CPACE EXAM FINAL SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTION SET
◉ Researcher known for Rhesus Monkeys. Answer: Harry Harlow
◉ Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Answer: Theory of human
motivation - psychological, safety, love, affection, belongingness
◉ Down Syndrome. Answer: Chromosomal abnormality
◉ John Watson. Answer: Little Albert experiment
◉ Albert Bandura's best-known research. Answer: Bobo Doll study
◉ What did Lev Vygotsky stress in his development theory?.
Answer: Cultural Context and language
◉ Freudian Defense Mechanism. Answer: Repression
◉ Imprinting. Answer: Konrad Lorenz
,◉ Incorporating several therapeutic theories in your work. Answer:
eclectic
◉ Complaining of feeling restless, mood swings, times of
hopelessness, periods of high energy and creativity in which she can
go days without sleep. Answer: Bipolar
◉ Client presents with his wife both complaining the patient has had
a change in cognitive function including language and memory.
Client denies loss of pleasure in normal activities and denies feeling
sad, but client is able to manage his medications but requires
someone to set up his medication box and set a timer for him..
Answer: Neurocognitive Disorder
◉ Disorder of thought; disorder of mood. Answer: Schizophrenia;
bipolar disorder
◉ Mirroring back client's verbalizations, and not passing judgment.
Facilitating in assisting his client in reaching resolution of the
presenting problems.. Answer: Rogerian, client-centered therapy
◉ Binge eating coupled with inappropriate methods of controlling
one's weight may be a symptom of. Answer: Bulimia
,◉ Concerns of his health; reports chronic intestinal difficulties, but
has not sought medical treatment for his concerns. For the last five
years he rarely feels at ease while at his job. Feels uneasy when
outside the home. Answer: Agoraphobia
◉ loss of appetite; nervousness, and recurrent nightmares of a past
hospital experience from years prior, where she says she almost
died. Answer: PTSD
◉ Actively defiant of instructions, argues regularly, spiteful, and
resentful. School performance is marginal.. Answer: Oppositional
defiant disorder
◉ 40-year old client not feeling comfortable socially after gaining
weight. Unwilling to try new activities and avoiding activities he
once found enjoyable. Answer: Avoidant Personality Disorder
◉ Client believes his favorite actress is in love with him. He is
appropriate in every other way and substance use is not the factor.
Answer: Delusional Disorder
◉ Cyclothymia. Answer: Mild form of bipolar disorder. Cause is
unknown
, ◉ Client needs help with substance use, uses recreationally on the
weekends. Two DUIs within 3 years. Answer: Stimulant Use Disorder
◉ Complaints about significant Chronic back pain and shoulder pain
(basis of a disability claim), when seen he looks fully physical
capable of bending and picking up things. Answer: Malingering - to
receive an external reward
◉ Symptoms of Schizophrenia categorized in three groups. Answer:
Positive, Negative, and Disorganized
◉ Couple comes in. Wife displays feelings of distrust and no
tolerance for relationships and also experiences excessive over-
valuation "he's the best thing that every happened to me". Answer:
Borderline Personality Disorder
◉ A patient diagnosed with depression/suicide ideation suddenly
appears to feel better and think more clearly. Answer: Suicide has
increased!
◉ 20 year-old male college student. Last 6-7 months grossly
disorganized or catatonic behavior and speech, hallucinations, poor
responses. Answer: Schizophrenia...Paranoid, disorganized,
catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual
SOLUTION SET
◉ Researcher known for Rhesus Monkeys. Answer: Harry Harlow
◉ Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Answer: Theory of human
motivation - psychological, safety, love, affection, belongingness
◉ Down Syndrome. Answer: Chromosomal abnormality
◉ John Watson. Answer: Little Albert experiment
◉ Albert Bandura's best-known research. Answer: Bobo Doll study
◉ What did Lev Vygotsky stress in his development theory?.
Answer: Cultural Context and language
◉ Freudian Defense Mechanism. Answer: Repression
◉ Imprinting. Answer: Konrad Lorenz
,◉ Incorporating several therapeutic theories in your work. Answer:
eclectic
◉ Complaining of feeling restless, mood swings, times of
hopelessness, periods of high energy and creativity in which she can
go days without sleep. Answer: Bipolar
◉ Client presents with his wife both complaining the patient has had
a change in cognitive function including language and memory.
Client denies loss of pleasure in normal activities and denies feeling
sad, but client is able to manage his medications but requires
someone to set up his medication box and set a timer for him..
Answer: Neurocognitive Disorder
◉ Disorder of thought; disorder of mood. Answer: Schizophrenia;
bipolar disorder
◉ Mirroring back client's verbalizations, and not passing judgment.
Facilitating in assisting his client in reaching resolution of the
presenting problems.. Answer: Rogerian, client-centered therapy
◉ Binge eating coupled with inappropriate methods of controlling
one's weight may be a symptom of. Answer: Bulimia
,◉ Concerns of his health; reports chronic intestinal difficulties, but
has not sought medical treatment for his concerns. For the last five
years he rarely feels at ease while at his job. Feels uneasy when
outside the home. Answer: Agoraphobia
◉ loss of appetite; nervousness, and recurrent nightmares of a past
hospital experience from years prior, where she says she almost
died. Answer: PTSD
◉ Actively defiant of instructions, argues regularly, spiteful, and
resentful. School performance is marginal.. Answer: Oppositional
defiant disorder
◉ 40-year old client not feeling comfortable socially after gaining
weight. Unwilling to try new activities and avoiding activities he
once found enjoyable. Answer: Avoidant Personality Disorder
◉ Client believes his favorite actress is in love with him. He is
appropriate in every other way and substance use is not the factor.
Answer: Delusional Disorder
◉ Cyclothymia. Answer: Mild form of bipolar disorder. Cause is
unknown
, ◉ Client needs help with substance use, uses recreationally on the
weekends. Two DUIs within 3 years. Answer: Stimulant Use Disorder
◉ Complaints about significant Chronic back pain and shoulder pain
(basis of a disability claim), when seen he looks fully physical
capable of bending and picking up things. Answer: Malingering - to
receive an external reward
◉ Symptoms of Schizophrenia categorized in three groups. Answer:
Positive, Negative, and Disorganized
◉ Couple comes in. Wife displays feelings of distrust and no
tolerance for relationships and also experiences excessive over-
valuation "he's the best thing that every happened to me". Answer:
Borderline Personality Disorder
◉ A patient diagnosed with depression/suicide ideation suddenly
appears to feel better and think more clearly. Answer: Suicide has
increased!
◉ 20 year-old male college student. Last 6-7 months grossly
disorganized or catatonic behavior and speech, hallucinations, poor
responses. Answer: Schizophrenia...Paranoid, disorganized,
catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual
