CPCE Exam 2026 | Practice Questions & Verified Answers |
Ethics and Theories Comprehensive Review
1. The nurse educator has just reviewed the concepts of group process roles
with a group of nurse managers. One of the managers asks, Could you please
explain what exactly is meant by the gatekeeper role? Which response by the
educator is correct?
The gatekeeper ensures that everyone has an opportunity to speak
The gatekeeper decides who is to attend a meeting and who is not
The gatekeeper responds to interruptions from outside forces
The gatekeeper makes certain that the group starts and ends on time
2. What is the name of the theory developed by Henry Tajfel that explains
prejudice?
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Social Identity Theory
Behaviorism
Attachment Theory
3. A nurse assesses a client brought to the psychiatric unit by family members
who believe the client has agoraphobia. The nurse documents which
assessment findings as supporting agoraphobia?
disorganized and confused thinking causing strange beliefs and
withdrawal
low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness causing loss of interest
and inactivity
, forgetfulness and an inability to concentrate causing restlessness and
impulsivity
severe anxiety and fear causing avoidance of places, people, and
situations
4. What term describes physical symptoms that arise from psychological
factors?
Psychosomatic disorder
Neurosis
Somatization
Psychosis
5. If a client exhibits symptoms of both mania and depression, what steps
should a counselor take to address these symptoms effectively?
Focus solely on the depressive symptoms and ignore manic episodes.
Encourage the client to avoid discussing their feelings.
Conduct a thorough assessment and develop a tailored treatment
plan.
Immediately refer the client to a psychiatrist without further discussion.
6. The researcher who is well known for his work with material deprivation and
isolation in rhesus monkeys is
Lawrence Kohlberg
John Bowlby
Harry Harlow
All of the above
7. What is the name of the fourth stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive
, development?
Formal operational stage
Preoperational stage
Sensorimotor stage
Concrete operational stage
8. Positive psychology focuses on
Praising people for positive behavior
Focusing on what goes right in life, from birth to death and at all
stops in between
Training psychologists to discount negative reactions from clients
None of the above
9. What is the term for the parenting style characterized by high demands and
low responsiveness, often exemplified by the phrase 'Because I said so'?
Authoritarian parenting
Permissive parenting
Authoritative parenting
Neglectful parenting
10. What is the term for the sampling method where each member of the
population has an equal opportunity to be selected?
Convenience sampling
Systematic sampling
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
, 11. Who is the theorist known for the technique of free association in therapy?
Albert Bandura
Carl Rogers
Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner
12. What is the term for the Freudian Defense Mechanism that prevents
distressing thoughts from entering awareness?
Displacement
Repression
Denial
Projection
13. A graduate student is conducting a study to investigate how people respond
to authority figures but she is not revealing to participants the possible
psychological effects that participating in the study may have. Which ethical
standard is being violated by this graduate student?
debriefing
confidentiality
informed consent
deception
14. Exhibiting psychologically based physical symptoms is referred to as:
Somatization
Depression
Anxiety Disorder
Ethics and Theories Comprehensive Review
1. The nurse educator has just reviewed the concepts of group process roles
with a group of nurse managers. One of the managers asks, Could you please
explain what exactly is meant by the gatekeeper role? Which response by the
educator is correct?
The gatekeeper ensures that everyone has an opportunity to speak
The gatekeeper decides who is to attend a meeting and who is not
The gatekeeper responds to interruptions from outside forces
The gatekeeper makes certain that the group starts and ends on time
2. What is the name of the theory developed by Henry Tajfel that explains
prejudice?
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Social Identity Theory
Behaviorism
Attachment Theory
3. A nurse assesses a client brought to the psychiatric unit by family members
who believe the client has agoraphobia. The nurse documents which
assessment findings as supporting agoraphobia?
disorganized and confused thinking causing strange beliefs and
withdrawal
low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness causing loss of interest
and inactivity
, forgetfulness and an inability to concentrate causing restlessness and
impulsivity
severe anxiety and fear causing avoidance of places, people, and
situations
4. What term describes physical symptoms that arise from psychological
factors?
Psychosomatic disorder
Neurosis
Somatization
Psychosis
5. If a client exhibits symptoms of both mania and depression, what steps
should a counselor take to address these symptoms effectively?
Focus solely on the depressive symptoms and ignore manic episodes.
Encourage the client to avoid discussing their feelings.
Conduct a thorough assessment and develop a tailored treatment
plan.
Immediately refer the client to a psychiatrist without further discussion.
6. The researcher who is well known for his work with material deprivation and
isolation in rhesus monkeys is
Lawrence Kohlberg
John Bowlby
Harry Harlow
All of the above
7. What is the name of the fourth stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive
, development?
Formal operational stage
Preoperational stage
Sensorimotor stage
Concrete operational stage
8. Positive psychology focuses on
Praising people for positive behavior
Focusing on what goes right in life, from birth to death and at all
stops in between
Training psychologists to discount negative reactions from clients
None of the above
9. What is the term for the parenting style characterized by high demands and
low responsiveness, often exemplified by the phrase 'Because I said so'?
Authoritarian parenting
Permissive parenting
Authoritative parenting
Neglectful parenting
10. What is the term for the sampling method where each member of the
population has an equal opportunity to be selected?
Convenience sampling
Systematic sampling
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
, 11. Who is the theorist known for the technique of free association in therapy?
Albert Bandura
Carl Rogers
Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner
12. What is the term for the Freudian Defense Mechanism that prevents
distressing thoughts from entering awareness?
Displacement
Repression
Denial
Projection
13. A graduate student is conducting a study to investigate how people respond
to authority figures but she is not revealing to participants the possible
psychological effects that participating in the study may have. Which ethical
standard is being violated by this graduate student?
debriefing
confidentiality
informed consent
deception
14. Exhibiting psychologically based physical symptoms is referred to as:
Somatization
Depression
Anxiety Disorder
