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  1. According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, the 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD) refers to:

    Answer: The gap between a child's current ability and what they can achieve with guidance

    The ZPD is the distance between what a learner can do independently and what they can achieve with skilled assistance.

  2. A 70-year-old client reports feeling a strong sense of fulfillment when reviewing their life. According to Erikson, this person is successfully resolving which stage?

    Answer: Integrity vs. Despair

    Ego integrity vs. despair is Erikson's final stage (late adulthood), achieved when one accepts one's life as meaningful and complete.

  3. Which attachment pattern is characterized by a child who shows little distress when separated from the caregiver and ignores them upon return?

    Answer: Avoidant attachment

    Avoidant attachment involves emotional detachment and minimal distress at separation, often linked to consistently unresponsive caregiving.

  4. In Kohlberg's moral development theory, the 'social contract' orientation belongs to which level?

    Answer: Post-conventional level

    The social contract orientation is Stage 5 within the post-conventional level, where morality is based on agreed-upon social rules that protect individual rights.

  5. Which theorist proposed that personality is shaped by the interplay of the 'id,' 'ego,' and 'superego'?

    Answer: Sigmund Freud

    Freud's structural model divides the psyche into the id (instincts), ego (reality), and superego (moral conscience).

  6. A social worker notes that a client raised in poverty has internalized beliefs of helplessness and low self-efficacy. This best illustrates which concept?

    Answer: Learned helplessness

    Learned helplessness occurs when repeated exposure to uncontrollable negative events leads individuals to believe their actions cannot affect outcomes.

  7. During which Piagetian stage does a child first demonstrate the concept of object permanence?

    Answer: Sensorimotor stage

    Object permanence—understanding that objects continue to exist even when out of sight—emerges during the sensorimotor stage (birth to ~2 years).