Attachment/Conditioning

Question 1

A preschooler misses his long-term nanny who has recently moved away. To help this child, the parents should: (2x)

Answer 1

SHOW THE CHILD PICTURES OF THE NANNY

Question 2

Newly married college graduate now needing more parental support with decisions

Answer 2

PHASE OF LIFE PROBLEM

Question 3

Adopted kid, shy and clings to mother, difficulty at school

Answer 3

REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER

Question 4

Secure attachment in an infant is associated with which of the following outcomes?

Answer 4

EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE

Question 5

2 y/o M has been preoccupied with a small blanket for several months, carries it w/ him everywhere and becomes upset if anyone tries to take it away. He refused to stay w/ a baby-sitter until it was retrieved. The psychiatrist should:

Answer 5

EXPLAIN THIS IS NORMAL AND CHILD WILL EVENTUALLY GIVE IT UP ON HIS OWN.

Question 6

10 month old child distressed when parents leave him with the babysitter. The parents say goodbye and leave quickly without display of affection. What is most likely to observed later in life?

Answer 6

INCREASED CLINGING AND AVOIDANT BEHAVIOR TOWARDS BEHAVIOR

Question 7

Adult’s patterns of interacting with others predicted by what according to object relations and attachment theory

Answer 7

CAPACITY TO PERCEIVE AND THINK ABOUT THE INTENTIONS OF OTHERS

Question 8

Infants are more likely to have insecure attachment with poor child care if primary caretakers are also:

Answer 8

UNRESPONSIVE TO THEIR INFANT’S NEEDS

Question 9

Hormone shown to be critical to the development of maternal-infant bonding in animals:

Answer 9

OXYTOCIN

Question 10

In contrast to attachment, “bonding” is associated with

Answer 10

THE NATURE OF A PARENT’S RELATIONSHIP TO AN INFANT

Question 11

Key characteristic of preschoolers who are securely attached

Answer 11

TRUST AND RECIPROCITY

Question 12

What has been found regarding infants’ attachment to their parents?

Answer 12

STRENGTH OF INFANT’S ATTACHMENT IS A FUNCTION ONLY OF THE AMT OF INTERACTION WITH THE PRIMARY PARENT

Question 13

5 y/o child with behavioral problems in school, in and out of foster care for the first 2 years of life. Friendly and affectionate with others even with strangers. Parents don’t feel “close” to the child and doesn’t seem to have enduring friendships. Diagnosis:

Answer 13

REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER

Question 14

4 yo raised in Multple foster homes, minimally smiles , does not seek comfort

Answer 14

REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER

Question 15

Toddler soothed at night by inner memory of secure relationship with mother. Called what (in attachment theory):

Answer 15

OBJECT CONSTANCY

Question 16

10-month old infant becomes distressed when parents leave child w/ babysitter without affection. Which subsequent behavior pattern is likely?

Answer 16

CLINGY AND AVOIDANT TOWARD PARENTS

Question 17

18 month old shows a marked awareness of vulnerability to separation and seems to be constantly concerned about the mother’s actual location is exhibiting Mahler’s stage of?

Answer 17

OBJECT CONSTANCY

Question 18

5 y/o adopted at age 4 now hugging strangers, age appropriate vocabulary, doesn’t respond well to limits, easily frustrated.

Answer 18

REACTIVE ATTACHMENT D/O

Question 19

3 y/o with diminished appetite, slow speech development, poor social interactions; parents are detached from him. After 2 weeks in hospital is improving and friendly with staff members. Dx?

Answer 19

REACTIVE ATTACHMENT D/O

Question 20

20-month child repeatedly returns to her mom when playing w/ other 2-y/o children. This is:

Answer 20

RAPPROCHEMENT

Question 21

The term rapprochement in Mahler’s developmental theory refers to the:

Answer 21

RECONCILIATION FOLLOWING A BRIEF ATTACHMENT RUPTURE BETWEEN TODDLERS AND PARENTS

Question 22

Final phase of Mahler’s separation - ability to maintain positive emotional attachment in face of frustration

Answer 22

OBJECT CONSTANCY

Question 23

Following a brief separation from the parents, a securely attached toddler is most likely to do which of the following:

Answer 23

SEEK CONTACT EAGERLY

Question 24

According to operant conditioning, behavior decreases in frequency if (5x)

Answer 24

INCOMPATIBLE WITH A POSITIVELY REINFORCED BEHAVIOR

Question 25

Pt with cocaine addiction experiences cravings for cocaine whenever passing by a “crack house”. This reaction exemplifies: (3x)

Answer 25

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question 26

A form of learned fear in which a person or an experimental animal learns to respond strongly not only to a harmful stimulus, but also to a sub-threshold stimulus, refers to: (3x)

Answer 26

SENSITIZATION

Question 27

Most important protective factor determining preschool child’s reaction to disaster (2x)

Answer 27

PARENTAL FUNCTIONING

Question 28

Risk factor influencing psychological outcome of child following death of parent: (2x)

Answer 28

PRIOR CONFLICTUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILD AND DECEASED PARENT

Question 29

Behavioral frequency altered by application of positive and negative consequences (2x)

Answer 29

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question 30

An operant conditioning reinforcement schedule that is used in casino slot machines and may play a role in the development of pathological gambling: (x2)

Answer 30

VARIABLE-RATIO

Question 31

Pt works near a train and soon doesn’t notice the noise anymore. What’s this called?

Answer 31

HABITUATION

Question 32

Effect of prompts for tobacco use on provider behaviors

Answer 32

BEHAVIORS INCREASE

Question 33

In behavioral psychology, extinction is defined as :

Answer 33

WEAKENING OF CONDITIONED RESPONSE DUE TO WITHDRAWAL OF STIMULUS

Question 34

A 10-yo child is afraid of dogs and has exposure therapy to the point where he can tolerate a small dog. A week later, he encounters a large dog. What is his response?

Answer 34

GIVEN THE NON-CLINICAL SETTING, THE REACTION IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT

Question 35

Child is shown a rat and does not react. Then show child rat w a loud noise. After several pairing of rat and noise, the child then becomes fearful when just rat presented. In Pavlovian conditioning, what is the conditioned stimulus in this case?

Answer 35

THE RAT

Question 36

In biofeedback, the autonomic nervous system can come under voluntary control through which of following mechanisms?

Answer 36

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question 37

Repeated presentation of a conditioned stimulus without being paired with its unconditioned stimulus will result in what?

Answer 37

PARTIAL REINFORCEMENT

Question 38

Pt who was in frightening MVA, consults psychiatrist for fears of driving, made car travel impossible. Behavior intervention is planned: psychiatrist will ride in traffic with pt and remain with pt until physical signs of fear diminished. What learning tx?

Answer 38

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question 39

In Operant Conditioning, a partial or intermittent reinforcement schedule results in:

Answer 39

MAINTAINING A BEHAVIOR THAT IS RESISTANT TO EXTINCTION.

Question 40

What type of reinforcement is most effective for maintaining behavior that is resistant to extinction?

Answer 40

PARTIAL

Question 41

If a response inhibitory to anxiety occurs in the presence of anxiety-evoking stimuli, it weakens the connection between the stimuli and the anxiety. This is called:

Answer 41

RECIPROCAL INHIBITION

Question 42

A 79yr old man seeks therapy following stress due to uncontrolled online shopping, patient begins to understand how each purchase improved mood and improved loneliness, this best explains what learning theory?

Answer 42

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question 43

As result of a MVA a pt feeling panic before have to drive and has begun to avoid it. Example of mechanism of fear development:

Answer 43

DIRECT CONDITIONING

Question 44

Pt undergoing chemotherapy. Commonly becomes nauseated and vomits in waiting room prior to the treatment. Reaction is ex of?

Answer 44

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question 45

Pt ate meat loaf then had a severe GI virus; develops a strong aversion to meat loaf.

Answer 45

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question 46

IV heroin user upon seeing the needle during a blood draw develops intense craving is an example of:

Answer 46

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question 47

Systematic desensitization is derived from

Answer 47

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING THEORY

Question 48

Which of the following terms was developed by Rene Spitz to describe a common outcome following sudden or prolonged separation of otherwise normally attached infants?

Answer 48

ANACLITIC DEPRESSION

Question 49

18 m/o is vulnerable to separation and constantly concerned about mother’s actual location. This is representative of Mahler’s stage of:

Answer 49

RAPPROCHEMENT

Question 50

2 y/o does not want to let go of wool blanket and resists going anywhere without it. Attachment type is:

Answer 50

TRANSITIONAL OBJECT

Question 51

What is true regarding infant attachments when comparing the strength of bond with each parent?

Answer 51

INFANTS CAN FORM MULTIPLE ATTACHMENTS, BUT THE STRENGTH OF THOSE ATTACHMENTS MAY DIFFER

Question 52

Explanation for child’s anxiety from operant conditioning model? Child anxious about getting on bus and irrationally fears it will crash.

Answer 52

HOW DO YOUR PARENTS RESPOND WHEN YOU ARE AFRAID OF THE BUS?

Question 53

Which of the following is most important protective factor in building resilience in children? Social skills, cognitive ability, quality of parenting, easy temperament, socioeconomic status

Answer 53

QUALITY OF PARENTING

Question 54

Person afraid of loud noises has a panic attack in grocery store after shelving unit hits floor, person takes lorazepam after hearing a loud noise, person then avoids grocery store. according to classical conditioning, what is the conditioned stimulus?

Answer 54

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