Exam 4: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

1-28.Dr.White is doing research in which she must diagnose clients at a mental health clinic.Because diagnostic reliability is of great concern in research,she will most likely establish diagnoses by using

1-73.Dr.Hunter is studying personality.He decides that he will classify his subjects into varying levels of intensity on personality traits based on how far they statistically fall above the average score of a "normal person." He is using a

1-39.Psychological tests

Describe the dimensional and the prototypical approaches to classification.

Dr.Vera says,"It may only provide a limited view of a person's problems,but it is important for planning appropriate treatment.Administratively,it is essential so that a facility can know what kinds of problems clients need help with.Even if we don't want to do it,insurance claims require it." What is Dr.Vera is referring to?

1-20.While neurological assessment procedures evaluate the brain's physical properties,neuropsychological assessment focuses on

1-74.While the DSM is designed to be a categorical classification scheme,

1-36.Danielle is having problems with drinking.She goes to a psychologist who gives her a form to fill out.It has a list of statements about drinking and problems associated with drinking.She is to rate each item between 1 and 3 - 1 meaning it is not a problem for her,3 meaning it is a very big problem for her and 2 is in between.This is an example of

1-50.Which of the following best explains why the Rorschach is less likely to be used today?

1-34.A behaviorally oriented clinician tells her alcohol dependent client: "Here is a checklist I want you to fill out each day.Whenever you feel you need a drink,you should indicate what you were thinking,where you were,who you were with,and whether you went ahead and drank." What procedure is the clinician using?

1-13.Which of the following would be used to reveal a dysrhythmia in brain activity?

1-35.Which of the following is NOT a reason for using rating scales in clinical observation and self reports?

Which of the following demonstrates reliability?

1-67.One of the problems with actuarial data for an instrument like the MMPI is that

1-32.Dr.Lo asks Julie to pretend that he is her father as part of his psychosocial assessment of Julie.Which of the following would this be an example of?

1-82.In DSM-5,criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder combines criteria from Dysthymic Disorder and which other disorder?

1-37.Joanne says that she cannot say "no" to her intrusive mother.Her therapist has her pretend to engage in such an interaction to assess how weak Joanne's assertiveness skills really are.This illustrates the use of

1-86.As in assessment,diagnostic interviews can be

What are the pros and cons of projective and objective personality tests?

The term MRI in assessment of the brain means __________ .