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Approximately what percentage of those now entering the labor force are racial/ethnic minorities and women?
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75%
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The Personality Disorder that has been found to have the best prognosis is:
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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A therapist interested in evaluating the defenses that impact an individual’s current maladaptive behavior patterns would be a practitioner of:
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a psychodynamic therapy like object relations therapy
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This psychologist's theory proposes that a thought must precede any emotion or physiological arousal
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Lazarus
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Which diagnosis involves the following symptoms?
-a disturbance in consciousness -change in cognition or the development of perceptual abnormalities -a reduced awareness of his environment, shifts in attention, and changes in cognition -Associated perceptual abnormalities -the symptoms of delirium usually fluctuate in the course of a day, and may remit within a few hours or persist for weeks. |
delirium
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Reduced density of work environment can diminish...
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Employee creativity
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Maintaining self-consistency is defined as...
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identity assimilation
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Marfan’s syndrome and Von Willebrand’s disease are due to:
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autosomal dominant gene
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Universality of the transactional-transformational leadership theory has been observed...
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in a wide range of organizations and cultures
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Solomon, Pyszczynski, and Greenberg’s terror management theory proposes anxiety or “terror” is best dealt with by:
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self-esteem and a cultural worldview
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The mesencephalon or midbrain contains the:
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substantia nigra, inferior, colliculus, & superior colliculus
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The majority of child sex abusers when asked about their abusive behaviors:
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admit their behavior but minimize the harmful effects on or blame the child
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Reactions that center around the baby’s own body & involve simple motor actions like thumb sucking are...
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primary circular reactions
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Actions involving an other person or object & are predominate from 4 to 8 months of age are...
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secondary circular reactions
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Transformational leadership contains four interrelated components, which is characterized by high moral & ethical standards?
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idealized influence
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Gender constancy, identity & stability are established by age...
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age 7
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Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test used to measure...
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most frequently used scale to measure orientation
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A score of 85 on the Lie (L) Scale of the MMPI-2 may indicate:
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a lack of insight/denial
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A class of neurons that are activated by action observation are...
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mirror neurons
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When reliability of a test = 1, SEM equals...
When reliability of test = 0, SEM equals... |
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standard deviation of the test |
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Criticism, defensiveness, contempt and stonewalling predicts a high risk of...
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early divorce
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Neurological disorders such as tumors and head injuries will not impact...
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general intellectual abilities
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Wernicke’s, Broca’s and conduction aphasia share which difficulty?
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repeating what is said
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Surveys comparing rural and urban areas rates of mental disorders indicate prevalence rates are:
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not statistically different
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In factor analysis to tell how much a factor accounts for, you have to do what to the correlation coefficient?
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square it
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The four main stages of neural development are:
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proliferation, migration, differentiation, myelination
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Which of the following WAIS-III factor indices is most likely to be impacted by traumatic brain injury?
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Processing speed
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Which neurotransmitter in high levels leads to suppressive eating or anxiety and in low levels leads to binge eating or depression?
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serotonin
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Secondary impotence is NOT necessarily caused by:
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old age
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The theory that proposes convergent and divergent thinking as dimensions of intelligence is associated with:
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Thurstone
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Which variable affects the strength of a relationship between independent & dependent variables?
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moderator
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Which variable is affected by the independent variable and so influences the dependent variable?
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mediator
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The symptoms of __ become less evident as an individual grows older
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Although Borderline IQ is from 71-84, Borderline IQ is differentiated from MR @ what range?
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IQ of 71 to 75
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Chronic pain treatment with tricyclic antidepressants is most effective for:
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neuropathic pain & headaches
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The best explanation for group members’ reluctance to provide negative feedback to one another is the:
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mum effect
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To ensure that providers meet and maintain health plan participation requirements, managed care organizations (MCOs) use ___ as a review process
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credentialing
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Divorce rates are highest for women who:
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have low level of education & marry young
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According to the DSM-IV-TR, which of the following is related to exposure to sexual abuse, sexual harassment or sexual trauma?
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vaginismus
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Early remission of substance abuse symptoms means...
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more than 1 month but less than 12 months of remission
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The assumption that prejudice and discrimination are outgrowths of the drive to enhance one’s own self-esteem is most consistent with the perspective of which theory?
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social identity
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According to Fielder, situational control is determined by:
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leader-member relations, task-structure, & leader position power
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Prader-Willi syndrome is caused by:
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a chromosomal deletion
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Western culture-bound values emphasize what 3 things?
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cause-effect approach, openness & intimacy, and clear distinction between mental & physical well-being
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The notion that reinforcement is not necessary for learning and that learning does not always manifest in performance is referred to as:
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latent learning
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Brain imaging techniques have identified abnormalities in which 2 areas among people with Tourette Syndrome, Autistic Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
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frontal lobes & basal ganglia
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According to recent research, the compressed workweek has the least impact on:
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absenteeism
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When a person perceives the recovery of information from memory as being an original idea of their own, this is called...
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cryptomnesia
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Anger management training for children has been criticized for:
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limited positive effects due to focusing on the individual
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Androgyny (both masculine and feminine preferences and characteristics) is associated with..
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the highest levels of self-esteem in both boys and girls
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Situations that legally permit a waiver of the privilege:
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differ from state to state
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The motivation of priorities that define how people see themselves and their work refers to...
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career anchor
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A whisper being audible in a library reading room, but not in a busy cafeteria is explained by:
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Weber's law
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Weber's law focuses on...
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just noticeable differences
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In Meyer’s (2003) minority stress model distal factors are __ & proximal factors are __
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external
internal |
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The questions on the Mini-Mental Status Exam concentrate on:
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cognitive aspects of mental functions
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The APA’s position on notification of partners of clients/patients with HIV/AIDS is consistent with its emphasis on:
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confidentiality
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The best initial strategy for teaching complex motor skills that require speed and accuracy to be successfully performed is to:
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emphasize speed over accuracy
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The type of memory needed to hold the directions to a destination in one's mind is called...
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working memory
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Coding Personality Disorders on a separate axis, according to the DSM-IV-TR, is due to:
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the need to reduce the possibility of being overlooked
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_____ is a present-oriented, structured & time-limited treatment that integrates biological & psychosocial approaches
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IPT
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Which of the following therapeutic approaches refers to changing or adapting to the environment by altering one’s own behaviors or responses?
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autoplastic
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Which is the most common anticholinergic side-effect?
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blurred vision
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Who believes learning of a behavior can be the result of observation alone..
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Bandura
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“Business necessity” and “job relatedness” are related to:
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adverse impact
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