Question 1

A criticism of the Family Assessment Measure-III developed by Skinner and associates is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not include a measure of social desirability 
B)  It does not assess the functioning of the entire family 
C)  It has found to be of limited use in assessing the families of people with certain disorders, such as anorexia 
D)  It takes too long to complete

Question 2

Ed appears to have social phobia; the determination of this diagnosis was made by his scores on a particular measure of social fear. Scores like his have been shown in the past to be related to social phobia, as well as correlated with a variety of measures of social and occupational disability associated with social phobia. The measure Ed took would be said to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  High construct validity 
B)  High content validity 
C)  High criterion validity 
D)  High statistical validity

Question 3

Zachary, a hunter from the James Bay area, was given the Kohs Blocks test and completed the test so fast that his IQ went "off the scale" (exceeded 180) on all seven examples. What does this tell us about IQ tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  The scale was invalid 
B)  IQ scales require a greater range to capture all levels of functioning 
C)  IQ tests can be biased in favour of the Inuit due to their specialized skills 
D)  Because of their tendency to get lower IQ scores, Inuit's performance scores are often adjusted upward

Question 4

Average intelligence is associated with a score of approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  130 
B)  70 
C)  100 
D)  Average intelligence cannot be determined

Question 5

Computer score reports are quite popular in scoring which of the following instruments?

Accepted Answer

A)  TAT 
B)  Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition 
C)  MMPI-2 
D)  Halstead-Reitan

Question 6

A Canadian study of Inuit children using the WISC-R's original norms found that their intelligence scores were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Between 90 and 95 
B)  Between 80 and 90 
C)  Between 70 and 80 
D)  Under 70

Question 7

Why should we not expect a one-to-one relationship between psychological and physical measures of brain functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  They cannot measure brain functioning during normal daily activity. 
B)  Little is known about the functioning of individual neurons. 
C)  Psychological measures have low reliability and validity. 
D)  Individuals differ in how well they cope with brain dysfunctions.

Question 8

The projective hypothesis is derived from which paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning 
B)  Cognitive 
C)  Psychoanalytic 
D)  Diathesis-stress

Question 9

Research with the Parental Bonding Inventory suggests that if a person is low in warmth but is very interfering and intrusive, he or she is said to be high in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Neglect 
B)  Authoritative parenting 
C)  Affectionless control 
D)  Dismissing attachment

Question 10

The process of clinical assessment involves

Accepted Answer

A)  conducting individual and group psychotherapy. 
B)  figuring out clients' issues and what might improve their conditions. 
C)  testing the reliability and validity of a client's presenting symptoms. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 11

Therapeutic assessment and clinical assessment are the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The test you are currently writing is given to students in both Canada and the United States. Typically, Canadian students do better. If you, in fact, score better on this exam than your American counterparts, you are reinforcing:

Accepted Answer

A)  Race norms 
B)  Critical thinking 
C)  Stereotype threat 
D)  Alternate-forms reliability

Question 13

Research on thought listing and test anxiety by Blankstein, Flett, and associates indicates that test anxious students, relative to non-test anxious students:

Accepted Answer

A)  Have a greater frequency of negative thoughts about themselves 
B)  Have a greater frequency of positive thoughts about themselves 
C)  Have a greater frequency of negative thoughts about their professors 
D)  Have a greater frequency of thoughts overall, and this serves to distract them

Question 14

As a father, Andy is characterized by affectionless control. This means that Andy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Neglectful and uninvolved 
B)  Hostile and intrusive 
C)  Dramatic and erratic 
D)  Impulsive and unpredictable

Question 15

Dr. X and Dr. Y are diagnosing a patient. After administering the SCID for DSM-IV, Dr. X decides the patient is suffering from schizophrenia while Dr. Y decides the patient is suffering from schizoaffective disorder. This kind of disagreement is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Low content reliability 
B)  Low predictive reliability 
C)  Low test-retest reliability 
D)  Low inter-rater reliability

Question 16

What does the acronym SORC represent? Do cognitive and behavioural therapists use it in the same way? Explain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

If one particular group (e.g., Inuit) score in an abnormal manner on an IQ test, it means the group is abnormal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An electrocardiogram assesses the functioning of:

Accepted Answer

A)  The brain 
B)  The heart 
C)  The skin 
D)  The respiratory system

Question 19

The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) is the largest epidemiological study to use neuropsychological tests in order to explore:

Accepted Answer

A)  Dementia 
B)  Geriatric depression 
C)  Brain injury 
D)  Normal aging

Question 20

Economic pressures, such as reimbursement for a limited number of sessions, has lead clinicians to use __________ when engaging in assessment:

Accepted Answer

A)  Evidence-based assessment tools 
B)  Best-practice guidelines 
C)  Unstructured clinical interviews 
D)  Whatever tools the insurance company requests

Exam 3: Clinical Assessment

A criticism of the Family Assessment Measure-III developed by Skinner and associates is that:

Zachary, a hunter from the James Bay area, was given the Kohs Blocks test and completed the test so fast that his IQ went "off the scale" (exceeded 180) on all seven examples. What does this tell us about IQ tests?

Average intelligence is associated with a score of approximately:

Computer score reports are quite popular in scoring which of the following instruments?

A Canadian study of Inuit children using the WISC-R's original norms found that their intelligence scores were:

Why should we not expect a one-to-one relationship between psychological and physical measures of brain functioning?

The projective hypothesis is derived from which paradigm?

Research with the Parental Bonding Inventory suggests that if a person is low in warmth but is very interfering and intrusive, he or she is said to be high in:

The process of clinical assessment involves

Therapeutic assessment and clinical assessment are the same thing.

The test you are currently writing is given to students in both Canada and the United States. Typically, Canadian students do better. If you, in fact, score better on this exam than your American counterparts, you are reinforcing:

Research on thought listing and test anxiety by Blankstein, Flett, and associates indicates that test anxious students, relative to non-test anxious students:

As a father, Andy is characterized by affectionless control. This means that Andy is:

Dr. X and Dr. Y are diagnosing a patient. After administering the SCID for DSM-IV, Dr. X decides the patient is suffering from schizophrenia while Dr. Y decides the patient is suffering from schizoaffective disorder. This kind of disagreement is an example of:

What does the acronym SORC represent? Do cognitive and behavioural therapists use it in the same way? Explain.

If one particular group (e.g., Inuit) score in an abnormal manner on an IQ test, it means the group is abnormal.

An electrocardiogram assesses the functioning of:

The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) is the largest epidemiological study to use neuropsychological tests in order to explore:

Economic pressures, such as reimbursement for a limited number of sessions, has lead clinicians to use __________ when engaging in assessment: