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This section includes 23 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The __________ holds that individual are essentially good in nature, with a tendency toward growth and productivity. |
| A. | humanistic |
| B. | behavioristic |
| C. | client-centered view |
| D. | neo-freudian |
| Answer» D. neo-freudian | |
| 2. |
An individual who has achieved __________ is happy, autonomous, and creative. |
| A. | constructive alternativism |
| B. | libido |
| C. | self-actualization |
| D. | reinforcement |
| Answer» D. reinforcement | |
| 3. |
According to Rogers, ___________from parents is necessary for children to develop healthy self- concepts. |
| A. | self-actualization |
| B. | contextual world view |
| C. | unconditional positive regard |
| D. | consequences |
| Answer» D. consequences | |
| 4. |
The unpleasantness of _________ motivates individuals to avoid or reduce inconsistencies in cognitive structure. |
| A. | life space |
| B. | cognitive dissonance |
| C. | self-actualization |
| D. | traits |
| Answer» C. self-actualization | |
| 5. |
In Jung s theory, ______ is the tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of greatest importance |
| A. | introversion |
| B. | extraversion |
| C. | extinction |
| D. | shaping |
| Answer» B. extraversion | |
| 6. |
A counselor might use systematic desensitization to help reduce the ___________experienced by an agoraphobic client. |
| A. | anxiety |
| B. | depression |
| C. | psychosis |
| D. | mania |
| Answer» B. depression | |
| 7. |
Freud believed that human behaviour is primarily motivated by the psychosexual energy he called_______________. |
| A. | ego |
| B. | libido |
| C. | commitment |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. commitment | |
| 8. |
Behaviour modification programs in schools or group homes often use _____________ to motivate participants. |
| A. | shaping |
| B. | token economy |
| C. | modeling |
| D. | conditioning |
| Answer» C. modeling | |
| 9. |
As a counselor in a community mental health centre, you receive a pay check every other Friday. This is an example of which reinforcement schedule? |
| A. | variable interval |
| B. | fixed interval |
| C. | variable ratio |
| D. | fixed ratio |
| Answer» C. variable ratio | |
| 10. |
Motivation and reinforcement may come from within a person or from sources external to the person. According to Rotter, people s behaviour is determined by their belief that reinforcements are either internally or externally controlled. This concept is called |
| A. | locus of control |
| B. | reinforcement contingency |
| C. | goal orientation |
| D. | expectancy level |
| Answer» B. reinforcement contingency | |
| 11. |
When a client directs toward the counselor feelings that were once attached to a significant other, ______________ takes place. |
| A. | reflection |
| B. | libido |
| C. | transference |
| D. | trustworthiness |
| Answer» D. trustworthiness | |
| 12. |
Systematic desensitization is a technique whereby a client resolves irrational fears through gradual exposure to the fear-producing stimulus. It was first developed as a therapy technique by |
| A. | rogers |
| B. | wolpe |
| C. | freud |
| D. | bandura |
| Answer» C. freud | |
| 13. |
The counseling profession is based upon some general philosophical propositions. Which of these is not one of them? |
| A. | counseling aims to promote human growth and development |
| B. | counseling considers physical as well as psychosocial environment. |
| C. | counseling facilitates person-environment fit. |
| D. | counseling is a clearly defined helping relationship. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Some counseling techniques are appropriate for individual counseling, while others apply more to group counseling. Which of the following counselor skills applied to individual as well as group counseling? |
| A. | summarizing |
| B. | consensus taking |
| C. | moderating |
| D. | linking |
| Answer» B. consensus taking | |
| 15. |
In rational-emotive and cognitive- behavioural therapy groups the focus is more on thoughts than on feelings. These techniques help people become aware of their |
| A. | self-denial |
| B. | defenses |
| C. | self-talk |
| D. | depression |
| Answer» D. depression | |
| 16. |
Particular counseling activities are usually associated with their primary proponents. For example, psychodrama is to Moreno as hot seat is to |
| A. | freud |
| B. | glasser |
| C. | adler |
| D. | perls |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Lewin theorizes that an individual s behaviour is a function of the personal and his or her psychological environment, or life space. This approach to human development may be called |
| A. | psychosocialogical |
| B. | phenomenological |
| C. | rational-emotive |
| D. | cognitive-behavioural |
| Answer» C. rational-emotive | |
| 18. |
A childhood disturbance characterized, by withdrawal, a blurred sense of self, and obsessive self-stimulation (head banging, rocking, and so on) is known as |
| A. | infantile dementia |
| B. | hyperkinesis |
| C. | retardation |
| D. | autism |
| Answer» C. retardation | |
| 19. |
When working with clients, counselors need to be aware of defense mechanisms. Clients who refuse to take responsibility for their own actions or situations often attribute their unacceptable desires or impulses to others. This is an example of |
| A. | regression |
| B. | projection |
| C. | repression |
| D. | protection |
| Answer» C. repression | |
| 20. |
Piaget identifies four major stages of child development. Which of the following refers to the period during which the child develops the abilities to classify and seriate objects and to maintain relationships between objects despite their physical manipulation? |
| A. | formal operations |
| B. | concrete operations |
| C. | preoperational |
| D. | sesorimotor |
| Answer» C. preoperational | |
| 21. |
Counselors who fear rejection or fear closeness and affection may have difficulty developing ______________________ in the helping relationship. |
| A. | attending |
| B. | intimacy |
| C. | transference |
| D. | positive regard |
| Answer» C. transference | |
| 22. |
Counselors who consistently behave in accordance with their own values and perceptions are exhibiting the trait called_______________. |
| A. | empathy |
| B. | transference |
| C. | intimacy |
| D. | genuineness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Carkhuff has developed scaled for measuring the core conditions for effective counseling. Which of the following is not one of the core conditions? |
| A. | empathy |
| B. | respect |
| C. | insight |
| D. | genuineness |
| Answer» D. genuineness | |