NCE And CPCE Study Guide With Complete Solution 2023

NCE And CPCE Study Guide With Complete Solution 2023 What does CACREP stand for? - Correct answer-the Council for the Accreditation and Counseling Related Educational Programs What does CCE stand for? - Correct answer-Center for Credentialing and Education, inc What does REBT stand for and who is the main theorist associated with it? - Correct answer-Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy; Ellis. Name Freud's Psychosexual stages of development. - Correct answer-Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latent, and Genital. (Mnemonic device: Oh, Anthony, Please Let's Go!) Describe Erik Erikson's stages. - Correct answer-Erik Erikson is an Ego psychologist and a disciple of Freud. His 8 stages focus on social relationships, therefore they are called psychosocial. Each stage has a crisis that must be overcome in order to move on to the next stage. His stages are Trust v. Mistrust; Autonomy v. Shame/doubt; Industry v. Inferiority; Initiative vs. Guilt; Identity v. Role confusion; Intimacy v. Isolation; Generativity vs. Stagnation; Integrity vs. Despair. (Mnemonic device: The Air In Iceland Is Icy, Greenland Isn't.) define psychometric. - Correct answer-pertaining to mental testing and measurement define psychodiagnostic - Correct answer-the study of personality through interpretation of behavior and non-verbal cues; or labeling a client in a diagnostic category. define psychopharmacology - Correct answer-the study of the effects drugs have on psychological functions. What is the id? - Correct answer-the basic instinct principle in Freudian theory. It is the seat of aggression and sexual impulse. It is devoid of logic and time orientation. It is chaotic and bodily focused. What is the ego? - Correct answer-this is the reality principle in Freudian theory. It indicates power of reasoning and control over behavior. It helps keep the impulses of the id in check. What is the superego? - Correct answer-the superego is the moralistic and idealistic principle in the Freudian theory. Which group of theorists believe "if you can't measure it, it doesn't exist"? - Correct answer-Behaviorists. They focus on O.O.B. The observable, objective behaviors. (My AP psych teacher in HS called it the O.O.B. tampon. gross, but it helped me remember it!) Who is the only psychoanalyst with a developmental theory that covered the entire lifespan? - Correct answer-Erik Erikson's Psychosocial stages covered the entire lifespan. Each stage has a crisis or turning point. What theory is A. A. Brill associated with? - Correct answer-Career theory Milton H. Erickson is associated with... - Correct answer-Brief psychotherapy and hypnosis. What field is Jean Piaget associated with? - Correct answer-Cognitive Child Development Who is Jay Haley and what is the nature of his contribution to counseling? - Correct answer-Haley is most famous for his work on strategic and problem-solving therapy, more specifically with his use of the paradox technique. He also studied with Milton Erickson. Arnold Lazarus - Correct answer-He is a known behavioral therapist who worked specifically with methods of desensitization and phobias. He is most associated with Multimodal Therapy. William Perry - Correct answer-He is known for his work in adult cognitive development, specifically with college students. He worked a lot with the concept of "dualistic thinking" among college students, where everything is either black or white. (Memory technique: think of Katy Perry's song Hot and Cold to associate Perry with dualism.) Ed Neukrug - Correct answer-Also a cognitive developmentalist. His work is similar to Perry's. He noted that college students initially think that their professor has all the answers (dualistic), but gradually get to a more relativistic way of thinking and realize that answers exist that are relative to a given situation. (Memory technique: "What do you THINK about Ed nuking the rug??" Think= cognitive dev, Ed Neukrug.) Robert Kegan - Correct answer-Yet another adult cognitive developmentalist. SPecifically with interpersonal development. His theory was called the Constructive Model of Development- people construct reality throughout the lifespan. What are Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development in order? - Correct answerSensorimotor; Preoperational; Concrete; Formal. These stages must occur in order, but may be experienced at varying ages. What is the major critique of Jean Piaget's research? - Correct answer-He spent too much time observing his own kids, and thus drawing his conclusions from a small, specific, population. Who formulated the very first intelligence test? - Correct answer-Alfred Binet. In France. Oh la la! What is a t test? - Correct answer-Also known as the Student's t, it is a statistical test used in formal experiments to determine if a statistical significance exists between the means of two normally distributed groups. Define Conservation. - Correct answer-A substance's mass, weight, and volume remain the same even if it changes shape. It most likely refers to volume and mass, though. A child who has not mastered this concept will not have flexible thinking. (Mastered during Piaget's Concrete Operational stage 7-11 years) Symbolic Schema - Correct answer-A schema is a system where the child tests out things in the physical world. An example of a symbolic schema is when a child uses a pie plate as a steering wheel (because it fits into the schema they have created for "Steering Wheel") This occurs in the Preoperational Stage. David Elkind's research supports what Piagetian concept? - Correct answer-Elkind's statistical research supports Piaget's principle of conservation, with mass being the first and most easily understood concept for children, followed by weight and volume respectively. Lawrence Kohlberg expanded on Piaget's conceptualization of what type of development? - Correct answer-Moral development. Define Epigenetic - Correct answer-Epigenetic is the biological term borrowed from embryology. Each stage emerges from the one before it. It is systematic and follows a specific order. Who is the father of American Behaviorism? - Correct answer-John B. Watson. He coined the term "behaviorism" in 1912. define Reversability. - Correct answer-the notion that one can undo an action, hence an object can return to its initial shape. Lev Vygotsky disagreed with Piaget's theory on what point(s)? - Correct answer-He did not think that developmental stages take place naturally, rather the stages unfold due to educational intervention. What theorists are considered to have epigenetic theories? - Correct answer-Kohlberg, Erikson, and Maslow. Who is the leading theorist of Moral Development? - Correct answer-Lawrence Kohlberg A 6 year old child in Preoperational thought said, "the rain is following me". This is an example of what characteristic? - Correct answer-Egocentrism: a child cannot view the world from the vantage point of another person. Name Kohlberg's stages of moral development. - Correct answer-Preconventional, Conventional, and Post-Conventional The Post-Conventional stage is also called the.... - Correct answer-Personal Integrity, or Morality of Self-Accepted Principles level What is the Heinz Story designed to help assess? - Correct answer-It is part of Kohlberg's morality development model and it is designed to help assess the level of morality a person has achieved by their reactions and reasonings based on the Heinz scenario. Who is the father of Analytic Psychology? - Correct answer-Carl Jung Who is the father of Psychoanalysis? - Correct answer-Sigmund Freud What is biofeedback? - Correct answer-Biofeedback is a technique utilized to help individuals learn to control bodily processes more effectively. The most ground-breaking work in this area occurred at the Menninger Clinic in Kansas, even though it is a traditional psychoanalytic foothold. From who's work do we get the term "identity crisis"? - Correct answer-Erik Erikson, because his psychosocial stages involve a crisis in order to proceed to the next stage. RS factors - Correct answer-RS stands for Religious and Spiritual. RS factors are often examined by counselors who are attempting to integrate the practice of "positive psychology" into their work. What is Positive Psychology? - Correct answer-a term coined by Abraham Maslow (humanistic perspective) and popularized by Martin Segliman, refers to the study of human strengths such as joy, wisdom, altruism, ability to love, and happiness. What concept is Martin Segliman known for? - Correct answer-The concept of Learned Helplessness- in the cases of abuse or maltreatment, humans and animals can be trained to think "there is no way out" even if one is clearly present. What branch of psychology is Alfred Adler known for? - Correct answer-he is the founder of Individual Psychology, and stresses the inferiority complex. What are the charateristics of Kohlberg's Preconventional stage of moral development? - Correct answer-child responds to consequences. Reward and punishment influence behavior. What are the charateristics of Kohlberg's Conventional stage? - Correct answerindividual wants to meet the standards of family, society, and the nation. What are the characteristics of Kohlberg's Postconventional stage? - Correct answer- (also known as self-accepted stage) individual is concerned with universal, ethical principles of justice, dignity, and equality of human rights, where the common good is a key issue. (He did not believe that most people reached this level) Approximately how many middle class urban males did Kohlberg think would reach the Postconventional level? - Correct answer-under 40%. What are some examples of people believed to have reached the Postconventional stage of moral development? - Correct answer-Ghandi, Socrates, Martin Luther King, Jr. What is the first stage of Erikson's Psychosocial stages? - Correct answer-Trust vs. Mistrust (birth to 1 year) Harry Stack Sullivan - Correct answer-postulated the stages of infancy, childhood, juvenile, preadolescence, early adolescence, and late adolescence. what is Psychiatry of Interpersonal Relations? - Correct answer-similar to Erikson, biological determination is seen as less important than interpersonal issues and the soci-cultural demands of society A person who has mastered Erikson's first 7 stages would then enter into which stage? - Correct answer-Integrity vs. Despair (60-death) Integrity implies the individual is mostly satisfied with life and feels it has been worthwhile. What is a Periodic Fugue State? - Correct answer-an individual experiencing amnesia leaves home, often with the intention of changing jobs and identities. (I have no idea why we would ever need to know this, unless we decided to quit counseling, move to Hollywood, and become screen writers...) Counter-Conditioning - Correct answer-A behavioristic technique in which the goal is to weaken or eliinate a learned response by pairing it with a stronger or desirable response. (systematic desensitization by Arnold Lazarus is a good example) Good boy/good girl orientation - Correct answer-is a sublevel of the conventional stage of moral development in which a person is concerned with approbation and the ability to please others in order to achieve recognition. Hedonism - Correct answer-a concept that arises in the preconventional stage of moral development. the child thinks, "if I am nice to others, others will be nice and give me what I want". What is the Zone of Proximal Development - Correct answer-pioneered by Lev Vygotsky; describes the difference between a child's performance on a task without the aid of a teacher, and his performance with the aid of a teacher. (natural capacity vs. capacity through learning) what theory is organ inferiority associated with? - Correct answer-Alfred Adler's individual psychology. Maturationist Theory - Correct answer-behavior is guided exclusively by hereditary factors, but certain behaviors will not manifest themselves until the necessary stimuli are present in the environment. ALso suggests that neural development must reach a certain level of maturity for the behavior to unfold. What would be the primary goal of a maturationist counselor? - Correct answer-to unleash the inborn abilities, instincts, and drives of the client. The client's childhood and past are seen as important therapeutic topics. John Bowlby - Correct answer-he is most associated with attachment and bonding theory. HE though that attachment had a survival value, called adaptive significance. He suggested that a child must bond with an adult before the age of 3 in order to live a healthy social life. object loss - Correct answer-Bowlby- if a child does not make an attachment to an adult before the age of 3, he will suffer object loss, which is said to be the breeding ground for abnormal behaviors. symbiosis - Correct answer-Mahler's term for a child's absolute dependence on a female caregiver. Difficulties in symbiotic relationship can result in adult psychosis. In what stage and age does the "midlife crisis" occur? - Correct answer-Erikson's Generativity vs. Stagnation (or Self-Absorption) stage. Occurs between the ages of 35- 45 for men and 5 years earlier for women. It begins when they realize their lives are half way over and seek to change the goals and aspirations they have not yet realized. Generativity= productive, happy, looks out for others. Daniel Levinson - Correct answer-wrote Seasons of a Man's Life and Seasons of a Woman's Life. He viewed midlife crises as positive things, stating that those who do not face a midlife crisis could become stagnant later in life- avoiding the crises could lead to a lack of vitality later. Harry Harlow - Correct answer-the researcher known for his work with maternal deprivation and rhesus monkeys. He believed that attachment is an innate tendancy. Monkeys in isolation developed abnormal behaviors, and showed signs of dysfunction when placed with normal monkeys. Who continued Harlow's research and provided evidence to support his attachment theories extend to humans? - Correct answer-Rene Spitz- noted that kids raised in impersonal institutions cried more, had trouble sleeping,had more health-related issues, and developed anaclitic depression. Anaclitic Depression - Correct answer-term coined by Rene Spitz denoting infants that are raising in an isolating environment have trouble forming close relationships in life. Arnold Gesnell - Correct answer-maturationist; pioneer in using 1 way mirrors for observing children. He believed that development was determined by genetics, therefore a child must be ready in order to accept a certain level of education. What are Freud's Stages considered? - Correct answer-Psychosexual (oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital) What are Erik Erikson's Stages considered? - Correct answer-Psychosocial (Birth-18 months: Trust vs. Mistrust, 18 months-3 years: Autonomy vs. Shame, 3-5: Initiative vs. Guilt, 6-12: Industry vs. Inferiority, 12-18: Identity vs. Role Confusion, 18-35: Intimacy and Solidarity vs. Isolation, 35-55/65: Generativity vs. Self-absorption or Stagnation, 55/65-Death: Integrity vs. Despair What is emphasized in Freudian Theory? - Correct answer-Instincts What is emphasized with Ego psychologist (like Erik Erikson)? - Correct answer-man's powers of reasoning to control behavior Who created a developmental theory that encompasses the entire life span? - Correct answer-Erik Erikson What does Freud also call the pleasure principle and houses the animalistic instincts? - Correct answer-The id What is also known as the reality principle? - Correct answer-The Ego What concept does William Perry stress? - Correct answer-Dualistic Thinking What is Dualistic Thinking? - Correct answer-common in teens things are conceptualized as good or bad, right or wrong. Very black or white. What is relativistic thinking? - Correct answer-Happens in adulthood where an individual now has the ability to understand not everything is right or wrong, but an answer can exist for a specific situation. There is more then one way to view the world. What does Robert Kegan stress? - Correct answer-A model on Interpersonal Development What is Interpersonal Development? - Correct answer-A "Constructive Model of Development" meaning individuals construct reality throughout the lifespan. List Jean Piaget's stages in order. - Correct answer-Sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, and formal operations. What does conservation mean in Piaget's theory? - Correct answer-the notion that a substance's weight, mass, and volume remain the same even if it changes shape. According to Piaget when does a child master conservation? - Correct answer-During Concrete Operations Stage (7-11 years old). This occurs during the time they are able to count mentally as well. Who is the leading theorist in Moral Development? - Correct answer-Lawrence Kohlberg Who expanded on Piaget's conceptualization of Moral Development? - Correct answerLawrence Kohlberg According to Lev Vygotsky why do stages unfold? - Correct answer-Due to educational intervention Define Epigenetic. - Correct answer-Each developmental stage emerges from the one before it. Who is the father of American Behaviorism? - Correct answer-John B. Watson (he coined Behaviorism in 1912). Define the concept of reversibility and when does it occur according to Piaget? - Correct answer-Occurs in the 3rd Stage, Concrete Operations. Says one can undo an action, hence an object can return to it's initial shape. How are kids generally in Piaget's Preoperational Thought Stage? - Correct answerEgocentric (the rain is following me). The child can not view the world from the vantage point of someone else. How many levels of moral development does Kohlberg's Theory have and name them? - Correct answer-Three Levels. Preconventional, Convential, and Postconventional. (Each level is then broken down into two stages). What does the Heinz Story do for Kohlberg? - Correct answer-It is a way to assess the level and stage of moral development one is at. Where does the term "Identity Crisis" come from? - Correct answer-Erik Erikcon What is Alfred Adler the founder of? - Correct answer-Individual Psychology, which stresses the inferiority complex. Describe each of Kohlberg's Level of Morality. - Correct answer-Preconvential- child responds to consequences, reward and punishment play a big role here. Conventional- individual wants to meet the standards of the family, society, and even the nation. Postconvential- hard to reach. Individual is concerned with universal, ethical principles of justice, dignity, and equality of human rights. A key issue is the common good of society. What is Harry Stack Sullivan's Theory? - Correct answer-Psychiatry of Interpersonal Relations. Biological determination is seen as less important then interpersonal issues and the sociocultural demands of society. (similar to Erik Erikson's) In Kohlberg's first or preconvential level what is the individual's moral behavior guided by? - Correct answer-Consequences What did Lev Vygotsky pioneer? - Correct answer-The Zone of Proximal Development (it describes the difference between a child's performance without a teacher vs. that which he or she is capable of with an instructor). What can Frued and Erikson be classified as? - Correct answer-Maturationists. The client's childhood and past are seen as important therapeutic topics. John Bowlby's name is most closely associated with what? - Correct answer-Bonding and attachment. He believes a child must have a bond with an adult by age 3 and if this bond is lost at an early age it is called "object loss." In which Erikson stage does the midlife crisis occur? - Correct answer-Generativity vs. Stagnation What is Harry Harlow known for? - Correct answer-His work with maternal deprivation and isolation in rhesus monkeys. He believed that attachment was an innate tendency and not one which is learned. What was Freud's structural Theory of the mind? - Correct answer-Id, Ego, and Superego What does Manifest mean? - Correct answer-Describes the dream material as it is presented to the dreamer. What does Latent content mean? - Correct answer-Refers to the hidden meaning of the dream (which is seen as far more important by the Freudians)