Exam 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

With regard to a mental status exam,which of the following questions is NOT related to the concept of sensorium?

When an individual describes what he or she sees in the ambiguous stimuli of the Rorschach test,what is assumed to be revealed?

Using a new diagnostic system,several clinicians interview a patient and independently provide the same diagnosis.The diagnosis may be different from the diagnosis that would be applied using an older diagnostic system.What can we assume about the new diagnostic system?

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

A clinician follows a general outline of questions designed to gather essential information but is free to ask the questions in any particular order and to branch off into other directions in order to follow up on clinically important information.What type of interview is being used in this example?

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

What is the primary purpose of structured and semi-structured interviews?

In studies using fMRI,how did post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)participants who report primarily dissociative (numbing-type)responses to listening to scripts about their traumas compare to PTSD participants who experienced primarily hyperarousal patterns to trauma scripts?

What are neuropsychological tests used to assess?

Individuals who are conning 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?

Marguerite is tested for brain damage.Although her test results indicate that she has no brain damage,in reality she has a brain tumour.Her test results indicate a false negative.Which of the following is the MOST likely outcome?

Compared to informal observation,what is an advantage of formal observation?

How is a mental status exam related to a clinical interview?

If an assessment is shown to measure what it is intended to measure,it can be said to be which of the following?

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

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?

For what purpose does the process of clinical assessment result in narrowing the focus?

Mr.Lopez,a 40-year-old recent immigrant to Canada,is learning to speak English.He applies for a job and is given a test.His score is compared to other test takers who are mostly college graduates whose native language is English.Mr.Lopez thinks this is unfair.What kind of problem does this situation illustrate?

A mother who is concerned about behavioural problems tells the clinician that her child has "an attitude." Before diagnosing and treating the child,the psychologist would want to clarify what the mother means by "attitude." What type of definition is the psychologist seeking?

Dr.Klassen is a therapist who has chosen to employ the Thematic Apperception Test with one of his clients.What is the most likely reason for his decision?