Question 1

Which technique would be appropriate if you wished to look for possible cognitive impairments in a client?

Accepted Answer

A) MMPI 
B) PET scan 
C) WAIS-IV 
D) a projective test 
A) MMPI 
B) PET scan 
C) WAIS-IV 
D) a projective test

Question 2

What has the "reactivity phenomenon" of self-monitoring procedures been shown to do?

Accepted Answer

A) increase desired behaviours 
B) decrease undesired behaviours 
C) increase emotional responses to external stressors 
D) both increase desired behaviours and decrease undesired behaviours 
A) increase desired behaviours 
B) decrease undesired behaviours 
C) increase emotional responses to external stressors 
D) both increase desired behaviours and decrease undesired behaviours

Question 3

Determining mood and affect is an important part of the mental status exam.Although both terms refer to feeling states of the individual, how does mood differ from affect?

Accepted Answer

A) Mood is more changeable than affect. 
B) Mood is more frequent than affect. 
C) Mood is more pervasive than affect. 
D) Mood is more severe than affect. 
A) Mood is more changeable than affect. 
B) Mood is more frequent than affect. 
C) Mood is more pervasive than affect. 
D) Mood is more severe than affect.

Question 4

Individuals who are cunning and manipulative pathological liars would be unlikely to respond truthfully on a self-report measure of personality.Hare's PCL-R is an instrument that measures the characteristics of psychopathy.What does Hare's PCL-R use?

Accepted Answer

A) behavioural observation in the person's natural environment 
B) interviews with the client along with material from institutional files and people close to the person 
C) projective tests to tap into unconscious processes 
D) lie detector equipment along with a verbal form of the personality test 
A) behavioural observation in the person's natural environment 
B) interviews with the client along with material from institutional files and people close to the person 
C) projective tests to tap into unconscious processes 
D) lie detector equipment along with a verbal form of the personality test

Question 5

In contrast to projective tests, personality inventories such as the MMPI are based on the collection and evaluation of data.What type of approach is this?

Accepted Answer

A) an analytic approach 
B) a predictive approach 
C) an empirical approach 
D) a descriptive approach 
A) an analytic approach 
B) a predictive approach 
C) an empirical approach 
D) a descriptive approach

Question 6

When an individual describes what they see in the ambiguous stimuli of the Rorschach test, what is assumed to be revealed?

Accepted Answer

A) the person's preconscious thoughts 
B) the person's unconscious thoughts 
C) the person's conscious thoughts 
D) the person's subconscious thoughts 
A) the person's preconscious thoughts 
B) the person's unconscious thoughts 
C) the person's conscious thoughts 
D) the person's subconscious thoughts

Question 7

The calculation of an IQ, previously done by using a child's mental age, is now done by using a deviation IQ.What is the child's score now compared to?

Accepted Answer

A) the scores of others who took the test at the same time 
B) the scores of others in the same grade 
C) the scores of others with the same level of intelligence 
D) the scores of others of the same age 
A) the scores of others who took the test at the same time 
B) the scores of others in the same grade 
C) the scores of others with the same level of intelligence 
D) the scores of others of the same age

Question 8

As part of a psychological assessment, a mental status exam is used to find out how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.However, what is the primary purpose of a mental status exam?

Accepted Answer

A) to determine what type of treatment should be used 
B) to determine if a psychological disorder might be present 
C) to determine whether the individual also has a medical condition 
D) to determine which medication would be most effective 
A) to determine what type of treatment should be used 
B) to determine if a psychological disorder might be present 
C) to determine whether the individual also has a medical condition 
D) to determine which medication would be most effective

Question 9

How do semistructured interviews differ from unstructured interviews?

Accepted Answer

A) In the semistructured format, clinicians develop their own methods of collecting necessary information; in the unstructured interview the clinician does not develop their own method of collecting unnecessary information. 
B) In the semistructured format, clinicians try to keep the client from straying from specific issues identified by the therapist as essential; in the unstructured interview these rules are not in place. 
C) In the semistructured format, clinicians rely on the organizational structure of a mental status exam; in the unstructured interview they do not use mental status exams. 
D) In the semistructured format, clinicians use questions that have been tested to elicit useful information in a consistent manner; in the unstructured interview they do not. 
A) In the semistructured format, clinicians develop their own methods of collecting necessary information; in the unstructured interview the clinician does not develop their own method of collecting unnecessary information. 
B) In the semistructured format, clinicians try to keep the client from straying from specific issues identified by the therapist as essential; in the unstructured interview these rules are not in place. 
C) In the semistructured format, clinicians rely on the organizational structure of a mental status exam; in the unstructured interview they do not use mental status exams. 
D) In the semistructured format, clinicians use questions that have been tested to elicit useful information in a consistent manner; in the unstructured interview they do not.

Question 10

What is the main difference between neuropsychological tests and neuroimaging techniques?

Accepted Answer

A) Neuropsychological tests help identify the location of the brain dysfunction, whereas neuroimaging shows us the structure and functioning of the brain. 
B) Neuropsychological tests help identify the structure and functioning of the brain, whereas neuroimaging shows us the location of the brain dysfunction. 
C) Neuropsychological tests help identify the nature of the brain dysfunction, whereas neuroimaging shows us the reasons for the brain dysfunction. 
D) Neuropsychological tests help identify patterns of dysfunctional cognitions, whereas neuroimaging shows us the structure of dysfunctional cognitions. 
A) Neuropsychological tests help identify the location of the brain dysfunction, whereas neuroimaging shows us the structure and functioning of the brain. 
B) Neuropsychological tests help identify the structure and functioning of the brain, whereas neuroimaging shows us the location of the brain dysfunction. 
C) Neuropsychological tests help identify the nature of the brain dysfunction, whereas neuroimaging shows us the reasons for the brain dysfunction. 
D) Neuropsychological tests help identify patterns of dysfunctional cognitions, whereas neuroimaging shows us the structure of dysfunctional cognitions.

Question 11

Describe the concepts of reliability and validity.Why are the reliability and the validity of an assessment procedure important?

Accepted Answer

Reliability and validity are two importa

Which technique would be appropriate if you wished to look for possible cognitive impairments in a client?

What has the "reactivity phenomenon" of self-monitoring procedures been shown to do?

Determining mood and affect is an important part of the mental status exam.Although both terms refer to feeling states of the individual, how does mood differ from affect?

Individuals who are cunning and manipulative pathological liars would be unlikely to respond truthfully on a self-report measure of personality.Hare's PCL-R is an instrument that measures the characteristics of psychopathy.What does Hare's PCL-R use?

In contrast to projective tests, personality inventories such as the MMPI are based on the collection and evaluation of data.What type of approach is this?

When an individual describes what they see in the ambiguous stimuli of the Rorschach test, what is assumed to be revealed?

The calculation of an IQ, previously done by using a child's mental age, is now done by using a deviation IQ.What is the child's score now compared to?

As part of a psychological assessment, a mental status exam is used to find out how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.However, what is the primary purpose of a mental status exam?

How do semistructured interviews differ from unstructured interviews?

What is the main difference between neuropsychological tests and neuroimaging techniques?

Describe the concepts of reliability and validity.Why are the reliability and the validity of an assessment procedure important?

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Research Methods

Anxiety, Trauma, and Stressor-Related and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

Legal and Ethical Issues in Mental Health

The Psychology of Health and Illness

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Exam 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Which technique would be appropriate if you wished to look for possible cognitive impairments in a client?

What has the "reactivity phenomenon" of self-monitoring procedures been shown to do?

Determining mood and affect is an important part of the mental status exam.Although both terms refer to feeling states of the individual, how does mood differ from affect?

Individuals who are cunning and manipulative pathological liars would be unlikely to respond truthfully on a self-report measure of personality.Hare's PCL-R is an instrument that measures the characteristics of psychopathy.What does Hare's PCL-R use?

In contrast to projective tests, personality inventories such as the MMPI are based on the collection and evaluation of data.What type of approach is this?

When an individual describes what they see in the ambiguous stimuli of the Rorschach test, what is assumed to be revealed?

The calculation of an IQ, previously done by using a child's mental age, is now done by using a deviation IQ.What is the child's score now compared to?

As part of a psychological assessment, a mental status exam is used to find out how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.However, what is the primary purpose of a mental status exam?

How do semistructured interviews differ from unstructured interviews?

What is the main difference between neuropsychological tests and neuroimaging techniques?

Describe the concepts of reliability and validity.Why are the reliability and the validity of an assessment procedure important?

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Research Methods

Anxiety, Trauma, and Stressor-Related and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

Legal and Ethical Issues in Mental Health

The Psychology of Health and Illness

Filters