CCBMA BASIC EXAM (Psychology)
The social worker at a clinic has arranged for a safe and secure apartment for a young single parent and her children. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, which of the following is the next level of need for her to meet? - answerLove and belonging
Freud was the first person to discuss which of the following concepts in psychology? - answerThe Unconscious mind
According to Kohlberg, many people? - answerDo not reach the highest level of moral development.
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, young children who obey their parents do so because of their? - answerDesire to avoid punishment
According to piaget, the following behaviors would be shown by children in the sensorimotor stage of development, EXCEPT?
A) placing objects into their mouths
B) Drawing a picture of an apple C) watching a pinwheel turn D) Playing peek-a-boo
E) rubbing their face on a safe blanket. - answerDrawing a picture of an apple
A patient continues to smoke despite repeated instruction and information that the MA provides at appointments. She says that she smokes because her friends all smoke. Which of the following age groups is she likely to be in?
A) Senior Citizen B) Middle aged child C) Adolescent D) School aged-child
E) Late 20's adult - answerAdolescent
By the age of 18-24 months, children may cry become frightened at the sight of a MA wearing a lab coat. Which psychological theory is this an example of? - answerConditioning
Providing an obese child with a gold sticker every time they experience weight loss is an
example of? - answerBehavior Reinforcement A four year-old-child who has been potty-trained for almost a year begins wetting the bed. No medical basis is identified, and the parents state that the bed-wetting began soon after the birth of a sibling. The toddler probably is exhibiting what defense mechanism? - answerRegression
A physician recommends surgery for a female patient who is found to have her mass in her breast. The patient refuses surgery, stating that she will lower her caffeine intake and the mass will go away. What defense mechanism is she showing? - answerDenial
What is Erik Erikson's theory? - answerpsychosocial development across the human lifespan.
What are Erikson's stages of psychosocial development? - answerinfant up to 1 year (Trust vs Mistrust) Toddler 1-2 years (Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt) Pre-school 3-5 years (Initiative vs Guilt)
Elementary school 6 years up to puberty ( Competence vs Inferiority)
Adolescences Teens into 20s ( Identity vs Role confusion)
Young adults 20s to early 40s (Intimacy vs Isolation)
Middle aged adults 40s-60 (Generativity vs Stagnation)
Later adults late 60s and beyond (Integrity vs despair)
What did Erikson believe? - answerbelieved that people in each stage of life faced age-
specific, competing psychosocial tasks that manifest as crises that had to be resolved before the person could move successfully into the next stage of psychological development.
What year was Erik Erikson work conducted? - answer1960s
Which terms did Freud come up with? - answerEgo, id, and superego as the areas of the mind that govern unique process..
What is the ego? - answeris the conscious state that directs the personality and works to deal with the state of reality.
what is the "id'' - answerThe unconscious memories and impulses, that freud believed were based on sexual and aggressive drive.
What does the superego mean? - answerrepresents the judgment center of the mind where internalized ideals and values are held.
What is Jean Piaget most known for? - answerCognitive psychology
Why did Piaget call cognition in the first two years "sensorimotor intelligence?" - answerB/c children learn about the world through their senses and motor skills.
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