The Standard Used to Determine Whether a Particular Counselor Is

question 3

Multiple Choice

The standard used to determine whether a particular counselor is qualified to administer and interpret a particular test:

• A) has been developed by the American Psychological Association (APA).
• B) is so broad that any professional can administer and interpret any test.
• C) is established by each state, by the state licensure board for psychologists.
• D) is not absolute and, thus, each counselor must make that determination for himself/herself.
• E) is based on a formula that includes graduate courses taken, number of previous administrations of that particular test, and the amount of supervised experience giving that particular test.

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Definitions:

Fixations

Persistent focuses or attachments to behaviors, concepts, or stages of development that were significant in early childhood, possibly leading to psychological issues.

Propriate Motives

Motivations that are integral to an individual's self-concept and are related to the goals of maintaining self-identity and personal significance.

Genetically Determined

Traits or characteristics that are inherited from one's parents through genes.

Ego

The component of the mind in psychoanalytic theory that mediates between the unconscious desires of the id and the moral constraints of the superego.