Exam 2 Flashcards
When practicing multicultural humility, a psychologist is likely to attend to ________ - Chapter 5
a) biases
b) lenses
c) assumptions
d) all of these
D
A psychologist is practicing active listening. Which of these is NOT observations you would expect to see in their responses and behavior?
a) The psychologist repeats what the client says word for word.
b) The psychologist reflects the affect expressed by the client.
c) The psychologist asks an open-ended question.
d) The psychologist guides the client to consider thoughts more deeply.
C
Which of these is an example of a clarifying question?
a) “It sounds like your breakup was challenging. Can you tell me what it was like for you?”
b) “What was your response?”
c) “First, you said that your partner broke up with you, but now you are saying that you broke up with them. Can you help me understand?
d) “Tell me more about that.”
A
Which of these is NOT a goal of active listening?
a) The client will feel understood.
b) The client will be confronted about inconsistencies.
c) The client may have a chance to think about their feelings
d) The client will expound upon what they said.
B
Facilitative questions are used to help clients clarify what they mean so the psychologist can better understand, and this may help clients to _________.
a) challenge inconsistencies or contradictions
b) begin the discussion of a new topic
c) guide the flow of the interview
d) achieve greater awareness of their own feelings
D
Which of these is an example of an open-ended question?
a) “Are you in an intimate relationship?”
b) “Have you ever served in the military?”
c) “Can you tell me about your experiences in school?”
d) “Are you having any feelings of anxiety today?”
C
A psychologist is conducting an interview to determine a school placement. It is important to be cognizant of the challenges that may arise and how the circumstances may impact the _____ of the interview data.
a) reliability
b) validity
c) insight
d) competence
B
Rapport is not founded on ______.
a) mutual respect
b) power differential
c) confidence
d) trust
B
Compared to structured interviews, unstructured interviews ________.
a) have less interviewer bias
b) have greater reliability and validity
c) are not well suited for building rapport
d) have a risk of interview bias
D
Compared to structured interviews, unstructured interviews _______.
a) are less likely to have interviewer bias
b) have greater reliability and validity
c) are not well suited for building rapport
d) are more flexible
D
Compared to unstructured interviews, structured interviews ________.
a) are less reliable and valid
b) are better for building rapport
c) have greater reliability and validity
d) have a risk of interview bias
C
Which of these is true?
- Clarifying questions are used by therapists to make sure they understand what the client is expressing.
- A social history interview typically includes questions about a client’s family.
- We often know someone is listening to us based on their assessments while we talk.
1 and 2
Which of these is true?
- The intake-admission interview typically includes questions about possible suicidal ideation.
- Open-ended questions are used by therapists to challenge inconsistencies or contradictions.
- Clarifying questions are used by therapists to give clients responsibility and latitude for responding; these types of questions require more than a yes or no answer.
1 ONLY
Which of these is true?
- Confronting questions are used by therapists to challenge inconsistencies or contradictions.
- Open-ended questions are used by therapists to give clients responsibility and latitude for responding; these types of questions require more than a yes or no answer.
- The intake-admission interview typically includes questions about the client’s possible pathological symptoms.
1 and 2
A mental status examination is typically conducted to assess the presence of in-the-moment cognitive, emotional, or _____.
a) behavioral problems
b) delusional disorders
c) rapport problems
d) anxiety disorders
A
A psychologist suspects a client meets criteria for major depressive disorder. In order to arrive at a reliable and valid diagnosis, it would be recommended that they regularly assess depressive symptoms using _____.
a) social history interview
b) structured interview
c) unstructured interview
d) intake-admission interview
B
When using a(n) ________, there are several benefits, including removal of the subjective nature of the diagnostic interview process, increased reliability and validity, and increased accuracy of diagnosis.
a) unstructured interview
b) intake-admission interview
c) mental status examination
d) standardized scoring system
D
When having a conversation with a friend, you want to convey that you not only heard what they said but you understand. You repeat back what your friend said in your own words. This is an example of __________.
a) mood and affect
b) multicultural humility
c) active listening
d) stimulus value
C
A psychologist asks a client to describe their experiences in their family relationships. This is an example of a(n) ______.
a) facilitative question
b) confronting question
c) open-ended question
d) direct question
C
During an interview, a psychologist asks the client about their family relationships, occupational history, and educational history. What type of interview is the psychologist conducting?
a) mental status examination
b) intake-admission interview
c) social history interview
d) diagnostic interview
C
A psychologist observes the client’s speech, affect, and attention. The psychologist notices the client’s speech is quiet and slowed, and the client’s affect is restricted. The client appears to be paying attention to the discussion during the session. These are observations that they will document in the _________.
a) assessment report
b) mental status examination
c) diagnostic formulation
d) social history interview
B
A client nods along as the psychologist speaks about the agenda for the session, but when an uncomfortable topic comes up, the client shifts in their seat and makes limited eye contact. The psychologist notices these subtle changes, which are examples of ____________.
a) verbal behaviors
b) stimulus value
c) silence
d) nonverbal behaviors
D
A therapist’s behavior is likely to impact the client’s behavior and shape the context in which therapy occurs. This is known as ________.
a) standardization
b) stimulus value
c) rapport
d) active listening
B
An awareness that no matter how insightful or sensitive we may think we are, psychologists must never fully stop learning about our own filters and continually challenge ourselves to question our own assumptions is known as ______.
a) rapport
b) nonverbal language
c) active listening
d) multicultural humility
D
When trying to understand a client’s symptoms, a psychologist should consider the _______ through a culturally based perspective.
a) stimulus
b) nonverbal behavior
c) clinical diagnosis
d) rapport
C
Because clinicians may administer, score, and interpret the results of the Rorschach Inkblot Test differently, it is very difficult to establish the ______ of the test. - Chapter 6
a) face validity
b) reliability
c) standardization
d) objectivity
B
In projective tests, _____ refers to the use of open-ended test items that permit a nearly infinite range of responses.
a) indirectness
b) lack of standardization
c) freedom of response
d) qualitative response interpretation
C
A personality trait is a(n) _______ way of perceiving the world and of ________.
a) consistent; thinking
b) stable; behaving
c) ambiguous; emoting
d) neurotic; analyzing
B
Compared to projective tests, objective tests _______.
a) require qualitative response interpretation
b) are relatively easy to score and administer
c) allow free form of responses
d) usually have ambiguous test stimuli
B
Compared to objective tests, projective tests ______.
a) are relatively easy to score and administer
b) tend to use a standard set of questions with fixed set of options
c) are thought to bypass conscious awareness
d) are more economical
C
Which of these is not one of the PSY-5 Scales on the MMPI-3?
a) agressiveness
b) stress
c) psychoticism
d) disconstraint
B
Which of these is true?
- Content validation is an approach to test development that emphasizes the selection of items by members of different diagnostic groups, regardless of whether the items appear theoretically relevant to the diagnoses of interest.
- Projective personality test use people’s responses to ambiguous test stimuli to make judgments about their adjustment-maladjustment.
- The projective hypothesis proposes that people unconsciously reveal critical aspects of their personalities when trying to make sense of ambiguous material.
2 and 3
Which of these is true?
- Projective personality tests consist of presenting the test taker with ambiguous stimuli and then assessing how the individual response to such stimuli.
- Assessments such as the Rorschach or TAT are based on Freud’s concept of projection, an ego defense mechanism in which people unconsciously assign their own negative impulses and traits onto other around them.
- Location refers to the area of the Rorschach card to which the individual responded _____ the whole blot, a large detail, a small detail, white space, and so on.
1, 2, and 3
Which of these are the facets of the conscientiousness dimension of the Five-Factor Personality Model?
a) competence, order, dutifulness, achievement striving, self-discipline, deliberation
b) warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement seeking, positive emotions
c) fantasy, aesthetics, feelings, actions, ideas, values
d) trust, straightforwardness, altruism, compliance, modesty, tender-mindedness
A
In the Five-Factor Model, the _______ dimension is made up of facets including trust, straightforwardness, altruism, compliance, modesty, and tender-mindedness.
a) conscientiousness
b) agreeableness
c) openness to experience
d) extraversion
B
The _____ proposes that test taker will unconsciously reveal critical aspects of their personality when trying to make sense of ambiguous material.
a) projective hypothesis
b) situational perspective
c) factor analytic approach
d) construct validity approach
A
Using _____, it is not necessary to select test items in a rational, theoretical fashion. All that is required is to show scientific basis that members of a given diagnostic group respond to a given item in a similar way.
a) empirical criterion keying
b) qualitative response interpretation
c) situational perspective
d) the construct validity approach
A
Using ______, emotions and behaviors are viewed as resulting from beliefs about circumstances and events. For example, fear would be seen as stemming from exaggerated estimates of danger.
a) situational perspective
b) the construct validity approach
c) the five-factor model
d) projective hypothesis
A
Which of these is true?
- Methods of content validation include carefully defining all relevant aspects of the construct, consultig experts, having judges assess the relevance of each potential item, and evaluating the psychometric properties of each potential item.
- The Thematic Apperception Test is a projective personality assessment that uses the stories clients produce in response to a series of pictures to evaluate their personality characteristics.
- Test bias occurs when different decisions or predictions are made for members of two groups, even when they obtain the same score on an instrument.
1,2, and 3