NCE-LPC Exam Study Guide Questions
and Answers 2024
Ego's need for immediate gratification. - answer Pleasure Principle
The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most
cases. - answer Etiology
An individual who is happy, autonomous, & creative has reached ______________. -
answer Self-actualization
This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy concepts. (Rogers) -
answer Unconditional Positive Regard
Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior. - answer Shaping
Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to existing responses. -
answer Classical Conditioning
A behavior modification used to establish new behavior. - answer reinforcement
The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to ______________. -
answerTrait Theory
Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their environment. - answercontextual
worldview
Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the psychosexual energy called
__________. - answerlibido
Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more adaptive response -
answercounter conditioning
Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each one leading to different
behaviors. - answerKelly's concept of Constructive Alternativism
A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with reality. - answerPsychosis
Process of development and body change resulting from heredity rather than learning. -
answerMaturation
, Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. - answermodeling
The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or reduce
inconsistencies in cognitive structure. - answercognitive dissonance
Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-worth rather than coping
directly with a stressful situation. - answerdefense mechanisms
Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic client. - answersystematic
desensitization
Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of __________to help shape
human behavior. - answerconsequences
Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or sociocultural in origin.
- answerabnormal behavior
The tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of greatest importance. -
answerJung's theory of Introversion
Behavior modification programs in schools/group homes used to motivate participants. -
answertoken economy
This approach to human functioning stresses the importance of each individual's
perception of reality. - answerPhenomenological
Emphasizes the importance of genetic and physical contributors to maladaptive
behavior. - answerbiological viewpoint
Use of family constellation - answerAdler
traits and values - answerAllport
vicarious conditioning - answerBandura
16 Personality Factor Questionairre - answerCattell
stage theory of development - answerErikson
Cognitive dissonance - answerFestinger
id, ego, superego - answerFreud
introversion-extroversion - answerJung
cognitive meaning making - answerKegan
and Answers 2024
Ego's need for immediate gratification. - answer Pleasure Principle
The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most
cases. - answer Etiology
An individual who is happy, autonomous, & creative has reached ______________. -
answer Self-actualization
This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy concepts. (Rogers) -
answer Unconditional Positive Regard
Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior. - answer Shaping
Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to existing responses. -
answer Classical Conditioning
A behavior modification used to establish new behavior. - answer reinforcement
The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to ______________. -
answerTrait Theory
Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their environment. - answercontextual
worldview
Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the psychosexual energy called
__________. - answerlibido
Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more adaptive response -
answercounter conditioning
Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each one leading to different
behaviors. - answerKelly's concept of Constructive Alternativism
A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with reality. - answerPsychosis
Process of development and body change resulting from heredity rather than learning. -
answerMaturation
, Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. - answermodeling
The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or reduce
inconsistencies in cognitive structure. - answercognitive dissonance
Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-worth rather than coping
directly with a stressful situation. - answerdefense mechanisms
Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic client. - answersystematic
desensitization
Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of __________to help shape
human behavior. - answerconsequences
Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or sociocultural in origin.
- answerabnormal behavior
The tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of greatest importance. -
answerJung's theory of Introversion
Behavior modification programs in schools/group homes used to motivate participants. -
answertoken economy
This approach to human functioning stresses the importance of each individual's
perception of reality. - answerPhenomenological
Emphasizes the importance of genetic and physical contributors to maladaptive
behavior. - answerbiological viewpoint
Use of family constellation - answerAdler
traits and values - answerAllport
vicarious conditioning - answerBandura
16 Personality Factor Questionairre - answerCattell
stage theory of development - answerErikson
Cognitive dissonance - answerFestinger
id, ego, superego - answerFreud
introversion-extroversion - answerJung
cognitive meaning making - answerKegan
