Question 1

Why would scientist-practitioners choose to use a projective test with inadequate normative data?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not subscribe to such rigid psychometric requirements as empirically oriented psychologists. 
B)  They may find them useful to "get the patient talking" in the initial stages of therapy. 
C)  They find that patients often relate better to unstructured tests than to structured tests. 
D)  They take less time to score and less training to administer than self-report measures of psychopathology. 
A)  They do not subscribe to such rigid psychometric requirements as empirically oriented psychologists. 
B)  They may find them useful to "get the patient talking" in the initial stages of therapy. 
C)  They find that patients often relate better to unstructured tests than to structured tests. 
D)  They take less time to score and less training to administer than self-report measures of psychopathology.

Question 2

Masculinity-Femininity is one of the 9 clinical subscales included in the MMPI.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Under what conditions might a clinician find a clinical judgment, rather than statistical data, useful?

Accepted Answer

A)  When there are no relevant statistical data upon which to rely. 
B)  When the clinician's intuition leads her away from the statistical data. 
C)  When the training of the therapist lends itself more readily to clinical judgment than to empirical studies. 
D)  When the statistical data point to the efficacy of a treatment in which the clinician is not trained. 
A)  When there are no relevant statistical data upon which to rely. 
B)  When the clinician's intuition leads her away from the statistical data. 
C)  When the training of the therapist lends itself more readily to clinical judgment than to empirical studies. 
D)  When the statistical data point to the efficacy of a treatment in which the clinician is not trained.

Question 4

A client is diagnosed as having an anxiety disorder using a categorical system of classification. Knowing this, what else might you suspect about this client?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client falls into a single category with no other overlap in other categories. 
B)  The client's issues are developmental and rooted in a life-span challenge. 
C)  There is a 45% chance she also has at least one other disorder. 
D)  There is no likelihood of comorbidity. 
A)  The client falls into a single category with no other overlap in other categories. 
B)  The client's issues are developmental and rooted in a life-span challenge. 
C)  There is a 45% chance she also has at least one other disorder. 
D)  There is no likelihood of comorbidity.

Question 5

In the clinical assessment process, referral questions aid in the determination of

Accepted Answer

A)  the goals of assessment and the psychological tests or measurements to be administered. 
B)  an appropriate placement for the patient upon discharge. 
C)  how long the therapeutic process will take. 
D)  the best way to psychologically triage the individual for further testing. 
A)  the goals of assessment and the psychological tests or measurements to be administered. 
B)  an appropriate placement for the patient upon discharge. 
C)  how long the therapeutic process will take. 
D)  the best way to psychologically triage the individual for further testing.

Question 6

What do the cases described in the text of the 46-year old woman who had hallucinations due to epilepsy and Kathy Buckley, the comedienne and inspirational speaker, have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both were able to succeed in their occupations without having to spend time in psychiatric hospitals. 
B)  Both were accurately diagnosed in early childhood as having dual diagnoses. 
C)  Both were misdiagnosed as having organic depressive reactions. 
D)  Both were misdiagnosed as having psychological disorders. 
A)  Both were able to succeed in their occupations without having to spend time in psychiatric hospitals. 
B)  Both were accurately diagnosed in early childhood as having dual diagnoses. 
C)  Both were misdiagnosed as having organic depressive reactions. 
D)  Both were misdiagnosed as having psychological disorders.

Question 7

Which of the following is a psychometric properties of an assessment instrument?

Accepted Answer

A)  significance 
B)  sensitivity 
C)  standardization 
D)  specificity 
A)  significance 
B)  sensitivity 
C)  standardization 
D)  specificity

Question 8

The construction of the 567-item Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) took a novel approach to test construction known as

Accepted Answer

A)  empirical keying. 
B)  discrimination keying. 
C)  diagnostic keying. 
D)  predictive validity keying. 
A)  empirical keying. 
B)  discrimination keying. 
C)  diagnostic keying. 
D)  predictive validity keying.

Question 9

Behavioral assessments may include several different components. Select two of the methods outlined in your text and provide examples of how these techniques might be applied in a clinical setting. How, and in what ways, do they contribute to successful outcomes in treatment?

Accepted Answer

Self-monitoring is a process in which a

Question 10

An important function of an outcome evaluation is that it allows the therapist to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) assesses an individual's ability to set shift, or display flexibility, in thinking as the goal of a task changes. As a "frontal lobe test," it is able to discriminate

Accepted Answer

A)  and detect only subcortical lesions. 
B)  a frontal lesion from a nonfrontal lesion in a patient. 
C)  persons at risk for a seizure disorder. 
D)  violent versus nonviolent patients. 
A)  and detect only subcortical lesions. 
B)  a frontal lesion from a nonfrontal lesion in a patient. 
C)  persons at risk for a seizure disorder. 
D)  violent versus nonviolent patients.

Question 12

A primary benefit of the unstructured interview is that it provides the assessor with the freedom to move in any interview direction deemed important to understanding the nature of the patient's problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A test score falling outside 2 standard deviations of the mean indicates a meaningful difference between the obtained score and the normative group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Despite the fact of questionable psychometric properties, the Rorschach Inkblot Test is still used in assessments because of some psychologists' reliance on the importance of clinical judgment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Whereas the earliest version of the DSM reflected a _____ perspective on abnormal behavior, the current DSM-5 reflects a _____ perspective on abnormal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  biomedical; developmental 
B)  biomedical; psychodynamic 
C)  psychodynamic; developmental 
D)  psychodynamic; cognitive 
A)  biomedical; developmental 
B)  biomedical; psychodynamic 
C)  psychodynamic; developmental 
D)  psychodynamic; cognitive

Question 16

In a dimensional approach to classification, a patient's symptoms would be assessed using a "present versus absent" approach to diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A new psychological test is able to detect anxiety in patients; it accurately identifies both the absence and presence of anxiety. This would mean that the test

Accepted Answer

A)  has high false positive rates and high false negative rates. 
B)  has high false positive rates but low false negative rates. 
C)  is low in false positive rates and low in false negative rates. 
D)  is low in false positive rates but high in false negative rates. 
A)  has high false positive rates and high false negative rates. 
B)  has high false positive rates but low false negative rates. 
C)  is low in false positive rates and low in false negative rates. 
D)  is low in false positive rates but high in false negative rates.

Question 18

Rachael is asked to record her cigarette cravings as they occur each day over the course of a week. She writes down how often she feels the urge to smoke, how long the cravings last, and her behavior and thoughts about each episode. Within a behavioral paradigm, this activity recording would be known as

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral analysis. 
B)  self-monitoring. 
C)  functional monitoring. 
D)  antecedent analysis. 
A)  behavioral analysis. 
B)  self-monitoring. 
C)  functional monitoring. 
D)  antecedent analysis.

Question 19

Marjorie has been in treatment for panic disorder for six months. The psychologist has asked her to retake a variety of assessment measures that she originally had taken at the beginning of treatment. In order to gain the best measure of therapeutic success, her psychologist would want to include assessment measures

Accepted Answer

A)  of limited scope to restrict sensitivity. 
B)  representing a range of outcomes. 
C)  that evaluate symptom severity only. 
D)  that serve as screening tools. 
A)  of limited scope to restrict sensitivity. 
B)  representing a range of outcomes. 
C)  that evaluate symptom severity only. 
D)  that serve as screening tools.

Question 20

Current IQ test scores are standardized using a mean of ______ and a standard deviation of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  115; 15 
B)  100; 10 
C)  115; 10 
D)  100;15 
A)  115; 15 
B)  100; 10 
C)  115; 10 
D)  100;15

Why would scientist-practitioners choose to use a projective test with inadequate normative data?

Masculinity-Femininity is one of the 9 clinical subscales included in the MMPI.

Under what conditions might a clinician find a clinical judgment, rather than statistical data, useful?

A client is diagnosed as having an anxiety disorder using a categorical system of classification. Knowing this, what else might you suspect about this client?

In the clinical assessment process, referral questions aid in the determination of

What do the cases described in the text of the 46-year old woman who had hallucinations due to epilepsy and Kathy Buckley, the comedienne and inspirational speaker, have in common?

Which of the following is a psychometric properties of an assessment instrument?

The construction of the 567-item Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) took a novel approach to test construction known as

Behavioral assessments may include several different components. Select two of the methods outlined in your text and provide examples of how these techniques might be applied in a clinical setting. How, and in what ways, do they contribute to successful outcomes in treatment?

An important function of an outcome evaluation is that it allows the therapist to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment approach.

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) assesses an individual's ability to set shift, or display flexibility, in thinking as the goal of a task changes. As a "frontal lobe test," it is able to discriminate

A primary benefit of the unstructured interview is that it provides the assessor with the freedom to move in any interview direction deemed important to understanding the nature of the patient's problem.

A test score falling outside 2 standard deviations of the mean indicates a meaningful difference between the obtained score and the normative group.

Despite the fact of questionable psychometric properties, the Rorschach Inkblot Test is still used in assessments because of some psychologists' reliance on the importance of clinical judgment.

Whereas the earliest version of the DSM reflected a _ perspective on abnormal behavior, the current DSM-5 reflects a _ perspective on abnormal behavior.

In a dimensional approach to classification, a patient's symptoms would be assessed using a "present versus absent" approach to diagnosis.

A new psychological test is able to detect anxiety in patients; it accurately identifies both the absence and presence of anxiety. This would mean that the test

Current IQ test scores are standardized using a mean of and a standard deviation of ____.

Abnormal Psychology: Historical and Modern Perspectives

Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Dysfunctions, and Paraphilic Disorders

Substance Use Disorders

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental, Disruptive, Conduct, and Elimination Disorders

Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders

Health Psychology

Abnormal Psychology: Legal and Ethical Issues

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Exam 3: Assessment and Diagnosis

Why would scientist-practitioners choose to use a projective test with inadequate normative data?

Masculinity-Femininity is one of the 9 clinical subscales included in the MMPI.

Under what conditions might a clinician find a clinical judgment, rather than statistical data, useful?

A client is diagnosed as having an anxiety disorder using a categorical system of classification. Knowing this, what else might you suspect about this client?

In the clinical assessment process, referral questions aid in the determination of

What do the cases described in the text of the 46-year old woman who had hallucinations due to epilepsy and Kathy Buckley, the comedienne and inspirational speaker, have in common?

Which of the following is a psychometric properties of an assessment instrument?

The construction of the 567-item Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) took a novel approach to test construction known as

Behavioral assessments may include several different components. Select two of the methods outlined in your text and provide examples of how these techniques might be applied in a clinical setting. How, and in what ways, do they contribute to successful outcomes in treatment?

An important function of an outcome evaluation is that it allows the therapist to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment approach.

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) assesses an individual's ability to set shift, or display flexibility, in thinking as the goal of a task changes. As a "frontal lobe test," it is able to discriminate

A primary benefit of the unstructured interview is that it provides the assessor with the freedom to move in any interview direction deemed important to understanding the nature of the patient's problem.

A test score falling outside 2 standard deviations of the mean indicates a meaningful difference between the obtained score and the normative group.

Despite the fact of questionable psychometric properties, the Rorschach Inkblot Test is still used in assessments because of some psychologists' reliance on the importance of clinical judgment.

Whereas the earliest version of the DSM reflected a _____ perspective on abnormal behavior, the current DSM-5 reflects a _____ perspective on abnormal behavior.

In a dimensional approach to classification, a patient's symptoms would be assessed using a "present versus absent" approach to diagnosis.

A new psychological test is able to detect anxiety in patients; it accurately identifies both the absence and presence of anxiety. This would mean that the test

Current IQ test scores are standardized using a mean of ______ and a standard deviation of __________.

Abnormal Psychology: Historical and Modern Perspectives

Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Dysfunctions, and Paraphilic Disorders

Substance Use Disorders

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental, Disruptive, Conduct, and Elimination Disorders

Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders

Health Psychology

Abnormal Psychology: Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters

Whereas the earliest version of the DSM reflected a _ perspective on abnormal behavior, the current DSM-5 reflects a _ perspective on abnormal behavior.

Current IQ test scores are standardized using a mean of and a standard deviation of ____.