NCE/LPC EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE &
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS.
1) Ego's need for immediate gratification. -- Answer ✔✔ Pleasure
Principle
2) The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to
determine in most cases. -- Answer ✔✔ Etiology
3) An individual who is happy, autonomous, & creative has reached
______________. -- Answer ✔✔ Self-actualization
4) This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy
concepts. (Rogers) -- Answer ✔✔ Unconditional Positive Regard
5) Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior. -- Answer
✔✔ Shaping
6) Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to
existing responses. -- Answer ✔✔ Classical Conditioning
7) A behavior modification used to establish new behavior. -- Answer
✔✔ reinforcement
8) The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to
______________. -- Answer ✔✔ Trait Theory
9) Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their
environment. -- Answer ✔✔ contextual worldview
,10) Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the
psychosexual energy called __________. -- Answer ✔✔ libido
11) Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new,
more adaptive response -- Answer ✔✔ counter conditioning
12) Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each
one leading to different behaviors. -- Answer ✔✔ Kelly's concept of
Constructive Alternativism
13) A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with
reality. -- Answer ✔✔ Psychosis
14) Process of development and body change resulting from heredity
rather than learning. -- Answer ✔✔ Maturation
15) Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. --
Answer ✔✔ modeling
16) The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or
reduce inconsistencies in cognitive structure. -- Answer ✔✔
cognitive dissonance
17) Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-
worth rather than coping directly with a stressful situation. --
Answer ✔✔ defense mechanisms
18) Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic
client. -- Answer ✔✔ systematic desensitization
19) Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of
__________to help shape human behavior. -- Answer ✔✔
consequences
20) Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or
sociocultural in origin. -- Answer ✔✔ abnormal behavior
, 21) The tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of
greatest importance. -- Answer ✔✔ Jung's theory of Introversion
22) Behavior modification programs in schools/group homes used to
motivate participants. -- Answer ✔✔ token economy
23) This approach to human functioning stresses the importance of
each individual's perception of reality. -- Answer ✔✔
Phenomenological
24) Emphasizes the importance of genetic and physical contributors
to maladaptive behavior. -- Answer ✔✔ biological viewpoint
25) Use of family constellation -- Answer ✔✔ Adler
26) traits and values -- Answer ✔✔ Allport
27) vicarious conditioning -- Answer ✔✔ Bandura
28) 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire -- Answer ✔✔ Cattell
29) stage theory of development -- Answer ✔✔ Erikson
30) Cognitive dissonance -- Answer ✔✔ Festinger
31) id, ego, superego -- Answer ✔✔ Freud
32) introversion-extroversion -- Answer ✔✔ Jung
33) cognitive meaning making -- Answer ✔✔ Kegan
34) Role Construct Repertory Test -- Answer ✔✔ Kelly
35) Justice Reasoning & Moral development -- Answer ✔✔ Kohlberg
36) Life Space -- Answer ✔✔ Lewin
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE &
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS.
1) Ego's need for immediate gratification. -- Answer ✔✔ Pleasure
Principle
2) The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to
determine in most cases. -- Answer ✔✔ Etiology
3) An individual who is happy, autonomous, & creative has reached
______________. -- Answer ✔✔ Self-actualization
4) This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy
concepts. (Rogers) -- Answer ✔✔ Unconditional Positive Regard
5) Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior. -- Answer
✔✔ Shaping
6) Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to
existing responses. -- Answer ✔✔ Classical Conditioning
7) A behavior modification used to establish new behavior. -- Answer
✔✔ reinforcement
8) The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to
______________. -- Answer ✔✔ Trait Theory
9) Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their
environment. -- Answer ✔✔ contextual worldview
,10) Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the
psychosexual energy called __________. -- Answer ✔✔ libido
11) Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new,
more adaptive response -- Answer ✔✔ counter conditioning
12) Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each
one leading to different behaviors. -- Answer ✔✔ Kelly's concept of
Constructive Alternativism
13) A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with
reality. -- Answer ✔✔ Psychosis
14) Process of development and body change resulting from heredity
rather than learning. -- Answer ✔✔ Maturation
15) Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. --
Answer ✔✔ modeling
16) The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or
reduce inconsistencies in cognitive structure. -- Answer ✔✔
cognitive dissonance
17) Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-
worth rather than coping directly with a stressful situation. --
Answer ✔✔ defense mechanisms
18) Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic
client. -- Answer ✔✔ systematic desensitization
19) Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of
__________to help shape human behavior. -- Answer ✔✔
consequences
20) Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or
sociocultural in origin. -- Answer ✔✔ abnormal behavior
, 21) The tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of
greatest importance. -- Answer ✔✔ Jung's theory of Introversion
22) Behavior modification programs in schools/group homes used to
motivate participants. -- Answer ✔✔ token economy
23) This approach to human functioning stresses the importance of
each individual's perception of reality. -- Answer ✔✔
Phenomenological
24) Emphasizes the importance of genetic and physical contributors
to maladaptive behavior. -- Answer ✔✔ biological viewpoint
25) Use of family constellation -- Answer ✔✔ Adler
26) traits and values -- Answer ✔✔ Allport
27) vicarious conditioning -- Answer ✔✔ Bandura
28) 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire -- Answer ✔✔ Cattell
29) stage theory of development -- Answer ✔✔ Erikson
30) Cognitive dissonance -- Answer ✔✔ Festinger
31) id, ego, superego -- Answer ✔✔ Freud
32) introversion-extroversion -- Answer ✔✔ Jung
33) cognitive meaning making -- Answer ✔✔ Kegan
34) Role Construct Repertory Test -- Answer ✔✔ Kelly
35) Justice Reasoning & Moral development -- Answer ✔✔ Kohlberg
36) Life Space -- Answer ✔✔ Lewin
