EPPP General 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: According to Kübler-Ross's model of grief, a terminally ill patient who says 'If I can just live to see my grandchild born, I'll accept my illness' is MOST likely in the stage of:
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining (Correct answer)
- Depression
Correct answer: Bargaining
The bargaining stage involves making deals or promises (often with God or fate) in exchange for more time or a reversal of circumstances.
Question 2: A researcher wants to examine whether childhood trauma predicts adult depression while controlling for socioeconomic status. The MOST appropriate statistical technique is:
- Simple linear regression
- Multiple regression (Correct answer)
- Chi-square test of independence
- One-way ANOVA
Correct answer: Multiple regression
Multiple regression allows the researcher to examine the relationship between childhood trauma and adult depression while statistically controlling for socioeconomic status as a covariate.
Question 3: According to Bandura's social learning theory, which factor is NOT required for observational learning to occur?
- Attention
- Retention
- Direct reinforcement of the observer (Correct answer)
- Motor reproduction
Correct answer: Direct reinforcement of the observer
Bandura's model of observational learning requires attention, retention, motor reproduction, and motivation — direct reinforcement of the observer is not necessary; vicarious reinforcement suffices.
Question 4: A psychologist conducting a neuropsychological evaluation finds that a patient has difficulty recognizing familiar faces despite intact visual acuity. This symptom is called:
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Prosopagnosia (Correct answer)
- Agnosia for objects
Correct answer: Prosopagnosia
Prosopagnosia is the specific inability to recognize familiar faces, typically associated with lesions to the fusiform face area in the right temporal-occipital cortex.
Question 5: In the context of psychological assessment, 'incremental validity' refers to:
- The degree to which a test predicts outcomes better than chance
- The degree to which a test improves predictive accuracy beyond what existing measures already provide (Correct answer)
- The stability of test scores across multiple administrations
- The extent to which a test measures what it purports to measure
Correct answer: The degree to which a test improves predictive accuracy beyond what existing measures already provide
Incremental validity assesses whether adding a new measure improves the prediction or understanding of an outcome above and beyond existing instruments.
Question 6: The 'medical model' of abnormal psychology is MOST closely associated with which perspective on mental disorders?
- Disorders arise from learned maladaptive behaviors reinforced by the environment
- Disorders are discrete disease entities caused by biological dysfunction and best treated with medication (Correct answer)
- Disorders reflect unconscious conflicts between the id, ego, and superego
- Disorders result from incongruence between the self-concept and lived experience
Correct answer: Disorders are discrete disease entities caused by biological dysfunction and best treated with medication
The medical model conceptualizes mental disorders as illnesses with biological causes, distinct categories, and treatments focused on symptom reduction, often via pharmacotherapy.
Question 7: A psychologist working with a culturally diverse client population is MOST consistent with culturally competent practice when they:
- Apply evidence-based techniques uniformly to ensure treatment fidelity
- Adapt evidence-based interventions to account for the client's cultural beliefs, values, and context (Correct answer)
- Refer all clients from minority groups to therapists who share their cultural background
- Avoid discussing cultural topics to prevent reinforcing stereotypes
Correct answer: Adapt evidence-based interventions to account for the client's cultural beliefs, values, and context
Cultural competence involves adapting assessment and intervention approaches to be congruent with clients' cultural frameworks while maintaining evidence-based principles.
EPPP General 5
According to Kübler-Ross's model of grief, a terminally ill patient who says 'If I can just live to see my grandchild born, I'll accept my illness' is MOST likely in the stage of: