CPCE STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who is famous for the "hierarchy of needs?" - correct answer
Abraham Maslow
What does Maslow's hierarchy of needs postulate? - correct answer
lower-order physiological & safety needs and higher-order
needs (self-actualization)
first/lower: basics like food/water
safety/security
need for love/affection/belonging
highest level: self-actualization (being all that one can be)
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Robert Kegan's 6 stages of lifespan development are: - correct
answer incorporative
impulse
imperial
interpersonal
institutional
interindividual
Who is Robert Kegan? - correct answer adult cognitive development
stresses interpersonal development
constructive model of development, meaning individuals
construct reality through the lifespan
What is relativistic thinking according to Ed Neukrug? - correct
answer as teens enter adulthood, they realize not everything is
right or wrong, but an answer can exist relative to a specific
situation
Who is Robert/William Perry? - correct answer adult cognitive
development/college students
dualistic thinking; common in teens to conceptualize good/bad;
right/wrong
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Who is known for their work in strategic & problem-solving
therapy, utilizing the "paradox" technique? - correct answer Jay
Haley
Who is associated with brief psychotherapy and hypnosis? -
correct answer Milton H. Erikson
What is Erik Erikson known for? - correct answer psychosocial
stages of development
8 stages through the lifespan:
1. trust v mistrust (birth - 12 mo)
2. autonomy v shame & doubt (1-3 y/o
3. initiative v guilt (3-6 y/o)
4. industry v inferiority (6-12 y/o)
5. identity v confusion (12-18 y/o)
6. intimacy v isolation (20-40)
7. generativity v stagnation (40-60)
8. integrity v despair (60+)