Question 1

Which of the following is a problem associated with a false positive result on a psychological test?

Accepted Answer

A)  Damage that requires treatment is more likely to be overlooked. 
B)  Neurological damage may have been missed. 
C)  It may call for unnecessary and expensive further testing. 
D)  A person who should be concerned may have a false sense of well-being.

Question 2

Which of the following is a projective test?

Accepted Answer

A)  the WAIS 
B)  the MMPI 
C)  the TAT 
D)  the MCMI

Question 3

When thinking about nosology,classical is to dimensional as:

Accepted Answer

A)  symptoms is to prototypes 
B)  prototypes is to profiles 
C)  presence is to severity 
D)  individuals is to symptoms

Question 4

Which approach allows some variation in symptoms without changing classification?

Accepted Answer

A)  a categorical approach 
B)  a dimensional approach 
C)  a multidimensional approach 
D)  a prototypical approach

Question 5

One of the problems in using neuropsychological tests to detect organic damage and cognitive disorders involves the possibility of false negatives.Which of the following is most likely to result from a false negative?

Accepted Answer

A)  A patients undergoes completely unnecessary and expensive procedures. 
B)  A clinician misses an important medical problem that needs to be treated. 
C)  A patient is diagnosed with a condition that does not exist. 
D)  Cell damage occurs due to repeated radiation exposure.

Question 6

If two people are both diagnosed with the same disorder using the DSM 5,how will the two people be similar?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will have experienced identical symptoms of the disorder. 
B)  They will have experienced similar distress as a result of the disorder. 
C)  They will have lost the ability to function in a similar way. 
D)  They will have some of the same symptoms as each other.

Question 7

Discuss fully how behavioural assessment takes the clinical interview one step further.What kinds of clinical populations and clinical problems might be especially well suited for behavioural assessment? Explain how target behaviours are identified and observed,using an illustrative example.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

As part of a psychological assessment,a mental status exam is used to find out how a person thinks,feels,and behaves.However,what is the primary purpose of a mental status exam?

Accepted Answer

A)  to determine what type of treatment should be used 
B)  to determine if a psychological disorder might be present 
C)  to determine whether the individual also has a medical condition 
D)  to determine which medication would be most effective

Question 9

The Thematic Apperception Test differs from the Rorschach inkblot test in that the person taking the TAT is asked to use his or her imagination to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  tell a complete story about a picture 
B)  tell how a descriptive sentence applies to him- or herself 
C)  identify the theme that is common to a set of pictures 
D)  speculate about the relationships between various people shown in a picture

Question 10

What has the "reactivity phenomenon" of self-monitoring procedures been shown to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  increase desired behaviours 
B)  decrease undesired behaviours 
C)  increase emotional responses to external stressors 
D)  both increase desired behaviours and decrease undesired behaviours

Question 11

Which of the following is a difficulty with diagnosing premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  DiGuilio and Reissing (2006) found little evidence that PMDD is a distinct diagnostic entity. 
B)  Symptoms occur only during the late luteal phase and thus it does not qualify as a genuine endocrine disorder. 
C)  It is difficult to distinguish PMDD from premenstrual exacerbations of other disorders, such as binge eating disorder or mood disorders. 
D)  It has less severe symptomatology than premenstrual syndrome and thus does not warrant a DSM-IV diagnostic label.

Exam 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis