Deck 8: The Clinical Interview

Question 1

Of all the available assessment procedures,clinical psychologists rely most frequently on the _____.

A)Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
B)Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
C)clinical interview
D)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Answer 1

clinical interview

Question 2

Dr.Brox creates a new assessment technique,the Superior Clinical Interval for Therapists (SCIT).We can say the SCIT has _____ if it measures what it claims to measure.We can say the SCIT has _____ if it yields consistent,repeatable results.

A)reliability,validity
B)validity,reliability
C)clinical utility,statistical utility
D)statistical utility,clinical utility

Answer 2

validity,reliability

Question 3

Loraine is a clinical psychology graduate student conducting her first clinical interview with a client.While her client describes reasons for seeking treatment,Loraine finds herself distracted by internal thoughts such as,"What questions should I ask next?" and "When is the project due for my linear regression class?" In this instance,Loraine has the opportunity to improve which general skill of clinical interviewing?

A)Being self-aware
B)Developing positive working relationships
C)Eye contact
D)Quieting yourself

Answer 3

Quieting yourself

Question 4

Cultural variables are important in the context of a clinical interview.For example,compared to traditional Western culture,Asian cultures tends to feature

A)more eye contact.
B)more eye contact between members of the opposite sex.
C)less physical touch.
D)more physical touch.

Question 5

_____ refers to a positive,comfortable relationship between interviewer and client,or an interpersonal "connection" as perceived by the client.

A)Rapport
B)Verbal tracking
C)Nondirective interviewing
D)Directive interviewing

Question 6

Eye contact,body language,vocal qualities,and verbal tracking are specific types of _____.

A)behavioral psychotherapy techniques
B)attending behaviors
C)rapport enhancers
D)nonverbal interviewing

Question 7

_____ of clinical psychologists use clinical interviews as part of their assessment processes.

A)About half
B)The vast majority
C)About 25%
D)Less than 5%

Question 8

Communication styles often differ between men and women.For example,

A)women tend to use talk to assert themselves and achieve goals,whereas men tend to use talk to build relationships.
B)women tend to avoid self-disclosure because it brings vulnerability,whereas men tend to engage in self-disclosure because it brings closeness.
C)men tend to use talk to build relationships,whereas women tend to use talk to demean their competitors.
D)men tend to avoid self-disclosure because it brings vulnerability,whereas women tend to engage in self-disclosure because it brings closeness.

Question 9

An important skill for a clinical interviewer is _____,which is best described as the ability to know how he tends to affect others interpersonally and how others tend to relate to him.

A)being self-aware
B)developing positive working relationships
C)establishing rapport
D)quieting yourself

Question 10

_____ reliability is the extent to which an assessment technique yields similar results across different administrators.

A)Test-retest
B)Interrater
C)Internal
D)Clinical

Question 11

Which of the following is UNLIKELY to enhance rapport in a clinical interview?

A)Efforts by the interviewer to put the client at ease,especially at the beginning of the interview
B)Acknowledgment by the interviewer that the clinical interview is a unique,unusual situation
C)Efforts by the interviewer to notice how the client uses language,and then following the client's lead
D)Excessive small talk used to distract the client from the awkwardness of the interview

Question 12

_____ validity is the extent to which an assessment technique has content appropriate for what is being measured.

A)Content
B)Convergent
C)Discriminant
D)none of the above

Question 13

To develop rapport during a clinical interview,an interviewer should do all of the following EXCEPT

A)make an effort to put the client at ease.
B)acknowledge the unique,unusual situation of the interview.
C)notice how the client uses language and follow the client's lead.
D)gently correct the client when he uses metaphors incorrectly.

Question 14

It is important for clinical interviewers to appreciate how communication styles tend to differ across cultures.For example,

A)Asian Americans tend to speak more loudly than Whites.
B)Whites tend to speak more quickly than Native Americans.
C)Hispanic Americans tend to speak more loudly than Whites.
D)Asian Americans are more inclined to hold eye contact than Whites.

Question 15

Cultural variables are important in the context of a clinical interview.For example,compared to people from North America or Britain,people of Middle Eastern or Latino/Latina cultures tend to

A)prefer a greater amount of personal space.
B)prefer a smaller amount of personal space.
C)expect the clinical interviewer to offer food or drink during the interviewer.
D)view the clinical interviewer as an expert.

Question 16

Positive working relationships with clients

A)can be developed using attentive listening,appropriate empathy,and genuine respect.
B)are not dependent on the interviewer's attitude and actions.
C)should be established immediately for assessments but over time for therapy.
D)are required for clients who self-pay but only recommended for those who use insurance.

Question 17

An element common to all kinds of psychological assessment is _____,which may take the form of a face-to-face meeting or written report.

A)coaching
B)feedback
C)clinical utility
D)validity

Question 18

Effective interviewers are skilled at _____,or repeating key words and phrases back to their clients to ensure the clients that they have been accurately heard.

A)verbal tracking
B)eye contact
C)developing positive relationships
D)quieting themselves

Question 19

In the context of the clinical interview,the term quieting yourself is best described as

A)the client's efforts to remain quiet in order to fully attend to the interviewer's questions.
B)the interviewer's efforts to control the volume of his speaking voice to match that of the client.
C)the interviewer's efforts to control his own internal,self-directed thinking pattern in order to enhance listening.
D)the interviewer's policy of remaining entirely silent during the interview in order to facilitate transference.

Question 20

Referring to a client by the proper name

A)is not particularly relevant when developing rapport.
B)includes making assumptions about nicknames that a psychologist uses for the client across treatment.
C)can be accomplished by asking the client how he would like to be addressed early in treatment.
D)is always achieved by addressing the client by his first name.

Question 21

Interviewers who use a _____ style of interviewing get exactly the information they need by asking clients specifically for it.

A)directive
B)nondirective
C)rapport-building
D)evidence-based

Question 22

A clinical psychologist

A)should always take written notes during an interview.
B)must obtain written permission to videotape an interview.
C)should position himself behind a stately desk while conducting an interview.
D)should use an iPad for notetaking,since research supports it is accepted better by clients than a laptop.

Question 23

_____ is the extent to which an assessment technique correlates with other techniques that measure the same thing.

A)Reliability
B)Clinical utility
C)Convergent validity
D)Discriminant validity

Question 24

The type of clinical interview that is most often conducted in medical settings for the primary purpose of quickly assessing a client's current level of functioning is the _____.

A)mental status exam
B)crisis interview
C)diagnostic interview
D)intake interview

Question 25

Whereas a _____ echoes the client's words,a _____ echoes the client's emotions.

A)paraphrase,confrontation
B)paraphrase,reflection of feeling
C)clarification,reflection of feeling
D)conclusion,reflection of feeling

Question 26

_____ is how an interviewer is with clients,while _____ is what an interviewer does with clients.

A)Technique,rapport
B)Rapport,technique
C)Internal preparation,external preparation
D)External preparation,internal preparation

Question 27

List three attending behaviors.

Question 28

_____ is the extent to which an assessment technique measures what it claims to measure.

A)Validity
B)Test-retest reliability
C)Clinical utility
D)Interrater reliability

Question 29

Interviewers who use a _____ style of interviewing allow the client to determine the course of the interview.

A)directive
B)nondirective
C)rapport-building
D)evidence-based

Question 30

A(n)_____ interview is a predetermined,planned sequences of questions that an interviewer asks a client.By contrast,a(n)_____ interview is improvised and involves no predetermined questions.

A)primary,secondary
B)secondary,primary
C)structured,unstructured
D)unstructured,structured

Question 31

Dr.Harris,a clinical psychologist,is interviewing a client with the primary purpose of determining whether the agency where Dr.Harris works can provide the services required by this client.In other words,Dr.Harris is conducting a(n)_____.

A)mental status exam
B)structured interview
C)diagnostic interview
D)intake interview

Question 32

Dr.Huckabee is conducting a clinical interview with Megan.At the end of the interview,he ties together various topics that Megan discussed,connecting statements she made at various points,and identifies themes in the information she has provided.Which of the following techniques is Dr.Huckabee using?

A)Paraphrasing
B)Reflection of feeling
C)Clarification
D)Summarizing

Question 33

Dr.Murphy,a clinical neuropsychologist,is conducting a clinical interview in which the primary purpose is to assign a label from the current DSM to the patient.In other words,Dr.Murphy is conducting a _____.

A)diagnostic interview
B)mental status exam
C)intake interview
D)crisis interview

Question 34

In recent years,the most prominent structured interview has been _____.

A)the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders
B)the Acute Stress Disorder Interview
C)the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule-Revised
D)the Bipolar Disorder Structured Clinical Interview

Question 35

Describe the difference between validity and reliability in relation to assessment techniques.

Question 36

Dr.Rosen,a clinical psychologist in private practice,likes to combine elements of a structured interview and an unstructured interview with his patients.By blending these two approaches,Dr.Rosen is using what is known as a(n)_____ interview.

A)semistructured
B)bi-dimensional
C)eclectic
D)two-point

Question 37

Devlin and Nasar (2012)found that therapists and nonprofessionals asked to rate pictures of offices preferred clinicians' offices that

A)were orderly,spacious,and contained comfortable seats
B)featured bright lightening and personal photos.
C)were smaller in size,creating an intimate atmosphere.
D)arranged the furniture so the therapist could sit behind the client.

Question 38

A(n)_____ interview is a special type of clinical interview designed not only to assess a problem demanding urgent attention,but also to provide immediate intervention for the problem.

A)diagnostic
B)informal
C)crisis
D)abbreviated

Question 39

Interviewers use _____ questions when they notice discrepancies or inconsistencies in a client's comments.

A)open-ended
B)closed-ended
C)clarification
D)confrontation

Question 40

_____ is the extent to which an assessment technique yields consistent,repeatable results.

A)Discriminant validity
B)Clinical utility
C)Reliability
D)Content validity

Question 41

A question such as "Do you consume alcohol?" is an example of a(n)_____ question.

Question 42

Describe at least one advantage and one disadvantage of using a structured interview.

Question 43

What are the advantages and disadvantages of note taking during the clinical interview?

Question 44

The _____ style of interviewing gets exactly the information needed by the interviewer by asking the client specific questions.

Question 45

Describe the difference between paraphrasing and reflection of feeling.

Question 46

Briefly explain some gender-based differences in communication styles that are important for a clinical interviewer to appreciate.

Question 47

Based on research and recommendations presented in the textbook,describe an ideal design for a clinician's interview room or office.

Question 48

What technique is used to make sure the interviewer accurately understands a patient's comments and to communicate that the interviewer is actively listening to the patient?

Question 49

What is the primary purpose of the mental status exam?

Question 50

_____ describes how an interviewer is with clients;_____ is what an interviewer does with clients.

Question 51

What are three of the five specific questions that Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan (2009)recommend be asked of a client who is actively suicidal?

Question 52

A _____ interview is used to diagnose.The interview should facilitate assignment of an accurate DSM disorder to the client.