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STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Empathy.
Answer: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
◍ What is a Strengths-Based Approach?.
Answer: A practice framework that focuses on the inherent strengths of
clients.
◍ Social Cohesion.
Answer: Enhanced when peaceful and safe environments within
neighborhoods and communities are created.
◍ Social Accountability.
Answer: Exists to the extent that individuals' voices are expressed and heard.
◍ Reforms.
Answer: Aim at improving rights and more participatory governance are
part of the process by which institutional change is achieved.
◍ What does the Strengths-Based Approach emphasize?.
Answer: Resilience and resourcefulness to overcome challenges.
◍ Knowledge.
Answer: Rote memorization , recognition, or recall of facts
◍ Comprehension.
Answer: Understanding what the facts mean
◍ What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?.
, Answer: A therapeutic approach that focuses on identifying and changing
negative thought patterns.
◍ Application.
Answer: Correct use of the facts, rules, or ideas
◍ What does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) aim to improve?.
Answer: Mental health.
◍ Analysis.
Answer: breaking down information into component parts
◍ Synthesis.
Answer: Combination of facts, ideas, or information to make a new whole.
◍ What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?.
Answer: psychological theory that explains human motivation based on a
five-level pyramid of needs. People must satisfy lower-level needs before
moving on to higher ones.
◍ Evaluation.
Answer: judging or forming an opinion about the information or situation.
◍ Cognitive.
Answer: mental skills (knowledge)
◍ Affective.
Answer: Growth in feelings or emotional areas (attitude or self)
◍ How many levels are in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?.
Answer: Five levels.
◍ Psychomotor.
Answer: manual or physical skills (skills).
◍ What are the five levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?.
Answer: Physiological needs, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and
self-actualization.
◍ What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs suggest about fulfilling needs?.
, Answer: Individuals must fulfill lower-level needs before higher-level
needs.
◍ Sensorimotor Stage.
Answer: Age 0-2 years a. Retains image of objects b. Develops primitive
logic in manipulating objectsc. Begins intentional actionsD. Play is
imitativeE. Signals meaning- infant invests meaning in event (babysitter
arriving means mother leaves) F. Symbol meaning (language)
◍ Preoperational Stage.
Answer: Age 2-7 years. a. Progress from concrete to abstract thinking. b.
Can comprehend past, present, futurec. Night Terrorsd. Acquires words and
symbolse. Magical thinkingF. thinking is not generalizedg. Thinking is
concrete, irreversible, egocentric h. Cannot see another point of viewi.
Thinking is centered on one detail or event Imaginary friends emerge.
◍ What is Systems Theory?.
Answer: A theoretical framework that views individuals as part of larger
systems.
◍ What does Systems Theory emphasize?.
Answer: How changes in one part of the system can affect the whole.
◍ What is Psychodynamic Theory?.
Answer: A therapeutic approach based on the belief that unconscious drives
and early childhood experiences shape an individual's behavior and
relationships.
◍ Concrete Operations.
Answer: Age 7-11 years. a. Beginnings of abstract thoughtb. Play games
with rules c. Cause and effect relationship understoodd. Logical implications
are understood e. Thinking is independent of experience f. Thinking is
reversible g. Rules of logic are developed
◍ What does Psychodynamic Theory emphasize as influencing behavior?.
Answer: Unconscious drives and early childhood experiences.
CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Empathy.
Answer: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
◍ What is a Strengths-Based Approach?.
Answer: A practice framework that focuses on the inherent strengths of
clients.
◍ Social Cohesion.
Answer: Enhanced when peaceful and safe environments within
neighborhoods and communities are created.
◍ Social Accountability.
Answer: Exists to the extent that individuals' voices are expressed and heard.
◍ Reforms.
Answer: Aim at improving rights and more participatory governance are
part of the process by which institutional change is achieved.
◍ What does the Strengths-Based Approach emphasize?.
Answer: Resilience and resourcefulness to overcome challenges.
◍ Knowledge.
Answer: Rote memorization , recognition, or recall of facts
◍ Comprehension.
Answer: Understanding what the facts mean
◍ What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?.
, Answer: A therapeutic approach that focuses on identifying and changing
negative thought patterns.
◍ Application.
Answer: Correct use of the facts, rules, or ideas
◍ What does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) aim to improve?.
Answer: Mental health.
◍ Analysis.
Answer: breaking down information into component parts
◍ Synthesis.
Answer: Combination of facts, ideas, or information to make a new whole.
◍ What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?.
Answer: psychological theory that explains human motivation based on a
five-level pyramid of needs. People must satisfy lower-level needs before
moving on to higher ones.
◍ Evaluation.
Answer: judging or forming an opinion about the information or situation.
◍ Cognitive.
Answer: mental skills (knowledge)
◍ Affective.
Answer: Growth in feelings or emotional areas (attitude or self)
◍ How many levels are in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?.
Answer: Five levels.
◍ Psychomotor.
Answer: manual or physical skills (skills).
◍ What are the five levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?.
Answer: Physiological needs, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and
self-actualization.
◍ What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs suggest about fulfilling needs?.
, Answer: Individuals must fulfill lower-level needs before higher-level
needs.
◍ Sensorimotor Stage.
Answer: Age 0-2 years a. Retains image of objects b. Develops primitive
logic in manipulating objectsc. Begins intentional actionsD. Play is
imitativeE. Signals meaning- infant invests meaning in event (babysitter
arriving means mother leaves) F. Symbol meaning (language)
◍ Preoperational Stage.
Answer: Age 2-7 years. a. Progress from concrete to abstract thinking. b.
Can comprehend past, present, futurec. Night Terrorsd. Acquires words and
symbolse. Magical thinkingF. thinking is not generalizedg. Thinking is
concrete, irreversible, egocentric h. Cannot see another point of viewi.
Thinking is centered on one detail or event Imaginary friends emerge.
◍ What is Systems Theory?.
Answer: A theoretical framework that views individuals as part of larger
systems.
◍ What does Systems Theory emphasize?.
Answer: How changes in one part of the system can affect the whole.
◍ What is Psychodynamic Theory?.
Answer: A therapeutic approach based on the belief that unconscious drives
and early childhood experiences shape an individual's behavior and
relationships.
◍ Concrete Operations.
Answer: Age 7-11 years. a. Beginnings of abstract thoughtb. Play games
with rules c. Cause and effect relationship understoodd. Logical implications
are understood e. Thinking is independent of experience f. Thinking is
reversible g. Rules of logic are developed
◍ What does Psychodynamic Theory emphasize as influencing behavior?.
Answer: Unconscious drives and early childhood experiences.
