TCC Human Development & Lifespan

Question 1

According to Erikson's psychosocial stages, a client who is in middle adulthood and struggling to find purpose in contributing to the next generation is experiencing which conflict?

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Generativity vs. Stagnation

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Intimacy vs. Isolation

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Identity vs. Role Confusion

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Integrity vs. Despair

Question 2

Piaget's 'formal operational' stage, typically beginning around age 12, is characterized by:

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Abstract reasoning and hypothetical-deductive thinking

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Object permanence and sensorimotor exploration

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Symbolic thinking and language development

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Conservation of quantity and reversibility

Question 3

Which attachment style, identified in Ainsworth's Strange Situation, is associated with inconsistent caregiver responsiveness and leads children to show both proximity-seeking and angry resistance?

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Anxious-ambivalent (insecure-resistant) attachment

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Secure attachment

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Avoidant (insecure-avoidant) attachment

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Disorganized (insecure-disorganized) attachment

Question 4

A Texas elementary school counselor notices a second grader struggling with reading and social interaction. In terms of Vygotsky's theory, the most helpful counseling approach would be to:

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Provide support just above the child's current level, within their 'Zone of Proximal Development'

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Wait until the child reaches the correct developmental stage before intervening

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Focus exclusively on remediating the biological causes of the learning delay

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Administer standardized tests to identify a specific learning disability

Question 5

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, a person who follows rules only to avoid punishment is operating at which level?

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Pre-conventional — Obedience and punishment orientation

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Post-conventional — Universal ethical principles

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Conventional — Maintaining social order

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Conventional — Good interpersonal relationships

Question 6

In developmental counseling contexts, which term describes the process by which adolescents explore and commit to an identity according to James Marcia's theory?

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Identity achievement and moratorium

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Individuation

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Autonomy versus shame

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Generativity