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Today · 3 min
EPPP in the Car: Erikson’s Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development — What You Need to Know
Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development explains how individuals confront important psychological and social challenges throughout their lives. This episode examines all eight stages, from trust versus mistrust in infancy to integrity versus...
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Yesterday · 4 min
EPPP in the Car: Broca’s vs. Wernicke’s Aphasia — How to Recognize Language Disorders
Broca’s and Wernicke’s aphasia are two classic language disorders that every EPPP candidate should understand. This episode examines the neurological foundations of expressive and receptive language impairments, including differences in speech...
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Sunday · 3 min
EPPP in the Car: Brain Anatomy — Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, and Occipital Lobes
Understanding the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex is essential for answering neuropsychology questions on the EPPP. This episode examines the frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes, including their roles in executive functioning,...
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November 3 · 4 min
EPPP in the Car: Sensitivity vs. Specificity — The Psychological Assessment Trap That Reverses Your Answer
Sensitivity and specificity are among the most frequently confused concepts in psychological assessment, particularly when examination questions introduce false positives, false negatives, and diagnostic cutoff scores. This episode explains how...
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November 2 · 3 min
EPPP in the Car: Neuropsychological Testing — Stroop, Trail Making, Wisconsin Card Sorting, and Memory Tests
Neuropsychological assessments measure different aspects of cognitive functioning, but EPPP candidates must understand which tests evaluate attention, memory, processing speed, and executive functioning. This episode examines four commonly studied...
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November 1 · 3 min
EPPP in the Car: WAIS vs. WISC vs. Stanford-Binet — Intelligence Testing Differences You Must Know
The WAIS, WISC, and Stanford-Binet are among the most recognizable intelligence assessments in psychology, but knowing when to use each instrument is only the beginning. This episode examines their age ranges, theoretical foundations, index scores,...
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October 28 · 4 min
Dopamine and the Brain: The Neurotransmitter Pathways Every Psychologist Should Know
Dopamine pathways are important for understanding biological bases of behavior, psychiatric disorders, and medication effects on the EPPP. This episode reviews the relationship between dopamine signaling, reinforcement learning, motor control, and...
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October 27 · 3 min
EPPP in the Car: Informed Consent and Professional Competence — What Psychologists Must Know
Informed consent is more than obtaining a client’s signature, and professional competence involves more than possessing a psychology license. This episode examines the APA Ethics Code requirements for informed consent, including treatment risks,...
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October 26 · 4 min
EPPP in the Car: Multiple Relationships and Boundary Violations — How to Answer Ethics Questions on the EPPP
Not every multiple relationship is unethical, but some can seriously compromise a psychologist's professional judgment and harm clients. This episode examines the APA Ethics Code provisions addressing multiple relationships, conflicts of interest,...
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October 25 · 3 min
EPPP in the Car: Confidentiality vs. Privilege — What the EPPP Wants You to Know
Confidentiality and privileged communication are closely related concepts, but they are not interchangeable, and the EPPP frequently tests the distinction. This episode examines the ethical obligation to protect client information, the legal...
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October 19 · 3 min
Ethics, Legal Responsibilities, and the Decision-Making Timeline
Ethical and legal questions on the EPPP can be challenging because several answers may appear reasonable, but only one represents the best professional response. This episode examines confidentiality, informed consent, mandated reporting, professional...
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October 18 · 3 min
When Confidentiality Must Be Broken: Duty to Warn, Duty to Protect, and Mandatory Reporting
When does a psychologist have a legal or ethical obligation to disclose confidential information? This episode examines three important EPPP concepts: duty to warn, duty to protect, and mandatory reporting. Through clinical scenarios involving threats...
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October 14 · 4 min
The Base Rate Fallacy: Why Psychologists Get Diagnoses Wrong
A psychological test can have 90% sensitivity and specificity and still produce more false positives than true positives. This episode examines the base rate fallacy, why psychologists sometimes overestimate diagnostic accuracy, and how Bayesian...
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October 11 · 4 min
Type I vs. Type II Errors: The Mistake That Changes Everything
What is the difference between a Type I error and a Type II error, and why does it matter on the EPPP? In this episode, we break down false positives, false negatives, statistical significance, alpha levels, beta, and statistical power using...
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October 6 · 3 min
Dopamine Pathways: What EPPP Candidates Actually Need to Know
The EPPP does not require you to become a neuroanatomist, but it does expect you to recognize the major dopamine pathways and what happens when dopamine activity changes within them. This episode simplifies the mesolimbic, mesocortical, nigrostriatal,...
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October 4 · 3 min
Piaget vs. Erikson vs. Kohlberg: Developmental Stages You Need to Know
Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg all proposed stage theories of development, but the EPPP may test whether you can distinguish what each theorist believed was actually developing. This episode compares Piaget’s cognitive stages, Erikson’s psychosocial...
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October 1 · 3 min
Broca vs. Wernicke: Brain Areas You Need to Know for the EPPP
One of the easiest ways to lose points on the EPPP is to know that Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas are involved in language—but confuse what each one actually does.
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September 30 · 3 min
Broca vs. Wernicke: Brain Areas You Need to Know for the EPPP
Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area are two of the most frequently tested language regions in neuropsychology. For the EPPP, you need to distinguish expressive from receptive language problems, recognize the major aphasia patterns, and understand...
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September 27 · 3 min
EPPP Study Guide: Forensic Psychology, Ethics, and Standards
EPPP Study Guide: Forensic Psychology, Ethics, and Standards
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September 20 · 6 min
EPPP Study Guide: Supervisory & Consultative Relationships
Clinical supervision is a formal, hierarchical relationship where the supervisor acts as a gatekeeper and retains ultimate legal, clinical, and ethical responsibility for patient welfare. Under this framework, supervisors are subject to direct...
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