Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The DSM-5 is to professional counselors as the ICD is to those in the health professions.
2. Clinical judgment is usually more accurate than statistical models.
3. LOST is a mnemonic device that counselors should know when conducting suicide assessments.
4. Clinical and personality assessment are mutually exclusive.
5. The mental status exam is a rather lengthy interview used to diagnose a client’s emotional, intellectual, and neurological functioning.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. False

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Which of the following is representative of systems thinking?

a. How do decisions get made for the leader’s next intervention of a disruptive member? b. Are the boundaries too rigid for two members to accept new information? c. What interactional patterns seem to be present? d. Why didn’t one member speak up more? e. A member didn’t follow the rules.

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Your clinical practice is working primarily with clients with chronic pain issues. You have attended training and have recently become certified as an acupuncturist. You have demonstrated competence in acupuncture with clients with pain issues

Recently you were approached by one of your mentors about participating in research using acupuncture to treat depression and fibromyalgia. You decide to participate despite the fact that you have no experience providing treatment to individuals with fibromyalgia and know very little about this diagnosis. You obtain and record for research the pain scores of clients prior to and after receiving acupuncture and counseling sessions. You have not provided your clients with any informed consent information regarding this study and have gathered data without their permission or knowledge. A serious violation of what ethical principle has occurred as a result of your behavior? a. justice. b. fidelity. c. nonmaleficence. d. professionalism. e. autonomy. f. both b and e have been violated.

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Sensitivity is defined as a synonym for sympathy

a. true b. false

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From status attainment theory, counselors can learn

a. inventory interpretation techniques. b. the importance of helping clients counter sociological pressures. c. the role that interests and abilities play in career development. d. the role that parental attitudes play in career choice.

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