Exam 4: Classification and Assessment

After interviewing a new client for more than 2 hours, a psychologist decides to administer the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory. What type of diagnosis is suggested by the selection of this test?

A major noteworthy feature of DSM-IV-TR is:

What did Alfred Binet's tests of intelligence seek to measure?

What is the most likely reason for a clinician to administer the Thematic Apperception Test to a client?

What is the role of the interviewer?

Which of these is an example of a relational assessment tool?

What is one way that the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale improved on earlier versions of intelligence tests?

Most of the primary diagnoses in DSM-IV-TR, such as mood disorders and anxiety disorders, are listed on which axis?

What do polygraphs measure?

What is a primary purpose of the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - 2?

Why are the disorders listed in DSM-IV-TR Axes I and II separated rather than combined on one axis?

From the time he was an adolescent, everyone knew Sid was excessively concerned about details and lacked a sense of humor. He decided to make an appointment at a mental health center. The therapist found that in addition to having a personality disorder, Sid also suffered from depression. On which axes of the DSM-IV-TR would these diagnoses be recorded?

Sara, age 13, never seemed to have problems at home or at school until this year. Now, she seems angry with everyone and has been in several fights. What would you expect a behavioral assessment of Sara to address?

What is an example of something a test-taker might do as part of the performance scale of the Wechsler intelligence tests?

Describe what would typically occur in an assessment interview.

What perspective on intelligence did Alfred Binet use when he developed his method of assessing intelligence?

In what way is an objective personality test such as the MMPI-2 superior to a projective personality test such as the Rorschach?

What is the halo effect?

Which of the following illustrates the hierarchical nature of the classification system for maladaptive behaviors?

What does it mean when we describe the current classification system for mental disorders as a multiaxial system?