  7. A client in a substance abuse group discloses information about a fellow group member outside of sessions. The counselor's first responsibility is to:

    Answer: Address group confidentiality norms and reinforce ground rules

    Counselors cannot control members' behavior outside the group but are responsible for educating members about confidentiality norms within the group.