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n attempting to understand the life perspectives and characteristics of their clients, some counselors use Kohlberg's theory of moral development as a theoretical framework. These counselors know that Kohlberg's theory includes three progressive levels culminating in:

principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self-accepted set of standards of behavior personhood, wherein the individual is free from moral dilemmas self-actualization, wherein the individual is fully humanistic androgyny, wherein the individual exhibits both male and female stereotypic behaviors
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A professional counselor determines fees for monthly consultation services on a job-by-job basis. This is an example of which of the following types of reinforcement schedules?

Variable Interval
Fixed Interval
Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
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Research on the development of a person in a so-called "humanistic life outlook" has shown that it is facilitated by:

formal educational experiences observational learning experiences diverse interpersonal interactions
All of the Above
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When persons who are characteristically shy and withdrawn participate in "assertiveness training," initially they experience uncertainty and self-doubt. Counselors refer to this social psychological concept as:

dissociation acculturation cognitive dissonance individuation Hide correct answer
"Men (used here to mean all people) are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them." This quote, attributable to Epictetus, most closely describes the counseling theory developed by:

Carkhuff
Freud
Rogers
Ellis
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The counseling technique in which the counselor intensifies the client's emotional state in order to help the client understand the irrationality of the emotional reaction is known as:

Paradoxical Intention
Reconfiguration
Confrontation
Systematic Desensitization