CPCE STUDY GUIDE EXAM |2026/2027 LATEST VERSION WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS |
GRADED A+
Who is famous for the "hierarchy of needs?" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Abraham Maslow
What does Maslow's hierarchy of needs postulate? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
lower-order physiological & safety needs and higher-order needs (self-actualization)
first/lower: basics like food/water
safety/security
need for love/affection/belonging
highest level: self-actualization (being all that one can be)
Robert Kegan's 6 stages of lifespan development are: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
incorporative
impulse
imperial
interpersonal
institutional
interindividual
Who is Robert Kegan? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
adult cognitive development
stresses interpersonal development
constructive model of development, meaning individuals construct reality through the lifespan
,What is relativistic thinking according to Ed Neukrug? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
as teens enter adulthood, they realize not everything is right or wrong, but an
CORRECT|ANSWER
can exist relative to a specific situation
Who is Robert/William Perry? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
adult cognitive development/college students
dualistic thinking; common in teens to conceptualize good/bad; right/wrong
Who is known for their work in strategic & problem-solving therapy, utilizing the "paradox"
technique? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Jay Haley
Who is associated with brief psychotherapy and hypnosis? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Milton H. Erikson
What is Erik Erikson known for? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
psychosocial stages of development
8 stages through the lifespan:
1. trust v mistrust (birth - 12 mo)
2. autonomy v shame & doubt (1-3 y/o
3. initiative v guilt (3-6 y/o)
4. industry v inferiority (6-12 y/o)
5. identity v confusion (12-18 y/o)
6. intimacy v isolation (20-40)
, 7. generativity v stagnation (40-60)
8. integrity v despair (60+)
What is Sigmund Freud known for? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
psychodynamic theory
psychosexual stages of development: oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital
dynamic of id, ego, and superego
id: pleasure
ego: reality
superego: moralistic/idealistic
"maturationist"
In which Eriksonian stage does the midlife crisis occur? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
generativity v stagnation
John Bowlby is most closely associated with_______. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
bonding and attachment
Who pioneered the zone of proximal development? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Lev Vygotsky
*it is the difference between a child's performance without a teacher versus that which he or she is
capable of with an instructor
What does RS stand for? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS |
GRADED A+
Who is famous for the "hierarchy of needs?" -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Abraham Maslow
What does Maslow's hierarchy of needs postulate? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
lower-order physiological & safety needs and higher-order needs (self-actualization)
first/lower: basics like food/water
safety/security
need for love/affection/belonging
highest level: self-actualization (being all that one can be)
Robert Kegan's 6 stages of lifespan development are: -
CORRECT|ANSWER
incorporative
impulse
imperial
interpersonal
institutional
interindividual
Who is Robert Kegan? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
adult cognitive development
stresses interpersonal development
constructive model of development, meaning individuals construct reality through the lifespan
,What is relativistic thinking according to Ed Neukrug? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
as teens enter adulthood, they realize not everything is right or wrong, but an
CORRECT|ANSWER
can exist relative to a specific situation
Who is Robert/William Perry? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
adult cognitive development/college students
dualistic thinking; common in teens to conceptualize good/bad; right/wrong
Who is known for their work in strategic & problem-solving therapy, utilizing the "paradox"
technique? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Jay Haley
Who is associated with brief psychotherapy and hypnosis? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Milton H. Erikson
What is Erik Erikson known for? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
psychosocial stages of development
8 stages through the lifespan:
1. trust v mistrust (birth - 12 mo)
2. autonomy v shame & doubt (1-3 y/o
3. initiative v guilt (3-6 y/o)
4. industry v inferiority (6-12 y/o)
5. identity v confusion (12-18 y/o)
6. intimacy v isolation (20-40)
, 7. generativity v stagnation (40-60)
8. integrity v despair (60+)
What is Sigmund Freud known for? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
psychodynamic theory
psychosexual stages of development: oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital
dynamic of id, ego, and superego
id: pleasure
ego: reality
superego: moralistic/idealistic
"maturationist"
In which Eriksonian stage does the midlife crisis occur? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
generativity v stagnation
John Bowlby is most closely associated with_______. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
bonding and attachment
Who pioneered the zone of proximal development? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
Lev Vygotsky
*it is the difference between a child's performance without a teacher versus that which he or she is
capable of with an instructor
What does RS stand for? -
CORRECT|ANSWER
