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Question #1

A response inventory that asks individuals to provide detailed information about their typical thoughts and assumptions is a(n):

A social skill inventory.

B affective inventory.

C behavioral inventory.

D cognitive inventory.

Question #2

Dr. Ross and Dr. Carman agree that Suzette is suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. Their judgment is said to have:

A reliability.

B internal validity.

C external validity.

D generalizability.

Question #3

DSM-5 is the classification system for abnormal behaviors that is:

A most widely used in the United States.

B used exclusively for children.

C used by the World Health Organization.

D used for medical disorders.

Question #4

Since 1998 the number of patients receiving psychotherapy alone has:

A increased by 23%.

B decreased by 34%.

C decreased by 23%.

D increased by 34%.

Question #5

A panel of psychologists and psychiatrists evaluates the test results and clinical interviews of a client in a sanity hearing. They all arrive at the same diagnosis. The panel has high:

A test–retest reliability.

B internal validity.

C interrater reliability.

D predictive validity.

Question #6

If a clinician is using the ICD to make a diagnosis, MOST likely that clinician is:

A practicing outside the United States.

B practicing in the United States.

C cognitive-behavioral in orientation; the ICD was developed by cognitive-behavioral psychologists.

D old-fashioned; the ICD has been outdated for more than 30 years.

Question #7

An adult frequently displays symptoms of depression at home but seldom does so at work. In this case, clinical observations of this person at home would lack:

A observer drift.

B structure.

C cross-situational validity.

D observer bias.

Question #8

On the MMPI, items that show abnormal concerns about bodily functioning are classified as:

A hypochondriasis.

B hysteria.

C hypomania.

D psychopathic deviate.

Question #9

Therapies that have received clear research support are called:

A idiographic.

B meta-analyses.

C outcome complex.

D evidence-based.

Question #10

_____ is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month.

A September

B June

C November

D January

Question #11

Mark’s mother is suffering from depression and needs therapy. Mark tells her “all therapies are pretty much the same.” Mark is demonstrating which of the following?

A uniformity myth

B rapprochement movement

C empirically supported treatment preference

D evidence-based treatment preference

Question #12

The assessment instrument MOST likely to be used to detect subtle brain abnormalities is the:

A neuropsychological test.

B projective test.

C psychophysiological test.

D intelligence test.

Question #13

A test is constructed to identify people who will develop schizophrenia. Of the 100 people the test identifies, 93 show signs of developing schizophrenia within five years. The test may be said to have high:

A predictive validity.

B concurrent validity.

C internal reliability.

D test–retest reliability.

Question #14

When graduate schools choose students based on test scores, college grades, and relevant experience, they are engaging in:

A classification.

B diagnosis.

C assessment.

D treatment.

Question #15

When dealing with a new client, the clinical practitioner’s major focus is to gather what type of information?

A dispassionate

B diagnostic

C nomothetic

D idiographic

Question #16

A(n) _____ inventory asks about one’s level of anxiety, depression, or anger.

A affective

B functional

C social skills

D cognitive

Question #17

A clinical diagnostician is dissatisfied with tests that cannot specify the type of brain damage or brain impairment that clients have. The BEST suggestion for that diagnostician would be to use:

A a battery of neuropsychological tests.

B the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test.

C the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.

D the Beck Inventory.

Question #18

The DSM-5 is the first edition of the DSM that requires clinicians to provide:

A only categorical information.

B neither categorical information nor dimensional information.

C both categorical information and dimensional information.

D only dimensional information.

Question #19

Concerns about the reliability and validity of the DSM-5 diagnoses are MOST likely to center on which factors?

A categories based on field research and reflecting bias (for example, gender or racial bias)

B categories based on weak research and reflecting bias (for example, gender or racial bias)

C categories too few in number to represent the breadth of human psychological disorders

D categories that reflect overly restrictive descriptions

Question #20

In DSM-5, which diagnostic category is no longer considered an anxiety disorder?

A obsessive-compulsive disorder

B Asperger’s syndrome

C specific phobia

D binge eating disorder

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