9 to 5
Growing Pains
That's What The DSM Said
My Mother Had Me Tested
Potpourri
100

Who has been called "The Father of vocational guidance?"

Frank Parsons

100
Who are the psychosexual stages associated with?

Sigmund Freud

100

Your new client, Michael, tells you that he has been experiencing a low mood for about a month. He also tells you that he has been sleeping for 12 hours/day, does not feel like eating, has stopped hanging out with friends, and does not look forward to the future. What diagnosis best aligns with these symptoms?

Major Depressive Disorder

100

What are the most critical psychosocial measures to consider when selecting an assessment to administer to your client?

Reliability and Validity

100

According to Carl Rogers, what three conditions need to be present in order for a client to change?

Congruence/Genuineness, empathy, and unconditional positive regard

200

What are the six personality orientations, according to John Holland?

Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional (RIASEC)

200

What does the term "conservation" refer to, according to Jean Piaget?

A substance's weight, mass, and volume remain the same even if it changes shape. 

200

Emma comes to see you two months after her house was broken into while she was home. Over the course of several weeks, you learn that Emma has been having frequent emotional outbursts. You also learn that she is having nightmares about the break-in and constantly feels like she has to be on guard. She tells you that she cannot get the thought out of her head that the break in is her fault because she forgot to set the alarm that night. You are most likely to diagnosis Emma with: 

PTSD

200

A test that measures what it is intended to measure is said to have strong:

Validity

200

What theory focuses primarily on the here and now?

Gestalt

300

Which developmental career theorist emphasizes self-concept?

Donald Super

300

One day, Dr. Longo comes to class looking much unlike herself. She is sporting an oversized t-shirt featuring a portrait of Kurt Cobain, baggy jeans, and pink hair. You suspect Dr. Longo is experiencing a midlife crisis. According to Erickson, a midlife crisis is likely to occur during which psychosocial stage? 

Generativity vs. Stagnation (ages 30 - 64). 

300

A person who engages in rituals, such as checking the locks five times every night before bed, in order to alleviate distressing thoughts is most likely experiencing:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

300

The Stanford-Binet IQ test is an intelligence test. What type of test is the NCE?

An achievement test

300

In group counseling, universality refers to:

The notion that you are not alone

400

Which career theorist suggests that interests are learned and decision making is a skill that can be learned?

John Krumboltz

400

What did Harry Harlow's experiment with baby monkeys reveal?

The baby monkeys preferred the "cloth mother" who provided comfort over the "wire mother" who provided food. 

400

Holding the belief that you are unique and superior to others is a hallmark of what disorder?

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

400

One way to measure the reliability of a test is to give the same test to the same individual twice and compare scores. This is called: 

Test-retest Reliability

400

Who developed the Family Systems approach to family therapy? 

Murray Bowen

500

Anne Roe utilized a two-dimensional system of occupational classification that consists of:

Fields and Levels

500

What type of development did Lawrence Kohlberg focus on?

Moral development - the 3 stages include preconventional, conventional, and postconventional. 

500

One day in class, Dr. Longo tells you that Leonardo DiCaprio has been in her DM's. She claims that are planning a secret getaway to Italy where they will have a private wedding in the Sistine Chapel. Dr. Longo is CLEARLY suffering from what type of delusion?

Erotomanic 

500

If you want to ensure a particular assessment is reliable, look for an assessment with a reliability coefficient of:

.90

500

What is the function of a t-test?

To compare the means of two groups to determine if they are significantly different.