Exam 13: Clinical Instruments and Methods

Among the clinical instruments, managed care has led to the use of _____ instruments.

A major reason for use of briefer clinical instruments, in contrast to longer instruments like the MMPI, is that the briefer instruments ___.

On the MMPI-2, a simple count of all omitted and double-marked items yields the ______ score.

The Response Style Indicators on EDI-3 are examples of ___.

The _____ score on the MMPI-2 contains reports of responses to significant items, such as "I often feel like slitting my wrists".

Which is NOT one of the global indexes yielded by the SCL-90-R?

The MCMI's base rate scores attempt to take into account differences in ______ for different clinical conditions.

Which is a self-report measure related primarily to eating disorders?

SCID is broken up into "modules" corresponding to different ___.

What type of validity indexes does the STAI use?

Role-playing is an application of which behavioral assessment technique?

In a report of a patient's MMPI-2 results, a clinician notes elevations on clinical scales 2 and 4. Which method for reporting scores is the clinician using?

One of the major drawbacks of behavioral assessment methods in comparison with traditional tests is that the behavioral assessment methods tend to be ___.

Dr. N, a school psychologist, wishes to use a behavior rating scale for Tom, a 5^th grade student. Who is likely to answer the questions on the scale?

The most important scores in the Personality Assessment Inventory come from the ____ scales.

The 1989 revision of the MMPI included all of the following modifications EXCEPT:

Which of these is considered the premier, ideal behavioral assessment technique?

The term "multiaxial" in the title of the MCMI refers primarily to ______.

What method is being used when a person gets "beeped" at random times during the day and is asked to record some aspect of behavior?

The MMPI-2 Restructured Form (RF) provides three higher-order scales. These scales are based on _____.