Question 1

Recent research on comorbidity led to diagnostic systems that:

Accepted Answer

A) designate discrete categories of disorders that represent distinct types of pathology. 
B) use a dimensional approach to diagnosis rather than the previous systems, which attempts to identify discrete categories of disorders. 
C) limit the accommodation of cultural variations in the expression and characterization of disorders. 
D) deemphasize the relationships between psychopathologies and make them more distinct from each other. 
A) designate discrete categories of disorders that represent distinct types of pathology. 
B) use a dimensional approach to diagnosis rather than the previous systems, which attempts to identify discrete categories of disorders. 
C) limit the accommodation of cultural variations in the expression and characterization of disorders. 
D) deemphasize the relationships between psychopathologies and make them more distinct from each other.

Question 2

When electroencephalogram (EEG)patterns over brief periods are recorded in response to specific stimuli, these EEG patterns are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) evoked potentials. 
B) electrodermal responses. 
C) event associations. 
D) galvanic skin responses. 
A) evoked potentials. 
B) electrodermal responses. 
C) event associations. 
D) galvanic skin responses.

Question 3

Which of the following is true about positron-emission tomography (PET)and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)?

Accepted Answer

A) The same tracer substance is used in both SPECT and PET. 
B) SPECT is less accurate than PET. 
C) PET is less expensive than SPECT. 
D) The procedures of SPECT are significantly different from those of PET. 
A) The same tracer substance is used in both SPECT and PET. 
B) SPECT is less accurate than PET. 
C) PET is less expensive than SPECT. 
D) The procedures of SPECT are significantly different from those of PET.

Question 4

Harris and colleagues conducted a study on the influence of labeling children on:

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A) girls in preschool. 
B) boys in grades three to six. 
C) teenage girls in grades seven and eight. 
D) teenage boys in high school. 
A) girls in preschool. 
B) boys in grades three to six. 
C) teenage girls in grades seven and eight. 
D) teenage boys in high school.

Question 5

Cynthia wants to become a police officer.Applicants for the police academy must take a battery of tests before admission.Cynthia took a test that had sentences describing moral and social attitudes, behaviors, psychological states, and physical conditions.She was also instructed to respond to each sentence with either "true," "false," or "can't say." Cynthia most likely took the

Accepted Answer

A) Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). 
B) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). 
C) Bender-Gestalt Test. 
D) Thematic Appreciation Test (TAT). 
A) Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). 
B) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). 
C) Bender-Gestalt Test. 
D) Thematic Appreciation Test (TAT).

Question 6

What are intelligence tests? Why are these tests considered to be controversial? What are the criticisms that have been leveled against intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

Key terms and concepts that may be inclu

Question 7

The Halstead-Reitan Test and the Luria-Nebraska Test are ________ tests.

Accepted Answer

A) projective 
B) intelligence 
C) neuropsychological 
D) aptitude 
A) projective 
B) intelligence 
C) neuropsychological 
D) aptitude

Question 8

Rosenhan's study enlightened the mental health community on the dangers of:

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A) potential abuses of power by those who label people as normal or abnormal. 
B) admitting pseudopatients to mental hospitals for the purpose of research. 
C) labeling children, particularly girls, as normal or abnormal. 
D) the dehumanization of mental health professionals. 
A) potential abuses of power by those who label people as normal or abnormal. 
B) admitting pseudopatients to mental hospitals for the purpose of research. 
C) labeling children, particularly girls, as normal or abnormal. 
D) the dehumanization of mental health professionals.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true of child psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents' perceptions of their children's well-being are rarely influenced by their own symptoms of psychopathology and their expectations for their children. 
B) Clinicians and researchers have experienced problems with children's self-reports and often rely on adults to provide the information. 
C) Parents are considered a reliable source of information because they spend more time with their children than any other adults do. 
D) A child's psychopathology can be connected to parental behaviors. 
A) Parents' perceptions of their children's well-being are rarely influenced by their own symptoms of psychopathology and their expectations for their children. 
B) Clinicians and researchers have experienced problems with children's self-reports and often rely on adults to provide the information. 
C) Parents are considered a reliable source of information because they spend more time with their children than any other adults do. 
D) A child's psychopathology can be connected to parental behaviors.

Question 10

Which of the following brain-imaging techniques is considered the most effective?

Accepted Answer

A) Computerized tomography (CT) 
B) Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) 
C) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 
D) Positron-emission tomography (PET) 
A) Computerized tomography (CT) 
B) Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) 
C) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 
D) Positron-emission tomography (PET)

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)?

Accepted Answer

A) It assesses whether the respondent qualifies for a diagnosis of depression. 
B) It has 21 items, each of which describes four levels of a given symptom of depression. 
C) It clearly differentiates between the clinical syndrome of depression and the general distress that may be related to an anxiety disorder. 
D) It has cutoff scores that help indicate only severe levels of depressive symptoms. 
A) It assesses whether the respondent qualifies for a diagnosis of depression. 
B) It has 21 items, each of which describes four levels of a given symptom of depression. 
C) It clearly differentiates between the clinical syndrome of depression and the general distress that may be related to an anxiety disorder. 
D) It has cutoff scores that help indicate only severe levels of depressive symptoms.

Question 12

Clinicians will often use ________ to assess deficits in individuals' skills or ways of handling situations.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive tests 
B) behavioral observation 
C) symptom inventories 
D) personality inventories 
A) cognitive tests 
B) behavioral observation 
C) symptom inventories 
D) personality inventories

Question 13

Which of the following is a quick way for a clinician to determine a client's symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A) Symptom questionnaire 
B) Personality inventory 
C) Luria-Nebraska Test 
D) Computerized tomography (CT)scan 
A) Symptom questionnaire 
B) Personality inventory 
C) Luria-Nebraska Test 
D) Computerized tomography (CT)scan

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true about language during an assessment?

Accepted Answer

A) Overdiagnosis may occur when the assessor interprets the client's description of symptoms as indicating more pathology than is really present. 
B) Underdiagnosis may occur when the client cannot articulate complex emotions or strange perceptual experiences in the assessor's language. 
C) Seldom do interpreters misunderstand and mistranslate a clinician's questions and the client's answers. 
D) As different people from the same country can speak different dialects of a language or may have different means of expressing feelings and attitudes, mistranslation can occur. 
A) Overdiagnosis may occur when the assessor interprets the client's description of symptoms as indicating more pathology than is really present. 
B) Underdiagnosis may occur when the client cannot articulate complex emotions or strange perceptual experiences in the assessor's language. 
C) Seldom do interpreters misunderstand and mistranslate a clinician's questions and the client's answers. 
D) As different people from the same country can speak different dialects of a language or may have different means of expressing feelings and attitudes, mistranslation can occur.

Question 15

After assessing her patient, Dr.Juarez wrote in her notes, "Mr.Marshall is a depressed and anxious man." This statement is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) good diagnostic practice. 
B) uncertainty in diagnosis. 
C) A DSM-5 diagnosis. 
D) reifying a diagnosis. 
A) good diagnostic practice. 
B) uncertainty in diagnosis. 
C) A DSM-5 diagnosis. 
D) reifying a diagnosis.

Question 16

Which of the following statements regarding intelligence tests is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligence tests are controversial, and there is little consensus as to what intelligence means. 
B) The most widely used intelligence tests do not assess talents and skills such as artistic and musical ability. 
C) Different cultures within the United States and other countries emphasize other forms of reasoning that may not be assessed on intelligence tests. 
D) Several "culture-fair" tests exist, but they are so expensive to administer that psychologists rarely use them. 
A) Intelligence tests are controversial, and there is little consensus as to what intelligence means. 
B) The most widely used intelligence tests do not assess talents and skills such as artistic and musical ability. 
C) Different cultures within the United States and other countries emphasize other forms of reasoning that may not be assessed on intelligence tests. 
D) Several "culture-fair" tests exist, but they are so expensive to administer that psychologists rarely use them.

Question 17

Which of the following is a limitation of computerized tomography?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not accurately reveal tumors and injuries. 
B) It only shows two-dimensional images. 
C) It exposes patients to X-rays, which can be harmful. 
D) It provides an image of the brain's activity rather than its structure. 
A) It does not accurately reveal tumors and injuries. 
B) It only shows two-dimensional images. 
C) It exposes patients to X-rays, which can be harmful. 
D) It provides an image of the brain's activity rather than its structure.

Question 18

In a mental status exam, the clinician evaluates a client's ________ by observing how well the client speaks and looking for indications of memory or attention difficulties.

Accepted Answer

A) mood and affect 
B) cognitive functioning 
C) appearance and behavior 
D) orientation to place, time, and person 
A) mood and affect 
B) cognitive functioning 
C) appearance and behavior 
D) orientation to place, time, and person

Question 19

________ validity is the extent to which a test yields the same results as other, established measures of the same phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) Construct 
B) Concurrent 
C) Content 
D) Predictive 
A) Construct 
B) Concurrent 
C) Content 
D) Predictive

Question 20

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI):

Accepted Answer

A) can scan the brain only at specific angles. 
B) should not be used repeatedly on the same individual. 
C) does not require exposing the patient to any radiation. 
D) provides less-detailed images of the brain compared to other technologies. 
A) can scan the brain only at specific angles. 
B) should not be used repeatedly on the same individual. 
C) does not require exposing the patient to any radiation. 
D) provides less-detailed images of the brain compared to other technologies.

Recent research on comorbidity led to diagnostic systems that:

When electroencephalogram (EEG)patterns over brief periods are recorded in response to specific stimuli, these EEG patterns are referred to as:

Which of the following is true about positron-emission tomography (PET)and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)?

Harris and colleagues conducted a study on the influence of labeling children on:

What are intelligence tests? Why are these tests considered to be controversial? What are the criticisms that have been leveled against intelligence tests?

The Halstead-Reitan Test and the Luria-Nebraska Test are ________ tests.

Rosenhan's study enlightened the mental health community on the dangers of:

Which of the following is NOT true of child psychopathology?

Which of the following brain-imaging techniques is considered the most effective?

Which of the following statements is true about the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)?

Clinicians will often use ________ to assess deficits in individuals' skills or ways of handling situations.

Which of the following is a quick way for a clinician to determine a client's symptoms?

Which of the following is NOT true about language during an assessment?

After assessing her patient, Dr.Juarez wrote in her notes, "Mr.Marshall is a depressed and anxious man." This statement is an example of

Which of the following statements regarding intelligence tests is NOT correct?

Which of the following is a limitation of computerized tomography?

In a mental status exam, the clinician evaluates a client's ________ by observing how well the client speaks and looking for indications of memory or attention difficulties.

________ validity is the extent to which a test yields the same results as other, established measures of the same phenomena.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI):

Looking at Abnormality

Theories and Treatment of Abnormality

The Research Endeavor

Anxiety Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Substance Use and Gambling Disorders

Health Psychology

Mental Health and the Law

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Exam 3: Assessing and Diagnosing Abnormality

Recent research on comorbidity led to diagnostic systems that:

When electroencephalogram (EEG)patterns over brief periods are recorded in response to specific stimuli, these EEG patterns are referred to as:

Which of the following is true about positron-emission tomography (PET)and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)?

Harris and colleagues conducted a study on the influence of labeling children on:

What are intelligence tests? Why are these tests considered to be controversial? What are the criticisms that have been leveled against intelligence tests?

The Halstead-Reitan Test and the Luria-Nebraska Test are ________ tests.

Rosenhan's study enlightened the mental health community on the dangers of:

Which of the following is NOT true of child psychopathology?

Which of the following brain-imaging techniques is considered the most effective?

Which of the following statements is true about the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)?

Clinicians will often use ________ to assess deficits in individuals' skills or ways of handling situations.

Which of the following is a quick way for a clinician to determine a client's symptoms?

Which of the following is NOT true about language during an assessment?

After assessing her patient, Dr.Juarez wrote in her notes, "Mr.Marshall is a depressed and anxious man." This statement is an example of

Which of the following statements regarding intelligence tests is NOT correct?

Which of the following is a limitation of computerized tomography?

In a mental status exam, the clinician evaluates a client's ________ by observing how well the client speaks and looking for indications of memory or attention difficulties.

________ validity is the extent to which a test yields the same results as other, established measures of the same phenomena.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI):

Looking at Abnormality

Theories and Treatment of Abnormality

The Research Endeavor

Anxiety Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Substance Use and Gambling Disorders

Health Psychology

Mental Health and the Law

Filters