Quiz #2

Question 1

The most widely used means of assement is the _________

Answer 1

Interview

Question 2

Intelligence tests are used in assessment of abnormal behaviour for each of the following except _______

Answer 2

“They can identify genetics differences in intelligence among clients from differing racial and ethnic backgrounds “

Question 3

Self-report personality inventories are also called ________

Answer 3

Objective tests

Question 4

A client at a mental health clinic is given a test in which she is asked to describe a series of ambiguous ink blots. The test she is taking is a _______ test

Answer 4

Projective

Question 5

Projective tests are based upon _________theories.

Answer 5

Psychodynamic

Question 6

The luria Nebraska rest battwry reveals ______________

Answer 6

Patterns of skills that are suggestive of particular sites of brain damage

Question 7

In self monitoring, a period of time proceeding implementation of treatment is called ________

Answer 7

A baseline

Question 8

Andre is asked to keep a diary to record his thoughts and then bring it to his therapy session. This is a technique used in the ________assesment approach.

Answer 8

Cognitive

Question 9

An imaging technique that uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field to create an image of the brain is_______

Answer 9

MRI

Question 10

The dsm system is often criticised for relying too much on the __________ medical model of abnormal behaviour

Answer 10

Medical

Question 11

In the dsm system, disorders are classified on the basis of _________

Answer 11

Clinical features and behaviour patterns

Question 12

Mental health professionals tend to ________ dangerousness in mental health

Answer 12

Over predict

Question 13

The tarasoff ruling places the therapists duty to warn in direct conflict with _______

Answer 13

Principles of confidentiality

Question 14

Since the proclamation of 1982 Canadian _________ there has been increasing recognition across the provinces and territories of the right for competent involuntary patients to refuse treatment

Answer 14

Charter of rights and freedoms

Question 15

A defendant is held unfit to stand trial when he or she meets all of the following except

Answer 15

“Can distinguish between available pleas”

Question 16

Psychiatric commitment is the same as ____ commitment

Answer 16

Civil

Question 17

The insanity defence is _______ used And when it is used it ______ usually successful

Answer 17

Rarely; is not

Question 18

Not guilty by reasons of insanity was changed to not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder to reflect the fact that ___________

Answer 18

A person can be guilty of a crime but not held criminally responsible

Question 19

It was determined that Morgan was not able to understand his charges and he proceedings that were brought against him in a criminal action. He would be considered___________

Answer 19

Incompetent to stand trial

Question 20

People who are places in psychiatric institutions because they show abnormal behaviours and are deemed to be a threat to themselves or others are committed through a process of _____ commitment

Answer 20

Civil