Exam 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

The MMPI-2 includes ______scales.

The major advantage of the unstructured interview is its spontaneity and conversational style.

Behavioral assessment treats test results as ________ rather than as signs of underlying personality traits.

Clients sometimes prefer computerized interviews because ______.

In a(n) ______ interview, the clinician follows a general outline of questions designed to gather essential information, but is free to ask additional follow up questions.

The DSM system is largely an extension of the work of ______.

The MMPI contains several hundred open-ended questions that assess intellectual ability.

Your authors note that computer interviews are ______ expensive and _____ time efficient than human interviews.

A term used in a number of countries to describe the experience of spirit possession is ______.

Steve is naive, immature, and egocentric. He has little insight into his problems and develops physical complaints in response to stress. He is most likely to score high on The ______ scale of the MMPI.

The Rorschach test is classified as an objective test.

The Thematic Apperception Test was developed by ______.

Figure drawing and sentence completion tasks are examples of ______.

In assessment, the tendency of raters to deviate, over time, from the coding system in which they were trained is called ______.

How is an IQ score determined using the Wechsler scales?

The DSM system, like the medical model, treats abnormal behaviors as _______________.

Researchers find that people report more personal problems when interviewed by human interviewers than impersonal computers.

The first formal intelligence test was developed by ______.

Mary is feeling emotionally distressed and goes to the emergency room at a local hospital. When the clinician asks Mary about her troubling thoughts and feelings, The clinician is attempting to ______.

In the Middle Ages, abnormal behaviors were classified according to ______ causes.