EPPP Practice Test 4 Wrong

Question 1

panic attacks and social anxiety disorder

Answer 1

A person with symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder may experience panic attacks

attacks are related to known feared situations and are expected rather than unexpected

When recurrent unexpected panic attacks, the appropriate diagnosis is likely to be Panic Disorder

Question 2

Neurofeedback and ADHD

Answer 2

Effective approach for inattention and impulsivity

Question 3

how is treatment for B-I-I type specific phobia unique?

Answer 3

Focus is on tensing rather than relaxation due to frequency of fainting

Question 4

the level of severity of an Alcohol Use Disorder and other Substance Use Disorders is determined by

Answer 4

the number of symptoms

mild- 2-3
moderate- 4-5
severe- 6+

Question 5

what must you rule out to diagnose a sexual dysfunction?

Answer 5

-a nonsexual mental disorder
-severe relationship distress
-effects of a substance, medication, or other medical condition

Question 6

dosing SSRIs for OCD vs depression

Answer 6

a higher dose of an SSRI is usually required when treating OCD than when treating depression

Question 7

What SUDS terms are no longer in the latest version of the DSM?

Answer 7

abuse and dependence - just “use disorders”

Question 8

Detouring

Answer 8

Structural family therapy

tension between parents reduced through attention they pay to the child

blaming (scapegoating) or overprotection

Question 9

Libido according to Freud v Jung

Answer 9

Freud - sexual energy

Jung - psychic energy

Question 10

transference in person-centered therapy

Answer 10

accepted and disregarded

Question 11

what is the most difficult to work with for white individual with an internal LOC/internal responsibility?

Answer 11

internal LOC/external responsibility

(typical of minorities)

Question 12

positive feedback

Answer 12

produces change in the system

Question 13

negative feedback

Answer 13

maintain a system’s current level

homeostasis

Question 14

what is the most important factor in culturally sensitive therapy?

Answer 14

using techniques to establish credibility

Question 15

Interpretation (Freud)

Answer 15

free associations, dreams, resistances, etc.

helps the client uncover and gain insight into unconscious material

best when uncovering material that is just below the surface

Question 16

Black Racial Development Model

Answer 16

1. pre-encounter
2. encounter
3. immersion-emersion
4. internalization

Question 17

FERPA confidentiality

Answer 17

-parents have a legal right to inspect and review their child’s educational records
-does not automatically mean the psychologist should hand over a full copy of all records
-FERPA requires schools to provide parents access, but only requires copies when parents cannot reasonably inspect the records in person

Question 18

What is the most common complaint processed by the APA ethics committee?

Answer 18

Unprofessional conduct

Question 19

What to do when there are not established test norms for the population you are using it for

Answer 19

can use

must describe the strengths and limitations of test results and interpretation

Question 20

Does an employer have a right to employee counseling information when referred through EAP?

Answer 20

Allowed to know attendance record

can know further information if
1. ROI is signed by employee
2. referral was for fitness of duty (only what is necessary)

Question 21

What do you need to let a client know if you are being supervised?

Answer 21

must be told about this arrangement and, when the supervisor has legal responsibility for the case, must also be given the supervisor’s name

Question 22

insurance company requesting information about a former client who they covered services for

Answer 22

provide the insurance company with the information it requests only after ensuring that the company will take steps to protect the client’s confidentiality

Question 23

what is included in “multiple relationship”?

Answer 23

-when a psychologist is involved in more than one role with a person (and at least one role is a professional relationship)
-has a professional relationship with one person and becomes involved in a relationship with another individual who is related to that person

Question 24

groupthink

Answer 24

desire for consensus and cohesiveness in a group leads to poor decision-making

Pressures to conform and maintain uniformity discourage critical evaluation of alternative ideas, limiting task effectiveness

Question 25

Scientific management

Answer 25

workers are motivated only by external rewards (especially pay)

Question 26

Rehm's self-control theory

Answer 26

based on the assumption that depression is related to deficits in self-control behavior: -selective monitoring of -stringent self-evaluative criteria -inaccurate attributions of responsibility -insufficient self-reward -excessive self-punishment depressed people focus too much on negative events Treatment attempts to alter this by encouraging clients to recognize positive events

Question 27

When does stranger anxiety begin?

Answer 27

8-10 months

Question 28

What is true of infants who were exposed to cocaine in utero?

Answer 28

oversensitivity to environmental stimuli, even stimuli of low intensity

Question 29

Signs of lithium toxicity

Answer 29

flu symptoms, severe tremor, ataxia, confusion, irregular heartbeat, seizures, and coma.

Question 30

Signs of NMS

Answer 30

severe muscle rigidity, altered consciousness, heart rate and blood pressure changes, and high fever

Question 31

Signs of agranulocytosis

Answer 31

sudden fever, chills, sore throat, mouth ulcers, and weakness in limbs

Question 32

low serotonin + high norepinephine =

Answer 32

mania

Question 33

low gaba =

Answer 33

anxiety

Question 34

low serotonin + low norepinephrine =

Answer 34

depression

Question 35

locus coeruleus

Answer 35

located in pons emotional arousal and memory

Question 36

imipramine

Answer 36

TCA used for depression, bulimia, enuresis, neuropathic pain, panic disorder, agoraphobia

Question 37

Progesterone

Answer 37

predominately female hormone prepares the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and promotes the maintenance of pregnancy

Question 38

What NT does nicotine imitate?

Answer 38

acetylcholine

Question 39

Coefficient alpha

Answer 39

provides the mean of all possible split-half combinations

Question 40

stepwise multiple regression

Answer 40

indicate the fewest number of predictors needed to obtain maximally accurate predictions