FRANCISCO E.

BARZAGA INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES

1ST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read the following test items and choose the CORRECT answer by writing the
LETTER only on your answer sheet. STRICTLY NO ERASURES.

Test I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct answer.

1. Field of study that is focused on the use and application of the different concepts, theoretical models, and
theories of the social science disciplines to help understand society and the different problems and issues it
faces. (C)
A. Natural Sciences C. Applied Social Sciences
B. Social Sciences D. Behavioral Sciences
2. A discipline that provides guidance, help, and support to individuals through the application of psychological
methods. (B)
A. Social Work C. Communication
B. Counseling D. Statistics
3. Studies that optimum allocation of scarce resources and how individuals interact within the social structure to
address questions regarding the production and exchange of goods and services. (D)
A. Political Science C. Geography
B. Psychology D. Economics
4. Studies the interaction between people and their environments and explores both the physical properties of
Earth’s surface and their relationship with human societies. (B)
A. History C. Sociology
B. Geography D. Linguistic
5. Field of study where practitioners help individuals, families, groups, and communities enhance peoples’ skills
and ability to use their own resources and that of the community to resolve social and community problems.
(D)
A. Life Coach C. Communication Studies
B. Journalism D. Social Work
6. Studies how people and groups experience the world through various emotions, ideas, and in different
conscious states. (C)
A. Sociology C. Psychology
B. Anthropology D. Political Science
7. Field of study where practitioners are equipped with skills to write, produce and deliver news accurately and
creatively to the viewing public. (A)
A. Communication C. Engineering
B. Public Relation D. Architecture
8. Studies human behaviour in relation to political systems, governments, laws, and international relations. (C)
A. Economics C. Linguistic
B. Psychology D. Demography
9. It is a systematic study of human past events in order to understand the meaning, dynamics, and relationship
of the causes and effects of events in the development of societies. (B)
A. Demography C. Journalism
B. History D. Sociology
10. Studies human life in the past through the examination of things left behind by the people.
A. Cultural Anthropology C. Paleontology
B. Archaeology D. Ethnography
11. The following are some of the non-helpful behaviours in counseling, EXCEPT:
A. Storytelling C. Asking, Why?
B. Lecturing D. Showing Respect
 12. This setting refers to counselors who decided to do full time work as private practitioners or engage in part-
time private practice while employed by community agencies.
A. Counselors in Government C. Counselors in the Private Sector
B. Counselors in Community Setting D. Counselors in Schools
13. Which of the following competencies of a counselor have the ability to understand and assess the client’s
problems?
A. Interpersonal Skills C. Conceptual Ability
B. Personal Soundness D. Personal Beliefs and Attitudes
14. If you are a counselor, what skills should you posses to have a better understanding and knowledge of when
and how to carry out specific interventions?
A. Ability to understand and work within social systems C. Master of Techniques
B. Openness to learning and inquiry D. Personal Soundness
15. If you are a Mental Health Counselor, who is your client?
A. Students with behavioural problems C. Clientele with mental disorders
B. Single parents D. Couples and families
16. Which of the following is NOT part of the special counseling population?
A. Older Adults C. Gay and Lesbians
B. People with Aids D. Students
17. Which of the following areas of specialization refers to the process of reaching out to students with concerns
on drugs, family and peers, bullying, etc?
A. Career Counseling C. Marriage and Family Counseling
B. School Counseling D. Child and Adolescent Counseling
18. What is “autonomy” in counseling?
A. The power or right of a country, group.
B. It addresses the responsibility to encourage clients, when appropriate, to make their own decisions and
to act on their own values.
C. Being accepting and respectful of the diversity of clients.
D. Giving unconditional positive regard.
19. Which of the following situation is NOT within a counselor’s jurisdiction?
A. Steven needs to raise funds for his college tuition next year.
B. Jackie feels insecure and an outcast in school because she thinks her classmates talk negatively about
her.
C. Renz thinks he is addicted to video games and wants to control it to become more productive with his
schoolwork.
D. Kyla is overly scared of men because of a traumatic experience she had as a little girl.
20. Which of the following theories is based on a logical, cognitive approach to the solution of client’s problems?
A. Psychoanalytic C. Existential
B. Rational Emotive D. Behavioral

Part II. Code of Ethics: Read and analyze the following statement/questions carefully. Choose the BEST
answer.

21. You’re a counselor working with Johnny in a counseling session when he tells you that he has a plan to
physically harm another boy next Friday after school. You should ______.
A. Ignore the statement because it appears vague and non- threatening.
B. Tell Johnny’s parents to keep an eye on things
C. Report the incident to all appropriate authorities.
D. Refer Johnny to an outside physician.
22. Which of the following would be considered unethical behaviour on the part of a school counselor?
A. Referring a student who appears to have a drug dependency to an outside treatment facility.
B. Friending students on facebook and commenting on their daily activities.
C. Collaborating with other counseling professionals on a student treatment plan.
D. Conducting counseling research without the consent of the client.
 23. In which of the following situations do school counselors have a legal responsibility to break the
confidentiality of the student/counselor relationship?
A. A student would like to discuss the annulment of her parents
B.A student expresses that she will likely to commit suicide this weekend
C. A student has difficulty with a recent break-up
D. A student is very concerned about college admission
24. With respect to a client’s privacy, counselors should:
A. promise the clients privacy, but explain there are exceptions and give a general overview of the
exceptions
B. secretly put up a recording system inside the counseling room
C. reveal private information related to providing counseling services to the authorities without the consent of
the client
D. do not explain the importance of confidentiality to the client
25. Which of the following is considered to be the primary responsibility of counselors?
A. to inform clients about the purpose of counseling
B. to respect the dignity and to promote the welfare of clients
C. inform clients about the fees
D. explain the rights and responsibilities of both the client and the counselor
26. Erica, a high school student, tells the school counselor that she is depressed about her recent breakup with
her boyfriend. During the conversation, Erica says she wishes she could go to sleep and never wake up. In
this situation, the counselor should:
A. Assess whether Erica is suicidal and intervene if she is
B. Recognize that Erica’s statement is only a cry for help and should not be taken seriously.
C. Immediately call the local mental health facility for Erica and her boyfriend
D. See if there is any chance of reconciliation for Erica and her boyfriend.

Test II. Identify what roles of the Counselors is being described by the following definition. Choose the letter
of the correct answer from the text box.
A. Individual Assessment F. Referral
B. Individual Counseling G. Consulation
C. Group Counseling and Guidance H. Research
D. Career Assistance I. Prevention
E. Placement and Follow-up J. Evaluation

27. This includes promotion of mental health through primary prevention using a social-psychological
perspective.
28. It is a client- centered process that demands confidentiality. It is also considers as the core activity
through which other activities become meaningful.
29. It is a practice of helping clients find needed expert assistance that the referring counselor cannot
provide.
30. Promotes the client’s self understanding and assisting counselors to understand the client better.
31. It is a process of helping a client through a third party or helping system improves its services to its
clientele.
32. It provides organized and planned assistance to individuals for a array of needs.
33. A service of school counseling programs with emphasis on educational placements in course and
programs.
34. It is a means of assessing the effectiveness of counselor’s activities.
35. Counselors are called on to provide career planning and adjustment to clients.
Test III. MATCHING TYPE (Counseling Processes). Match the items in column A with items in column B.

A B

36. Relationship Building A. This stage can be undertaken at any point in the
37. Termination and Follow-up Counseling stage.
38. Assessment and Diagnosis B. This is the heart of the counseling process because it
39. Formulation of Counseling Goals provides the force and foundation for the counseling to
40. Evaluation Succeed.
41. Intervention C. This serve as the window for the counselor to have a
thorough appreciation of the client’s condition.
D. It shall serve as the parameter of work and the client-
counselor relationship. It is also important as it sets the
direction of the counseling process.
E. In this stage, the counselor has to provide a mapping of
the different approaches offered.
F. This is the final stage of the counseling process, where
Counseling comes to an end.

Test IV. Enumeration.

42-46. Five (5) Major Goals of counseling.

47-50. Four (4) Scope of Counseling.

Test V. ESSAY. Answer the question below in NOT MORE THAN TEN SENTENCES. Your answers will be graded based
on the following rubrics:

7- 10 points – the answer is clear, concise, substantial, and relevant to the question
4- 6 points – the answer is relevant to the question, but is not so clear and substantial
0- 3 point – the answer is not substantial at all, but shows effort

51-60. Choose one theory and discuss the methods associated with the theory. Which clientele is appropriate for the
identified method? Why?