Deck 3: Neuropsychological Assessment and Diagnosis

Question 1

____________________ recognition is the patient's ability to recognize a familiar face,as well as to compare similar faces and identify facial affect.

Answer 1

Facial

Question 2

The process approach was developed by ____________________.

Answer 2

Kaplan and Luria

Question 3

If a test score is stable then it is described as being ____________________.

Answer 3

reliable

Question 4

Psychometrics is concerned with the publication and implementation of psychological and neuropsychological tests.

Question 5

A type of deficit measurement is ____________________.

Question 6

Neuropsychological assessment is integrated with intellectual and personality assessments.

Question 7

____________________ tests measure the emotional states,interpersonal relations,and motivation of patients.

Question 8

A standard score uses ____________________ as its units.

Question 9

Neuropsychological evaluations involve tests that measure a wide range of ____________________ and behavioral areas of functioning.

Question 10

A neuropsychological evaluation always lasts for four or more hours.

Question 11

____________________ is the science of measuring human traits or abilities,and is concerned with the standardization of psychological as well as neuropsychological tests.

Question 12

A(n)____________________ is a task or set of tasks administered under standard conditions and designed to assess some aspect of a person's knowledge or skill.

Question 13

The standard battery approach was pioneered by ____________________.

Question 14

A neuropsychological evaluation involves assessment,not recommendation.

Question 15

____________________ tests measure how well a subject has profited by learning and experience as compared to others.

Question 16

The term ____________________ refers to an inability to carry out purposeful sequences of motor behaviors.

Question 17

____________________ scales examine what an individual usually and habitually does,not what he or she can do.

Question 18

____________________ predictive validity is important if a test is designed to predict decline or recovery of function or future behavior of any type (e.g.,medication management,or ability to drive a car).

Question 19

If an individual has ____________________ then he or she can concentrate over a period of time.

Question 20

Base rate refers to the frequency with which a pathological condition is diagnosed in the population tested.

Question 21

The Tower of London is used to test an individual's logical memory.

Question 22

The process approach assesses all areas of functioning regardless of impairment.

Question 23

What percentage of neuropsychologists work in private practice?

A)25%
B)33%
C)46%
D)85%

Question 24

Most neuropsychologists treat:

A)patients in need of cognitive rehabilitation.
B)patients with progressive neurological problems.
C)patients with dementing disorders.
D)patients with forensic disorders.

Question 25

The ability to copy shapes involves the ability to integrate visual input with complex motor output.

Question 26

The degree to which a sample of items or tasks makes conceptual sense or are representative of some defined psychological domain is:

A)construct validity.
B)content validity.
C)criterion validity.
D)concurrent validity.

Question 27

According to the authors,neuropsychologists only produce recommendations based on a patient's standardized test performance.

Question 28

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test is used to test an individual's mental flexibility and study abstract behavior.

Question 29

Neuropsychologists do not evaluate a patient's vocational potential.

Question 30

A false positive error is also known as a:

A)type I error.
B)type II error.
C)false alarm.
D)both a type 1 error and a false alarm.

Question 31

If a neuropsychologist classified a brain damaged individual as a 'normal' individual,he or she would have produced a error called:

A)a type I error.
B)a type II error.
C)a base rate error.
D)a discrimination error.

Question 32

The goal of a neuropsychologist is to accurately depict current and future capabilities of an individual.

Question 33

Clinical neuropsychologists serve only one function and that is to assess cognitive ability.

Question 34

A standardized test is a task:

A)that is quantitative.
B)that is qualitative.
C)that assesses beliefs.
D)that assesses personality.

Question 35

According to the process approach,test procedures should never be altered when attempting to determine deficits.

Question 36

Most neuropsychologists work in:

A)a hospital.
B)private practice.
C)an academic setting.
D)a rehabilitation unit.

Question 37

When professionals are concerned with correctly classifying diagnostic groups including brain-injured,psychiatric,and normal adults,the type of validity that is of prime concern is called:

A)construct validity.
B)content validity.
C)criterion validity.
D)concurrent validity.

Question 38

A referral question provides information regarding:

A)what questions or problems prompted the referral.
B)what the referral source hopes to obtain from the consult.
C)how the information will be used.
D)all of these

Question 39

If a test is unreliable then it cannot be valid.

Question 40

Within a medical setting,in which of the following will the neuropsychologist be involved?

A)diagnosis
B)evaluation
C)intervention
D)all of these

Question 41

Crystallized functions are thought to be:

A)most important in abstract reasoning.
B)dependent on learning and education.
C)culture-free.
D)independent of learning.

Question 42

Which approach advocates for administering the same neuropsychological tasks to all patients,regardless of the referral question?

A)the process approach
B)the standard battery approach
C)pattern analysis
D)the differential score approach

Question 43

Pathognomonic signs are most often used in:

A)neurology.
B)nephrology.
C)forensic neuropsychology.
D)pediatric neuropsychology.

Question 44

The role of a neuropsychologist in the past was typically that of:

A)rehabilitation specialist.
B)research assistant.
C)diagnostician.
D)liaison between physician and patient.

Question 45

What percentage of neuropsychological evaluations are given for the purpose of diagnosis?

A)96%
B)76%
C)56%
D)36%

Question 46

Which is the largest represented patient population seen by neuropsychologists?

A)Psychiatric.
B)Various Dementias.
C)Rehabilitation.
D)Learning Disabilities.

Question 47

Which of the following refers to the intentional presentation of neuropsychological deficits?

A)Pathognomonic signs.
B)Malingering.
C)Depressive responding.
D)Litigious syndrome.

Question 48

Neuropsychological evaluation plays the major role in the diagnosis of what condition?

A)brain tumor
B)learning disability
C)multiple sclerosis
D)epilepsy

Question 49

Which of the following information is necessary when making a neuropsychological referral?

A)inclusion of patient's IQ
B)how the results will be used
C)how the patient will pay for the neuropsychological evaluation
D)all of these

Question 50

The statistical approach is difficult with:

A)test that are not normally distributed.
B)tests that are given in Spanish.
C)tests that measure one particular area only.
D)the Halstead-Reitan neuropsychological approach.

Question 51

Subject variables influencing performance may be all of the following except:

A)age.
B)education.
C)hair color.
D)gender.

Question 52

To increase the depth of information on a patient,a neuropsychologist may wish to:

A)administer a wider selection of tests.
B)administer more test measures assessing a particular function.
C)go out in the community and interview friends and family.
D)obtain school records for all years of education.

Question 53

Normative data aids in:

A)comparing individual test scores for a particular patient.
B)comparing an individual's performance to others'.
C)comparing premorbid functioning to current functioning.
D)comparing education history with current test data.

Question 54

Contextual or logical memory can be assessed:

A)with a graphomotor test.
B)with a free recall test.
C)with a personality test.
D)with an IQ test.

Question 55

Which of the following is characteristic of the neuropsychological evaluation?

A)Information gained from the neuropsychological evaluation is generally considered independent of data gained from neurology and brain scans.
B)The neuropsychological evaluation is a subjective process.
C)The neuropsychological evaluation is considered a comprehensive assessment of cognition and behavioral functioning.
D)The neuropsychological evaluation is typically not integrated with intellectual assessment.

Question 56

To increase the breadth of information on a patient,a neuropsychologist may wish to:

A)administer a wider selection of tests.
B)administer more test measures assessing a particular function.
C)go out in the community and interview friends and family.
D)obtain school records for all years of education.

Question 57

Achievement tests measure the ability of an individual to:

A)profit from past experience.
B)profit from future training.
C)profit from educational experiences.
D)adapt to novel situations quickly.

Question 58

The levels of analysis of a neuropsychological profile include:

A)localizing signs.
B)qualitative observations.
C)pattern of impairment.
D)all of these

Question 59

A percentile score indicates:

A)how many standard deviations above/ below other people you are.
B)how many raw score points you are above/ below other people.
C)the percent of people you are above/ below.
D)the number of tests you scored below the cutoff.

Question 60

Intelligence tests measure the ability of an individual to:

A)adapt to novel situations quickly.
B)cope with stress.
C)succeed in a specific occupation.
D)profit from past experience.

Question 61

Measuring sensation and perception includes assessing:

A)visual,auditory,and tactile function
B)visual,auditory and memory function
C)auditory,attention,and problem solving function
D)visual functioning only

Question 62

Which of the following is a test that measures how well an individual has profited by prior learning?

A)intelligence test
B)behavioral-adaptive scale
C)achievement test
D)personality test

Question 63

Assessing orientation includes:

A)testing basic reflexes
B)asking the patient where they are
C)assessing basic sensation to pain and temperature
D)asking the patient to count backwards from 100

Question 64

Criterion validity refers to:

A)the ability of a test's findings to relate to a specific outcome.
B)the degree to which a sample of test items represent a psychological domain.
C)the ability of a test to predict future behavior.
D)the ability of a test to measure an abstract psychological characteristic.

Question 65

Validity is:

A)the ability of a test to provide consistent results over multiple administrations to the same individual.
B)the ability of a test to measure what it is purported to measure.
C)the ability of a test to provide similar test findings in individuals with the same neurological injuries,such as mild brain trauma.
D)the ability of a test to prevent false alarms or false positives.

Question 66

Psychometrics is the science of measuring:

A)psychotic symptoms.
B)human traits or abilities.
C)psychopathology in individuals.
D)focal brain damage in mild brain traumas.

Question 67

Which of the following is the term for a deficit in spelling skills?

A)spelling dyspraxia
B)aphasia
C)dysgraphia
D)dyslexia

Question 68

Which of the following is a test that measures what an individual usually does in everyday situations?

A)achievement test
B)vocational inventory
C)neuropsychological test
D)behavioral-adaptive scale

Question 69

The inability to perform common motor sequences is called:

A)aphasia.
B)ideomotor apraxia.
C)dyslexia.
D)dysgraphia.

Question 70

Which of the following is believed to be crystallized?

A)spelling
B)problem solving
C)abstract reasoning
D)attention

Question 71

What is a reason that serial neuropsychological evaluations would be given?

A)To provide better care when a patient changes healthcare providers.
B)To determine if a given patient is improving.
C)To make sure that the first results obtained for a given patient were accurate.
D)To irritate insurance companies.

Question 72

Construct validity refers to:

A)the ability of a test's findings to relate to a specific outcome.
B)the degree to which a sample of test items represent a psychological domain.
C)the ability of a test to predict future behavior.
D)the ability of a test to measure an abstract psychological characteristic.

Question 73

Which of the following instruments measures grip strength?

A)finger oscillator
B)WMS
C)dynamometer
D)GCS

Question 74

Which of the following would be a valid reason to request a neuropsychological evaluation?

A)to differentiate between a focal versus a diffuse problem
B)to evaluate an individual's vocation potential
C)to assist in the development of a treatment program
D)all of these

Question 75

Tests of visuospatial ability may measure:

A)visual sequencing.
B)facial recognition.
C)spatial orientation.
D)all of these

Question 76

What is it called when a neuropsychological test incorrectly detects a pathological condition?

A)a false positive
B)a false alarm
C)a Type I error
D)all of these

Question 77

Which of the following is a test of selective and sustained visual attention?

A)d2
B)COWA
C)GOAT
D)GCS

Question 78

Which of the following is the term for a deficit in the motor component of writing?

A)spelling dyspraxia
B)aphasia
C)dysgraphia
D)dyslexia

Question 79

Reliability is:

A)the ability of a test to provide consistent results over multiple administrations to the same individual.
B)the ability of a test to measure what it is purported to measure.
C)the ability of a test to provide similar test findings in individuals with the same neurological injuries,such as mild brain trauma.
D)the ability of a test to prevent false alarms or false positives.

Question 80

Which of the following tests are used to measure visuospatial functioning?

A)Trail Making Test
B)Token Test
C)Tower of London
D)Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test