Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology EPPP Practice test 1 (200 Questions with 100% Correct Answers)

The presence of which of the following symptoms suggests that the appropriate diagnosis is Alcohol Withdrawal as opposed to Cocaine Withdrawal? a. insomnia b. dysphoria c. seizures d. psychomotor agitation - c. In family therapy, the adolescent daughter complains that she doesn't think she can change and she feels that doing what the therapist has requested is pointless. The therapist responds by saying, "Well, in that case, I think you shouldn't even try." The therapist's response is an example of: a. reactance. b. restraining. c. positioning. d. prescription. - b. According to Patterson and his colleagues, aggression in children is linked to the use of coercive discipline by their parents. In turn, the parent's use of coercive discipline is directly related to: a. the parents' misinterpretations of the child's intentions when he or she misbehaves. b. the parents' personality characteristics and the child's temperament. c. the nature of the attachment between the child and the parent. d. the effectiveness of the discipline in stopping the child's misbehavior. - b. A person with a temporal lobe tumor is most likely to exhibit which of the following? a. memory impairment, depression or anxiety, and hallucinations b. poor judgment, impulsivity, and inappropriate jocularity