Exam 3: Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders

What w idely used interview procedure is a useful diagnostic tool to help clinicians cover areas that are ordinarily not part of a clinical interview?

A psychologist says, "I'm going to show you some pictures. Please make up a story about what is going on in each picture, what led up to it, and how it will turn out in the end." What test is the psychologist administering?

IQ scores reflect an individual's ____.

A ____ provides therapists with distinct categories, indicators, and nomenclature for different patterns of behavior, thought processes, and emotional disturbances.

Dr. Heyer is a behavioral therapist working with a 10-year-old boy named Lee The boy's parents and teachers both agree that Lee is disobedient and unruly. What assessment method should Dr. Heyer use to most accurately assess the degree to which Lee is excessively active and disobedient?

A major criticism of the DSM is the lack of clarity regarding differential categorization to reflect the distinction between major and less severe symptom states. What has been proposed to change this?

Discuss the DSM classification system. What new information is included in the DSM-5?

A major criticism of classification systems is that they ____.

A major concern about projective tests is that they ____.

Dr. Rose, a clinical psychologist, is administering a battery of psychological tests to a client to gain insight into the client's current issues. In the ____, the client is shown inkblots and asked to interpret them.

Which test is typically used to assess brain damage?

Which result indicates neurological impairment on the Bender-Gestalt Visual-Motor Test?

Norman was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. When he meets with a therapist to deal with his depression, the therapist should ____.

A doctor at the National Institute of Mental Health looks at a DSM-5 diagnosis supplied by a clinician. The doctor is likely to think that the diagnosis ____.

A psychologist states that "viewing mental disorders on a continuum will have unexpected consequences in changing of what is deemed normal to pathological." This psychologist ____.

Vera has the following cyclical pattern of symptoms. A week before her period, she is persistently angry and anxious, has body aches, and she has marked interpersonal conflicts that interfere with her work and social relationships. According to the DSM-5, what condition might Vera have?

A positive feature of the DSM-5 is that it ____.

Dr. Peterson has collected clinical observations, neurological test data, psychological test scores, and interview material on Mrs. Davis. If Dr. Peterson is doing this for the purpose of drawing conclusions that will lead to a diagnosis of Mrs. Davis, we can infer that Dr. Peterson is ____.

Which of the following is a limitation of personality inventory assessment?

Which statement about a standardized interview is most accurate ?