Mental Health Certificate B Examination Questions and Answers

1. Case analysis questions (20% of the score) : Little A, a first-year junior high school student, has suffered from insomnia and trembling hands before major exams for the past month. During the last midterm math exam, he even turned in a blank paper with a blank mind. Parents reported that his child always said at home, "If I don't do well in the exam, my life will be over." As a school psychology teacher, please provide an intervention plan.

「Standard answer points: ① The first step is to conduct crisis risk screening and confirm that there is no suicidal or self-injury tendency before carrying out routine intervention.； ②Use reasonable emotional therapy to guide Little A to identify the irrational belief that "poor exam = failure in life" and replace it with the reasonable understanding that "an exam is just a test of the current knowledge point mastery" ； ③Teach two practical methods of abdominal breathing and gradual muscle relaxation to relieve symptoms of physical anxiety before exams ； ④Communicate with class teachers and parents to adjust performance expectations for children and avoid putting pressure on them by repeatedly mentioning test rankings at home ； ⑤There will be a follow-up visit in 2 weeks, and a short interview once a week to evaluate the emotional state. The case can be closed after the anxiety is relieved.

2. Short answer questions (10% of the score) : What are the core principles that need to be followed in psychological counseling in primary and secondary schools?

「Standard answer points": principle of confidentiality, principle of voluntariness, principle of value neutrality, principle of respect and understanding, principle of combining prevention and development, and principle of helping others and self-help.

3. True or false questions (3% of the score) : As long as a student mentions suicidal thoughts during psychological counseling, the confidentiality principle must be broken immediately and the school director and parents of the student must be notified.

「Standard answer: Correct. Supplementary scoring basis: Suicide, self-injury, harm to others, and involvement in illegal crimes are the three major exceptions to the confidentiality of psychological counseling. Life safety is the primary priority of psychological work. Regardless of whether the student mentions it casually, the home-school linkage crisis intervention process must be initiated as soon as possible.

4. Activity design questions (25% of the score) : Please design a psychological lesson on the theme of "Peer Interaction Boundaries" for the second grade of junior high school. It is required to include activity goals, procedures, and precautions.

「Points for scoring standard answers: ① Goal stratification: The cognitive layer clearly understands the logic of "respecting boundaries = maintaining friendship" in peer interactions, the emotional layer understands the discomfort when boundaries are crossed, and the behavioral layer masters 3 expression methods to respond to peers' transgressions.； ②Process design: Warm-up session (10 minutes, "Blind Partner" game, one person is blindfolded and the other guides, no physical contact is allowed during the process, introducing the theme of "boundaries"), core discussion session (20 minutes, giving the case "My friend always asks me to pass notes to her during exams, no." If you agree, just say I'm not interesting enough." Groups of 4 people discuss solutions in groups, and each group sends a representative to share without judging), summary and implementation session (10 minutes, sort out the expression formula of "gentle but firm", assign after-school homework: try to use the learned method to communicate next time you encounter a peer who crosses the line) ； ③Notes: Avoid preaching throughout the process, do not deny students’ true thoughts, and do not provide forced guidance on “moral correctness”.

5. Multiple choice questions (2% of the score) : Which of the following situations does not fall within the scope of routine counseling by primary and secondary school psychology teachers?

A. Regulation of students’ test anxiety B. Clinical intervention for students diagnosed with ADHD C. Counseling of parent-child conflicts among students D. Guidance on students’ interpersonal communication skills

「Standard answer: B. Supplementary scoring basis: ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder and needs to be referred to a psychiatric medical institution for clinical diagnosis and intervention. Psychologists can only carry out auxiliary rehabilitation training in conjunction with the medical plan and do not fall within the scope of conventional psychological counseling.

Oh, by the way, in the past two years, I helped the teaching and research institute in my district organize the psychology B certificate examination papers for three districts, and worked as a marking assistant twice. To be honest, most people who failed the exam were not because they didn’t memorize it, but because they couldn’t figure out the underlying logic of the exam - it tests whether you are qualified for the psychological work of the school, not whether you can memorize psychological theories.

Last time, there was a part-time psychology teacher who taught Chinese language. She took two consecutive exams and was a few points short. I turned over her paper and answered the case question of Little A. When I wrote, "We must criticize and educate students and correct their wrong learning mentality," I immediately deducted 12 points. Think about it, you are a psychology teacher, and you are working with the students, not teaching from the perspective of the moral education department. This kind of answer, which essentially confuses psychological counseling and ideological education, will not get points no matter how many words you write.

At this point, I would like to mention that many people worry about whether the methods of different schools will be judged wrong. For example, if they also intervene in test anxiety, you are studying psychoanalysis and want to talk about whether Little A has internalized the expectations of his parents at a subconscious level, "Our whole family is counting on you to go to college." When I was grading the test last time, I saw an example of a teacher using narrative therapy to answer the question. The answer was very solid. For a question that originally had a full score of 20, the grading team gave an extra 2 points of encouragement.

There are actually quite big differences in question-setting preferences in different regions. Don’t blindly buy the information on the Internet that is called the “National General Psychology B Certificate Question Bank”. Eighty percent of it is a scam. For example, 70% of the questions in Guangdong and Fujian are practical cases and activity designs, and there are very few rote-memorized theories. ； The questions in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai will test more basic knowledge points of developmental psychology, such as Piaget's stages of cognitive development and Erikson's eight stages of personality development. Such questions account for about 20% of the score. ； In some provinces in the northwest and northeast, about 10% of the questions will be policy questions. For example, the requirements in the "Guidelines for Mental Health Education in Primary and Secondary Schools (Revised in 2012)" are that each class must have at least one hour of psychology class every two weeks. These questions are scored, and you can get points by reading the policy documents before the test.

Oh, by the way, if you are taking the B certificate exam in Guangdong Province, take my advice and memorize the three pre-warning, prevention, and rehearsal mechanisms in the "Guidelines for Psychological Crisis Intervention for Primary and Secondary School Students in Guangdong Province". Last year, I passed the exam papers in three cities. Selections, short answers, and case studies were taken in turn. I had a student who was too lazy to memorize it before the exam and missed the exam by 2 points. He regretted it so much.

There is another point that many people are confused about: the Psychology B Certificate is an admission card within the education system. Only teachers in primary, secondary and secondary vocational schools who are working or planning to join the job can apply for it. After obtaining the certificate, they are qualified to work as part-time psychology teachers in schools and offer psychology classes. It is not the same as the psychological counselor certificate in society. Don’t look for the wrong information when reviewing, and memorize the diagnostic criteria of schizophrenia and the key points of drug intervention. These contents will definitely not be tested, and it is a waste of time.

I also discovered a common problem when correcting the mock papers. When answering essay questions and activity design questions, many people always like to write a bunch of empty clichés, such as "care about students' mental health" and "guide students to establish correct values." If such words are written, it means that they are not written. The marking teacher cannot find points and will not give points at all. You have to write down specific actions. For example, if you say you want to do relaxation training, write clearly whether you are teaching abdominal breathing or the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique. ； If you say you want to communicate with parents, write it clearly in the first communication and first give feedback on the child's emotional state. Don't complain about the child's declining performance and make the parents anxious. These specific statements are the key to getting points.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the Psychology B Certificate Exam is really not difficult. Most of the questions are real scenarios that you will encounter when dealing with students. Don’t hold on to the back of the book. When you encounter the questions, think more about “What would I do if I really encountered this situation?” You can basically pass it. If you are really unsure, ask the teacher in charge of moral education in your school, or directly ask the staff of the Ideological and Political Section of the local education bureau for a copy of the exam syllabus from previous years. It will be much more useful than studying 10 sets of unknown online simulation questions.

Oh, by the way, a final reminder. When answering the sample questions in the examination room, be sure to put "Do crisis investigation first" as the first step. Regardless of whether the risk of suicide is mentioned in the case or not, you will not be wrong if you write it. This is an ironclad rule of school psychological work. When the marking teacher sees this sentence, the first impression will be that you know that you are knowledgeable, and your score will naturally not be low.