Chapter 4: Clinical assessment test bank

Question 1

A therapist evaluates a client prior to beginning therapy by compiling detailed information about that individual. This approach is called ______.
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Answer 1

idiographic (True Answer )

Question 2

An analysis of how a person’s behaviors are learned and reinforced is called a(n) ______ analysis.

Answer 2

􀁸 functional (True Answer )

Question 3

The MOST likely theoretical orientation of a clinician who performs a functional analysis of a patient is _____

Answer 3

behavioral or cognitive

Question 4

If an examiner administered the same test now and in a week and correlated the results, a low correlation coefficient would indicate poor ______ for the test.

Answer 4

􀁸 reliability (True Answer )

Question 5

A clinician who uses a published interview schedule is
conducting a(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_ interview.

Answer 5

􀁸 structured (True Answer )

Question 6

An assessment tool that consists of unstructured or ambiguousmaterial to which people are asked to respond is called a(n)
______.

Answer 6

􀁸 projective test (True Answer )

Question 7

A projective test that requires the client to describe what is happening in the scene portrayed in a vague picture is the
______.

Answer 7

􀁸 Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) (True Answer )

Question 8

A client has just responded true or false to several hundred statements that may or may not apply to her (e.g., “I certainly feel useless much of the time”). Minutes later, she receives a profile sheet that evaluates her on 10 clinical scales, including
hypochondriasis, depression, and psychopathic deviation. She has completed the ______.

Answer 8

􀁸 MMPI or MMPI-2 (True Answer )

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Question 9

The technique that records brain waves through the patient’sscalp is ______.

Answer 9

􀁸 electroencephalography or EEG or

electroencephalogram (True Answer )

Question 10

The assessment technique in which clinicians observe clients in their everyday environment, such as a school or home, is called
______.

Answer 10

􀁸 naturalistic observation (True Answer )

Question 11

The inability to see or record all important behavior when making observations is called ______.

Answer 11

􀁸 overload (True Answer )

Question 12

A disadvantage of using clinical observation to assess clients’ behavior is that the clinician may be influenced by information and expectations that he or she already has about the client.
This problem is known as ______.

Answer 12

􀁸 observer bias (True Answer )

Question 13

A clinician asks one of his patients to record the frequency of his hallucinations and the circumstances under which they occur. This technique is called ______.

Answer 13

􀁸 self-monitoring (True Answer )

Question 14

The DSM-5 requires clinicians to provide both ______ and ______ information as part of a proper diagnosis.

Answer 14

categorical; dimensional (True Answer )

Question 15

The Severity of Illness Rating Scale is used to assess ______.

Answer 15

􀁸 dimensional information (True Answer )

Question 16

A classification system is measured by its ______ and ______, which demonstrate the assessment’s accuracy in diagnosing mental disorders.

Answer 16

􀁸 reliability; validity (True Answer )

Question 17

People with ______ levels of education are more likely to receive therapy.

Answer 17

􀁸 higher (True Answer )

Question 18

The major focus of a clinical practitioner when dealing with a new client is to gather what type of information?
􀁸 diagnostic
􀁸 nomothetic 
􀁸 idiographic
􀁸 dispassionate

Answer 18

idiographic

Question 19

A mental health practitioner attempts to learn about the behavior and emotional state of each client. This approach to abnormal psychology is called:
􀁸 behavioral. 
􀁸 nomothetic. 
􀁸 idiographic. 
􀁸 psychodynamic.

Answer 19

idiographic.

Question 20

When graduate schools choose students based on test scores, college grades, and relevant experience, they are engaging in:
􀁸 assessment. 
􀁸 diagnosis. 
􀁸 treatment. 
􀁸 classification.

Answer 20

􀁸 assessment.

Question 21

Another term for developing norms for an assessment tool is:
􀁸 reliability.
􀁸 face validity. 
􀁸 predictive validity.
􀁸 standardization.

Answer 21

􀁸 standardization.