Exam 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

In a mental status exam, a clinician can make a rough estimate of the patient's intellectual functioning.What does the clinician attempt to detect by listening to the patient's speech?

Dr.DuPont is researching an assessment instrument.Which of the following is she most likely conducting research on?

Why is assessing psychophysiological responding very important in the assessment of many sexual dysfunctions and disorders?

Which of the following refers to an imaging technique that uses a radioactive tracer to measure the functioning of various parts of the brain?

What is one problem with projective tests?

What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?

Which of the following was a cause of problems with the original version of the MMPI?

What do the terms "taxonomy" and "nosology" refer to?

The term "sensorium" refers to part of the mental status exam.What does sensorium mean?

What does the dimensional approach to classification of mental disorders provide that the categorical approach does not?

What kind of test is the Stanford-Binet test?

Which neuroimaging device would be used to examine dopamine activity in individuals with bipolar disorder?

Dr.Ashton has assessed Mr.Tindale and sees that while Mr.Tindale knows his name and the date, he doesn't know where he is.Dr.Ashton writes something in Mr.Tindale's chart that the nurses are having trouble reading.What do you think Dr.Ashton wrote?

Dr.Gallagher has decided to use a projective test on a client to explore the client's unconscious.Why has Dr.Gallagher chosen a projective test in this case?

James wants to examine brain wave patterns associated with seizures.What should James use?

Which of the following is a part of the thought processes component of a mental status exam?

What are neuropsychological tests used to assess?

What do we call the systematic evaluation of psychological, biological, and social factors in a person with a possible mental disorder?

Dr.Gupta is a psychoanalytic therapist who wants to assess the unconscious thoughts and feelings of a patient.What type of test would Dr.Gupta most likely use?

What have recent research studies used PET scans for?