Exam 3: Assessment and Diagnosis

Of the many factors influencing the choice of assessment tools, one of the most important factors affecting a clinician's choice is the

The DSM has become the international standard diagnostic classification system for epidemiology and many health management purposes.

Evaluate two major disadvantages of a dimensional approach to classification of abnormal behavior.

During the college's health fair, the Counseling Center offers confidential testing to evaluate a student's risk for substance abuse. According to your text, this assessment process is typically known as a

The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) is a clinician-administered scale that

A screening device is able to indicate a problem when it is present and accurately indicate the absence of a problem when none exists. In psychological terms, this would constitute

Test-retest reliability correlations of greater than +.50 indicate high consistency of scores over time.

Jose is asked to complete an assessment measure that focuses on depression. The instructions given on the instrument state, "Rate each of the following items using the following scale: Always, Frequently, Sometimes, or Never." Which of the following types of assessment instruments is Jose being asked to complete?

Empirical keying as a test construction approach utilizes statistical analyses of items and patterns of scores that

One reason for increased rates of comorbidity of disorders in patients is the fact that recent versions of the DSM contain more diagnositic categories than did the earliest versions.

Your text presents evidence noted by scientifically based psychologists against the use of the Rorschach Inkblot Test for clinical assessment. Present the three empirical findings outlined in your text as support for their position.

A patient comes to a clinician with complaints of depression and anxiety. Given the DSM-5 rule of no symptom appearing in more than one category, what would likely be the diagnostic result?

Clinical assessments made for the purpose of diagnosis typically include an evaluation of the problem behavior's symptoms and severity, patterns of symptoms over time, and

Developmental factors should be reflected in diagnostic systems because

In psychophysiological assessment, the psychologist is interested in evaluating brain and nervous system reactions that result from the presentation of some stimulus. For example, during relaxation training, the therapist would expect the patient's EEG to reveal a higher level of ______ waves in the relaxation state, but normal patterns of _________ prior to training.

In using the same test more than once during the course of therapy, the psychologist is most likely trying to gauge the course of symptoms over time or

Select the statement that is TRUE of the DSM classification system.

As the patient and relevant others receive feedback during the process of assessment, these discussions often have therapeutic effects and the patient may experience symptom improvement.

Dr. Winston is interested in determining if his patient's score on a psychometric instrument measuring resilience is comparable to the scores of other persons in his age group. Given this interest, Dr. Winston would compare his patient's score to scores for a _______ group.

Provide a rationale for the inclusion of cultural considerations in any diagnostic classification.