Question 1

_____ validity is the extent to which a test yields the same results as other, established measures of the same phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A)   Construct
B)   Concurrent
C)   Content
D)   Predictive

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of child psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Parents' perceptions of their children's well-being are rarely influenced by their own symptoms of psychopathology and their expectations for their children.
B)   Clinicians and researchers have experienced problems with children's self-reports and rely on adults to provide the information.
C)   Parents are considered a reliable source of information because they spend more time with children than any other adult.
D)   A child's psychopathology can be connected to parental behaviors.

Question 3

One of the first classification systems for psychological symptoms was developed by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Plato
B)   Aristotle
C)   Socrates
D)   Hippocrates

Question 4

If direct observation or role-playing is not possible, clinicians may require individuals to:

Accepted Answer

A)   self-discipline.
B)   self-regulate.
C)   self-diagnose.
D)   self-monitor.

Question 5

On Lee's first visit to a psychologist's office, a psychologist asks his a series of questions about his personal and family history. These questions:

Accepted Answer

A)   are part of his initial interview.
B)   mainly serve the purpose of putting the client at ease.
C)   are just a formality with no real diagnostic value.
D)   reflect the client's ability to diagnose his own condition.

Question 6

The Bender-Gestalt Test assesses individuals' sensorimotor skills by having them reproduce a set of nine drawings. A client with brain damage who takes the test would most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)   reproduce most drawings as is.
B)   remember the finer aspects of the drawings.
C)   change or rotate parts of the drawings.
D)   be able to correctly reproduce all nine drawings.

Question 7

Sarah's parents were concerned because she seemed "slow" for her age. Sarah had a complete physical and mental examination. In addition, she took a battery of tests. The results of one test revealed that Sarah suffered from mild mental retardation. Most likely, this test was a(n)  _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   electroencephalogram
B)   personality test
C)   projective test
D)   intelligence test

Question 8

The set of symptoms of a diagnosis that tend to occur together is called a(n)  _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   category
B)   syndrome
C)   assessment
D)   prognosis

Question 9

On _____ the clinician rates the severity of the psychosocial stressors the individual is facing.

Accepted Answer

A)   Axis I
B)   Axis II
C)   Axis III
D)   Axis IV

Question 10

Which psychologist rattled the mental health community when he and several of his colleagues admitted themselves to various psychiatric facilities as "pseudopatients?"

Accepted Answer

A)   Clifford Beers
B)   David Rosenhan
C)   Thomas Szasz
D)   William Tuke

Question 11

Describe the different brain-imaging techniques that can be used to identify specific deficits and brain abnormalities.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Rosenhan's study enlightened the mental health community on the dangers of:

Accepted Answer

A)   potential abuses of power by those who label people as normal or abnormal.
B)   admitting pseudopatients to mental hospitals for the purpose of research.
C)   labeling children, particularly girls, as normal or abnormal.
D)   the dehumanization of mental health professionals.

Question 13

Which of the following is a label for a set of symptoms that often occur together?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marker
B)   Typology
C)   Diagnosis
D)   Assessment

Question 14

Harris and colleagues found that labeling can be especially detrimental to:

Accepted Answer

A)   children in preschool.
B)   children in grades 3 to 6.
C)   teenagers in grades 7 and 8.
D)   teenagers in high school.

Question 15

_____ disorders last for long periods of time, while ____ disorders have a more recent and abrupt onset of severe symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)   Discrete; continuous
B)   Chronic; acute
C)   Organic; functional
D)   Active; passive

Question 16

Most people who were diagnosed with one DSM-IV-TR disorder also met the criteria for another disorder. This overlap among disorders is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the cohort effect
B)   comorbidity
C)   causality
D)   correlation

Question 17

Which of the following is used to assess people's typical ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving?

Accepted Answer

A)   An intelligence test
B)   A symptom questionnaire
C)   A projective test
D)   A personality inventory

Question 18

Which kind of interview is standardized and uses concrete criteria to score the person's answers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Initial
B)   Unguided
C)   Structured
D)   Definitive

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true about language during an assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Overdiagnosis may occur when the assessor interprets the individual's description of symptoms as indicating more pathology than is really present.
B)   Underdiagnosis may occur when the individual cannot articulate complex emotions or strange perceptual experiences in the assessor's language.
C)   Seldom do interpreters misunderstand and mistranslate a clinician's questions and the person's answers.
D)   As different people from the same country can speak different dialects of a language or may have different means of expressing feelings and attitudes, mistranslation can occur.

Question 20

Which of the following brain-image techniques can be considered the most effective?

Accepted Answer

A)   Computerized tomography (CT) 
B)   Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) 
C)   Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 
D)   Positron-emission tomography (PET)

Exam 3: Assessing and Diagnosing Abnormality

If direct observation or role-playing is not possible, clinicians may require individuals to:

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Harris and colleagues found that labeling can be especially detrimental to:

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Which of the following is NOT true about language during an assessment?

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_____ disorders last for long periods of time, while ____ disorders have a more recent and abrupt onset of severe symptoms.

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Which of the following brain-image techniques can be considered the most effective?

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Rosenhan's study enlightened the mental health community on the dangers of:

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One of the first classification systems for psychological symptoms was developed by _____.

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Which of the following is NOT true of child psychopathology?

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The Bender-Gestalt Test assesses individuals' sensorimotor skills by having them reproduce a set of nine drawings. A client with brain damage who takes the test would most likely:

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_____ validity is the extent to which a test yields the same results as other, established measures of the same phenomena.

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Which of the following is a label for a set of symptoms that often occur together?

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Which of the following is used to assess people's typical ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving?

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Which kind of interview is standardized and uses concrete criteria to score the person's answers?

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Describe the different brain-imaging techniques that can be used to identify specific deficits and brain abnormalities.

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On _____ the clinician rates the severity of the psychosocial stressors the individual is facing.

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Most people who were diagnosed with one DSM-IV-TR disorder also met the criteria for another disorder. This overlap among disorders is known as _____.

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Sarah's parents were concerned because she seemed "slow" for her age. Sarah had a complete physical and mental examination. In addition, she took a battery of tests. The results of one test revealed that Sarah suffered from mild mental retardation. Most likely, this test was a(n) _____.

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Which psychologist rattled the mental health community when he and several of his colleagues admitted themselves to various psychiatric facilities as "pseudopatients?"

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The set of symptoms of a diagnosis that tend to occur together is called a(n) _____.

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