Human Development pt. 2

Test 4 Question 1. Which one of the following is false regarding Freud’s theories of human development?

Test 4 Question 11. Object permanence develops during which one of Piaget’s developmental stages?

Test 4 Question By what age should a child have a six-word vocabulary, be able to self-feed, and be able to walk up steps with its hand being held?

Test 4 Question 127. Which one of the following answer choices is central to Kohut’s theories of self psychology?

Test 5 Question 15. Which one of the following statements is false concerning development during the school-age years (ages 5 to 12)?

Test 5 Question 37. Robert is arrested for assault and held in prison. Because of disorganized behavior a psychiatric evaluation is conducted by a forensic psychiatrist to determine Robert’s fitness to stand trial for the charges. Robert reports that 1 month earlier he was evaluated in a local emergency room for hearing voices. What is the difference between the evaluation done by the forensic psychiatrist and the evaluation done by the emergency room (ER) psychiatrist?

Test 5 Question 82. Which of the following is achieved during Piaget’s developmental stage of concrete operations?

Test 5 Question 84. Infantile secure attachment is associated with which of the following outcomes?

Test 5 Question 85. A young girl performs in a school play and revels in the praise and pride displayed to her by her mother. In Kohut’s theory of self-psychology, this child is experiencing:

Test 5 Question 86. According to Margaret Mahler’s stages of separation–individuation, the period from 10 to 18 months of age, during which the infant’s ability to move autonomously increases its exploration of the outer world, is known as:

Test 5 Question 88. The “addictive” nature of gambling behavior and the disorder of pathological gambling can best be explained by theories of:

Test 5 Question 89. A patient with depression tells the therapist about a variety of unpleasant personal circumstances that have occurred in the past week, worries about friends being sad and withdrawn, and a reluctance to watch the news on television because “the only news on television is bad news.” In the theory of cognitive psychology, this type of behavior is best formulated as:

Test 5 Question 107. Which one of the following statements is false concerning motor development during infancy?

Test 6 Question 26. A 32-year-old patient was referred for neurologic evaluation owing to hand shaking. The history reveals that the shaking is present only when using the hands and is particularly bad when writing or bringing a cup to the mouth while drinking. Stress worsens the shaking. The shaking improves when the patient drinks a glass of wine. The patient’s older sibling also suffers from a similar disorder. From this history, the most likely diagnosis is:

Test 6 Question 37. Which of the following famous therapists developed the “epigenetic principle”?

Test 6 Question 114. A female therapist is doing psychodynamic psychotherapy with a 29-year-old woman. She has been discussing issues surrounding her marriage and her relationship with her mother, who was distant emotionally when the patient was growing up. The patient becomes angry with the therapist when she requests therapy sessions three times per week and the therapist states that she cannot accommodate that with her schedule. She accuses the therapist of disliking her. This is an example of which of the following?

Test 6 Question 118. Which of the following is not one of the psychological issues of pregnancy?

Test 6 Question 129. You have to interview a patient using an interpreter. Which of the following is the best way to proceed?

Test 6 Question 130. In which of the following theories does human development move through predetermined steps and stages wherein each stage has its own characteristics and needs that must be negotiated before moving forward?

Test 6 Question 146. Regularly scheduled primary care appointments are a crucial and standard part of treating which one of the following diagnoses?