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NCE Exam Study Questions with Verified
Solutions Graded A 2025
Standard Deviation -Correct Answer ✔a measure of variability; It tells you how tightly
your data is clustered around the mean
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs -Correct Answer ✔physiological, safety, love/belonging,
esteem, self-actualization
Androgyny -Correct Answer ✔is something that has both female and male traits, or
something that is not clearly either masculine or feminine
Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development -Correct Answer ✔
Social Learning Theory -Correct Answer ✔is the view that people learn by observing
others. Associated with Albert Bandura's work in the 1960s. Explains how people learn
new behaviors, values, and attitudes For example, a teenager might learn slang by
observing peers.
Core features of depression -Correct Answer ✔diminished interest or pleasure
Core features of bipolar disorders -Correct Answer ✔mania; hypomania
Hypomania -Correct Answer ✔abnormally, persistently elevated mood, expansive
mood, irritable mood
Difference between mania and hypomania -Correct Answer ✔mania lasts more than 1
week and hypomania lasts 4 days
Key features of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders -Correct Answer ✔delusions,
hallucinations, disorganized thinking, grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behavior,
negative symptoms
Symptoms of PTSD -Correct Answer ✔Re-experiencing the trauma through flashbacks,
nightmares, and intrusive thoughts
Five Factor Model of Personality -Correct Answer ✔O- openness vs.
tradition/convention
C- conscientiousness vs. negligence
E- extraversion vs. introversion
A- agreeableness vs. antagonistic
N- neuroticism vs. emotional stability
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3 P's of personality disorder -Correct Answer ✔-Persistent (over time)
-Pervasive (across situations)
-Pathological (clearly abnormal)
Cluster A personality disorders -Correct Answer ✔odd/eccentric:
paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
Cluster B personality disorders -Correct Answer ✔dramatic/emotional/erratic:
antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
Cluster C personality disorders -Correct Answer ✔Anxious/fearful
avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive
Paranoid Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔type of personality disorder
characterized by extreme suspiciousness or mistrust of others
Schizoid Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a psychological disorder characterized
by little interest or involvement in close relationships, even those with family members
(socially and emotionally detached)
Schizotypal Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a psychological disorder
characterized by several traits that cause problems interpersonally, including constricted
or inappropriate affect; magical or paranoid thinking; and odd beliefs, speech, behavior,
appearance, and perceptions
Antisocial Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a personality disorder in which a
person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family
members; may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist
Borderline Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a personality disorder characterized
by lack of stability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotion; impulsivity;
angry outbursts; intense fear of abandonment; recurring suicidal gestures
Histrionic Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔excessive emotionality and attention
seeking
Narcissistic Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a personality disorder characterized
by exaggerated ideas of self-importance and achievements; preoccupation with
fantasies of success; arrogance
Avoidant Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a personality disorder characterized by
inhibition in social situations; feelings of inadequacy; oversensitivity to criticism
National Counseling Exam
NCE Exam Study Questions with Verified
Solutions Graded A 2025
Standard Deviation -Correct Answer ✔a measure of variability; It tells you how tightly
your data is clustered around the mean
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs -Correct Answer ✔physiological, safety, love/belonging,
esteem, self-actualization
Androgyny -Correct Answer ✔is something that has both female and male traits, or
something that is not clearly either masculine or feminine
Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development -Correct Answer ✔
Social Learning Theory -Correct Answer ✔is the view that people learn by observing
others. Associated with Albert Bandura's work in the 1960s. Explains how people learn
new behaviors, values, and attitudes For example, a teenager might learn slang by
observing peers.
Core features of depression -Correct Answer ✔diminished interest or pleasure
Core features of bipolar disorders -Correct Answer ✔mania; hypomania
Hypomania -Correct Answer ✔abnormally, persistently elevated mood, expansive
mood, irritable mood
Difference between mania and hypomania -Correct Answer ✔mania lasts more than 1
week and hypomania lasts 4 days
Key features of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders -Correct Answer ✔delusions,
hallucinations, disorganized thinking, grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behavior,
negative symptoms
Symptoms of PTSD -Correct Answer ✔Re-experiencing the trauma through flashbacks,
nightmares, and intrusive thoughts
Five Factor Model of Personality -Correct Answer ✔O- openness vs.
tradition/convention
C- conscientiousness vs. negligence
E- extraversion vs. introversion
A- agreeableness vs. antagonistic
N- neuroticism vs. emotional stability
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3 P's of personality disorder -Correct Answer ✔-Persistent (over time)
-Pervasive (across situations)
-Pathological (clearly abnormal)
Cluster A personality disorders -Correct Answer ✔odd/eccentric:
paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
Cluster B personality disorders -Correct Answer ✔dramatic/emotional/erratic:
antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
Cluster C personality disorders -Correct Answer ✔Anxious/fearful
avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive
Paranoid Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔type of personality disorder
characterized by extreme suspiciousness or mistrust of others
Schizoid Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a psychological disorder characterized
by little interest or involvement in close relationships, even those with family members
(socially and emotionally detached)
Schizotypal Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a psychological disorder
characterized by several traits that cause problems interpersonally, including constricted
or inappropriate affect; magical or paranoid thinking; and odd beliefs, speech, behavior,
appearance, and perceptions
Antisocial Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a personality disorder in which a
person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family
members; may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist
Borderline Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a personality disorder characterized
by lack of stability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotion; impulsivity;
angry outbursts; intense fear of abandonment; recurring suicidal gestures
Histrionic Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔excessive emotionality and attention
seeking
Narcissistic Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a personality disorder characterized
by exaggerated ideas of self-importance and achievements; preoccupation with
fantasies of success; arrogance
Avoidant Personality Disorder -Correct Answer ✔a personality disorder characterized by
inhibition in social situations; feelings of inadequacy; oversensitivity to criticism
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