Exam 6: Assessment: Interviewing and Observation

An appropriate course of action for a psychologist to take once a client is determined to be at high risk for suicide is:

Appropriate contextual information gathered during the assessment interview may include:

Based on nonverbal behavior, a psychologist may observe a discrepancy in which of the following scenarios:

Reactivity refers to:

Examples of questions you may ask the father in the above scenario include:

In defining goals for therapy, which of the following should be avoided:

In using an interpreter for clients who do not speak your language:

The Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV (ADIS IV)

Refusal of a client to shake hands might best be interpreted initially as:

Closed questions often encourage:

In assessing a depressed client, a psychologist should:

A major problem in using diagnostic interviews with children is:

One advantage of The Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) is:

The most important factor to consider in assessing a client's risk for suicide is:

A major limitation of Dominic is that it:

Children and adolescents engage best in conversation if:

To indicate that the psychologist is on track with the patient during the conversation, the psychologist may:

An example of an open question is:

Behavior to observe during the interview includes:

In conducting child assessments, the psychologist must keep in mind that: