Question 1

Which of the following provides the best example of a dimensional classification system?

Accepted Answer

A) DSM-IV-TR 
B) DSM-5 
C) Diagnosing a child with both Depression and Anxiety 
D) Rating a child's level of depression on a seven-point scale D

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example of multimethod assessment?

Accepted Answer

A) A psychologist asks a parent and a teacher to complete a rating scale about a child's behavior. 
B) A psychologist observes a child at school and then asks a teacher to complete a rating scale about the child's behavior at school. 
C) A psychologist asks gathers data from parents about the child's behavior at home, at school, and at home on the weekend 
D) A psychologist uses self-report questionnaires from parents, teachers, and the child to assess the child's mood B

Question 3

Which of the following best summarizes Freud's topographic theory of mind?

Accepted Answer

A) Conscious, unconscious 
B) Oral, anal, phallic, latent, genital 
C) Id, ego, superego 
D) Insight, transference, countertransference A

Question 4

Victoria is a 16-year-old girl who is administered the MMPI-A. She shows very high elevation on the D(depression) and Pt(Psychasthenia) scales. Victoria likely has problems with depression and ....

Accepted Answer

A) thought problems. 
B) body image disturbance. 
C) anxiety. 
D) social skills deficits.

Question 5

Dr. Sullivant suspects that one of his clients has a learning disability because she has significant problems with reading and writing. To assess this client, Dr. Sullivant would likely administer a...

Accepted Answer

A) test of intelligence. 
B) test of achievement. 
C) test of adaptive functioning. 
D) test of behavioral functioning.

Question 6

Which of the following best illustrates an internalizing disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) ADHD 
B) Depression 
C) Anorexia Nervosa 
D) Learning Disability

Question 7

The developers of DSM-5 used criteria established by Robins and Guze (1970) to determine which disorders should be grouped together. Which of the following is NOT one of the three criteria that they used?

Accepted Answer

A) Disorders that are treated in the same way should be grouped together. 
B) Disorders that show similar antecedent causes should be grouped together. 
C) Disorders that show similar outcomes should be grouped together. 
D) Disorders that often co-occur should be grouped together.

Question 8

DSM-5 sought to correct several limitations in its predecessor, DSM-IV-TR. Which of the following is one of these limitations?

Accepted Answer

A) The disorders included in DSM-IV-TR had very low reliability. 
B) DSM-IV-TR included too few disorders. 
C) DSM-IV-TR did not identify disorders that usually emerged in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. 
D) There was very high comorbidity (i.e., co-occurrence) among disorders in DSM-IV-TR.

Question 9

Brian is an 11-year-old boy with Intellectual Disability who picks at his skin and nails whenever he appears bored or worried. When his parents notice his skin-picking, they tell him to stop and give him attention or treats. Dr. Keller performs a functional analysis of Brian's behavior. In her analysis, the consequences of Brian's behavior might be...

Accepted Answer

A) feeling bored or worried 
B) positive punishment by parents. 
C) negative punishment by parents. 
D) positive reinforcement by parents.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the child and adolescent psychotherapy outcome literature?

Accepted Answer

A) Children and adolescents who participate in therapy efficacy studies show greater symptom reduction than youths assigned to control groups. 
B) In real-life settings, therapy for children and adolescents works about as well as therapy for adults. 
C) Behaviorally-based therapies seem to yield greater benefits for children than non-behavioral treatments. 
D) Younger children tend to show the greatest improvements in therapy.

Question 11

What is the difference between a psychotherapy efficacy and a psychotherapy effectiveness study?

Accepted Answer

A) Efficacy refers to research conducted with adequate control groups or treatment as usual. 
B) Efficacy refers to research conducted without random assignment. 
C) Effectiveness refers to research conducted without random assignment. 
D) Effectiveness refers to research conducted under real-world conditions.

Question 12

Which of the following would probably NOT be the primary focus of attention for a structural family therapist?

Accepted Answer

A) Parental boundaries 
B) Parent-child alliances 
C) Parent-child attachment 
D) The family system

Question 13

Tara earns a T score or 65. What would her IQ score be?

Accepted Answer

A) 130 
B) 123 
C) 117 
D) 115

Question 14

Which of the following is one difference between a child's mood and his/her affect?

Accepted Answer

A) A therapist must ask a child about his/her feelings in order to assess affect? 
B) Affect usually refers to the child's long-term emotional disposition. 
C) A therapist can assess a child's affect by observing him/her. 
D) Affect can range from positive to negative, but mood usually refers only to negative feelings.

Question 15

According to Albert Ellis, an adolescent client who states, "I need to get into my first-choice college. If I don't, I'm just going to die" is displaying a...

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive bias. 
B) cognitive distortion. 
C) irrational belief. 
D) depressogenic attributional style.

Exam 3: Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treating Childrens Problems