Exam 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

The hallmark technique of behavioral assessment is ______.

Compare and contrast the MMPI and the Rorschach. Discuss the history, features, reliability, and validity of these tests. How might the use of both instruments be helpful in a psychological evaluation?

Approximately, what percent of IQ scores fall between 55 and 145?

A psychological test must be valid in order to be reliable.

The psychiatric syndrome TKS is common in ______, but rare elsewhere.

A Wechsler IQ score is based on the relative deviation of a person's score from the norms of the person's _______.

Describe the use of psychological tests in the assessment of neuropsychological functioning. Identify at least two tests by name and describe what they measure.

Patrick recently was administered a Rorschach test. A number of his . responses indicate confusion about whether the percepts he saw as people were male or female. This response pattern suggests ______.

The most widely used means of assessment is the ______.

Neuropsychological tests attempt to reveal brain dysfunctions without surgical procedures.

. The DSM system is based on the behavioral approach to classification.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a structured personality test like the MMPI?

The most widely used diagnostic manual worldwide is the___________.

Direct observation is a hallmark of ______________.

Proponents of the TAT feel that the test reflects _______________.

In the DSM, mental disorders are classified on the basis of ______.

_________refers to the tendency for the behavior being observed by a clinician to be influenced by the way? in which the behavior is measured.

Criticism of the DSM-5 includes concerns that changes made in the set of symptoms or features for diagnosing autism spectrum disorder _________ .

The dimensional component of the DSM-5 gives the evaluator the opportunity to ________.

The DSM-5 classifies trichotillomania under the general category of __________.