CCE Practice Exam 2 - Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions)

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CCE Practice Exam 2 - Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) Which of the following is NOT included as an Alcohol-Related Disorder in the DSM-5? A. Alcohol Dependence B. Alcohol Intoxication C. ... Alcohol Withdrawal D. Alcohol-Induced Major Neurocognitive Disorder A 58-year old woman is brought to the mental health clinic where you work by her husband. She seems agitated and, during your interview with her, she paces back and forth and engages in frequent hand-wringing. The woman says she's been feeling very sad and hopeless, and she also tells you that she thinks her next door neighbor has tried to poison her food several times because she has been so unfriendly toward him. The woman's husband says that his wife has been gradually losing interest in her usual activities over the past several weeks but that her symptoms became worse a few days ago. Based on this information, the most likely diagnosis is: A. Major Depressive Disorder. B. Schizoaffective Disorder. C. Bipolar II Disorder. D. Delusional Disorder. In its early stages, Alzheimer's disease shares several characteristics with Korsakoff's syndrome. Specifically, both disorders are characterized by: A. anterograde amnesia that affects declarative memories but not procedural memories. B. anterograde amnesia that affects both declarative and procedural memories. C. retrograde amnesia for recent and remote declarative (but not procedural) memories. D. retrograde amnesia for recent (but not remote) declarative and procedural memories. For a diagnosis of Separation Anxiety Disorder, the DSM-5 requires symptoms of fear, anxiety, or avoidance that have lasted for at least __________ in children and adolescents or about __________ in adults. A. one week; six months B. four weeks; six months C. six weeks; eight months D. two months; eight months "In periods of crisis, such as loss, abandonment, separation, failure, and loneliness, the individual can temporarily fall back on his internal world." This statement reflects the basic assumptions of which of the following approaches? A. Gestalt therapy B. reality therapy C. object relations theory D. cognitive-behavioral therapy The diagnosis of Cyclothymic Disorder requires a minimum duration of symptoms for: A. one year in adults and eight months in children and adolescents. B. one year in adolescents and adults and six months in children. C. two years in adults and one year in children and adolescents. D. two years in adolescents and adults and one year in children. A DSM-5 diagnosis of Schizophrenia requires the presence of two or more active-phase symptoms during a one-month period with at least one symptom being ____________ plus continuous signs of disturbance for least six months. A. negative symptoms B. disorganized speech or disorganized behavior C. delusions or hallucinations D. delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech In comparison to bilateral ECT, unilateral ECT to the right (nondominant) hemisphere: A. produces similar levels of anterograde and retrograde amnesia. B. produces greater anterograde amnesia for nonverbal tasks only. C. produces greater anterograde and retrograde amnesia for both verbal and nonverbal tasks. D. produces less anterograde amnesia for both verbal and nonverbal tasks. The intentional production of a physical symptom for the specific purpose of obtaining financial benefits is characteristic of which of the following? A. Malingering B. Factitious Disorder C. Conversion Disorder D. Somatic Symptom Disorder The presence of which of the following would suggest that the appropriate diagnosis is Social Anxiety Disorder rather than Agoraphobia? A. fear of humiliation or embarrassment in social situations B. increased anxiety in feared situations when accompanied by a trusted companion C. anxiety is perceived as excessive and temporarily controllable D. an absence of the physiological symptoms associated with a panic attack Depression has been linked to: A. decreased REM latency and increased REM density. B. decreased REM latency and decreased REM density. C. increased REM latency and increased REM density. D. increased REM latency and decreased REM density. As described in the DSM-5, the characteristic symptoms of Substance Use Disorder can be categorized in terms of which of the following? A. impaired control, social impairment, risky use, and pharmacological criteria B. functional impairment, denial of consequences, impaired control, and pharmacological criteria C. impaired control, tolerance, withdrawal, and functional impairment D. functional impairment, tolerance and withdrawal, risky use, and marked distress On a measure that assesses the "Big Five" personality factors, a high score on neuroticism, a low score on agreeableness, and a low score on conscientiousness are most likely to be obtained by a person with ____________ Personality Disorder. A. Obsessive-Compulsive B. Narcissistic C. Schizoid D. Antisocial Although the various models of homosexual (gay/lesbian) identity development differ somewhat in terms of the number and nature of the stages they propose, most (or all) describe a person in the initial stage as: A. revealing to another person that he/she is not sexually attracted to people of the opposite gender. B. actively denying his/her sexual attraction toward same-gender individuals. C. recognizing that he/she is different from same-gender peers. D. first realizing that he/she is sexually attracted to people of the same gender. In terms of group therapy, premature termination has been found to depend most on the members': A. locus of control. B. expectations. C. psychological mindedness. D. diagnosis For an extended family systems (Bowenian) therapist, when a family exhibits a high degree of fusion but one member is more differentiated than the others, the likely approach would be to: A. work with the least differentiated family members. B. work with the most differentiated family member. C. work with all members of the extended family as a group. D. work with all family members in individual therapy until they reach a similar level of differentiation. Harry Stack Sullivan's interpersonal approach to psychiatry identifies ____________ as the primary cause of psychopathology. A. unconscious conflicts B. excessive anxiety C. obstacles to self-actualization D. avoidance of ultimate concerns Nonsexist therapy, in comparison to feminist therapy, places greater emphasis on: A. the impact of sex roles and sexism. B. modification of personal behavior. C. treating men and women the same. D. the egalitarian nature of the therapeutic relationship. An African American adult in which stage of Cross's (1991) Black Racial Identity Development Model denigrates all aspects of White culture while idealizing all aspects of African American culture? A. internalization B. encounter C. immersion-emersion D. reintegration For Hispanic/Latino American families, the strongest family bond is most often between: A. husband and wife. B. parent and child. C. brother and sister. D. grandparent and grandchild From the perspective of Cross's (1991, 2001) Black Racial Identity Development Model, change in the direction of greater racial or ethnic awareness is: A. a natural consequence of a person's developmental level. B. the result of exposure to events that increased the salience of race. C. the result of peer influence. D. one of the possible resolutions of an identity crisis. An emphasis on contact, awareness, and experimentation is central to which of the following? A. Gestalt therapy B. solution-focused therapy C. Adlerian therapy D. rational-emotive therapy For members of minority groups, long-term exposure to racial oppression is most likely to result in: A. downplaying the importance of ethnicity and adopting a "culture-free" identity. B. focusing on satisfying physiological needs and acquiring basic survival skills. C. attempting to earn acceptance by acquiring material goods and other signs of status. D. becoming socially withdrawn and isolated. A client who is a member of a minority group expresses negative feelings about her own culture and positive feelings toward the dominant (Anglo) culture. From the perspective of Atkinson, Morten, and Sue's (1993) Racial/Cultural Identity Development Model, this client is in which stage? A. conformity B. dissonance C. immersion D. denial In schools, psychological consultants are often hired to help teachers or other school personnel resolve problems related to specific individual students. This is referred to as: A. consultee-centered case consultation. B. client-centered case consultation. C. consultee-centered administrative consultation. D. client-centered administrative consultation. Structural family therapy entails three overlapping steps or stages. Which of the following techniques is/are most useful during the first step? A. reframing and relabeling B. tracking and mimesis C. constructing a family map D. enactment As defined by Wrenn (1985), a "culturally encapsulated" counselor: A. has had little or no exposure to individuals from different cultures. B. disregards cultural differences and his/her own cultural biases. C. prioritizes culture as an etiological factor in mental illness. D. recognizes that universal principles of behavior do not apply to everyone. Gregory Herek (1992) attributes violence against gays and lesbians to cultural and psychological: A. heterosexism. B. homophobia. C. paranoia. D. bigotry. Sue and Sue (1990) describe the worldview of counselors and their clients in terms of two dimensions - locus of control and locus of responsibility - and propose that members of minority groups are becoming increasingly more likely to exhibit which of the following worldviews? A. internal locus of control/internal locus of responsibility B. external locus of control/internal locus of responsibility C. internal locus of control/external locus of responsibility D. external locus of control/external locus of responsibility A therapist tells a client who wants to quit smoking that he should keep his only pack of cigarettes in a place that is accessible only by walking for more than one mile. This is an example of which of the following paradoxical techniques? A. reframing B. symptom prescription C. ordeal D. restraining Dr. Wilson has been treating a heterosexual couple for sexual problems for three weeks. His first intervention was to instruct the couple to use the squeeze technique. When this technique had beneficial results, he then instructed the couple to attempt intercourse using the female-superior position. Based on this information, you can conclude that: A. the husband met the diagnostic criteria for Premature Ejaculation. B. the husband met the diagnostic criteria for Erectile Disorder. C. the wife met the diagnostic criteria for Sexual Arousal Disorder. D. the wife met the diagnostic criteria for Vaginismus A client is acting in a passive-aggressive way toward a psychology intern who, in turn, becomes unconsciously passive-aggressive toward her supervisor. This is an example of which of the following? A. transference B. countertransference C. over-involvement D. parallel process For Carl Jung, transference is: A. a form of projection. B. sexual "acting out." C. symbolization. D. a fantasy. A young six-year-old boy is having severe behavioral problems. He is physically aggressive, shouting and misbehaving constantly. There is no prior history of the child having any kind of behavioral problems and there has been no trauma in the child's past. Of the following, which is the most likely cause of the boy's behavior? A. The passing on of certain genes from both parents causing this behavior in their son B. A brain tumor growing that is pushing on various parts of the brain which in turn is affecting the child's behavior C. The child could be experiencing developmental difficulties that are causing him to become frustrated and lash out at those around him D. None of the above One of the most common impairments following brain injury is memory loss. Although the nature of the disturbance depends on the locus and extent of the damage, most often it involves: A. an inability to recall information stored in remote long-term memory. B. profound deficits in memory for events that occurred in the days to weeks prior to the incident that caused the injury. C. spotty deficits in memory for both recent and past events. D. problems related to retaining new information. Research investigating the physiological mechanisms associated with emotion have found that the eyeblink reflex is: A. potentiated when the individual is viewing an unpleasant stimulus but inhibited when the individual is viewing a pleasant stimulus. B. inhibited when the individual is viewing an unpleasant stimulus but potentiated when the individual is viewing a pleasant stimulus. C. potentiated when the individual is viewing a neutral stimulus but inhibited when the individual is viewing an unpleasant or pleasant stimulus. D. unaffected by the type of stimulus being viewed by an individual. Combining an MAOI with certain cold, cough, sinus, or allergy medication can produce which of the following? [Show More]

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