Question 1

How many clinical scales are found on the MMPI (MMPI-2) ?

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A)   4
B)   10
C)   12
D)   16

Question 2

Another term for developing norms for an assessment tool is:

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A)   reliability.
B)   face validity.
C)   predictive validity.
D)   standardization.

Question 3

The clinician uses the interpreted assessment information to arrive at a technical description of a disorder called a(n) _____.

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Question 4

Which statement is MOST accurate?

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A)   The DSM in some form has been in use for more than 100 years.
B)   The DSM was originally developed by the American Psychoanalytic Association.
C)   The DSM served as the model for the classification system Emile Kraepelin later developed.
D)   The classification system Emil Kraepelin developed served as the model for the DSM.

Question 5

An interviewer who asks a client questions such as "Where are you now?," "Why do you think you're here?," or even "Who are you?" is probably conducting a(n) :

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A)   mental status exam.
B)   behavioral interview.
C)   sociocultural interview.
D)   intelligence test.

Question 6

A mental health practitioner attempts to learn about the behavior and emotional state of each client. This approach to abnormal psychology is called:

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A)   behavioral.
B)   nomothetic.
C)   idiographic.
D)   psychodynamic.

Question 7

Assessment tools such as the Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure are used to provide what kind of information for making a diagnosis?

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A)   categorical
B)   dimensional
C)   psychosocial
D)   sociocultural

Question 8

A cluster of symptoms that usually occur together is known as a:

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A)   syndrome.
B)   classification system.
C)   diagnosis.
D)   prognosis.

Question 9

List four key changes to DSM-5 from its previous edition.

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The DSM-5 has undergone a variety of cha...

Question 10

An institutionalized individual behaving abnormally says, "The doctor claims I'm schizophrenic! How else would you expect me to act?" The individual's comments reflect:

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A)   misdiagnosis.
B)   reading-in syndrome.
C)   a misunderstanding of multiaxial diagnosis.
D)   self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 11

Those who are MOST likely to have been in therapy at some time in their lives are those:

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A)   with graduate education and the elderly.
B)   from the Northeast and men.
C)   who are middle-aged and women.
D)   who are from the West and those with a high school diploma only.

Question 12

Under the instructions of a psychologist, Tina's mother records the number of times Tina hits her brother at home and what happens immediately before the hitting. In this situation, Tina's mother is:

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A)   a participant observer.
B)   demonstrating observer bias.
C)   conducting structured observations.
D)   engaging in self-monitoring behavior.

Question 13

A psychiatrist who primarily prescribes medication is called a:

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A)   psychometrician.
B)   psychiatric social worker.
C)   psychopharmacologist.
D)   psychostatistician.

Question 14

A patient looks at a series of black-and-white pictures, making up a dramatic story about each. The patient is taking:

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A)   the Rorschach.
B)   the Thematic Apperception Test.
C)   the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.
D)   an affective inventory.

Question 15

A client reports having infrequent, but extremely disturbing, tactile hallucinations. The MOST useful way to gather information about this person would involve:

Accepted Answer

A)   self-monitoring.
B)   naturalistic observations.
C)   structured observations.
D)   a neuropsychological battery.

Question 16

The assumption behind the use of projective tests as assessment tools is that:

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A)   they are relatively easy to score.
B)   the responses come from the client's unconscious.
C)   they stimulate abnormal behaviors that the clinician can observe.
D)   patient responses to specific stimuli will uncover specific disorders.

Question 17

_____ is the single most effective therapy for schizophrenia.

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A)   Psychotherapy
B)   Behavioral therapy
C)   Cognitive therapy
D)   Drug therapy

Question 18

A college graduate is:

Accepted Answer

A)   more likely to seek therapy than someone who goes on to graduate school.
B)   equally likely to seek therapy as someone with a high school education.
C)   less likely than someone with a postgraduate degree to seek therapy.
D)   less likely than someone with a high school degree to seek therapy.

Question 19

A prisoner eligible for parole is required to take a polygraph test. Although the prisoner tells the truth in response to one question, the polygraph operator records the response as a lie. According to recent research, this kind of error is:

Accepted Answer

A)   extremely common; more than one-third of true statements are interpreted as lies.
B)   unusual; less than 10 percent of true statements are interpreted as lies.
C)   rare; less than 3 percent of true statements are interpreted as lies.
D)   very rare; less than 1 percent of true statements are interpreted as lies.

Question 20

This widely used neuropsychological test consists of nine cards, each displaying a simple design that subjects are asked to first copy on a piece of paper and then redraw from memory.

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A)   Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychology Battery
B)   Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test
C)   Luria-Nebraska Battery
D)   Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

Exam 4: Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

A college graduate is:

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A psychiatrist who primarily prescribes medication is called a:

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Under the instructions of a psychologist, Tina's mother records the number of times Tina hits her brother at home and what happens immediately before the hitting. In this situation, Tina's mother is:

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Those who are MOST likely to have been in therapy at some time in their lives are those:

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A prisoner eligible for parole is required to take a polygraph test. Although the prisoner tells the truth in response to one question, the polygraph operator records the response as a lie. According to recent research, this kind of error is:

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_____ is the single most effective therapy for schizophrenia.

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A cluster of symptoms that usually occur together is known as a:

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The clinician uses the interpreted assessment information to arrive at a technical description of a disorder called a(n) _____.

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How many clinical scales are found on the MMPI (MMPI-2) ?

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This widely used neuropsychological test consists of nine cards, each displaying a simple design that subjects are asked to first copy on a piece of paper and then redraw from memory.

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The assumption behind the use of projective tests as assessment tools is that:

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Another term for developing norms for an assessment tool is:

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Which statement is MOST accurate?

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An interviewer who asks a client questions such as "Where are you now?," "Why do you think you're here?," or even "Who are you?" is probably conducting a(n) :

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List four key changes to DSM-5 from its previous edition.

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A patient looks at a series of black-and-white pictures, making up a dramatic story about each. The patient is taking:

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An institutionalized individual behaving abnormally says, "The doctor claims I'm schizophrenic! How else would you expect me to act?" The individual's comments reflect:

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Assessment tools such as the Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure are used to provide what kind of information for making a diagnosis?

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A client reports having infrequent, but extremely disturbing, tactile hallucinations. The MOST useful way to gather information about this person would involve:

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A mental health practitioner attempts to learn about the behavior and emotional state of each client. This approach to abnormal psychology is called:

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