Taking my 1st EC exam - Abnormal Psych!

Editorial Team / Moderator · Oct 29, 2008

I used Chancellor's guides as one of my study sources for the EC exams (mostly because I wanted to listen to the audio while commuting), and in my experience, they'll never cover everything that EC has in the exam content guides. I used ONLY a Chancellor's guide for my first nursing exam, and I got a B. Sounds great, but I really like A's. So I purchased some of the recommended textbooks and used them as well, and I got all A's on the remaining exams. There were just too many things missing without the actual textbooks.

The study guides do a fair job of condensing the material, but in doing so, they leave some things out, for sure!!

Good luck to you! Let us know how your exam goes.

Raggedy Ann · Oct 30, 2008

Well, I am taking my 1st test Nov. 4th *of all days*. I am excited and a little nervous. I am doing Excelsior through Chancellor's and I took the practice exam on the EC website and some stuff on there Chancellor's didn't cover or just barely mentioned. I feel like I am not well prepared but have been trying to study the area's of the test I didn't know or that the study guide hardly went into. Has anyone else taken this test? It seems to heavy hit Schizophrenia and the main differences between cognitive, behavioral, humanist etc theories....any advice??? Any would be appreciated! Thank you!

Good Luck to you as you take your first exam, and WELCOME! Traci:wink2:

Pretty in Ink · Oct 30, 2008

Thanks for the encouragement!!! The abnormal psych study guide came with tapes!!!! I dont even own a tape player anymore loL!!! I would have loved to listen to them just to add to my learning and try to retain more info but who uses tapes anymore anyway??? lol...luckily my new study guide came with cd's.....well ive been studying as much as possible... i will just cross my fingers come exam day and hope i didnt waste 230 bucks :angryfire

TIN65RN · Oct 30, 2008

I only used Chancellor's for this exam and passed with a "B"

If you know the material in that guide you will pass.Good luck!

Luv5Cats · Oct 30, 2008

Good luck! :)

Editorial Team / Moderator · Oct 30, 2008

I actually bought a tape player to use in my car so I could listen to the audio -- and let me tell you, it was NOT easy to find a tape player!! LOL

NC Girl BSN · Oct 30, 2008

Good Luck to you! I bought one chancellor study guide off Ebay and was very dissapointed with the contents. If I were you I would use it as a supplement and buy some not all of the EC books real cheap on half.com or ebay. I am sure you will do fine! Let us know how things go. We are rooting for you!:heartbeat

Editorial Team / Moderator · Oct 30, 2008

I bought one chancellor study guide off Ebay and was very dissapointed with the contents. If I were you I would use it as a supplement and buy some not all of the EC books real cheap on half.com or ebay.

I have to agree with that ... I used Chancellor's guides (purchased used from eBay) as just one of my study resources -- I took one test with ONLY the Chancellor's guide, and learned quickly that it wasn't enough for an A.

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Oct 30, 2008

Good luck! I took the EC Abnormal Psych exam so long ago that it was called an ACT PEP exam at that time. I was a psych major at a traditional school looking for credit by exam. I remember doing well on it just by studying from my friend's abnormal psych textbook. (I did definitions and studied end-of-chapter exercises from that book.)

In my experience from other EC exams, the practice exams can be pretty helpful in pinpointing areas where you need to focus before exam time.

Pretty in Ink · Nov 7, 2008

Well, I had to postpone my test. I offered to work an extra 2 days so I worked 5 days straight and I just had no time to study or to rest so I rescheduled but the earliest I could get my test is Dec. 3rd! So I definitly will keep you posted!