Exam 4: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

1-75.Symptoms are to signs as ________ is to ________.

1-53.The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)has been used to assess all of the following EXCEPT

1-64.A key feature of the MMPI-2 is that

1-58.Which of the following is an objective test?

1-30.Shanna goes to Dr.Henderson for a first interview.He diagnoses her with a depressive disorder.She then goes to Dr.Smithson,because her friend recommended her.Dr.Smithson diagnoses Shanna with an anxiety disorder.This demonstrates a problem with

1-14.Which of the following makes it possible to see all but the most minute abnormalities of brain structure?

1-72.If a diagnosis is made by comparing subjects to a "model" of an illness,which type of classification scheme is being used?

What is an analogue situation?

The projective test called the __________ is the inkblot test used in personality assessments.

1-65.One limitation of the MMPI-2 is that it

1-10.A valid test

1-83.A clinician sits down with an individual and conducts an assessment interview.The clinician arrives at a diagnosis of schizophrenia.While writing up the notes on this interview,the clinician is mindful of preferred terminology by mental health professionals.What is the preferred way to refer to the individual in the assessment?

1-77.Since it was first published,the DSM has

1-69.Why is classification a necessary first step in developing an understanding about abnormal behavior?

1-23.In which of the following circumstances would a psychosocial assessment clearly need to be used?

1-55.Which of the following would best address recent criticisms of the TAT?

1-43.Which of the following statements about individually administered IQ tests is correct?

Discuss some of the ethical issues that must be kept in mind when evaluating assessment findings.

Discuss the difference between symptoms and signs,and explain why both concepts are important in DSM-5 diagnosis.

1-40.Intelligence and personality tests can best be described as