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What term sits at the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, describing realization of one's fullest potential?
Self-actualization, at the apex of Maslow's hierarchy, refers to realizing one's fullest personal potential.
A child who watches an older sibling get praised for sharing toys begins sharing more often, without ever being directly reinforced themselves. What term describes this?
Bandura's observational learning describes acquiring a behavior by watching and imitating a model, without requiring direct personal reinforcement.
A patient maintains body weight significantly below expected, expresses intense fear of gaining weight even at a dangerously low weight, and perceives their emaciated body as normal or overweight. What disorder fits?
Significantly low body weight, intense fear of weight gain, and body-image disturbance define Anorexia Nervosa.
A patient of average weight reports recurrent episodes of eating unusually large amounts with loss of control, followed by self-induced vomiting. What disorder fits?
Recurrent binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors like self-induced vomiting, at a normal or near-normal weight, defines Bulimia Nervosa.
A student scores 85 on a test. Their true ability level is 80, with 5 points attributable to measurement error on this occasion. Express this using Classical Test Theory's core equation.
Classical Test Theory's core equation states observed score (X) equals true score (T) plus measurement error (E): .
After translating a test from English to Tagalog, an independent translator translates the Tagalog version back into English, and the two English versions are compared for discrepancies. What procedure is this?
Back-translation compares an independently re-translated version against the original to check for meaning discrepancies introduced during translation.
What technique has the client say whatever comes to mind without censorship, to access unconscious material?
Free association is the psychodynamic technique of having the client report whatever thoughts come to mind without censorship, to surface unconscious material.
A therapist has a client with OCD deliberately touch a "contaminated" doorknob (exposure) and refrain from washing their hands afterward (response prevention), despite intense urges. What CBT technique is this?
Exposure and Response Prevention has the client confront a feared trigger (exposure) while blocking the accompanying compulsive behavior (response prevention), a first-line CBT treatment for OCD.
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