CPCE Flashcards
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Self concepts are individuals’ perceptions of who they are, their attributes and traits. Stabilization of one’s self concept
A. typically occurs during the preschool years
B. is completed by early adolescence
C. may be influenced by cultural or family factors
D. seldom stabilizes in one’s lifetime
C. may be influenced by cultural or family factors
Which of the following is not a neurotransmitter which facilitates messages between neurons?
A. dopamine
B. serotonin
C. acetylcholine
D. atropine
D. atropine
The view that children begin their development as a “blank slate” has been identified by John Locke as
A. tabula rasa
B. plasticity
C. resiliency
D genotype
A. tabula rasa
According to Erikson, young adults seek close relationships with others but fear that doing so would mean giving up independence. Erikson called this tension
A. adaptation vs accommodation
B. formal vs concrete development
C. autonomy vs shame/doubt
D. intimacy vs isolation
D. intimacy vs isolation
The clinical hypothesis developed by a mental health counselor is characterized as
A. assessment testing
B. psychosocial analysis
C. case conceptualization
D. nonstandardized checklists and rating scales
C. case conceptualization
Which of the following is a true statement pertaining to the DSM-5?
A. all major categories of disorders have been renamed
B. there is less emphasis on pathopsychological origin of symptoms and behavior
C. the axial classification system has been dropped
D. autism and asperger’s are classified under disruptive impulse control disorders
C. the axial classification system has been dropped
According to behaviorists, the law of effect most nearly refers to
A. hierarchy of needs
B. defense mechanisms
C. psychosexual development
D. conditioning principles
D. conditioning principles
Strong interpersonal relationships are often forged by individuals working for the same company. Not infrequently marriages are the result of some of these relationships. The principle involved here is called
A. adaptation
B. propinquity
C. commitment
D. accommodation
B. propinquity
Frequently a mental status exam is administered to an individual seeking mental health services. This formal assessment process covers several specific areas. Which of the following is not one of those areas?
A. interpersonal relationships
B. mood and affect
C. appearance and behavior
D sensorium
A. interpersonal relationships
Albert Bandura developed a social learning theory and self efficacy is one of the principal concepts. Self efficacy is the belief that we can do some task or behavior. As counselors, we need to be able to empower clients to become more self efficacious. Which one of the following is not an approach recommended by Bandura?
A. vicarious experience
B. raising anxiety level
C. modeling
D. verbal persuasion
B. raising anxiety level
A professional counselor determines fees for monthly consultation services on the job by job basis. This is an example of which of the following types of reinforcement schedules?
A. fixed ratio
B. variable ratio
C. fixed interval
D. variable interval
B. variable ratio
Piaget identifies four major stages of child development. Which of the following refers to the period during which the child develops the abilities to classify and seriate objects and to maintain relationships between objects despite their physical manipulation?
A. concrete operations
B. preoperational
C. formal operations
D. sensorimotor
A. concrete operations
No single theory explains how women develop, however, there are a number of concepts attributable to women in their process of development. Which of the following concepts are not representative of women’s development?
A. caretaking and social
B. relationships and other oriented
C. communication and connections
D. self absorption and power networks
D. self absorption and power networks
Erikson called the last stage of his theory of human development integrity vs despair. A person’s challenge in this stage is to achieve acceptance of the finality of life. Erikson postulated that such acceptance could be achieved only if the person had
A. successfully met the challenges of the previous stages
B. reached an economic position wherein the person did not need to worry about having good living conditions
C. accepted the accomplishment of the various roles the individual had filled in life
D. reached a parallel level of moral development
C. accepted the accomplishment of the various roles the individual had filled in life
A prominent theory of psychosexual development is that of Freud. In one of his five postulated stages, children are often thought to be attracted to their parent of the opposite sex. This attraction appears to occur in the __________ stage.
A. phallic
B. genital
C. oral
D. anal
A. phallic
A counselor is seeing a latina client for the first time. She is experiencing anxiety and is distressed that her family members are scattered throughout several states in order to have jobs. The counselor determines that this client is an illegal immigrant and is considering what course of action he should take. The counselor chooses not to report this client to authorities which is consistent with Kohlberg’s level of
A. conventional moral development
B. postconventional moral development
C. acceptance moral development
D. preconventional moral development
B. postconventional moral development
Gloria visits her college counseling center because she has difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. She finds out that about five percent of the students at the college have similar complaints. This is known as __________ of the sleep problem.
A. etiology
B. prevalence
C. incidence
D. prognosis
B. prevalence
A school counselor has met several times over the year with a tenth grader who is having difficulty with authority figures. At a session which includes the student’s mother, the counselor notices the student exhibiting a number of childlike behaviors. In terms of defense mechanisms, this behavior can probably be labeled
A. displacement
B. reaction formation
C. denial
D. regression
D. regression
One of the early theorists viewed human development from an ecological perspective. This suggests that the system in which the individual finds themselves is critical to the developmental process. This theorist was
A. Urie Bronfenbrenner
B. Robert Havighurst
C. BF Skinner
D. William Perry
A. Urie Bronfenbrenner
Proponents of Maslow’s theory believe that people’s behaviors are directed primarily by
A. pleasing others
B. oral gratification
C. need gratification
D. pleasure principle
C. need gratification
Which of the following statements about microaggression is not true?
A. it can be a comment, action, or gesture
B. it is usually based on personal characteristics or history of the microaggression target
C. individuals with disabilities may also be targets of microaggression
D. it is never unintentional
D. it is never unintentional
Some definable communities have a set of values, mores and behaviors which are passed from one generation or another. This can include such things as language, music, and food. This describes
A. social class
B. pluralism
C. culture
D. nationalism
C. culture
Over the centuries, various groups of people have viewed themselves as the standard bearer and cultural model other people should strive to emulate. This notion is called
A. prejudice
B. white privilege
C. ethnocentrism
D. cultural encapsulation
C. ethnocentrism
Which of the following statements is not true? Climate change
A. may be correlated with rising sea levels
B. may result in more severe hurricanes
C. may result in psychological consequences for those impacted
D. leaves a very limited role for counselors in related intervention programs
D. leaves a very limited role for counselors in related intervention programs