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Question 1 of 62

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Transference is:

Select one of the following:

  • the attributes of unwanted emotions.

  • returning to an earlier phase of development.

  • ncorporating the qualities of another.

  • a client's projection of past feelings and attitudes onto the counselor.

Explanation

Question 2 of 62

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The counselor's projected emotional reaction to or behavior toward the client is described as a:

Select one of the following:

  • projection.

  • catharsis.

  • quoid and mavis.

  • countertransference.

Explanation

Question 3 of 62

1

The overriding client welfare term when resolving an ethical dilemma is:

Select one of the following:

  • nonmaleficence.

  • fidelity.

  • beneficence.

  • honesty.

Explanation

Question 4 of 62

1

A student requests assistance in understanding his SAT score that was 950. The data sheet indicated that the group mean was 1000, median of 1050, standard deviation of 100, standard error of measurement equal to 25, and test-retest reliability equal to .94. The student wanted to know if it was feasible to retake the examination, as a score of 1000 was required to enter the school of his choice. The counselor could make one of the following statements:

Select one of the following:

  • two out of three times the score is likely to fall between 950-1000.

  • 19 out of 20 times the score is likely to fall between 900-1000.

  • 1 out of 100 times the score is likely to fall between 900-1000.

  • 2 out of 3 times the score is likely to fall between 850-1050.

Explanation

Question 5 of 62

1

Arrange in order Erikson's Stages:

1. industry vs. inferiority
2. initiative vs. guilt
3. generativity vs. stagnation
4. autonomy vs. shame

Select one of the following:

  • 1, 2, 3, 4

  • 4, 3, 2, 1

  • 3, 4, 1, 2

  • 4, 2, 1, 3

Explanation

Question 6 of 62

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An adolescent counselor is counseling a 15-year-old youth who is experiencing difficulty in peer relationships, both male and female. In addition, this student vacillates between wanting to do well in school and not caring about grades. Using the Erikson psychosocial model, the counselor would expect this person to be experiencing conflict at which stage of development?

Select one of the following:

  • industry vs. inferiority

  • autonomy vs. shame

  • initiative vs. guilt

  • identity vs. role confusion

Explanation

Question 7 of 62

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Successful progression through Erikson's stages requires:

Select one of the following:

  • resolution of the conflict at each stage.

  • meeting the tasks presented by society at each stage.

  • completing differentiation and integration of one's ego.

  • displaying age-appropriate cognitive learning per stage.

Explanation

Question 8 of 62

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Donald Super, a vocational theorist, believes a maxicycle is completed during one's lifetime. A minicycle occurs at each stage in his theory and is essential for vocational maturity. At each stage what must happen in this minicycle for a person to be mature at that stage? The person will:

Select one of the following:

  • acquire and implement a skill.

  • integrate self-concept into an occupation.

  • complete tasks society presents at each stage.

  • continue the sequence of ego differentiation.

Explanation

Question 9 of 62

1

The double bind theory is:

Select one of the following:

  • a negative feeling that stems from the presence of conflicting ideas or cognition.

  • the fear of approaching a goal.

  • a series of anxious, repetitive thoughts.

  • when distress is experienced because of two contrary messages, one from another person(s).

Explanation

Question 10 of 62

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Criterion-related validity described as empirical validity and assumed to be separate will differ in:

Select one of the following:

  • size of a group of examinees.

  • distribution of scores.

  • statistics used to derive meaning.

  • time sequence.

Explanation

Question 11 of 62

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Early forms of test development in Europe and the United States focused on which human behavior?

Select one of the following:

  • personality

  • interest

  • intelligence

  • achievement

Explanation

Question 12 of 62

1

The most frequent type of data gathering to form a case conceptualization is a (an):

Select one of the following:

  • interview.

  • test administration and interpretation.

  • sociometric.

  • computer program.

Explanation

Question 13 of 62

1

All of the following suicide theories include suicide factors except the:

Select one of the following:

  • Three-element Model

  • Suicide Trajectory Model

  • Cubic Model

  • Motivational Model

Explanation

Question 14 of 62

1

Survey results report that professionals who conduct sexual abuse assessments lack validity and accuracy and make judgment errors because assessors:

Select one of the following:

  • have not experienced sexual abuse.

  • lack research knowledge.

  • fear reporting abuse

  • too sensitive to request direct questions about the abuse

Explanation

Question 15 of 62

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Which of the following is essential and most helpful in developing a treatment protocol for a client diagnosed with an eating disorder:

Select one of the following:

  • medical history

  • case conceptualization

  • client input

  • psychiatric history

Explanation

Question 16 of 62

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When a counselor is considering how well a client performed in a test area, this concept is:

Select one of the following:

  • qualitative.

  • quantitative.

  • evaluation.

  • measurement.

Explanation

Question 17 of 62

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When a score on a teacher-made math test is used to provide information to a client, it is often transformed into a standard score. All are standard scores except?

Select one of the following:

  • T-score

  • z-score

  • stanine

  • raw score

Explanation

Question 18 of 62

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A counselor is determining the relationship between grade point average and a graduate record examination score. A statistical technique to reflect this relationship is:

Select one of the following:

  • mean.

  • variability.

  • student t test.

  • correlation.

Explanation

Question 19 of 62

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Which reliability’s correlation is derived when there are two administrations using two different but equal tests that measure the same construct?

Select one of the following:

  • test-retest

  • alternate forms

  • coefficient alpha

  • Kuder-Richardson 20

Explanation

Question 20 of 62

1

Standard error of measurement is to reliability as what is to validity?

Select one of the following:

  • standard equivalence

  • standard deviation

  • standard error of estimate

  • standard error of validity

Explanation

Question 21 of 62

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When using a standard achievement test for elementary and middle school children and for the test to be fair, the sample when established should represent what type of sampling procedure?

Select one of the following:

  • random

  • cluster

  • systematic

  • stratified

Explanation

Question 22 of 62

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A counselor assessed a 9-year-old child using the DSM-5 diagnostic symptom criteria. One way to validate the diagnosis for a conduct disorder might be to administer the:

Select one of the following:

  • Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist

  • Beck Depression Inventory

  • Hamilton Rating Scale for Children

  • The Connors 3

Explanation

Question 23 of 62

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When a counselor is using an instrument to diagnosis for a DSM-5TM disorder it is important to be mindful of the:

Select one of the following:

  • qualifications of the examiner.

  • level of licensure the counselor hold.

  • years of work experience the counselor has with the dysfunction area.

  • supervisory capacity of the counselor.

Explanation

Question 24 of 62

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When interpreting test results to a client, the ACA 2014 Code of Ethics recommends that the counselor:

Select one of the following:

  • is of the same gender.

  • review the results with a supervisor.

  • rescores the test answers for accuracy.

  • has a manual present.

Explanation

Question 25 of 62

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The counselor is utilizing the Erikson Psychosocial Stages to understand what the client is experiencing. The client indicates he is an isolate among his friends, and often verbally assaults them for their lack of involving him. He further elaborates that he has no personal feel for himself and frequently is unsure of whom he is or what he wants to do. The counselor might surmise the person is conflicted at which stage?

Select one of the following:

  • industry vs. inferiority

  • identity vs. role confusion

  • intimacy vs. isolation

  • trust vs. mistrust

Explanation

Question 26 of 62

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A client in therapy with a person-centered counselor makes the following statement, “I am a lousy parent.” A person-centered counselor would respond:

Select one of the following:

  • I know what you mean when you say, "lousy parent."
    .

  • It must feel bad to think you are a bad parent.

  • In what ways do you see yourself as a lousy parent?

  • I am sure you are not a lousy parent but may have, at times, neglected to do the right thing.

Explanation

Question 27 of 62

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A client working with a person-centered counselor makes the following statement, "I am a lousy parent.” The person-centered counselor responds with, "In what ways do you see yourself as a lousy parent?" This response is an example of:

Select one of the following:

  • empathy.

  • immediacy.

  • concreteness.

  • confrontation.

Explanation

Question 28 of 62

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A transactional therapist determines during therapy, and by examples given by the client of his/her interactions outside of therapy, that the client focuses on facts and not feelings. This therapist would recognize the client predominantly uses the ego state of:

Select one of the following:

  • parent.

  • adult.

  • child.

  • little professor.

Explanation

Question 29 of 62

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When a transactional therapist recognizes that the client is utilizing an ulterior transaction, the counselor will point out the:

Select one of the following:

  • discrepancy, that is, what the client is conveying in words does not appear to be what the client is experiencing or feeling.

  • Karpman Triangle and begin to process the conflict.

  • therapist is giving the client a "stamp" and return to the discrepancy later.

  • stance the client is taking such as "I'm not okay, you're okay," is a depressive stance.

Explanation

Question 30 of 62

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A counselor is counseling a client who represents a culture different from the counselor. The client has recently moved to this region of the country from her home in another country. She expresses she has attempted to fit in with the people who live here, but they seem to stand apart from her. She indicates this is unfair, this is a democracy, but no one will recognize or stand up for her rights. She is confused and has thoughts that she should return to her country of origin. The counselor using the Minority Identity Model surmises the client is at which stage of this model:

Select one of the following:

  • dissonance

  • resistance

  • immersion

  • introspection

Explanation

Question 31 of 62

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A counselor is counseling a client who represents a culture different from the counselor. The client has recently moved to this region of the country from her home in another country. She expresses she has attempted to fit in with the people who live here, but they seem to stand apart from her. She indicates this is unfair, this is a democracy, but no one will recognize or stand up for her rights. She is confused and has thoughts that she should return to her country of origin. The counselor is likely to:

Select one of the following:

  • process the Minority Identity Model with the client and determine if the client senses this may be true.

  • process the worldview with the client and assist the client in understanding the dominant culture.

  • refer the client to a counselor of the same culture.

  • read up on this culture and adapt a counselor style in accordance with the client.

Explanation

Question 32 of 62

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A trait and factor career theorist would determine that a client who is expressing a desire to train and become a surgeon yet did not take courses such as biology, chemistry, and sciences in high school would be experiencing which type of choice?

Select one of the following:

  • uncertainty about his/her choice

  • no choice

  • discrepancy between interest and aptitudeslip

  • unwise choice

Explanation

Question 33 of 62

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A trait and factor career theorist would determine that a client who is expressing a desire to train and become a surgeon yet did not take courses such as biology, chemistry, and sciences in high school would be experiencing a discrepancy between interest and aptitudeslip. The counselor would:

Select one of the following:

  • attempt to point out other occupations that agree more with the student's high school choices (subjects, activities, etc.).

  • explore with the student the requirements for training in the health sciences as well as his/her depth of interest in the field.

  • administer a battery of instruments and inventories to determine the validity of the student's reports.

  • encourage the student to bring his/her parents to the next session whereby the student and counselor will benefit.

Explanation

Question 34 of 62

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A career counselor representing the Segmental Theory and Cyclical Counseling would recognize that when a client expresses (dis) agreement between his/her abilities and preference(s), interests and preference(s), interests and fantasy preference(s), and the socioeconomic accessibility, the client is expressing:

Select one of the following:

  • congruence.

  • consistency.

  • transition.

  • realism.

Explanation

Question 35 of 62

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A cyclical counselor would consider the first step in assisting a client with career direction and reaching a level of satisfaction would be to:

Select one of the following:

  • assess vocational maturity

  • assess the person's self-concept

  • teach decision-making skills

  • appraise the life stage in which the individual is presently residing

Explanation

Question 36 of 62

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A vocational counselor is counseling with a young person (31) who has had a series of jobs, none lasting over 3-4 months. He appears to be sincere about having a full-time job, however is confused about why the jobs end so abruptly. He has not, at any of the jobs, been delinquent regarding equipment, late to work, or disrespectful. During counseling, the client expresses that he has no real feelings or reasons for these frequent job losses, in fact, he offers many reasons why the companies benefit. His initial request is for the counselor to help him find a job. The action of the counselor may be to:

Select one of the following:

  • administer a battery of tests to include an interest and personality.

  • refer him for a psychological evaluation to rule out any diagnoses.

  • indicate to him he should seek personal counseling with another counselor while this counselor works with him on a vocational plan.

  • assess whether his work history has a similar pattern to a parent's work history.

Explanation

Question 37 of 62

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A vocational counselor is counseling with a client who recently experienced, due to re- engineering, a permanent dismissal from work. The client has a broad range of industrial skills and experiences and realizes he will have to broaden his search to include new occupational settings. He does not desire to go on the unemployment rolls and wants permanent and immediate work. The counselor would:

Select one of the following:

  • recommend he begin with at least a few cold calls.

  • begin his search with Career InfoNet.

  • suggest he start with a temporary agency.

  • recommend the daily newspaper want ads.

Explanation

Question 38 of 62

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All are interview protocols when gathering client data to formulate a case conceptualization except:

Select one of the following:

  • clinical interview.

  • biosocial interview.

  • Kelly-Winship model.

  • Mental Status Interview.

Explanation

Question 39 of 62

1

In a theme-oriented group for alcoholics, one member dominates the interaction. The group is in the cohesion stage, and the leader of the group would best:

Select one of the following:

  • view it as a group role, and his talking serves a purpose for the group.

  • request the group to talk about why it is comfortable with allowing one person to do much of the talking.

  • take the person aside and ask him to allow others to talk.

  • break into dyads and provide them a task, thus everyone gets to talk.

Explanation

Question 40 of 62

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A school counselor referred a family for counseling because of suspected verbal abuse. The intake application indicates that there is a communication problem within the family, especially evident with the teenage daughter. During the first session, this teenager refuses to speak or look at the father. Some therapies or parents might refer to the daughter as the:

Select one of the following:

  • scape goat.

  • identified patient.

  • client.

  • all of the above.

Explanation

Question 41 of 62

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A school counselor referred a family for counseling because of suspected verbal abuse. The intake application indicates that there is a communication problem within the family, especially evident with the teenage daughter. During the first session, this teenager refuses to speak or look at the father. The counselor would best:

Select one of the following:

  • refer the daughter for individual counseling.

  • conduct a genogram.

  • conduct informed consent and begin to elicit trust.

  • teach communication skills to the family members.

Explanation

Question 42 of 62

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The ACA 2014 Code of Ethics regarding professional responsibility charges the counselor to do all except?

Select one of the following:

  • monitor effectiveness.

  • maintain supervision with professionals and refrain from peer supervision.

  • practice in new specialty areas with training and supervised experience.

  • be alert for self-impairment.

Explanation

Question 43 of 62

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The principle goal in consultation when utilizing a consultant is to:
.

Select one of the following:

  • produce a change in client behavior.

  • advance the skill of the counselor.

  • maintain client adherence to the continued pursuit of the goal.

  • alter the counselor’s treatment plan.

Explanation

Question 44 of 62

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A consultant in working with a consultee (counselor) attempts to provide all except:

Select one of the following:

  • defining problems.

  • techniques for evaluating whether problem solutions have been attained.

  • create definitions of terms provided by the counselor or client.

  • strategies for solving problems.

Explanation

Question 45 of 62

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This is the first session with a 29-year-old male who has listed on the intake form he has had previous suicide attempts. His initial concern is a fear of an inability to sustain a relationship. He has recently met a woman with whom he has become romantically serious. The counselor, during informed consent procedures, indicates that one of her duties is that in her professional judgment if it would be likely the client would hurt himself or another she would act on his behalf. This statement is an example of:

Select one of the following:

  • an inappropriate act on the part of the counselor.

  • informed consent.

  • duty to warn.

  • malpractice.

Explanation

Question 46 of 62

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A counselor takes public transportation to the therapy center on this day. During the last clinical hour, the counselor's client does not show for the appointment, and while waiting, the counselor begins talking with the receptionist at the front desk. While talking, another client whom the counselor had seen before in the reception area smiles at the two of them. The counselor is aware that this is a client of the therapist next door to his or her office. In fact, the three of them have previously passed in the hallway. Later, while waiting for the bus, this client appears also waiting for the bus. The client initiates a conversation stating a recognition that the counselor works at the center which the counselor acknowledges. Shortly, the client begins to share interactions she or he had with her or his therapist regarding a recommendation from therapy. The counselor should:

Select one of the following:

  • quietly listen but not comment upon the interaction between the client and his or her counselor.

  • indicate to the client a counselor is not allowed to interact or talk with another counselor's client.

  • suggest to the client she or he should discuss this matter with her/his counselor.

  • ignore the conversation by shifting the topic to the timing of the bus or some mundane material.

Explanation

Question 47 of 62

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In a population of clinical clients and documented research findings, all are true except?

Select one of the following:

  • A small number of clients (15%) will show measurable improvement before attending the first session.

  • Three out of four clients are measurably improved at the end of six months weekly of psychotherapy.

  • There is a positive relationship between the amount of treatment and the amount of client benefit.

  • Research evidence reports that psychotherapies are not equal in effectiveness.

Explanation

Question 48 of 62

1

The most common therapy response mode used by clients in the traditional therapies and by the majority culture is:

Select one of the following:

  • disclosure.

  • impulse response.

  • control.

  • silence.

Explanation

Question 49 of 62

1

All therapies have a common goal that is:

Select one of the following:

  • responsibility assumption.

  • hope.

  • emotional bonding.

  • self-efficacy.

Explanation

Question 50 of 62

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A counselor is a new intern in a community health agency. The clinical director assigns the intern the task of filing client folders to become familiar with the procedures and type of clientele at this center. The directions are to file all client folders with psychotic classifications in one file cabinet and the remaining ones in another file cabinet. Which one of the following would be filed separately from the rest?

Select one of the following:

  • paranoia

  • agoraphobia

  • panic disorder

  • obsessive-compulsive

Explanation

Question 51 of 62

1

A new employee in the secretarial pool who is typing psychiatric evaluations consults a supervisor because he became confused with the procedures for the DSM-5TM. He had overheard that the DSM-5TM was different than the DSM-IV-TR. The psychiatrist made the following notation regarding a client: the client has alcohol cirrhosis of the liver, has moved recently and divorced six months ago, has a dependent personality disorder, and is experiencing a major depression. The correct term for this notation is?

Select one of the following:

  • disorder

  • z-code

  • axis I and II

  • specifier

Explanation

Question 52 of 62

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The purpose of a developmental assessment is:

Select one of the following:

  • to identify the state of development clients are in and suggest tasks they have coped with successfully.

  • to suggest tasks they need to master to move to the next stage.

  • to determine the extent to which their career behavior is age-appropriate, delayed, or impaired.

  • all of the above.

Explanation

Question 53 of 62

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A counselor with knowledge of Marcia's Identity Status categories can expect a client is experiencing difficulties with identity formation when the client:

Select one of the following:

  • has had relationship difficulties.

  • complains that parental models are dysfunctional.

  • is caught in a work role unsuited to interests.

  • is bothered by his/her selection of friends and career preference because of parental differences.

Explanation

Question 54 of 62

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Proponents of the Social Influence Model suggest that clients are influenced toward change by ‘high’ counselor levels except:

Select one of the following:

  • expertness.

  • resources.

  • attractiveness.

  • trustworthiness.

Explanation

Question 55 of 62

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According to Strong (1968) the best predictor of client outcome as perceived by the clients is:

Select one of the following:

  • expertness.

  • attractiveness.

  • trustworthiness.

  • resources.

Explanation

Question 56 of 62

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Strong (1968) believed the greatest influencing factor for client change took place when the client is convinced of the counselor’s:

Select one of the following:

  • experience level.

  • competence.

  • reality base.

  • involvement in personal counseling.

Explanation

Question 57 of 62

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The therapeutic bond is composed of three variables. Which one is not considered to be one of those therapeutic variables?

Select one of the following:

  • client energy invested in the process

  • empathic resonance

  • mutual affirmation

  • experience level

Explanation

Question 58 of 62

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How genuine or self-congruent the client and the therapist perceive their individual role behavior is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • therapy socialization.

  • counseling attitude.

  • self-concept.

  • working alliance.

Explanation

Question 59 of 62

1

Research data suggests the counselor has all power bases except:

Select one of the following:

  • coercive

  • referent

  • expert

  • legitimate

Explanation

Question 60 of 62

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Engagement in counseling refers to:

Select one of the following:

  • counseling delays regarding the length of wait for ongoing counseling beyond the intake session.

  • the client is returning for at least one session after intake.

  • the client prematurely terminating.

  • the formation of bonding and development regarding transference.

Explanation

Question 61 of 62

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Bordin developed a Working Alliance Theory. He believed this alliance is made up of three constituents. All are constituents except?

Select one of the following:

  • tasks

  • communication

  • goals

  • bonds

Explanation

Question 62 of 62

1

A constant error in measurement is also known as what type of error?

Select one of the following:

  • random

  • systematic

  • unsystematic

  • uncharacteristic

Explanation

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