Exam 4: Assessment and Classification of Psychological Disorders

Valerie and Latoya are using a checklist to assess the aggressive behaviors of children at a playground. On a child-by-child basis, Valerie's scores largely agree with Latoya's, suggesting that the checklist has high ______ reliability.

Which statement is FALSE concerning the relationship between reliability and validity?

Vicki is telling a story about a black-and-white illustration of an old woman and a young man. Vicki is most likely taking the ______.

In developing his inkblot tests, Rorschach was inspired MOST directly by ______'s concept of extraversion-introversion.

The term affect is MOST nearly synonymous with ______.

Externalizing disorders do NOT include ______ disorder.

Identify several ways that the MMPI-2 differs from the MMPI.

______ refers to the occurrence of two or more psychological disorders at the same time.

The current scoring system for the Rorschach test is the R-PAS.

The RDoC emphasizes continuity between normal functioning and psychopathology.

The ______ Assessment System is a scoring system for the Rorschach Inkblot made in order to respond to the problems of the Exner scoring system.

The textbook suggests that the DSM was developed, in part, to help professionals differentiate between soldiers who could be treated and redeployed, on the one hand, and soldiers who probably needed longer-term care, on the other. The example BEST illustrates a function of classification labeled ______.

The DSM-5 provides criteria lists for each disorder, whereas the ICD-10 employs narrative descriptions of each disorder.

Define the mental status exam. Imagine a hypothetical client visiting a clinician. The client is distressed by feelings of anxiety or depression. Highlight some of the things the clinician might note with respect to the first three categories of the mental status exam, as they are described in the textbook. Do not worry about exactly how accurately your descriptions reflect specific DSM-5 disorders-just imagine a client who is either anxious or depressed, and create plausible notes that accurately reflect the first three categories on the exam.

Understanding the cultural context of a disorder ______ the validity of the assessment and diagnosis procedure.

Content validity is enhanced when an instrument

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and the International Classification of Diseases are both

Describe a few of the major changes made to the DSM from the 1980s to the present-from the DSM-III through the DSM-5. Which of these changes do you think is most significant, and why?

The SAT scores of the incoming freshmen at a particular university are highly correlated with the same students' cumulative GPA at the end of their freshman year. In this example, the SAT has high ______ validity.

According to the textbook, one factor spurring the development of the DSM during World War II was the realization that combat-related stress was related to the appearance of mental disorders. In a sense, then, the DSM owes its existence, in part, to the disorder now called ______ disorder.