Exam 3: Assessment and Classification of Abnormal Behavior

Dr.Peterson has collected clinical observations, neurological test data, psychological test scores, and interview material on Mrs.Davis.If Dr.Peterson is doing this for the purpose of drawing conclusions that will lead to a diagnosis of Mrs.Davis, we can infer that Dr.Peterson is ____.

Which of the following is a criticism regarding the decisions concerning diagnostic categories DSM-5?

Carla sees the psychologist at the mental health center at her college because she is often sad and has many days when she is unable to get out of bed.Although Carla has symptoms of depression, the symptoms do not fully meet the criteria for that disorder.The psychologist is most likely to ____.

Which of the following indicates neurological impairment on the Bender-Gestalt Visual-Motor Test?

A recent criticism of the DSM by Lewis-Fernandez et al.(2010)is that it is particularly inadequate for dealing with ____.

Dr.Miller, a clinical psychologist, observes that his client Jennifer is presenting with a disheveled appearance, constricted emotions, and is speaking slowly.Dr.Miller gathers this observational information of these expressions to determine ____.

What is the best description of assessment?

Dr.Frederick is developing a new test for eating disorders.She finds that people who score high on the test actually engage in more binge eating and other forms of abnormal eating behaviors than people who score low on the test.These results indicate that the test has ____.

A clinician has collected data about a client based on observations, interview material, and psychological test results.As a first step in the treatment process, the clinician evaluates this information and formulates a(n)____.

Which of the following tests are typically used to assess brain damage?

Which of the following statements regarding the validity of psychological and medical tests is accurate?

Which statement about the draw-a-person test is accurate?

Dr.Cohen says to her patient, "We believe there may be problems with the way your brain functions.We're going to do a test that uses a radioactive substance that we can trace as it's metabolized in your brain." What procedure is Dr.Cohen describing?

What three criteria are commonly used to evaluate psychological assessment procedures? Describe each criterion in detail, and apply each of the criteria to the assessment of a problem such as severe anxiety.

What can be said about the use of neurological techniques and psychological tests with regard to evaluating mental disorders?

A major criticism of IQ tests is that they ____.

Which of the following occurred in the revision of the MMPI into the MMPI-2?

Which of the following is a limitation of personality inventory assessment?

A psychologist gives the same test to a client twice.The testings are separated by six days.If the test results are quite dissimilar, we could say that the test has weak ____.

Dr.Simon is observing several schizophrenic patients interact in a mental hospital ward.Which type of observation is Dr.Simon using?