Exam 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

New changes to the DSM-5 include reclassifying Asperger's disorder and autistic disorder under the general category of __________ .

Compared to a face-to-face interview, people may reveal _____ information about themselves in a computerized interview.

The most widely used intelligence tests today are the ______.

Thomas Widiger feels clinical psychologists should have many reasons to dislike the DSM-5. Which of the following statements reflects one of his reasons to dislike the DSM-5?

Jamal's client is presenting with symptoms consistent with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Jamal assesses for the severity and frequency of his client's anxiety and diagnoses him as having a mild symptoms of GAD as opposed to indicating that he definitely has GAD or definitely does not. Jamal's conceptualization of his client's disorder as a matter of degree rather than simply as being "present or absent" is consistent with________.

Karl wants to examine brain wave patterns associated with psychological disorders such as schizophrenia, and with physiological problems related to tumors and brain Damage. He should probably use a(n) ______.

_______ is a disorder affecting males, found principally in India, that involves an intense fear or anxiety ? over the loss of semen through nocturnal emissions, ejaculations, or excretion with urine.

Two of the major changes in the DSM-5 include __________.

In which Halstead-Reitan subtest is the subject blindfolded and asked to fit wooden blocks into shaped depressions?

Interviews, psychological testing, self-report questionnaires, behavioral measures, and physiological measures are all used by clinicians as methods of ______.

Depression includes features such as sadness and lack of participation in previously enjoyed activities. If the items of a new test claiming to measure depression addresses Neither of these qualities, it appears that the test lacks ______ validity.

Most of the resistance to using computer interviews of clients for obtaining information and reaching an accurate diagnosis comes from clinicians rather than clients.

Behaviors that can be _________ are well suited for behavioral diaries.

Modern imaging techniques allow us to see inside the brain without surgery.

Juan is suspicious, guarded, and aloof. He is resentful of others and blames them for his problems. He is most likely to score high on the ______ scale of the MMPI.

The Rorschach test consists of _____ stimulus cards that consist of _____________.

Assessment techniques that are valid and reliable in one culture may not be so in another.

Which type of clinical interview provides the highest level of reliability in reaching diagnostic judgments?

The degree to which a test corresponds to the theoretical model it purports to measure is called ______ validity.

Tara visits a therapist to deal with her anxiety and depression. The therapist explores her thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes and attempts to replace her self-defeating thoughts With rational, self-enhancing thought patterns. Her therapist is using a ______ Assessment approach.