Question 1

Wallace took an anxiety test when he was in the sixth grade. He took it in the first week of a particular month and then again in the last week of the same month. On both occasions, his test scores were practically the same. In this scenario, the anxiety test Wallace took was most likely high on _____ reliability.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal consistency 
B)  test-retest 
C)  inter-rater 
D)  alternate form

Question 2

A clinician who is assessing a child in elementary school might request information from all of the following people EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A)  child's teacher. 
B)  child's neighbor. 
C)  child's parents. 
D)  child.

Question 3

Harris and colleagues concluded from one study that once they were labeled with a behavior disorder, boys were likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  show exaggerated major symptoms. 
B)  enjoy their interactions with others less. 
C)  set more positive examples for others. 
D)  take more credit for their performance on task.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about the Rorschach Inkblot Test?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was developed by Sigmund Freud. 
B)  It consists of a series of 15 pictures. 
C)  Clinicians are interested in the physiological responses of subjects to stimuli. 
D)  Clinicians are interested in the content and style of subjects' responses.

Question 5

When electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns over brief periods are recorded in response to specific stimuli, these EEG patterns are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  evoked potentials. 
B)  electrodermal responses. 
C)  event associations. 
D)  galvanic skin responses.

Question 6

Rudolph, a client, was asked a set of questions by his clinician in his initial interview. The questions were highly standardized and objective. Rudolph was surprised because his friends had told him to expect general and open-ended questions such as, "Tell me about yourself." The clinician most likely conducted a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral observation 
B)  projective test 
C)  survey 
D)  structured interview

Question 7

_____ validity is the extent to which a test yields the same results as other, established measures of the same phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A)  Construct 
B)  Concurrent 
C)  Content 
D)  Predictive

Question 8

A set of syndromes and the rules for determining whether an individual's symptoms are part of one of these syndromes constitute a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnostic criteria 
B)  assessment array 
C)  prognostic indicator 
D)  classification system

Question 9

_____ disorders last for long periods of time, while _____ disorders have a more recent and abrupt onset of severe symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrete; continuous 
B)  Chronic; acute 
C)  Organic; functional 
D)  Active; passive

Question 10

Rosenhan's study enlightened the mental health community on the dangers of:

Accepted Answer

A)  potential abuses of power by those who label people as normal or abnormal. 
B)  admitting pseudopatients to mental hospitals for the purpose of research. 
C)  labeling children, particularly girls, as normal or abnormal. 
D)  the dehumanization of mental health professionals.

Question 11

_____ tests are used to detect changes in the brain and nervous system that reflect emotional and psychological changes. These tests are alternative methods to magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs), computerized tomography (CT), positron-emission tomography (PET), and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychophysiological 
B)  Neuropsychological 
C)  Personality 
D)  Projective

Question 12

Clinicians will often use _____ to assess deficits in individuals' skills or ways of handling situations.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive tests 
B)  behavioral observation 
C)  symptom inventories 
D)  personality inventories

Question 13

Describe the different brain-imaging techniques that can be used to identify specific deficits and brain abnormalities.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

In positron-emission tomography (PET) scans, a radioactive isotope, fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), emits subatomic particles called _____ as it decays.

Accepted Answer

A)  leptons 
B)  positrons 
C)  fragments 
D)  nucleons

Question 15

European Americans often view the body and mind as:

Accepted Answer

A)  separate entities. 
B)  integrated experiences. 
C)  connected only in spiritual matters. 
D)  requiring little maintenance to sustain good health.

Question 16

The _____ consists of a series of pictures shown to individuals who are then asked to say what they think is being depicted in the pictures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rorschach Inkblot Test 
B)  Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  Draw-a-Person Test 
D)  Halstead-Reitan Test

Question 17

In a mental status exam, when a clinician takes note of how coherently and quickly a client speaks, the clinician is primarily assessing the client's _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mood and affect 
B)  appearance and behavior 
C)  thought processes 
D)  orientation to place, time, and person

Question 18

Which critic of psychiatry argued that the entire diagnostic system of mental disorders is corrupt and should be abandoned?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Szasz 
B)  David Rosenhan 
C)  Philippe Pinel 
D)  Albert Ellis

Question 19

Which of the following is the most current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?

Accepted Answer

A)  DSM-III 
B)  DSM-IV 
C)  DSM-IV-TR 
D)  DSM-5

Question 20

Which of the following is a label for a set of symptoms that often occur together?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marker 
B)  Typology 
C)  Diagnosis 
D)  Assessment

Exam 3: Assessing and Diagnosing Abnormality