Exam 2: Assessment, classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Which of the following is NOT true of computerized interview programs?

Discuss the use of thought diaries and questionnaires that assess automatic thoughts and dysfunctional attitudes.

Wechsler scales are able to give insight into a person's relative strengths and weaknesses.

Two children take the Stanford-Binet test.They both obtain the same mental-age scores.However,the first child is much younger than the second child who took the test.How will this affect the score that each child receives?

Cognitive distortions would be noted by a therapist who uses emotion-focused therapy.

Briefly identify several anti-anxiety drugs and explain the benefits and drawbacks to their use.

People must be judged ________ to be psychiatrically committed.

Blind interpretation is when the administrator of an assessment doesn't know the __________.

Jason has been taking prescription drugs for years for the treatment of schizophrenia.Recently,he has been plagued by uncontrollable eye blinking,lip smacking,facial grimaces,and other involuntary muscle movements.His symptoms suggest that he has developed _______.

The accuracy of diagnostic categories is called ________.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the DSM system?

Group therapy has no real advantages over individual therapy.

The introduction of ________ in the mid-1950s was one of the major factors that led to a massive exodus of chronic mental patients from state institutions.

An eclectic orientation draws on more than one theory of psychotherapy.

Each of the following is a reason why it is important to classify abnormal behaviour EXCEPT ________.

Each of the following is a criticism of the Rorschach EXCEPT ________.

Nadia goes to a therapist for treatment of her depression.She is asked to lie down on a couch and say anything that comes to her mind.Her therapist sits in a chair behind her,out of direct view.For the next 50 minutes Nadia lets her mind wander,saying whatever she wants.Her therapist says very little.Her therapist is using ________.

The ________ model treats test results as samples of behaviour that occur in specific situations rather than signs of underlying personality types or traits.

Each of the following is true of the Luria Nebraska Test Battery EXCEPT ________.

Anita is in therapy for depression.During the course of therapy she begins to notice the similarities between her therapist and her father.She finds that the more she sees of her therapist the more like her father he seems.Anita is experiencing ________.