LPC EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉ The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to
determine in most cases. Answer: Etiology
◉ An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached
______________. Answer: Self-actualization
◉ This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy
concepts. (Rogers) Answer: Unconditional Positive Regard
◉ Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior. Answer:
Shaping
◉ Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to
existing responses. Answer: Classical Conditioning
◉ A behavior modification used to establish new behavior. Answer:
reinforcement
,◉ The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to
______________. Answer: Trait Theory
◉ Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their
environment. Answer: contextual worldview
◉ Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the
psychosexual energy called __________. Answer: libido
◉ Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more
adaptive response Answer: counter conditioning
◉ Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each
one leading to different behaviors. Answer: Kelly's concept of
Constructive Alternativism
◉ A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with
reality. Answer: Psychosis
◉ Process of development and body change resulting from heredity
rather than learning. Answer: Maturation
, ◉ Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. Answer:
modeling
◉ The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or
reduce inconsistencies in cognitive structure. Answer: cognitive
dissonance
◉ Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-
worth rather than coping directly with a stressful situation. Answer:
defense mechanisms
◉ Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic client.
Answer: systematic desensitization
◉ Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of
__________to help shape human behavior. Answer: consequences
◉ Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or
sociocultural in origin. Answer: abnormal behavior
◉ The tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of
greatest importance. Answer: Jung's theory of Introversion
AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉ The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to
determine in most cases. Answer: Etiology
◉ An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached
______________. Answer: Self-actualization
◉ This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy
concepts. (Rogers) Answer: Unconditional Positive Regard
◉ Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior. Answer:
Shaping
◉ Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to
existing responses. Answer: Classical Conditioning
◉ A behavior modification used to establish new behavior. Answer:
reinforcement
,◉ The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to
______________. Answer: Trait Theory
◉ Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their
environment. Answer: contextual worldview
◉ Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the
psychosexual energy called __________. Answer: libido
◉ Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more
adaptive response Answer: counter conditioning
◉ Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each
one leading to different behaviors. Answer: Kelly's concept of
Constructive Alternativism
◉ A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with
reality. Answer: Psychosis
◉ Process of development and body change resulting from heredity
rather than learning. Answer: Maturation
, ◉ Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. Answer:
modeling
◉ The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or
reduce inconsistencies in cognitive structure. Answer: cognitive
dissonance
◉ Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-
worth rather than coping directly with a stressful situation. Answer:
defense mechanisms
◉ Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic client.
Answer: systematic desensitization
◉ Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of
__________to help shape human behavior. Answer: consequences
◉ Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or
sociocultural in origin. Answer: abnormal behavior
◉ The tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of
greatest importance. Answer: Jung's theory of Introversion
