Exam 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Which of the following medical conditions might also produce symptoms of behavioural disorders or symptoms that mimic psychological disorders?

How does the fMRI procedure differ from the traditional MRI?

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?

What type of disorder is the condition in the Inuit culture known as "kayak-angst"?

What have recent research studies used PET scans for?

In a clinical interview,when does the law regarding privileged communication apply?

Labelling a patient with a diagnosis is often referred to as a "double-edged sword," as the diagnostic label can both help and hurt the patient.Explain the advantages and disadvantages (to the patient)of a diagnostic label.

In contrast to projective tests,which rely heavily on theory for an interpretation,what are the MMPI and similar inventories based on?

When Ms.Rath was seeking employment,a job consultant gave her a standard IQ test.The following year,the same consultant gave Ms.Rath the same IQ test.Ms.Rath's score was similar on both occasions.What does this indicate?

A clinician asks a child to sit at a desk in a simulated classroom situation to complete a difficult task.The clinician is using this technique to discover the reasons the child has been engaging in self-hitting (self-injurious)behaviour.In behavioural assessment terms,what type of behaviour has the self-hitting been identified as?

Why are neuropsychological tests used?

Explain the difference between neuropsychological testing and neuroimaging.Describe the procedures involved in computerized axial tomography (CAT),magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),and functional MRI (fMRI),and explain what each procedure allows us to examine.

What does the continuing controversy about the WAIS concern?

Your 70-year-old father is recounting a childhood story when he describes affectionately the boy down the street as an imbecile.You respond to your father by saying,in classifying mental disorders,we don't use labels such as "moron," "imbecile," or "idiot" anymore.When he asks you why,how do you respond?

You are attending a mental health lecture at your school when a heated debate erupts over the inclusion of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in the DSM.Why does this controversy exist?

While taking the MMPI,James made an attempt to give himself an unrealistic positive image by falsifying answers and trying to appear as though he had no psychological problems.On which scale(s)would James most likely receive a high score?

A psychiatrist orders a series of tests including an IQ test,personality inventory (MMPI),neuropsychological test (Halstead-Reitan),and a brain scan (CT scan)for a ten-year-old boy who has recently been acting aggressively.Explain what each test measures and how the psychiatrist would use the results of each test to help diagnose or rule out potential causes of the boy's behaviour.

If an assessment measures what it is intended to measure it is said to be considered to be which of the following?

An IQ test indicates a level of intelligence that closely corresponds with a student's high school grades and with teachers' ratings of the student's intelligence.In this instance,what does this IQ test have?

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