NURS EPPP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE A+
An adolescent is brought to therapy by her mother who says the girl has
recently become "another person." She says her daughter used to be easy-
going and easy to get along with and was well-liked at school by her peers
and teachers. However, now her daughter is constantly irritable, is smoking
and drinking, and has started having trouble at school. When the therapist
interviews the girl, he learns that she is engaging
in high-risk sexual behavior, but the girl feels that nothing bad can ever
happen to her. Based on these symptoms, the best diagnosis is:
a. ADHD.
b. Conduct
Disorder. c.
Bipolar I Disorder.
d. Bipolar II Disorder. - c.
During the first few sessions of family therapy, a structural family therapist
makes use of "tracking" and "mimesis" in order to:
a. keep from becoming emotionally triangulated into the
family system. b. join with the family system.
c. make initial changes in the family
structure. d. reduce stress in the family
system. - b.
When a program to reduce aggression in children is based on the work of
Patterson and his colleagues, it will include which of the following?
a. providing the child with opportunities for
catharsis b. training parents in child
management skills
c. increasing the child's perspective-taking skills
d. individual insight-oriented therapy for each parent - b.
Which of the following is true about the retrograde amnesia that occurs as the
result of a moderate to severe head injury?
a. it is limited to recent long-term
memories b. it is limited to remote
long-term memories
c. when it begins to resolve, the most recent memories return first
d. when it begins to resolve, the most remote memories return first - d.
Research comparing heterogeneous to homogeneous work groups has found
that heterogeneous groups:
a. are more creative and better at decision-
making. b. are more creative but less
productive overall.
c. make better decisions but are less productive
overall. d. are more creative but worse at
decision-making. - a.
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ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE A+
You are conducting a study to investigate the phenomenon known as
"blocking." Consequently, you will:
a. first present the CS prior to the US; then, once the CR is established,
present the US prior to the CS.
b. first present the CS prior to the US; then, once the CR is established,
present the CS prior to a sec and US.
c. first present the CS prior to the US; then, once the CR is established,
present the original CS simultaneously with a second CS prior to the US.
d. first present the CS prior to the US; then, once the CR is established,
present a second CS prior to the original CS. - c.
When using the Halstead-Reitan, an examinee's performance on seven
measures (e.g., the Category Test, the Seashore Rhythm Test, and the Finger
Oscillation Test) is used to derive a or an:
a. Impairment Index, which can be used to determine if an examinee has
brain damage. b. Impairment Index, which can be used to determine if an
examinee is suffering from a functional disorder.
c. Pathology Profile, which allows the examiner to compare the examinee's
score profile to those of people with and without brain damage.
d. Pathology Profile, which helps the examiner determine the
appropriate DSM-IV diagnosis. - a.
After playing the role of a child abuser in a feature film, a well-known and
formerly well- liked actor begins receiving a lot of "hate mail." The writers of
these letters are exhibiting:
a. psychological reactance.
b. the fundamental attribution
error. c. the availability bias.
d. defensive attribution. - b.
Dr. Dither is hired by the court to conduct an evaluation of a family as part of
a child protection matter. Based on Dr. Dither's evaluation and other
evidence, the court determines that the child can remain at home with his
family who will be provided with supervision and counseling. Six months
after the case is heard in court, Dr. Dither is contacted by the mother who
says she would like to begin therapy with him for issues unrelated to the
child protection matter. According to APA's Guidelines for Psychological
Evaluations in Child Protection Matters, Dr. Dither should:
a. agree to see the woman in therapy since the child protection matter
has been resolved.
b. agree to see the woman in therapy only if her problem is, in fact,
unrelated to the child protection matter.
c. agree to see the women in therapy since his familiarity with her
situation will be an advantage.
d. refer the woman to a colleague. - d.
Conduct Disorder frequently co-occurs with ADHD. Which of the following is
NOT true about children with both disorders?
a. They have higher rates of social maladjustment than children with ADHD
only.
b. They have more extensive cognitive difficulties and poorer school
,NURS EPPP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE A+
achievement than children with ADHD only.
c. They have poorer long-term outcomes and a higher risk of adult
psychopathology than children with ADHD only.
d. They often have a less favorable response to stimulant medication than
children with ADHD only. - b.
From the perspective of Rational Emotive Therapy:
a. irrational beliefs are acquired primarily through social learning processes.
, NURS EPPP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE A+
b. irrational beliefs are acquired largely through the process of selective
reinforcement. c. people are biologically prone to the acquisition of
irrational beliefs.
d. people adopt irrational beliefs as the result of early traumatic events that
are still unresolved. - c.
Work by Perry and Busey (1977) suggests that highly aggressive
children: a. were exposed prenatally to high levels of androgens.
b. are less sensitive to physical discomfort than less aggressive children.
c. exhibited a disoriented/disengaged attachment pattern as young
children. d. show little remorse after hurting another child. - d.
Androgens and estrogens are secreted
by the: a. gonads only.
b. gonads and adrenal
glands. c. gonads and
pituitary gland. d. gonads
and pineal gland. - b.
Which of the following is most relevant to equity
theory? a. Rosenthal effect
b. social comparison
theory c. drive theory
d. buffering hypothesis - b.
Subjects learn a task while under the influence of a CNS stimulant. Three
days later, half of the subjects are tested while under the influence of the
drug; the other half are tested while drug-free. Subjects who have been
given the drug perform better on the task during testing. This result is
predicted by which of the following?
a. state dependent
memory b. proactive
facilitation
c. drug-dependence
effect d. priming - a.
Unilateral ECT to the right hemisphere would most likely produce:
a. predominantly anterograde amnesia involving nonverbal
material. b. predominantly anterograde amnesia involving
verbal material.
c. predominantly retrograde amnesia involving nonverbal
material. d. predominantly retrograde amnesia involving
verbal material. - a.
You are hired by a community mental health center as an outside consultant
to help one of the clinicians develop a treatment plan for a difficult client.
This type of consultation is referred to as:
a. consultee-centered case
consultation. b. client-centered
case consultation.
ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE A+
An adolescent is brought to therapy by her mother who says the girl has
recently become "another person." She says her daughter used to be easy-
going and easy to get along with and was well-liked at school by her peers
and teachers. However, now her daughter is constantly irritable, is smoking
and drinking, and has started having trouble at school. When the therapist
interviews the girl, he learns that she is engaging
in high-risk sexual behavior, but the girl feels that nothing bad can ever
happen to her. Based on these symptoms, the best diagnosis is:
a. ADHD.
b. Conduct
Disorder. c.
Bipolar I Disorder.
d. Bipolar II Disorder. - c.
During the first few sessions of family therapy, a structural family therapist
makes use of "tracking" and "mimesis" in order to:
a. keep from becoming emotionally triangulated into the
family system. b. join with the family system.
c. make initial changes in the family
structure. d. reduce stress in the family
system. - b.
When a program to reduce aggression in children is based on the work of
Patterson and his colleagues, it will include which of the following?
a. providing the child with opportunities for
catharsis b. training parents in child
management skills
c. increasing the child's perspective-taking skills
d. individual insight-oriented therapy for each parent - b.
Which of the following is true about the retrograde amnesia that occurs as the
result of a moderate to severe head injury?
a. it is limited to recent long-term
memories b. it is limited to remote
long-term memories
c. when it begins to resolve, the most recent memories return first
d. when it begins to resolve, the most remote memories return first - d.
Research comparing heterogeneous to homogeneous work groups has found
that heterogeneous groups:
a. are more creative and better at decision-
making. b. are more creative but less
productive overall.
c. make better decisions but are less productive
overall. d. are more creative but worse at
decision-making. - a.
,NURS EPPP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE A+
You are conducting a study to investigate the phenomenon known as
"blocking." Consequently, you will:
a. first present the CS prior to the US; then, once the CR is established,
present the US prior to the CS.
b. first present the CS prior to the US; then, once the CR is established,
present the CS prior to a sec and US.
c. first present the CS prior to the US; then, once the CR is established,
present the original CS simultaneously with a second CS prior to the US.
d. first present the CS prior to the US; then, once the CR is established,
present a second CS prior to the original CS. - c.
When using the Halstead-Reitan, an examinee's performance on seven
measures (e.g., the Category Test, the Seashore Rhythm Test, and the Finger
Oscillation Test) is used to derive a or an:
a. Impairment Index, which can be used to determine if an examinee has
brain damage. b. Impairment Index, which can be used to determine if an
examinee is suffering from a functional disorder.
c. Pathology Profile, which allows the examiner to compare the examinee's
score profile to those of people with and without brain damage.
d. Pathology Profile, which helps the examiner determine the
appropriate DSM-IV diagnosis. - a.
After playing the role of a child abuser in a feature film, a well-known and
formerly well- liked actor begins receiving a lot of "hate mail." The writers of
these letters are exhibiting:
a. psychological reactance.
b. the fundamental attribution
error. c. the availability bias.
d. defensive attribution. - b.
Dr. Dither is hired by the court to conduct an evaluation of a family as part of
a child protection matter. Based on Dr. Dither's evaluation and other
evidence, the court determines that the child can remain at home with his
family who will be provided with supervision and counseling. Six months
after the case is heard in court, Dr. Dither is contacted by the mother who
says she would like to begin therapy with him for issues unrelated to the
child protection matter. According to APA's Guidelines for Psychological
Evaluations in Child Protection Matters, Dr. Dither should:
a. agree to see the woman in therapy since the child protection matter
has been resolved.
b. agree to see the woman in therapy only if her problem is, in fact,
unrelated to the child protection matter.
c. agree to see the women in therapy since his familiarity with her
situation will be an advantage.
d. refer the woman to a colleague. - d.
Conduct Disorder frequently co-occurs with ADHD. Which of the following is
NOT true about children with both disorders?
a. They have higher rates of social maladjustment than children with ADHD
only.
b. They have more extensive cognitive difficulties and poorer school
,NURS EPPP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE A+
achievement than children with ADHD only.
c. They have poorer long-term outcomes and a higher risk of adult
psychopathology than children with ADHD only.
d. They often have a less favorable response to stimulant medication than
children with ADHD only. - b.
From the perspective of Rational Emotive Therapy:
a. irrational beliefs are acquired primarily through social learning processes.
, NURS EPPP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE A+
b. irrational beliefs are acquired largely through the process of selective
reinforcement. c. people are biologically prone to the acquisition of
irrational beliefs.
d. people adopt irrational beliefs as the result of early traumatic events that
are still unresolved. - c.
Work by Perry and Busey (1977) suggests that highly aggressive
children: a. were exposed prenatally to high levels of androgens.
b. are less sensitive to physical discomfort than less aggressive children.
c. exhibited a disoriented/disengaged attachment pattern as young
children. d. show little remorse after hurting another child. - d.
Androgens and estrogens are secreted
by the: a. gonads only.
b. gonads and adrenal
glands. c. gonads and
pituitary gland. d. gonads
and pineal gland. - b.
Which of the following is most relevant to equity
theory? a. Rosenthal effect
b. social comparison
theory c. drive theory
d. buffering hypothesis - b.
Subjects learn a task while under the influence of a CNS stimulant. Three
days later, half of the subjects are tested while under the influence of the
drug; the other half are tested while drug-free. Subjects who have been
given the drug perform better on the task during testing. This result is
predicted by which of the following?
a. state dependent
memory b. proactive
facilitation
c. drug-dependence
effect d. priming - a.
Unilateral ECT to the right hemisphere would most likely produce:
a. predominantly anterograde amnesia involving nonverbal
material. b. predominantly anterograde amnesia involving
verbal material.
c. predominantly retrograde amnesia involving nonverbal
material. d. predominantly retrograde amnesia involving
verbal material. - a.
You are hired by a community mental health center as an outside consultant
to help one of the clinicians develop a treatment plan for a difficult client.
This type of consultation is referred to as:
a. consultee-centered case
consultation. b. client-centered
case consultation.
