LMHC Human Growth and Development 3

Question 1

A counselor notices that a 4-year-old client understands that a ball of clay rolled into a snake still has the same amount of clay. This indicates the child has developed:

Accepted Answer

Conservation

Answer

Conservation is the understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape, typically emerging during Piaget's concrete operational stage.

Question 2

Carol Gilligan critiqued Kohlberg's moral development theory primarily because:

Accepted Answer

It was biased toward male perspectives and undervalued care-based reasoning

Answer

Gilligan argued that Kohlberg's model, based on male samples, undervalued the ethic of care more common in women's moral reasoning.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes 'scaffolding' in educational and developmental contexts?

Accepted Answer

Providing temporary, adjustable support to help a learner accomplish tasks beyond their independent ability

Answer

Scaffolding, derived from Vygotsky's work, involves providing support that is gradually withdrawn as the learner gains competence.

Question 4

During which Freudian psychosexual stage does the Oedipus complex occur?

Accepted Answer

Phallic stage

Answer

The Oedipus complex, involving unconscious attraction to the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent, occurs during the phallic stage (ages 3–6).

Question 5

A client in their 60s describes feeling a deep sense of satisfaction reviewing their life accomplishments. According to Erikson, this person is successfully navigating:

Accepted Answer

Integrity vs. despair

Answer

Ego integrity vs. despair is Erikson's final stage, in which older adults reflect on their lives and experience either peace or regret.

(LMHC) Licensed Mental Health Counselor Certification Practice Test

(LMHC) Licensed Mental Health Counselor Certification Practice Test

LMHC Human Growth and Development 3