Exam 4: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Psychological tests

As in assessment, diagnostic interviews can be

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

Which statement about the Rorschach is accurate?

Compare and contrast the following: MRIs, PET scans, and fMRI.

Computers are excellent devices for storing information on large numbers of people's characteristics and test score patterns. Whenever a person turns up with a specific test score pattern, the computer can print out an appropriate description. This illustrates

Which of the following is an assumption of a categorical approach to abnormal behavior?

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

Which of the following is a projective testing method that has been adapted for computer interpretation?

There are two general categories of psychological tests used in clinical practice. They are

The text presented the case study of Andrea C, a twenty-one-year-old student from Colombia. The MMPI-2 computer-based report was typical of such reports because

Which of the following best illustrates high reliability?

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

Since it was first published, the DSM has

Several clinicians look at the TAT results of a hospitalized patient. The patient described the characters on the card as not speaking to each other. One clinician says this means the patient has a lot of unresolved anger. Another says it means the patient has a lot of social anxiety. The third says he thinks it means the patient is uninterested in people and prefers to be alone. This demonstrates the following problem with the TAT:

Dr. Kim is a psychologist who uses a number of tests to measure a person's cognitive, perceptual, and motor performance to detect brain damage. Dr. Kim is probably a specialist in using

What are the purposes of the initial clinical assessment of a person?

Which of the following statements about individually administered IQ tests is correct?

While neurological assessment procedures evaluate the brain's physical properties, neuropsychological assessment focuses on

Dr. Bruce says "Its beneficial features are the ability to map ongoing psychological activities of the brain without injecting radioactive substances into the patient's body. In addition, they are much more widely available procedures than what was used before." What is Dr. Bruce describing?