NCE/LPC Exam Study Guide
Ego's need for immediate gratification. - answerPleasure Principle
The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most cases. -
answerEtiology
An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached ______________. -
answerSelf-actuali...
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 ______________. -
answer✔✔Trait Theory
Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their environment. - answer✔✔contextual
worldview
Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the psychosexual energy called
__________. - answer✔✔libido
Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more adaptive response -
answer✔✔counter conditioning
Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each one leading to different
behaviors. - answer✔✔Kelly's concept of Constructive Alternativism
A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with reality. - answer✔✔Psychosis
Process of development and body change resulting from heredity rather than learning. -
answer✔✔Maturation
Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. - answer✔✔modeling
The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or reduce inconsistencies in
cognitive structure. - answer✔✔cognitive dissonance
Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-worth rather than coping directly
with a stressful situation. - answer✔✔defense mechanisms
Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic client. - answer✔✔systematic
desensitization
Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of __________to help shape human
behavior. - answer✔✔consequences
Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or sociocultural in origin. -
answer✔✔abnormal behavior
The tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of greatest importance. -
answer✔✔Jung's theory of Introversion
Behavior modification programs in schools/group homes used to motivate participants. -
answer✔✔token economy
This approach to human functioning stresses the importance of each individual's perception of
reality. - answer✔✔Phenomenological
Emphasizes the importance of genetic and physical contributors to maladaptive behavior. -
answer✔✔biological viewpoint
Justice Reasoning & Moral development - answer✔✔Kohlberg
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