Deck 1: Intake and Interviewing

Question 1

All of the following should be collected prior to the intake interview except:

A) Informed consent forms
B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) forms
C) Mental Status Examination
D) Releases of information

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is not necessary for the development of cultural competence?

A) Within-group membership
B) A self-awareness of personal assumptions, biases, and values
C) Understanding an individual client's worldview
D) Knowledge of culturally appropriate and specific interventions

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Rapport between a clinician and a client involves all of the following except:

A) A relationship founded on respect
B) A relationship founded on a mutual "liking"
C) A relationship founded on safety
D) A relationship founded on mutual confidence

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The violence triad identifies increased risk of assaultive behavior and involves which of the following client factors?

A) Older males with a history of Schizophrenia and neurocognitive deficits
B) Diagnoses of Schizophrenia, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and ADHD
C) Older males with a history of Substance Use Disorder and Depression
D) A history of violence, personal victimization, or a Substance Use Disorder

Question 5

A mental status exam addresses a client's:

A) Goals for therapy
B) Psychosocial history
C) Diagnosis
D) Cognitive functioning

Question 6

Which of the following statement about structured interviews is false?

A) Their use increases the likelihood of clinician bias.
B) They may be more difficult to use with highly emotional clients.
C) Their use can make it more difficult to establish rapport.
D) They need to be updated with classification system (i.e., the DSM) revisions.

Question 7

When assessing clinical symptoms, FIDO relates to:

A) Family history, Incidence, Diagnostic criteria, and Occurrence of symptoms
B) Frequency, Intensity, Duration, and Onset of symptoms
C) Frequency, Impairment, Distress, and Occurrence of symptoms
D) Family predisposition, Incidence, Development, and Onset of symptoms

Question 8

Which of the following do not impact prognosis?

A) Natural course of the disorder
B) Highest level of prior functioning
C) Gender and ethnicity
D) Availability of effective treatment

Question 9

An evaluation that standardizes the language used to question clients, the sequence in which questions are presented, and the quantification of the client's responses is broadly called a:

A) Diagnostic technique
B) Structured interview
C) Mental status exam
D) Client analysis

Question 10

The mnemonic CLIENTS used to assess clinical problems does not include:

A) Cause: what does the client think caused the problem?
B) Impairment: what areas have been impacted?
C) Noticed: who noticed?
D) Stressor: what stressors were involved?