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Bill comes to session and reports that for the last five months, his wife and employer have been poisoning his food. In addition, his next door neighbor has assisted them by switching lunch boxes with him. The local DJ is in on the scheme–telling him over the radio to “eat right to stay fit.” The appropriate diagnosis is

a. Schizophrenia, Paranoid Type.
b. Schizophrenia, Disorganized Type.
c. Brief Psychotic Disorder.
d. food poisoning
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a. Schizophrenia Paranoid Type

symptoms have lasted more than one month which rules out Brief Psychotic Disorder

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All of the following statements about Beck’s cognitive theory of the origin and maintenance of depression are true, except
a. experiences in early childhood play a role in the development of depression in adulthood.
b. depressed individuals are suffering from personality pathology due to relatively stable and omnipresent dysfunctional
models of the world.
c. the cognitive triad of depressive cognitions is negative beliefs about the self, future, and the world.
d. automatic depressive thoughts are the result of logical errors that occur when the individual tries to interpret a situation in
terms of a dysfunctional schema.

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b. depressed individuals are suffering from personality pathology due to relatively stable and omnipresent dysfunctional
models of the world.

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  1. To testify as an “expert witness” in a court case, you must
    a. obtain certification as a forensic psychologist.
    b. obtain certification in the specific area you are testifying about.
    c. be recognized by both sides’ attorneys as an expert.
    d. have specialized knowledge in the area about which you are testifying.
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d. have specialized knowledge in the area about which you are testifying.

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  1. Research suggests that minority adolescents score higher than white adolescents in which stage of ethnic identity development?
    a. identity achievement
    b. moratorium
    c. foreclosure
    d. identity diffusion
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c. foreclosure

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  1. A 17-year-old male involved in a skateboarding accident suffered a head trauma resulting in deficits to his declarative memory. He would likely have the most difficulty:
    a. riding a skateboard
    b. recalling when he rode his first skateboard at 10-years-old
    c. recalling his own name
    d. recalling what he ate for lunch yesterday
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d. recalling what he ate for lunch yesterday

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  1. Research on electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) suggests that:
    a. memory deficits caused by ECT are cumulative and nearly always irreversible.
    b. memory deficits occur only when ECT is delivered bilaterally.
    c. memory deficits are largely reversible although some problems with autobiographical memory may persist for months.
    d. memory deficits are largely reversible although problems with semantic memory may persist for months.
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c. memory deficits are largely reversible although some problems with autobiographical memory may persist for months.

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  1. According to Bowen, to reduce tension between them, family members often resort to:
    a. scapegoating.
    b. retribalization.
    c. triangulation.
    d. emotional divorce.
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c. triangulation

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  1. Jungian theory differs from Freudian theory in that
    a. Jung had a more optimistic outlook on the ability of psychoanalysis to effect a cure.
    b. Jung endorsed the notion of psychic determinism.
    c. Jung focused on the “here-and-now”; Freud focused on the past.
    d. Jung had a different theory about the role of the unconscious than Freud
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d. Jung had a different theory about the role of the unconscious than Freud

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  1. Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia is considered a more severe disorder than Panic Disorder without Agoraphobia and is associated with higher rates of comorbidity. A client receiving a primary diagnosis of Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia is least likely to receive a co-diagnosis for which of the following Anxiety Disorders:
    a. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
    b. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
    c. Social Phobia
    d. Specific Phobia
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b. PTSD

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  1. A psychologist discovers a client is HIV positive, has not informed his/her partner and is having unsafe sex with the partner. Current laws related to the psychologist’s obligation is most accurately described by which of the following?
    a. Health professionals are legally required to breach confidentiality in this situation.
    b. Health professionals are legally required to NOT breach confidentiality in this situation.
    c. Health professionals are legally required to breach confidentiality in this situation in some states and prohibited in others.
    d. Health professionals are legally allowed to determine whether or not to breach confidentiality in this situation.
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c. Health professionals are legally required to breach confidentiality in this situation in some states and prohibited in others.

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  1. Which of these is the least likely cause of self-reported sexual problems in an elderly female?
    a. less sexual lubrication
    b. need for more clitoral stimulation
    c. thinning of the vaginal walls
    d. orgasmic dysfunction
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d. orgasmic dysfunction

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  1. _________________ is a present-oriented, structured and time-limited treatment that integrates biological and psychosocial approaches.
    a. Motivational interviewing
    b. Solution-focused therapy
    c. Interpersonal psychotherapy
    d. Reality therapy
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c. Interpersonal Therapy

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  1. Research on gender differences in anxiety has most often found that:
    a. females have more general anxiety than males
    b. males have more general anxiety than females
    c. females have more social and general anxiety than males
    d. males have more social and general anxiety than females
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a. females have more general anxiety than males

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  1. What effect do neurotransmitters have on postsynaptic cells?
    a. an excitatory effect
    b. an inhibitory effect
    c. either an excitatory or inhibitory effect
    d. the ability to decrease the action potential
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c. either excitatory or inhibitory

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  1. Mental imaging or visualization, in the absence of external visual stimulation, is believed to be most associated with the:
    a. basal ganglia
    b. frontal lobe
    c. hippocampus
    d. parietal lobe
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c. hippocampus

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  1. Tricyclic antidepressants, as compared to MAO inhibitors,
    a. are more effective in the treatment of the vegetative symptoms of depression.
    b. are more effective in the treatment of atypical depressions.
    c. are less effective in the treatment of panic disorder.
    d. are associated with a greater range of dangerous side effects.
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a. are more effective in the treatment of the vegetative symptoms of depression

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  1. Disorganized-disoriented attachment in infancy is somewhat predictive of __________ in preschool.
    a. behavioral inhibition
    b. hostility toward other children
    c. over-dependence on adults
    d. separation anxiety
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b. hostility toward other children

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  1. What percent of individuals diagnosed of Panic Disorder also have Agoraphobia in community samples according to the DSM-IV-TR?
    a. less than 10%
    b. 15-25%
    c. 33-50%
    d. 50-66%
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c. 33-50%

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  1. The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test is useful for the detection of damage to the:
    a. frontal lobe
    b. temporal lobe
    c. hippocampus
    d. corpus callosum
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a. frontal lobe

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  1. According to Bass, transformational leadership contains four interrelated components. Which of the following is characterized by high moral and ethical standards?
    a. intellectual stimulation
    b. inspirational motivation
    c. individualized consideration
    d. idealized influence
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d. idealized influence

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  1. In treating a client suffering from an Anxiety Disorder, a behavior therapist instructs the client to deliberately engage in the anxiety-arousing behavior as often as possible. The therapist’s goal in this situation is most likely to
    a. neutralize the anticipatory anxiety that is the real source of the client’s problem.
    b. eliminate the client’s usual avoidance behavior by evoking his resistance.
    c. extinguish the anxiety-arousing behavior by removing the reinforcement that is maintaining it.
    d. diminish the client’s anxiety through interoceptive conditioning.
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a. neutralize the anticipatory anxiety that is the real source of the client’s problem.

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  1. For a diagnosis of Tourette’s disorder, a client must have
    a. multiple vocal tics and at least one motor tic.
    b. multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic.
    c. multiple motor and/or vocal tics.
    d. multiple motor and vocal tics.
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b. multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic.

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  1. Kohlberg’s theory of moral development is based on the assumption that progress through his hypothesized stages is related to
    a. changes in social perspective.
    b. changes in self-concept.
    c. socioemotional development.
    d. identity development.
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a. changes in social perspective.

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  1. Your friend Bill has been involved in a motorcycle accident that resulted in a head injury. His neurologist has indicated that Bill is experiencing aphasia. As a knowlegeable psychologist, you would give Bill all the following news about his injury except:
    a. because his language loss is not severe, he has a better chance of recovery.
    b. the greatest amount of recovery will occur in the next 3 months.
    c. since he is right-handed he will probably exhibit milder aphasia.
    d. he is lucky to be sixteen instead of sixty-six.
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c. since he is right-handed he will probably exhibit milder aphasia.

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  1. The consultant’s role in client-centered case consultation is to:
    a. educate the consultee in methods for evaluating treatment outcomes for a particular type of diagnosis or client
    b. advise the consultee on the assessment and treatment of a particular type of diagnosis or client
    c. assess one of the consultee’s clients and advise the consultee of the best treatment approach for the specific client
    d. assess and treat a specific client of the consultee
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c. assess one of the consultee’s clients and advise the consultee of the best treatment approach for the specific client

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  1. Behavioral treatment for obsessions would most likely involve:
    a. deliberate exposure and thought stopping.
    b. relaxation training and assertiveness training.
    c. contingency contracting and paradoxical intent.
    d. systematic desensitization and differential reinforcement for other behaviors
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a. deliberate exposure and thought stopping.

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  1. Beck identified a number of cognitive distortions including the tendency to focus solely on a detail that is taken out of context. He termed this:
    a. Selective abstraction
    b. Overgeneralization
    c. Personalization
    d. Dichotomous thinking
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a. selective abstraction

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  1. From the perspective of Lewin’s field theory, the focus when studying human behavior should be on
    a. the immediate present.
    b. the past factors that determined the present.
    c. the past, the present, and the future.
    d. the past, present, and/or future, depending on the nature of the target problem or behavior.
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a. the immediate present.

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  1. An engineering psychologist hired by a company to decrease accidents and improve safety in the organization would most likely focus on:
    a. working with employees to ensure that they understand and accept the company’s safety policies
    b. ensuring that enough information about ways to increase safety is available to employees
    c. working with managers to increase their commitment to safety
    d. identifying aspects of the work environment that could be modified in order to improve safety
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d. identifying aspects of the work environment that could be modified in order to improve safety

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  1. A behavior therapist would likely view anxiety as the result of:
    a. classical conditioning, in which an aversive stimulus or negative life event served as an unconditioned stimulus.
    b. classical conditioning, in which an aversive stimulus or negative life event served as a conditioned stimulus.
    c. operant conditioning, in which a negative life event served as a punisher.
    d. operant conditioning, in which the person is negatively reinforced for avoiding an anxiety-evoking stimulus.
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a. classical conditioning, in which an aversive stimulus or negative life event served as an unconditioned stimulus.

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  1. Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between anxiety and achievement on academic tasks is true?
    a. The higher the anxiety, the better the performance.
    b. The optimal level of anxiety is lower than it would be for simpler tasks.
    c. The optimal level of anxiety is higher than it would be for simpler tasks.
    d. There are no available findings indicating which level of anxiety is optimal.
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b. The optimal level of anxiety is lower than it would be for simpler tasks.

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  1. Research on the impact of therapist experience on therapy outcome suggests that
    a. there is a strong positive relationship between experience and outcome.
    b. there is a moderate relationship between experience and outcome, with the relationship being strongest when the client’s
    symptoms are mild to moderate.
    c. there is a moderate relationship between experience and outcome, with the relationship being strongest when the client’s
    symptoms are severe.
    d. there is, contrary to what might be expected, no predictable relationship between experience and outcome.
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c. there is a moderate relationship between experience and outcome, with the relationship being strongest when the client’s
symptoms are severe.

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  1. The term “success identity” is associated with:
    a. Eric Berne
    b. William Glasser
    c. Fritz Perls
    d. Carl Rogers
A
  1. B– According to Glasser’s Reality Therapy, when an individual is capable of fulfilling his or her own needs for survival, power, belonging, freedom and fun, without harming self or infringing on the rights of others, then he or she has developed a “success identity.”
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  1. The tension-reduction hypothesis proposes that alcohol abuse is due to the effects of:
    a. tolerance
    b. withdrawal
    c. habituation
    d. conditioning
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d. conditioning

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The ability to understand that changing an object’s appearance doesn’t change the object’s physical qualities typically develops during years:

a. 0 to 2
b. 2 to 6
c. 7 to 10
d. 11 to 13
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c. 7 to 10

Conservation is the ability to understand that changing an object’s appearance doesn’t change the object’s physical qualities. For example, water poured from a tall thin glass into a short wide glass will be conserved, or understood to be the same amount of water.

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  1. Which of the following is most true about individuals with Moderate Mental Retardation?
    a. They constitute 3-4% of the population of mentally retarded individuals.
    b. They can reach up to about a sixth grade level in academic skills.
    c. They can be trained to perform unskilled work in the competitive job market under close supervision.
    d. They acquire little or no communicative speech during the pre-school period
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c. They can be trained to perform unskilled work in the competitive job market under close supervision.

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  1. Vygotsky’s work has most influenced which of the following teaching strategies?
    a. computer-adaptive testing
    b. reciprocal teaching
    c. Montessori method
    d. cognitive constructivism
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b. reciprocal teaching

His approach has influenced a teaching method known as “reciprocal teaching” in which the teacher and students take turns leading a dialogue. This approach encourages students to stretch beyond the role of simply answering questions.

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  1. Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between environmental factors and the course of Bipolar Disorders?
    a. Environmental factors are likely to have a greater impact during the early stages of the disorder.
    b. Environmental factors are likely to have a greater impact during the latter stages of the disorder.
    c. Environmental factors are likely to have an approximately equal impact throughout the course of the disorder.
    d. Environmental factors are likely to have no impact because Bipolar Disorders are entirely due to biological factors.
A

a. Environmental factors are likely to have a greater impact during the early stages of the disorder.

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Personal reality and common reality were defined by:

a. Ginzberg’s Stages of Career Development
b. Super’s Career and Life Development
c. Miller-Tiedeman and Tiedeman’s Decision Making Model
d. Gottfredson’s Theory of Career Development
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c. Miller-Tiedeman and Tiedeman’s Decision Making Model

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  1. Alzheimer’s Dementia is most often associated with damage to the:
    a. frontal lobe
    b. parietal lobe
    c. occipital lobe
    d. temporal lobe
A

d. temporal lobe

it’s role in long term memory

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When applied to teaching children, gestalt psychology would emphasize:

a. repetition.
b. rote learning.
c. reinforcement.
d. learning patterns.
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d. learning patterns

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The development of depressive symptomology according to Beck’s cognitive theory, a diathesis-stress model, proposes _____________ serves as the vulnerability.

a. a genetic predisposition
b. depressogenic schema 
c. exposure to a negative event
d. a negative attributional style
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b. depressogenic schema

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When an individual imagines movement or engaging in a motor activity, which part of the brain is most likely to be active?

a. parietal lobe
b. frontal lobe
c. occipital lobe
d. temporal lobe
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a. parietal lobe

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