NCE/LPC Exam Study Guide Questions and
Answers A+ Graded
Ego's need for immediate gratification. - -Pleasure Principle
-The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most cases. - -
Etiology
-An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached ______________. - -Self-
actualization
-This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy concepts. (Rogers) - -
Unconditional Positive Regard
-Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior. - -Shaping
-Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to existing responses. - -
Classical Conditioning
-A behavior modification used to establish new behavior. - -reinforcement
-The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to ______________. - -Trait Theory
-Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their environment. - -contextual
worldview
-Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the psychosexual energy called
__________. - -libido
-Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more adaptive response - -
counter conditioning
-Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each one leading to different
behaviors. - -Kelly's concept of Constructive Alternativism
-A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with reality. - -Psychosis
-Process of development and body change resulting from heredity rather than learning. - -
Maturation
-Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. - -modeling
-The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or reduce inconsistencies in
cognitive structure. - -cognitive dissonance
, -Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-worth rather than coping
directly with a stressful situation. - -defense mechanisms
-Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic client. - -systematic
desensitization
-Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of __________to help shape
human behavior. - -consequences
-Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or sociocultural in origin. - -
abnormal behavior
-The tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of greatest importance. -
-Jung's theory of Introversion
-Behavior modification programs in schools/group homes used to motivate participants. -
-token economy
-This approach to human functioning stresses the importance of each individual's
perception of reality. - -Phenomenological
-Emphasizes the importance of genetic and physical contributors to maladaptive behavior.
- -biological viewpoint
-Use of family constellation - -Adler
-traits and values - -Allport
-vicarious conditioning - -Bandura
-16 Personality Factor Questionairre - -Cattell
-stage theory of development - -Erikson
-Cognitive dissonance - -Festinger
-id, ego, superego - -Freud
-introversion-extroversion - -Jung
-cognitive meaning making - -Kegan
-Role Construct Repertory Test - -Kelly
-Justice Reasoning & Moral development - -Kohlberg
Answers A+ Graded
Ego's need for immediate gratification. - -Pleasure Principle
-The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most cases. - -
Etiology
-An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached ______________. - -Self-
actualization
-This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy concepts. (Rogers) - -
Unconditional Positive Regard
-Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior. - -Shaping
-Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to existing responses. - -
Classical Conditioning
-A behavior modification used to establish new behavior. - -reinforcement
-The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to ______________. - -Trait Theory
-Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their environment. - -contextual
worldview
-Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the psychosexual energy called
__________. - -libido
-Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more adaptive response - -
counter conditioning
-Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each one leading to different
behaviors. - -Kelly's concept of Constructive Alternativism
-A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with reality. - -Psychosis
-Process of development and body change resulting from heredity rather than learning. - -
Maturation
-Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. - -modeling
-The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or reduce inconsistencies in
cognitive structure. - -cognitive dissonance
, -Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-worth rather than coping
directly with a stressful situation. - -defense mechanisms
-Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic client. - -systematic
desensitization
-Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of __________to help shape
human behavior. - -consequences
-Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or sociocultural in origin. - -
abnormal behavior
-The tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of greatest importance. -
-Jung's theory of Introversion
-Behavior modification programs in schools/group homes used to motivate participants. -
-token economy
-This approach to human functioning stresses the importance of each individual's
perception of reality. - -Phenomenological
-Emphasizes the importance of genetic and physical contributors to maladaptive behavior.
- -biological viewpoint
-Use of family constellation - -Adler
-traits and values - -Allport
-vicarious conditioning - -Bandura
-16 Personality Factor Questionairre - -Cattell
-stage theory of development - -Erikson
-Cognitive dissonance - -Festinger
-id, ego, superego - -Freud
-introversion-extroversion - -Jung
-cognitive meaning making - -Kegan
-Role Construct Repertory Test - -Kelly
-Justice Reasoning & Moral development - -Kohlberg