Department of Education

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol

Concepcion National High School

Disciplines and Ideas of Applied Social Sciences- MIDTERM EXAM

Name:_____________________________ Grade & Section:_________________ Score:___________
Test I. Choose the correct answer.
1. An integrated science cutting across and transcending various social science disciplines in addressing a wide
range of issues in a contemporary, innovative, and dynamic way.
a. Social Science c. Natural Science
b. Applied Social Science d. Phenomenology
2. The process of guiding a person during a stage of life when reassessments or decisions have to be made about
himself of herself and his or her life course.
a. Social Work b. Counseling c. Psychometrics d. Psychology
3. Branch of psychology that deals with the design, administration, and interpretation of quantitative tests for the
measurement of psychological variables such as intelligence, aptitude, interest and personality traits
a. Psychiatry b. Counseling c. Psychometrics d. Psychology
4. Branch of general medicine that deals with the treatment of the mentally ill by medically-trained professionals
using clinical interventions including drugs, surgical procedures, and non-physical approaches.
a. Psychiatry b. Counseling c. Psychometrics d. Psychology
5-10. Identify the following six stages that may apply to all problem areas in the process of counselling according to
Vellemean.
Developing trust Exploring Problem Areas Helping to Set Goals
Empowering into Action Helping to Maintain Change
Agreeing when to end the helping Relationship
_____________5. This involves providing warmth, genuineness, and empathy.
_____________6. This involves providing a clear and deep analysis of what the problem is, where it comes from, its
triggers, and why it may have developed.
_____________7. This involves setting and managing goal-directed interventions.
_____________8. This means fostering action to achieve set goals
_____________9. This means providing support and other techniques to enable the client to maintain changes.
_____________10. This implies that assurances are there that guarantee the process is being directed by the client
and toward independence.
11-15. Identify the counselling process being described in each statement. Choose the correct answer from the given
word bank.
Implementation Needs Assessment
Evaluation Monitoring
Intervention/ Program Design

_______________11. It is the systematic observation of symptoms of the client to determine the specific felt needs.
_______________12. It is the process of planning the counselling methods and tools to be used for the client based
on what is needed.
_______________13. It is the process that involves acting on the plan for an effective counselling.
_______________14. It is the process of documenting the entire process of counselling while it is going on.
_______________15. It is the process of examining the results of counselling to find out if the intended results were
met.
16-25. Review the principles of counselling. Complete the statements below by supplying the principle being referred to.
Choices are given in the word bank below.

Advice-giving Positive regard

Clarification Listening Skills
Clarified-thinking Reassurance
Emotional release Reorientation
Empathy Respect
Transference

16. _____________ is a valuable principle that can bring about a sense of relief that may empower a client to
function normally.
 17. _____________ encourages a client to accept responsibility for problems and to be more realistic in solving
them.
18. _____________ has to avoid breeding a relationship in which the counselee feels inferior and emotionally
dependent on the counsellor.
19. ____________ involves a change in the client’s emotional self through a change in basic goals and aspiration.
20. Counselling provides clients the opportunity to get __________________ from their pent-up frustrations and
other personal issues.
21. __________________ requires the counsellor to listen and understand the feelings and perspective of the client,
while ______________ is an aspect of respect.
22. In all circumstances, clients must be treated with __________________, no matter how peculiar or utterly
different they are from the counsellor.
23. ________________ is an attempt by the counsellor to restate what the client is either saying or feeling, so the
client may learn something or understand the issue better.
24. Good _____________ help counsellors to understand the client’s concerns without making interpretations or
offering any premature suggestions on how to deal and solve them.
25. When clients are help to understand _____________ reactions, then they are empowered to gain understanding
of important aspects of their emotional life.
Test II. Identify the needs and characteristics of the following clientele of social work.(26-46)
Clientele Characteristics Needs
Abandoned Babies

Homeless elderly

Substance Dependent

Sexually Abused

Battered Woman

Persons with Disability

Test III. Enumeration.

47-50. Principles of Counselling
51-54. Core Values of Counselling
55-60. Areas of Specialization where Counsellors Work