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A loss of memory for autobiographical information is referred to as:
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functional amnesia
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The Acute Phase of rape trauma syndrome is characterized by:
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disbelief
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An elderly man is not able to recognize familiar faces. For example, he doesn't recognize family members until they speak. This condition is referred to as..
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prosopagnosia
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Depressive episodes that occur in a seasonal pattern most likely include:
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hypersomnia (increased sleep)
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An organization decides to implement changes based on a job characteristics assessment. What is least likely to be affected?
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work quality
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The use of two-word sentences, called telegraphic speech, normally appears between the age of..
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1-2 months
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A therapist who assigns a couple the task of looking for things in their relationship that they would like to continue is most likely using which of the following therapeutic approaches?
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solution focused
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For patients who develop a disturbing degree of hand tremor as the result of taking lithium carbonate, which of the following would be useful?
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Lowering the dose of lithium or administering propranolol (Inderal)
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Traditional psychoanalytic psychotherapy : transference
as Brief therapies : ___ |
client insight
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Adding more easy to moderately easy items to a difficult test will:
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decrease the test's floor
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The most common type of work-family conflict is:
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time based
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The purpose of rotation in factor analysis is to facilitate interpretation of the factors. Rotation:
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alters the factor loadings for each variable & the eigenvalue for each factor
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The concept of "identical elements" is most applicable to:
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employee training
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Older adults respond similarly to younger adults, but __
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respond slower
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Research on electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) suggests that:
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memory deficits are largely reversible although some problems with autobiographical memory may persist for months
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The difference between the General Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services and the Ethical Principles of Psychologists is that the former:
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Speciality guidelines deal with delivery of services to consumers, & General guidelines deal with ethics in general
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How long does brief psychotic disorder last?
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1 month
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Tendency to focus solely on a detail that is taken out of context is called...
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seletive abstraction
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If an emotionally-charged event is expressively suppressed it is less likely to be...
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remembered
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Which of the "Big Five" personality traits is most associated with Antisocial Personality Disorder?
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high on neuroticism,
low on agreeableness, & low on conscientiousness |
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From the perspective of Beck's cognitive therapy, suicidal individuals are characterized by a high degree of hopelessness coupled with:
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poor problem-solving skills
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There is some evidence that children of divorced parents have more academic problems than children from intact families and that..
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boys of divorced families exhibit poorer academic performance than girls of divorced families
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According to Fiedler's contingency model, a task-oriented leader, also called low LPC, is most effective when...
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the task is very structured or very unstructured
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In Dissociative Amnesia, memory loss is usually for information acquired...
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after the emotional trauma
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The tendency to seek, interpret, and create information that verifies our existing beliefs is called..
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confirmatory bias
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Once exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the process of converting from antibody negative to antibody positive is referred to as..
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seroconversion
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The recurrence of hallucinations long after intoxication is most likely to result from the use of
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mescaline
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Fetishism involves..
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the use of non living objects
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Transvestic Fetishism involves...
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Cross-dressing fantasies
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Frotteurism involves..
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touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person
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Which portion of the ethical code “discusses the intent, organization, procedural considerations, and scope of application of the Ethics Code”?
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introduction
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Which 2 parts of the ethics code provides “aspirational goals to guide psychologists toward the highest ideals of psychology.”
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preamble & general princles
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Which part of the code is enforceable?
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standards
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According to Berry's acculturation model, marginalization is characterized by:
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low involvement in both the mainstream culture & the minority culture
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According to social comparison theory, individuals look ___ to validate their own opinions
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to similar others
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The halo effect can be ___ or ___
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positive or negative
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The primary associated feature of the Somatoform Disorders is
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anxiety and depression
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Children generally begin to recognize racial differences based on physical traits between:
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age 3-4
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Children become able to accurately label themselves:
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age 5-9
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African-American families use an authority structure that can be best characterized as:
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egalitarian
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If an employee's ability and willingness to accept responsibility are both low a leader should adopt which type of style?
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telling
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A sequence of behaviors, in which each behavior serves as reinforcement for the previous behavior, is the outcome of..
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chaining
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Opisthotonus refers to..
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refers to whole body spasm
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The somatosensory cortex is located in which part of the parietal lobe?
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the postcentral gyrus
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The Working Memory scale is comprised of the WISC-III subtests of...
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arithmetic & digit span
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Which of the following best describes the purpose of reframing in family therapy?
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increase the family's compliance with the therapist's directives & the treatment plan in general
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The preferred treatment for Agoraphobia is
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in-vivo exposure with response prevention
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Among people at high-risk for AIDS the best intervention to reduce risk taking behavior is...
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providing knowledge
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Among people at low-risk for AIDS the best intervention to reduce risk taking behavior is...
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peer norms
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In industrial settings, administration of a trainability test would be done for the purposes of determining whether..
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the examinee is likely to do well on a job sample
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A Caucasian comes to a stage where he does not want to have racist views. According to Helms, which stage of identity development is this person in?
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Immersion-Emersion
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A client believes his work performance is below average because he feels like a failure. This is an example of:
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emotional reasoning
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Social displacement syndrome is..
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psychiatric disorders among immigrants and refugees are most frequent somewhere between 1-3 years after they immigrate to this country
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From the perspective of operant conditioning, depression is the result of:
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prolonged extinction schedule
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ADHD linked to abnormalities in the following brain structures...
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frontal lobe, striatum, & cerebellum
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Some potential side effects of Propranolol (Inderal) are:
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depression and bradycardia
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Bowen's approach to family therapy was strongly influenced by:
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psychodynamic theory
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Componential, experiential, and practical are the three aspects of which intelligence model?
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Sternberg
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According to the Ohio State University studies from the 1950s, what are the two dimensions of leadership?
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consideration & initiating structure
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Determining test-retest reliability would be most appropriate a ___ test
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trait
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A person with Somatization Disorder is most likely to also have a diagnosis of...
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personality disorder
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The most frequent complaints among individuals diagnosed with Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder include:
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Chronic fatigue, loss of appetite, gastrointestinal, or genitourinary symptoms
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Research suggests that the best single treatment for Agoraphobia is:
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flooding or in-vivo exposure with response prevention
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The combined efforts of all group members will determine if the tasks are completed and team members receive a bonus describes a __ task.
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additive
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As a successfully licensed psychologist, you are supervising your first intern. You need to..
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inform your intern that he needs to let his clients know he is in supervision
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Experimenters find conformity is lowest when the:
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subject has a "partner" in the group who shares his or her opinion
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Baumrind in 1964 indicated that whose study was unethical?
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Milgram
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Although in brief psychotherapy a full-scale transference neurosis is discouraged, ___ is seen as an important contributor to therapy progress
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positive transference
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When performing cognitive tests, most older adults are able to best perform at what time of day:
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morning
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Transitivity occurs during what Piaget stage?
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concrete operational
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy & antidepressant medication in the treatment of depression indicate that..
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both equally effective
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In working with a triangulated family, a structural family therapist would..
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upset the family's balance
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The cingulate cortex is part of the __ and is also called the __
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limbic system
satisfaction center |
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Children with Learning Disorders have ___ rates of some disorders &, as adults, continue to exhibit ___ problems than members of the general population
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higher
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Idealized influence refers to..
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high moral & ethical standards
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Cortisol is frequently used as measure of:
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stress
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Emotional responses such as anger and fear are mediated by which of the following brain structures?
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amygdala
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According to current research, the best predictor(s) for alcoholism would be..
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family history of alcoholism
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Scores on the WAIS-III are:
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standard scores
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