PPLE Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Which |of |the |reasons |below |is |NOT |one |of |the |facets |of |psychological |practice |(according |to |
the |Act)?
Counseling |someone |for |help |with |anxiety |problems
Helping |an |organization |with |group |motivation
Assessment |and |testing |of |personality |disorders
Rendering |opinions |to |schools |about |student |achievement
Helping |an |organization |with |group |motivation
A |client |tells |you |that |she |is |planning |to |help |her |terminally |ill |brother |by |euthanizing |him |
next |week. |You |should:
Report |the |plan |to |the |authorities
Tell |the |client |to |weigh |the |risks |versus |benefits |of |the |plan
Remain |silent |due |to |the |therapist-client |confidentiality
Tell |a |colleague |and |ask |him |to |make |a |report |to |the |police
Report |the |plan |to |the |authorities
Dr. |Kligerman |has |direct |supervisory |responsibility |for |a |psychology |resident. |How |many |
hours |per |week |of |supervision |is |required?
0.5
1
2
3
2
(41.11) |Licenses |expire |on |_____________ |, |of |each |odd-number |year, |regardless |of |the |date |
of |issuance.
November |30
,(41.11) |If |your |license |is |about |to |expire, |you |must |submit |your |renewal |applications |by |
____________.
December |1
***According |to |its |declaration |of |policy, |the |purpose |of |the |Professional |Psychologists |
Practice |Act |is |to: |
A. |Protect |psychologists
B. |Codify |all |laws |dealing |with |the |practice |of |psychology
C. |Protect |the |public
D. |All |of |the |above
Protect |the |public
The |Professional |Psychologists |Practice |Act:
a. |Explicitly |states |that |psychologists |may |diagnose |and |treat |mental |illnesses
b. |Implies |that |psychologists |may |diagnose |and |treat |mental |illnesses
c. |Is |silent |on |what |constitutes |the |practice |of |psychology |
d. |Permits |psychologists |to |offer |expert |opinions |in |court
a. |Explicitly |states |that |psychologists |may |diagnose |and |treat |mental |illnesses
*** |The |Professional |Psychologists |Practice |Act |requires |psychologists |to:
a. |Refer |patients |who |have |problems |that |fall |outside |of |the |boundaries |of |their |competence
b. |Provide |pro |bona |services |to |the |poor |and |needy
c. |Become |members |of |the |healing |arts, |for |purposes |limited |to |their |scope |of
practice
d. |All |the |above
Refer |patients |who |have |problems |that |fall |outside |of |the |boundaries |of |their |competence
According |to |the |Professional |Psychologists |Practice |Act, |other |recognized |professions |
include:
a. |Clergy
b. |Drug |and |alcohol |abuse |counselors
,c. |Psychoanalysts
d. |All |the |above
All |the |above
Persons |who |are |not |licensed |as |psychologists |in |Pennsylvania |may |still |refer |to |themselves |as
|psychologists |if:
a. |They |are |licensed |in |another |state |and |are |on |temporary |assignment |in
Pennsylvania |
b. |Psychology |is |part |of |the |official |title |of |a |faculty |member |of |a |duly |accredited |college |and |
the |person |is |using |the |title |as |part |of |their |official |functions |
c. |Psychology |is |part |of |the |official |title |of |a |staff |member |of |a |duly |accredited |college, |and |the
|person |is |using |the |title |as |part |of |their |official |functions |
d. |All |the |above
All |the |above
In |so |far |as |it |applies |to |the |normal |function |of |his |or |her |position |or |is |performed |on |behalf |
of |or |according |to |the |usual |expectations |of |his |employer, |the |Professional |Psychologists |
Practice |Act |does |not |limit |activities |or |titles |of |persons |who |are
a. |Staff |of |State-approved |non-public |schools
b. |Faculty |of |duly |accredited |universities |or |colleges
c. |Staff |of |duly |accredited |hospitals
d. |All |the |above
All |the |above
Individuals |who |are |completing |their |experience |requirements |for |licensure |may |be |referred |
to |as
a. |Psychological |interns, |residents, |or |trainees
b. |Psychologists, |for |purposes |of |third-party |reimbursement
c. |Psychologists |for |purposes |of |presentations |to |the |public
d. |Any |of |the |above
, Psychological |interns, |residents, |or |trainees
***Psychologists |may |hire |professional |employees |under |their |full |direction, |control |and |
supervision |if |these |employees
a. |Have |an |associate |degree |in |psychology |or |a |related |field |
b. |Have |15 |graduate |hours |in |psychology |or |special |education |
c. |Have |graduate |training |in |psychology, |defined |by |the |Board |as |15 |graduate |hours |in |
psychology
d. |All |the |above
Have |graduate |training |in |psychology, |defined |by |the |Board |as |15 |graduate |hours |in |
psychology
The |State |Board |of |Psychology |consists |of
a. |6 |licensed |psychologists
b. |2 |public |members
c. |The |Commissioner |of |Professional |and |Occupational |Affairs
d. |All |the |above
All |the |above
***The |members |of |the |State |Board |of |Psychology |are
a. |Nominated |by |professional |associations |representing |psychology |in
Pennsylvania
b. |Appointed |by |the |Governor
c. |Appointed |by |the |Governor |upon |the |advice |and |consent |of |the |Pennsylvania |State
d. |None |of |the |above
c. |Appointed |by |the |Governor |upon |the |advice |and |consent |of |the |Pennsylvania |State
***The |State |Board |of |Psychology |has |the |power |to
a. |Adopt |rules |and |regulations |not |inconsistent |with |the |licensing |law |
b. |Conduct |hearings |upon |complaints |against |licensed |psychologists
c. |Deny, |approve, |issue, |revoke, |or |suspend |the |licenses |of |psychologists
Answers
Which |of |the |reasons |below |is |NOT |one |of |the |facets |of |psychological |practice |(according |to |
the |Act)?
Counseling |someone |for |help |with |anxiety |problems
Helping |an |organization |with |group |motivation
Assessment |and |testing |of |personality |disorders
Rendering |opinions |to |schools |about |student |achievement
Helping |an |organization |with |group |motivation
A |client |tells |you |that |she |is |planning |to |help |her |terminally |ill |brother |by |euthanizing |him |
next |week. |You |should:
Report |the |plan |to |the |authorities
Tell |the |client |to |weigh |the |risks |versus |benefits |of |the |plan
Remain |silent |due |to |the |therapist-client |confidentiality
Tell |a |colleague |and |ask |him |to |make |a |report |to |the |police
Report |the |plan |to |the |authorities
Dr. |Kligerman |has |direct |supervisory |responsibility |for |a |psychology |resident. |How |many |
hours |per |week |of |supervision |is |required?
0.5
1
2
3
2
(41.11) |Licenses |expire |on |_____________ |, |of |each |odd-number |year, |regardless |of |the |date |
of |issuance.
November |30
,(41.11) |If |your |license |is |about |to |expire, |you |must |submit |your |renewal |applications |by |
____________.
December |1
***According |to |its |declaration |of |policy, |the |purpose |of |the |Professional |Psychologists |
Practice |Act |is |to: |
A. |Protect |psychologists
B. |Codify |all |laws |dealing |with |the |practice |of |psychology
C. |Protect |the |public
D. |All |of |the |above
Protect |the |public
The |Professional |Psychologists |Practice |Act:
a. |Explicitly |states |that |psychologists |may |diagnose |and |treat |mental |illnesses
b. |Implies |that |psychologists |may |diagnose |and |treat |mental |illnesses
c. |Is |silent |on |what |constitutes |the |practice |of |psychology |
d. |Permits |psychologists |to |offer |expert |opinions |in |court
a. |Explicitly |states |that |psychologists |may |diagnose |and |treat |mental |illnesses
*** |The |Professional |Psychologists |Practice |Act |requires |psychologists |to:
a. |Refer |patients |who |have |problems |that |fall |outside |of |the |boundaries |of |their |competence
b. |Provide |pro |bona |services |to |the |poor |and |needy
c. |Become |members |of |the |healing |arts, |for |purposes |limited |to |their |scope |of
practice
d. |All |the |above
Refer |patients |who |have |problems |that |fall |outside |of |the |boundaries |of |their |competence
According |to |the |Professional |Psychologists |Practice |Act, |other |recognized |professions |
include:
a. |Clergy
b. |Drug |and |alcohol |abuse |counselors
,c. |Psychoanalysts
d. |All |the |above
All |the |above
Persons |who |are |not |licensed |as |psychologists |in |Pennsylvania |may |still |refer |to |themselves |as
|psychologists |if:
a. |They |are |licensed |in |another |state |and |are |on |temporary |assignment |in
Pennsylvania |
b. |Psychology |is |part |of |the |official |title |of |a |faculty |member |of |a |duly |accredited |college |and |
the |person |is |using |the |title |as |part |of |their |official |functions |
c. |Psychology |is |part |of |the |official |title |of |a |staff |member |of |a |duly |accredited |college, |and |the
|person |is |using |the |title |as |part |of |their |official |functions |
d. |All |the |above
All |the |above
In |so |far |as |it |applies |to |the |normal |function |of |his |or |her |position |or |is |performed |on |behalf |
of |or |according |to |the |usual |expectations |of |his |employer, |the |Professional |Psychologists |
Practice |Act |does |not |limit |activities |or |titles |of |persons |who |are
a. |Staff |of |State-approved |non-public |schools
b. |Faculty |of |duly |accredited |universities |or |colleges
c. |Staff |of |duly |accredited |hospitals
d. |All |the |above
All |the |above
Individuals |who |are |completing |their |experience |requirements |for |licensure |may |be |referred |
to |as
a. |Psychological |interns, |residents, |or |trainees
b. |Psychologists, |for |purposes |of |third-party |reimbursement
c. |Psychologists |for |purposes |of |presentations |to |the |public
d. |Any |of |the |above
, Psychological |interns, |residents, |or |trainees
***Psychologists |may |hire |professional |employees |under |their |full |direction, |control |and |
supervision |if |these |employees
a. |Have |an |associate |degree |in |psychology |or |a |related |field |
b. |Have |15 |graduate |hours |in |psychology |or |special |education |
c. |Have |graduate |training |in |psychology, |defined |by |the |Board |as |15 |graduate |hours |in |
psychology
d. |All |the |above
Have |graduate |training |in |psychology, |defined |by |the |Board |as |15 |graduate |hours |in |
psychology
The |State |Board |of |Psychology |consists |of
a. |6 |licensed |psychologists
b. |2 |public |members
c. |The |Commissioner |of |Professional |and |Occupational |Affairs
d. |All |the |above
All |the |above
***The |members |of |the |State |Board |of |Psychology |are
a. |Nominated |by |professional |associations |representing |psychology |in
Pennsylvania
b. |Appointed |by |the |Governor
c. |Appointed |by |the |Governor |upon |the |advice |and |consent |of |the |Pennsylvania |State
d. |None |of |the |above
c. |Appointed |by |the |Governor |upon |the |advice |and |consent |of |the |Pennsylvania |State
***The |State |Board |of |Psychology |has |the |power |to
a. |Adopt |rules |and |regulations |not |inconsistent |with |the |licensing |law |
b. |Conduct |hearings |upon |complaints |against |licensed |psychologists
c. |Deny, |approve, |issue, |revoke, |or |suspend |the |licenses |of |psychologists
