Deck 8: The Clinical Interview

Question 1

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

Answer 1

verbal tracking

Question 2

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 or her speaking voice to match that of the client.
C) the interviewer's efforts to control his or her 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.

Answer 2

the interviewer's efforts to control his or her own internal, self-directed thinking pattern in order to enhance listening.

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

being self-aware

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, especially between members of the opposite sex.
B) less physical touch.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 5

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) all of the above

Question 6

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

A) were orderly.
B) contained comfortable seats, muted lighting, and plants.
C) were more spacious.
D) all of the above

Question 7

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

Question 8

_____ 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 9

_____ 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 10

Positive working relationships with clients

A) can be developed using attentive listening, appropriate empathy, and genuine respect.
B) are a function of the interviewer's attitude and actions.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 11

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) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 12

Referring to a client by the proper name

A) isn't 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) none of the above

Question 13

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

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

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) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 15

To develop rapport during a clinical interview,

A) interviewers should make an effort to put the client at ease.
B) interviewers can acknowledge the unique, unusual situation of the interview.
C) interviewers can notice how the client uses language and follow the client's lead.
D) all of the above

Question 16

Which of the following can 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) all of the above

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

_____ 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 19

_____ 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 20

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 21

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 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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 25

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

Question 26

_____ 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 27

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 28

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

Question 29

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 30

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

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

Question 31

_____ 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 32

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

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

Question 33

What is the primary purpose of the mental status exam?

Question 34

List three attending behaviors.

Question 35

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 36

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

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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 39

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) protracted
B) informal
C) crisis
D) abbreviated

Question 40

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 41

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 42

Describe the difference between paraphrasing and reflection of feeling.

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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