CHAPTER 3: Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment MCQ

Question 1

One of the changes made in DSM-5, is that it requires clinicians to now provide _____________, in addition to categorical information.

a. psychophysiological data
b. information regarding mental status
c. dimensional information
d. psychosocial information

Answer 1

c. dimensional information

Question 2

What contributes the MOST to therapy outcomes?

a. type of therapy
b. client-therapist relationship
c. expectation of therapy’s success
d. events in the client’s life

Answer 2

d. events in the client’s life

Question 3

Ryan is given the MMPI three times, and the results are the same each time he takes it. This assessment has high:

a. face validity
b. test-retest reliability
c. predictive validity
d. concurrent validity

Answer 3

b. test-retest reliability

Question 4

________ measures accuracy whereas ________ measures consistency.

a. Validity; reliability
b. Reliability; validity

Answer 4

a. Validity; reliability