Exam 3: Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders

Psychoanalysts are interested in unconscious needs and motives. Therefore, they are most likely to use which of the following in assessing clients?

Early studies of the DSM found that ____.

What is an aspect of the character strengths classification scheme that Patterson and Seligman developed as a complement to the DSM?

Ling, a recent immigrant from China, experiences physical and mental fatigue: dizziness, headaches, and problems concentrating, sleeping, and remembering important information. She is also irritable and highly excitable. While her symptoms might be diagnosed as a mood or anxiety disorder, a therapist with a DSM-5 emphasis might consider ____.

Dr. Simon is observing several schizophrenic patients interact in a mental hospital ward without interfering. Which type of observation is Dr. Simon using?

Clinical assessment uses four methods. Briefly describe how each would be used in collecting information on the following hypothetical client: Mara is a 16-year-old who is angry and anxious at home and in school but seems relatively happy among her friends when shopping or doing other leisure activities. She seems extremely bright to her teachers but is receiving poor grades because she seems distracted and unable to recall facts. Her interest in boys has been almost obsessive recently; she fantasizes about being saved from her horrible parents by someone who will marry and whisk her away.

Why do some critics point out the risk of looking at mental disorders as biomedical illnesses?

A psychologist notices that a male client rarely makes eye contact and pulls at his ear when he seems nervous. What type of assessment is the psychologist performing?

A psychologist says, "The pictures that come from the testing are amazing-clear and detailed depictions of brain structures. Not only that, they do not require giving radioactive substances to patients." The psychologist is referring to a(n) ____.

Disorders involving the disruption of the normal sexual response cycle, including desire, arousal, or orgasm are considered ____ in the DSM-5 category of disorders.

A clinician has collected data about a client based on observations, interview material, and psychological test results. As a first step in the treatment process, the clinician will evaluate this information and formulate a(n) ____.

Which statement about psychodiagnosis is accurate ?

Which assessment best illustrates the concept of reliability?

A child is diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder. What is one risk of this with a classification system?

Harold is addicted to cocaine and nicotine. His wife, Janet, is dissatisfied with her physique and has developed a pervasive pattern of bingeing and purging in attempt to lose weight. According to the DSM-5, Janet has ____, whereas Harold ____.

In which one of the following are inner motives and conflicts revealed by what is seen in inkblots and whether color plays a role in the responses?

What aspect of interviewing increases the consistency of assessment information?

Most clinicians agree that the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is best used to ____.

Why is the research of Herrnstein and Murray (1994) and Rushton and Jensen (2005) controversial?

Dr. Reynolds is an avid feminist. What is her opinion of the proposed condition "premenstrual dysphoric disorder" likely to be?