Exam 4: Classification and Assessment

A Congressional committee is holding hearings on proposed legislation concerning polygraph use. Several experts on polygraphs have been asked to testify on various aspects of polygraphs, including their drawbacks. When the committee staff later summarizes this testimony on drawbacks what is the staff likely to write?

What is Sarason and Sarason's implication for the process of classification?

Maladaptive personality features and defense mechanisms can be noted on Axis I.

What is one of the limitations of the Rorschach inkblot test as an indicator of personality?

Which of the following describes the multiaxial approach of DSM-IV-TR?

Why is the classification of abnormal behavior considered to be in an early stage of development?

What is the process in which the client receives continuous reports of the level of particular bodily functions in order to learn to control these functions?

What term is used to describe assessments made before any treatment has started?

Ralph is extremely suspicious and firmly believes that agents of a foreign government follow him everywhere, intending to kill him. In addition, he resents anyone who doubts his beliefs. If administered the MMPI-2 you expect that Ralph would obtain a high score on the scale measuring

What test is used to screen clients with serious psychological difficulties?

Among the limitations of the recent DSM is a continued reliance on impressionistic clinical judgments.

How do ratings by lay professionals using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule compare to ratings by professionals using the same tool?

The manner in which people's problems are classified can tell a clinician about their future and response to therapy.

Diagnosis is considered as an important step in identifying and classifying a condition. A correct diagnosis serves as a basis for effective treatment.

What does the psychologist use as the basis when interpreting stories told by clients in response to the Thematic Apperception Test?

Which of the following is the most commonly used assessment tool?

Ben has a social phobia as well as a heart condition. These conditions would be diagnosed on what axes of DSM-IV-TR?

A criticism of DSM is it does not give sufficient attention to:

Friends describe Bob as "highly anxious," insecure, and experiencing great difficulty in making decisions. If administered the MMPI-2, Bob would most likely have an elevated score on the scale measuring

Compared to the assessment interview, a therapeutic interview is more likely to focus on