NCE EXAM QUESTIONS
1. Standard Deviation a measure of variability; It tells you how tightly your data is clustered
around the mean
2. Maslow's Hierarchy of physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
Needs
3. Androgyny is something that has both female and male traits, or something that is
not clearly either masculine or feminine
4. Erikson's Stages of Psy-
chosocial Development
5. Social Learning Theory is the view that people learn by observing others. Associated with Albert
Bandura's work in the 1960s. Explains how people learn new behaviors,
values, and attitudes For example, a teenager might learn slang by
observing peers.
6. Core features of depres- diminished interest or pleasure
sion
7. Core features of bipolar mania; hypomania
disorders
8. Hypomania abnormally, persistently elevated mood, expansive mood, irritable
mood
9. Difference between ma- mania lasts more than 1 week and hypomania lasts 4 days
nia and hypomania
,10. delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, grossly disorganized
or abnormal motor behavior, negative symptoms
, Key features of schizo-
phrenia and psychotic
disorders
11. Symptoms of PTSD Re-experiencing the trauma through flashbacks, nightmares, and intru-
sive thoughts
12. Five Factor Model of O- openness vs. tradition/convention
Personality C- conscientiousness vs. negligence
E- extraversion vs. introversion
A- agreeableness vs. antagonistic
N- neuroticism vs. emotional stability
13. 3 P's of personality dis- -Persistent (over time)
order -Pervasive (across situations)
-Pathological (clearly abnormal)
14. Cluster A personality odd/eccentric:
disorders paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
15. Cluster B personality dramatic/emotional/erratic:
disorders
antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
16. Cluster C personality Anxious/fearful
disorders
avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive
17. Paranoid Personality type of personality disorder characterized by extreme suspiciousness or
Disorder mistrust of others
18. Schizoid Personality a psychological disorder characterized by little interest or involvement
Disorder in close relationships, even those with family members (socially and
emotionally detached)
1. Standard Deviation a measure of variability; It tells you how tightly your data is clustered
around the mean
2. Maslow's Hierarchy of physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
Needs
3. Androgyny is something that has both female and male traits, or something that is
not clearly either masculine or feminine
4. Erikson's Stages of Psy-
chosocial Development
5. Social Learning Theory is the view that people learn by observing others. Associated with Albert
Bandura's work in the 1960s. Explains how people learn new behaviors,
values, and attitudes For example, a teenager might learn slang by
observing peers.
6. Core features of depres- diminished interest or pleasure
sion
7. Core features of bipolar mania; hypomania
disorders
8. Hypomania abnormally, persistently elevated mood, expansive mood, irritable
mood
9. Difference between ma- mania lasts more than 1 week and hypomania lasts 4 days
nia and hypomania
,10. delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, grossly disorganized
or abnormal motor behavior, negative symptoms
, Key features of schizo-
phrenia and psychotic
disorders
11. Symptoms of PTSD Re-experiencing the trauma through flashbacks, nightmares, and intru-
sive thoughts
12. Five Factor Model of O- openness vs. tradition/convention
Personality C- conscientiousness vs. negligence
E- extraversion vs. introversion
A- agreeableness vs. antagonistic
N- neuroticism vs. emotional stability
13. 3 P's of personality dis- -Persistent (over time)
order -Pervasive (across situations)
-Pathological (clearly abnormal)
14. Cluster A personality odd/eccentric:
disorders paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
15. Cluster B personality dramatic/emotional/erratic:
disorders
antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
16. Cluster C personality Anxious/fearful
disorders
avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive
17. Paranoid Personality type of personality disorder characterized by extreme suspiciousness or
Disorder mistrust of others
18. Schizoid Personality a psychological disorder characterized by little interest or involvement
Disorder in close relationships, even those with family members (socially and
emotionally detached)
