Deck 4: Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions With

Question 1

The term that is used to describe assessments that include parents, teachers, and children themselves is:

A) Multiple informants
B) Inclusive assessment
C) Axis evaluation
D) Diagnostic process

Answer 1

A

Question 2

As assessment that includes interviews, observations, behavior checklists, and standardized measures is known as:

A) 360-degree assessment
B) Final evaluation
C) Inclusive assessment
D) Multimethod assessment

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT included in the multiaxial assessment system developed by Achenbach and McConaughy and described in your book?

A) Children
B) Teachers
C) Parents
D) Families

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What is usually the first point of contact in an assessment?

A) Intake phone call
B) School observation
C) Insurance evaluation
D) Determination of diagnoses

Question 5

The feelings of trust and openness that a client develops toward a therapist are known as:

A) Connections
B) Rapport
C) Counter transference
D) Extraneous affect

Question 6

According to your textbook, unstructured interviews:

A) Should never be used because they lack reliability
B) Tend only to be used in therapy but not assessment
C) Are usually used in the first session
D) All of the above

Question 7

What is the SCICA?

A) Series of Clinical Interviews for Children and Adolescents
B) Semistructured Clinical Interview for Children and Adolescents
C) Structured Concrete Interviews of Clinical Attitudes
D) Structured Clinical Interview for Children and Adolescents

Question 8

A final diagnosis (or confirmation of no diagnosis) is most likely with a(n):

A) Unstructured interview
B) Semistructured interview
C) Structured interview
D) All of the above lead to a diagnosis

Question 9

The Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC):

A) Is a structured interview
B) Was used in the MECA epidemiological study
C) Provides information on diagnoses for children and adolescents
D) All of the above

Question 10

Observation, functional assessment, and self-monitoring are all examples of:

A) Rating scales
B) Behavioral assessment
C) Family assessment
D) Personality assessment

Question 11

There are unstructured and structured versions of:

A) Behavioral observations
B) Interviews
C) Checklists
D) Answers a and b are correct

Question 12

___________ occur before the behavior and___________occur after the behavior.

A) Antecedents; consequences
B) Consequences; antecedents
C) Outcomes; precursors
D) None of the above

Question 13

Which technique uses direct observation of the child while the child is exhibiting the behaviors of interest?

A) Psychometric assessment
B) Projective assessment
C) Functional assessment
D) Reliable assessment

Question 14

Angela is being evaluated because there are concerns that she has an eating disorder.She has been asked to keep track of how often she binges and how often she purges (by keeping a chart for each day of the week).Angela has been asked to take part in:

A) Self-monitoring
B) Functional assessment
C) Projective assessment
D) Family-based assessment

Question 15

When children and adolescents behave differently solely because they are being observed, it is known as:

A) The goal of observation
B) Reactivity
C) Antecedents
D) Self-monitoring

Question 16

The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) are examples of:

A) Broad-based measures of emotional/behavioral problems
B) Specific measures of emotional/behavioral problems
C) Ethical violations within the history of assessments
D) Unreliable measures of emotional/behavioral problems

Question 17

If a therapist feels that his 13-year old female client is in great danger of trying to commit suicide, he must:

A) Try to prevent the suicide (e.g., usually by breaking confidentiality and telling the parents, who then might take the child to a crisis unit)
B) Try to prevent the suicide by talking with the client, but should not break confidentiality because the client would probably get mad at a therapist who breaks confidentiality
C) Try to prevent the suicide by talking with the client and by having the client get her friends involved in observing her to keep her safe
D) Both b and c are necessary in this situation

Question 18

Psychologists must do something to prevent all of the following from happening (even if it means breaking confidentiality) EXCEPT:

A) Child abuse (where the victim is a child)
B) Elder abuse (where the victim is an incapacitated older adult)
C) Domestic violence (where the victim is an adult)
D) Suicide (at any age)

Question 19

The Self-Perception Profile for Children, developed by Dr.Susan Harter:

A) Measures competence
B) Is domain specific
C) Can assess global self-worth
D) All of the above are accurate

Question 20

Personality inventories for children and adolescents:

A) Usually ask about the child's functioning without asking about specific behaviors
B) Compare the child's profile of answers with the profiles of known reference groups (such as children who are depressed)
C) Use inference rather than direct assessment of behaviors
D) All of the above are accurate

Question 21

Based on the rationale behind projective measures, the stimulus should ideally be:

A) Reliable
B) Structured
C) Ambiguous
D) Clearly interpreted by those who are in touch with reality

Question 22

The Rorschach, Children's Apperception Test, and Draw-A-Person are all examples of:

A) Personality inventories
B) Projective measures
C) Self-monitoring assessments
D) Functional assessments

Question 23

A schematic representation of the family structure (where squares and circles are used to represent family members and lines are drawn to show connections between these individuals) is known as:

A) Draw-A-Person (DAP)
B) Genogram
C) Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD)
D) Functional assessment

Question 24

"Draw me a picture of your family doing something." You are being asked to complete a:

A) Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD)
B) Behavioral assessment
C) Genogram
D) Family Environment Scale (FES)

Question 25

Currently, the most widely used measures of intelligence across the lifespan were developed by:

A) Sattler
B) Woodcock & Johnson
C) Achenbach
D) Wechsler

Question 26

An intelligence test that assesses verbal and performance abilities is the:

A) Woodcock-Johnson
B) WISC-IV
C) Neuropsychological assessment measure
D) DISC

Question 27

The five-step process of screening, diagnosis, placement, instructional planning, and evaluation is part of what type of assessment?

A) Educational assessment
B) Therapy outcome assessment
C) Neuropsychological assessment
D) Learning disorders assessment

Question 28

What type of assessment has the primary purpose of finding brain-related deficits and lesions?

A) Neuropsychological assessment
B) Functional assessment
C) Projective assessment
D) Achievement testing

Question 29

Henry is in a treatment facility that provides 24-hour care and specializes in helping suicidal adolescents.He is only expected to receive treatment here for about 1 week.Henry is most likely in a(n):

A) Community mental health center
B) Inpatient setting
C) Day hospital
D) Outpatient setting

Question 30

Behavioral definitions, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and therapeutic interventions are all a part of:

A) Psychodynamic therapy
B) Outcome research
C) Treatment plans
D) Residential treatment facilities

Question 31

Josephine is in a treatment facility that provides 24-hour care and specializes in children with long-term problems.She is expected to receive treatment here for about 1 year.Josephine is most likely in a(n):

A) Inpatient setting
B) Residential treatment facility
C) Community mental health center
D) Day hospital

Question 32

Which of the following treatment settings is likely to have the fewest children receiving treatment at one time?

A) Community mental health center
B) Residential treatment facility
C) Group home
D) Outpatient setting

Question 33

Most states require that the following information be kept strictly confidential by the therapist (in order to protect the client's rights):

A) Imminent suicide of a client
B) Imminent homicide of a client
C) Physical abuse of a child
D) None of the above

Question 34

Play therapy has its origins in what type of therapy?

A) Psychodynamic
B) Behavioral
C) Cognitive
D) Humanistic

Question 35

Regarding therapy with homosexual youth:

A) Homosexuality is still considered a psychiatric disorder and therapists are encouraged to help adolescents to become heterosexual
B) Children and adolescents who are struggling with their sexual orientation often feel different than others
C) Homosexual youth are at increased risk for verbal and physical abuse-both at home and at school
D) Both b and c are correct

Question 36

The use of operant conditioning principles to change problematic behavior is the cornerstone of:

A) Cognitive therapy
B) Applied behavior analysis
C) Psychodynamic therapy
D) Play therapy

Question 37

Reinforcement, prompting, shaping, and chaining are all used to:

A) Decrease phobias and fears
B) Decrease maladaptive behaviors
C) Increase adaptive behaviors
D) Evaluate the effectiveness of therapy

Question 38

Paying attention to good behavior, ignoring bad behavior, modeling appropriate behavior, and allowing natural consequences to occur are all aspects of:

A) Systematic desensitization
B) Behavioral parent training
C) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
D) Primary prevention programs

Question 39

Points of intervention focused on stimulus situation, the organism's internal reaction, response, and consequence are all part of what type of therapy?

A) Family
B) Behavioral
C) Cognitive-behavioral
D) Psychodynamic

Question 40

The Identified Problem (IP) is a concept used in what type of therapy?

A) Behavioral therapy
B) Family systems therapy
C) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
D) All of the above

Question 41

What do we know about including fathers in therapy for child and adolescent problems?

A) Fathers are included in therapy much less frequently than are mothers
B) Most therapists ask both mothers and fathers to join the therapeutic process
C) Female therapists were more likely to include fathers in treatment when compared to male therapists
D) All of the above

Question 42

Dr.Knowitall uses reframes, structural interventions, and circular questioning during therapy.She is most likely a(n):

A) Unethical therapist
B) Behavioral therapist
C) Psychodynamic therapist
D) Family therapist

Question 43

Tricyclics, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are all examples of:

A) Antidepressants
B) Anxiolytics
C) Psychostimulants
D) Antipsychotics

Question 44

Anxiolytics are used to treat:

A) Anxiety
B) Depression
C) Symptoms of schizophrenia
D) Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Question 45

The current research on antidepressants suggests that:

A) They only show limited effectiveness in treating depression in childhood and adolescence
B) They show remarkable effectiveness in treating depression in childhood and adolescence
C) They are surprisingly effective in treating aggression
D) Both b and c are correct

Question 46

The clear treatment of choice in treating hallucinations and delusions in children and adolescents is:

A) Family therapy
B) Behavioral therapy
C) Anxiolytics
D) Antipsychotic medication

Question 47

No-treatment control groups in therapy outcome studies are:

A) Unethical because the child or adolescent is not being helped
B) Only acceptable in the most extreme cases of psychopathology
C) Considered important to a well-designed outcome study
D) No longer used because of law suits in previous studies

Question 48

A meta-analysis is:

A) Similar to functional behavioral analysis
B) The combination of results from a series of outcome studies
C) Used more often in family therapy than in cognitive therapy
D) Both b and c are correct

Question 49

The two acceptable categories of empirically supported treatments are:

A) Alpha and beta
B) Improved and highly satisfactory
C) Strong and likely
D) Well-established and probably efficacious

Question 50

In order to prevent psychological abuse of children, a national advertisement campaign was created in which sports figures talked about the hazards of being mean to your children (e.g., "Words can hurt").These ads were run on many different television stations throughout the country.This type of prevention program is known as:

A) Secondary prevention/selective mental health prevention
B) Tertiary prevention/Indicated preventive interventions
C) Applied analysis prevention
D) Primary prevention/universal mental health prevention

Question 51

Dr.Closedmind admits that she is homophobic.Her religious beliefs lead her to think that homosexuality is a sin and she acknowledges that she feels that homosexuals are lesser human beings than heterosexuals.If a homosexual adolescent client is referred to Dr.Closedmind, she should:

A) Acknowledge these beliefs to the client and let the client decide whether or not to remain in therapy with her
B) Keep her beliefs to herself and try to help the client as best she can
C) Refer the client to another therapist who does not have these issues
D) Try to convert the client to become heterosexual, since adolescents can still change their sexual orientation if they wish

Question 52

Dr.Old is a clinical psychologist who was trained to conduct therapy with adults.She never received any formal training in how to conduct therapy with children.However, she is currently providing therapy to both children and adults.According to the ethical guidelines presented in your book, Dr.Old is:

A) Not breaking any ethical violations
B) Breaking the ethical principle related to competence
C) Breaking the ethical principle related to multiple relationships
D) Breaking the ethical principle related to informed consent

Question 53

Dr.Sligh is a practicing therapist in a rural area, who was trained as a couples therapist.His caseload is shrinking because Dr.Phil seems to have helped a lot of the troubled couples in this area.In order to increase his practice, Dr.Sligh completed extensive additional training in child therapy and family therapy (including both formal course work and supervised clinical training).He now seeks to market himself as a child therapist and as a family therapist, in addition to being a couples therapist.This situation is:

A) Unethical, because no one has the capacity to have expertise in child therapy, family therapy, and couples therapy
B) Unethical, because Dr. Sligh's graduate training was only in couples therapy
C) Unethical, because the people in this rural area are isolated and are at risk for abuse from a slick psychotherapist
D) Ethical, because Dr. Sligh gained competence in the new areas of training through formal course work and supervised clinical training

Question 54

If a college student was in a professor's class and was also seeing that professor for therapy:

A) This would be an ethical violation based due to the existence of a multiple relationship
B) There would be no problem-as long as the student/client felt comfortable with the situation
C) There would be no problem-as long as the professor only graded the student on course-related material (and not therapy-related material)
D) Both b and c are correct

Question 55

Parents provide informed___________for therapy and child clients provide informed___________ for therapy.

A) Consent, consent
B) Consent, assent
C) Assent, consent
D) Assent, assent

Question 56

Therapists need to tell families what type of therapy they will be receiving in language that they will understand and therapists need to make sure that family members all agree to the therapy willingly.This process is known as:

A) Rapport building
B) Establishing multiple relationships
C) Informed consent
D) Institutional Review Board

Question 57

Identifying information about clients, personal clinical material about clients, and even the fact that a client is a client should be protected to the legal extent of the law.This concept is known as:

A) Informed consent
B) Rapport
C) The Tarasoff case
D) Confidentiality

Question 58

List and describe five of the seven purposes for assessment.

Question 59

Define unstructured, semistructured, and structured interviews.Describe their similarities and differences.

Question 60

Provide an example of a semistructured interview and a structured interview and describe each.Discuss the pros and cons of these interviews.

Question 61

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using broad-based versus specific measures for the assessment of emotional/behavioral problems.

Question 62

Using either Achenbach's work or the BASC system, identify specific measures that are used by different informants.Discuss the strengths of these measures.

Question 63

Choose either depression or anxiety and describe how it can be assessed reliably.

Question 64

Compare and contrast the information that is gathered through interviews, behavior checklists, and personality inventories.

Question 65

Discuss the rationale behavior personality inventories and projective testing.

Question 66

Discuss why intelligence tests and achievement tests might be important in assessing developmental psychopathology.

Question 67

Name and discuss three settings in which interventions are conducted with children and adolescents.

Question 68

Describe the rationale behind psychodynamic therapy.Discuss the effectiveness of this therapy.

Question 69

List and describe one child-oriented behavioral therapy and one parent-oriented behavioral therapy.

Question 70

Create a case study that illustrates the use of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

Question 71

What are the techniques that are used in Family Systems Therapy, which are rarely used in other forms of therapy?

Question 72

Name at least two types of medication that are used to treat depression in children and adolescents.Discuss the effectiveness of this type of medication.

Question 73

When considering the different symptoms that are treated in children and adolescents, which types of symptoms are most effectively treated by psychopharmacological interventions?

Question 74

Discuss the pros and cons of using medication to treat children's and adolescents' emotional/behavioral problems.

Question 75

Design an outcome study to explore the effectiveness of the treatment of aggression in children and adolescents.

Question 76

Discuss the three types of prevention.In your discussion, make sure to comment on the pros and cons of prevention versus treatment.

Question 77

Define competence and give an example of an ethical violation regarding competence.

Question 78

Define multiple relationships and give an example of an ethical violation regarding multiple relationships.

Question 79

Define informed consent and give an example of an ethical violation regarding informed consent.

Question 80

Discuss the process of informed consent within the family (e.g., Do therapists always have to include every family member for therapy? Do therapists always have to tell parents everything that an adolescent client says in a therapy session?)