Episodes

  • When Confidentiality Must Be Broken: Duty to Warn, Duty to Protect, and Mandatory Reporting

    When Confidentiality Must Be Broken: Duty to Warn, Duty to Protect, and Mandatory Reporting
    Oct 18 2026
    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 of violence, suspected child abuse, and suicidal patients, listeners will learn how to distinguish ethical responsibilities from legal requirements. Particular attention is given to the decision-making process and the types of questions commonly encountered on the EPPP.
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    3 mins
  • The Base Rate Fallacy: Why Psychologists Get Diagnoses Wrong

    The Base Rate Fallacy: Why Psychologists Get Diagnoses Wrong
    Oct 14 2026
    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 reasoning improves clinical judgment. We also explore how the same statistical error affects forensic risk assessments and why the human brain struggles with probability.
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    4 mins
  • Type I vs. Type II Errors: The Mistake That Changes Everything

    Type I vs. Type II Errors: The Mistake That Changes Everything
    Oct 11 2026
    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 straightforward examples. Learn how to identify each error, understand the relationship between them, and avoid common mistakes on the psychology licensing exam.
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    4 mins
  • Dopamine Pathways: What EPPP Candidates Actually Need to Know

    Dopamine Pathways: What EPPP Candidates Actually Need to Know
    Oct 6 2026
    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, and tuberoinfundibular pathways by connecting each one to the symptoms and medication side effects most likely to appear on the exam. By the end, you should be able to work backward from a clinical vignette and identify the dopamine pathway being tested.
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    3 mins
  • Piaget vs. Erikson vs. Kohlberg: Developmental Stages You Need to Know

    Piaget vs. Erikson vs. Kohlberg: Developmental Stages You Need to Know
    Oct 4 2026
    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 conflicts, and Kohlberg’s levels of moral reasoning using memorable examples and high-yield exam distinctions. You’ll also learn a simple strategy for identifying the correct theorist when an EPPP question gives you a developmental vignette.
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    3 mins
  • Broca vs. Wernicke: Brain Areas You Need to Know for the EPPP

    Broca vs. Wernicke: Brain Areas You Need to Know for the EPPP
    Oct 1 2026
    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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    4 mins
  • EPPP Study Guide: Forensic Psychology, Ethics, and Standards

    EPPP Study Guide: Forensic Psychology, Ethics, and Standards
    Sep 27 2026
    EPPP Study Guide: Forensic Psychology, Ethics, and Standards
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    3 mins
  • EPPP Study Guide: Supervisory & Consultative Relationships

    EPPP Study Guide: Supervisory & Consultative Relationships
    Sep 20 2026
    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 liability for inadequate oversight and vicarious liability for the negligent actions of their trainees. In contrast, professional consultation operates as a non-hierarchical, collaborative, and time-limited interaction where the consultant does not assume direct clinical responsibility for the consultee's client. Managing these arrangements effectively requires explicit informed consent contracts, careful avoidance or containment of dual roles, and structured frameworks such as Gerald Caplan’s consultation model
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    7 mins