Question 1

The age integration theory:

Accepted Answer

A) Is meant to keep older people grouped together 
B) Refers to periods in one's life course 
C) Gives people of all ages the opportunity to pursue education, work, and leisure activities 
D) None of the above

Question 2

The memories children make in middle childhood help to define the consistent and unique pattern of social and emotional behavior and abilities that define an individual. This is called____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Personality 
B) Self-Actualization 
C) Human nature 
D) Memorization

Question 3

According to the parents of Lucy, a 28-month-old, her favorite word is "no." Which of the following theories describes what stage the child has entered?

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget's concrete operational stage 
B) Freud's oral phase of development 
C) Kohlberg's social systems perspective 
D) Erikson's autonomy vs. shame and doubt

Question 4

Industrial and Organizational Psychology today involves a lot of business with other cultures. What could be some of the outcomes of ignoring another country's culture?

Accepted Answer

A) Losing important business 
B) Finding yourself in legal trouble 
C) Insulting your clients 
D) All of the above

Question 5

According to Erikson, during old age, people experience the crisis of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Trust vs. mistrust 
B) Ego integrity vs. despair 
C) Emotional acceptance vs. rejection 
D) Industry vs. inferiority

Question 6

Which of the following is not an example of extrinsic motivation?

Accepted Answer

A) Employee performance improves when wages are increased 
B) A sleep apnea patient follows a strict sleep hygiene plan 
C) Children finish a task more quickly if they are promised candy 
D) A student studies more on a test to make the highest grade in the class

Question 7

_____________________________ insisted that children's minds are shaped by certain social and historical context in which they live as well as the children's interaction with adults.

Accepted Answer

A) Vygotsky 
B) Piaget 
C) Watson 
D) Skinner

Question 8

In Lawrence Kohlberg's moral stages of development, the ability to recognize good and bad intentions in one's self is seen as a:

Accepted Answer

A) Social systems perspective 
B) Contractual perspective 
C) Social relationships perspective 
D) Blind egoism

Question 9

The stage of development titled Identity vs. Role Confusion begins in the teen years according to which theorist?

Accepted Answer

A) Freud 
B) Erikson 
C) Maslow 
D) Piaget

Question 10

Just as with schizophrenia, depression is also a known disorder to be culturally universal. In addition to the cultural-general symptoms, there are also some cultural-specific symptoms. For instance, in North America guilt is a big cause of depression; but in China, somatization is more frequent than in other parts of the world. However, it is widely accepted that gender is also a big factor in depression. Which gender is more widely affected?

Accepted Answer

A) Men 
B) Women 
C) Very close for both males and females 
D) Neither, as gender has nothing to do with depression

Question 11

What is meant by a culturally specific approach to counseling?

Accepted Answer

A) Being fluent in the culture's language 
B) Familiarity with the cultural heritage 
C) Knowledge of a culture's perceptions of society 
D) B and C

Question 12

The goal of cognitive therapy is not greater self-awareness, but greater ability to think clearly and cope with life challenges. Would this be a good fit for multicultural counseling?

Accepted Answer

A) No, because everyone wants to be more self-aware. 
B) Yes, because sharing thoughts is more comfortable than sharing emotions 
C) No. Research has shown cognitive therapy to work only in western populations 
D) Yes. Cognitive therapy can help everyone.

Question 13

Culturally skilled clinicians are able to engage in a variety of _________ and _____________ helping responses appropriate to the client's ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) Interesting and thoughtful 
B) Verbal and nonverbal 
C) Clear and concise 
D) None of the above

Question 14

Using motivation from 'within' is known as ______________ .

Accepted Answer

A) Inside motivation 
B) Interior motivation 
C) Intrinsic motivation 
D) Idealistic motivation

Question 15

Adults often experience a gap between their present view of themselves and their memories of childhood. One possible reason for this gap is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) The selective way we recall our personal histories 
B) The difficulty we have in seeing ourselves in the same way we view young children 
C) Memory loss 
D) That our past experiences are less important than our present

Question 16

People from non-western cultures may be uncomfortable with Brief Psychodynamic Therapy for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A) BPT takes too long 
B) BPT probes into early childhood issues 
C) Clinicians are empathetic 
D) BPT encourages self-expression

Question 17

In understanding a client, a skilled clinician must __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Have sensitivity and understanding of client's values and belief system 
B) Visit the client's country if different from their own 
C) Be from the same culture 
D) None of the above

Question 18

"My physician didn't call to tell me the test results. She probably has bad news and doesn't want to tell me." is an example of what type of distorted thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) All or nothing thinking 
B) Overgeneralization 
C) Mental filter 
D) Jumping to conclusions

Question 19

According to Piaget's theory of development, concrete operational thinking occurs between:

Accepted Answer

A) Ages 2-6 
B) Ages 12-19 
C) Ages 7-11 
D) Ages 40-49

Question 20

_______________________ are chemical substances secreted by an endocrine gland or group of endocrine cells that act to control or regulate specific physiological processes.

Accepted Answer

A) Endorphins 
B) Hormones 
C) Steroids 
D) Polypeptides

Exam 7: Human-Growth-And-Development