Exam 1: Assessment

Young children love to play with cars and those age 16 and up love to drive them, but clinical psychologists working with children use CARS in an entirely different way, as an assessment tool! To the psychologist, what does the testing acronym CARS stand for?

Which of the following would not be part of a clinical psychologist's assessment process to aid in the differential diagnosis of childhood schizophrenia?

Dysthymia is a specific type of depressive disorder, differentiated from major depression disorder by a number of features. Which of the following differentiations between these two disorders is NOT valid?

What kind of a test is the Children's Depression Inventory?

How can a neuropsychological test help differentiate between a child with a learning disability and a child with ADHD?

Amnestic disorders involve impairments in short- or long-term memory that significantly interfere with functioning. Korsakoff's syndrome, most often expressed in anterograde amnesia, is thought to be caused by what?

What cognitive disorder involves both atypical movements and dementia in all cases?

Clinical psychologists frequently use a test called the WISC as part of their assessment. What do the letters WISC stand for?

Baker brought her out-of-control 3-year-old son Johnny to the children's wing at Therapists R Us for an initial evaluation, including a 30-minute parental interview. Johnny was brought to a separate playroom to wait for his mother while she was going to be interviewed by the psychologist in a different room. There were a few cars and trucks in the playroom but no other children. Johnny didn't take to his new surroundings at all and almost immediately started crying loudly. His mother was unable to console him and had to take him home without the interview ever taking place. What could Mrs. Baker have done differently to alleviate the problem?

Which of the following psychological tests measures a child's level of functioning on a numerical scale from 1 to 100?

14-year-old honor student Justin was referred for a psychological assessment after being caught smoking marijuana on the school premises. His parents, who are not poor, but not extremely wealthy either, were given a choice between having the evaluation done by the school psychologist or by a private psychologist of their choosing. Since the school psychologist's examination would be free and would not involve extra travel time, one would think Justin's parents would have chosen that route. But they chose a private clinical psychologist instead. What do you think would have been a valid reason?

Which of the following statements about the intelligence test known as UNIT isnot correct?

It would be appropriate for a clinical psychologist to measure the intelligence of a slow learning child of no older than what age with either the WPSSI or the WISC-IV?

Certain chromosomal abnormalities cause disorders that significantly impact physical and cognitive capabilities. Which of the following disorders is indicated by rapid speech, abnormal facial structure, and working memory impairment in males?

The MMPI-A (for adolescents) differs from the MMPI-2 (revised version of the test for adults) in what other respect besides the examinee's age?

Conducting an interview with the child has proven to be especially helpful in the differential diagnosis of what type of psychological disorder?

You want to administer an intelligence test to a 15-year-old who has significant performance problems in school to determine if there is a potential cognitive cause. What is the most appropriate test option?

The Rorschach personality test aims to assess personality structure. There are a number of scoring systems used. However, each response is usually scored on a variety of dimensions. Which of the following is NOT one of those dimensions?

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder follow the experience of a severe and traumatic life event to which an individual reacted with extreme fear, horror, or helplessness. Acute stress disorder is similar to PTSD, but has a more specific timeline. Which of the following describes that timeline?

Conduct disorder is signified by an ongoing pattern of behavior that violates basic rights of others or age-appropriate societal norms. There are four main categories of behavior used to identify conduct disorder. Which of the following is NOT one of those categories?