NCE/LPC Exam Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers

NCE/LPC Exam Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers
Question 1
Ego's need for immediate gratification.

Correct Answer
Pleasure Principle



Question 2
The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most cases.
Correct Answer
Etiology



Question 3
An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached ______________.
Correct Answer
Self-actualization




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,Question 4
This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy concepts. (Rogers)
Correct Answer
Unconditional Positive Regard



Question 5
Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior.
Correct Answer
Shaping



Question 6
Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to existing responses.
Correct Answer
Classical Conditioning



Question 7
A behavior modification used to establish new behavior.
Correct Answer
reinforcement




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,Question 8
The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to ______________.
Correct Answer
Trait Theory



Question 9
Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their environment.
Correct Answer
contextual worldview



Question 10
Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the psychosexual energy called __________.
Correct Answer
libido



Question 11
Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more adaptive response
Correct Answer
counter conditioning




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, Question 12
Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each one leading to different behaviors.
Correct Answer
Kelly's concept of Constructive Alternativism



Question 13
A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with reality.
Correct Answer
Psychosis



Question 14
Process of development and body change resulting from heredity rather than learning.
Correct Answer
Maturation



Question 15
Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________.
Correct Answer
modeling




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