Question 1

The EMBU (Egna Minnen Bettraffande Uppfostram) is a family measure that assesses:

Accepted Answer

A)  Abusive behaviours 
B)  Memories of parental rearing styles 
C)  Expressive emotions (including criticism) in the family 
D)  Family systems and their associated processes

Question 2

Typically, psychoanalytic therapists use the SORC method for assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Joan was taking a test to measure levels of depression. All of the items covered the symptoms that are typical of depression. This inventory would be said to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  High discriminant validity 
B)  High content validity 
C)  High criterion validity 
D)  High case validity

Question 4

Xavier is recording his thoughts each time he feels depressed. This is also referred to as a __________ assessment.

Accepted Answer

A)  projective 
B)  behavioural 
C)  cognitive 
D)  neuropsychological

Question 5

Critics of the projective tests have been and remain particularly concerned:

Accepted Answer

A)  About their use in the classroom 
B)  About under- pathologizing the respondents 
C)  That one third of forensic psychologists use them 
D)  That judges often require them as part of a mental health evaluation

Question 6

The CBC television show the fifth estate showcased a family's dysfunction ("the Trouble with Evan") and interestingly, family members did not alter their usual ways of interacting with each other. In other words there was no problem with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensitivity 
B)  Responsively 
C)  Reactivity 
D)  Subjectivity

Question 7

How does the Family Assessment Measure-III improve upon the MFAD?

Accepted Answer

A)  It measures family cohesiveness 
B)  It is quicker to administer 
C)  It includes a measure of social desirability 
D)  It doesn't; the MFAD is the gold standard

Question 8

Which of the following is least likely to be used in behavioural assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Projective tests 
B)  Clinical interviews 
C)  Self-report inventories 
D)  Physiological measures

Question 9

John Connolly described the beginnings of his Dalhousie University research program using ________ after being asked to assess a "hopeless" case who had suffered brain damage from a "foot-long knife."

Accepted Answer

A)  computerized axial tomography (CT scan) 
B)  functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 
C)  positron emission tomography (PET) 
D)  event-related potential (ERP)

Question 10

A high level of emotional intelligence is linked with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher levels of anxiety 
B)  Greater susceptibility to depression 
C)  Greater levels of subjective well-being 
D)  Lower levels of intelligence

Question 11

In a recent fMRI study conducted in British Columbia, abnormalities in the limbic system and frontal cortex were found in ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  criminals with psychopathy 
B)  non-criminals with psychopathy 
C)  criminal without psychopathy 
D)  non-criminals without psychopathy

Question 12

Penelope gets to work and realizes she forgot to pay her credit card bill that was due yesterday. She begins to tell herself that she's a hopeless screw-up and will never be successful. She is most likely suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's Disease 
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C)  Depression 
D)  Generalized anxiety disorder

Question 13

Jan is a clinical psychologist who believes that clients can benefit from knowing the results of assessment techniques as they come up, rather than treating assessment and intervention as two separate processes. Jan is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive behavioural case formulation 
B)  Personality testing 
C)  Thought listing 
D)  Therapeutic assessment

Question 14

Compare the behavioural assessment approach (S-O-R-C) with projective tests. What is the contribution of each to an evaluation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare the behavioural assessment approach (S-O-R-C) with...

Question 15

The K scale and the "cannot say" scale are measures from:

Accepted Answer

A)  The MMPI-2 
B)  The Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  The Blackie Picture Test 
D)  The NEO-PI-R five factor inventory

Question 16

Monitoring one's own behaviour can be called experience sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Cognitive assessment measures are usually used to

Accepted Answer

A)  identify psychopathology. 
B)  explore the projective hypothesis. 
C)  test theories about how people think. 
D)  measure people's intelligence.

Question 18

The best way to assess immediate thoughts in specific situations is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Use ecological momentary assessment (EM
A)  
B)  Use the Articulated Thoughts in Simulated Situations (ATSS) method 
C)  Ask clients to keep a thought record 
D)  Ask clients to recall their day via self-report before going to bed

Question 19

Liz is typically anxious when she goes to the supermarket. Using the acronym SORC, the supermarket would be the

Accepted Answer

A)  S. 
B)  O. 
C)  R. 
D)  C.

Question 20

The circumplex model of family adjustment is based on the dimensions of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cohesion and adaptability 
B)  Coping and problem-solving 
C)  Agency and communion 
D)  Assimilation and accommodation

Exam 3: Clinical Assessment

The EMBU (Egna Minnen Bettraffande Uppfostram) is a family measure that assesses:

Typically, psychoanalytic therapists use the SORC method for assessment.

Joan was taking a test to measure levels of depression. All of the items covered the symptoms that are typical of depression. This inventory would be said to have:

Xavier is recording his thoughts each time he feels depressed. This is also referred to as a __________ assessment.

Critics of the projective tests have been and remain particularly concerned:

The CBC television show the fifth estate showcased a family's dysfunction ("the Trouble with Evan") and interestingly, family members did not alter their usual ways of interacting with each other. In other words there was no problem with:

How does the Family Assessment Measure-III improve upon the MFAD?

Which of the following is least likely to be used in behavioural assessment?

John Connolly described the beginnings of his Dalhousie University research program using ________ after being asked to assess a "hopeless" case who had suffered brain damage from a "foot-long knife."

A high level of emotional intelligence is linked with:

In a recent fMRI study conducted in British Columbia, abnormalities in the limbic system and frontal cortex were found in ___________.

Penelope gets to work and realizes she forgot to pay her credit card bill that was due yesterday. She begins to tell herself that she's a hopeless screw-up and will never be successful. She is most likely suffering from:

Jan is a clinical psychologist who believes that clients can benefit from knowing the results of assessment techniques as they come up, rather than treating assessment and intervention as two separate processes. Jan is engaging in

Compare the behavioural assessment approach (S-O-R-C) with projective tests. What is the contribution of each to an evaluation?

The K scale and the "cannot say" scale are measures from:

Monitoring one's own behaviour can be called experience sampling.

Cognitive assessment measures are usually used to

The best way to assess immediate thoughts in specific situations is to:

Liz is typically anxious when she goes to the supermarket. Using the acronym SORC, the supermarket would be the

The circumplex model of family adjustment is based on the dimensions of: