Abnormal Psychology Chapter Four – Flashcards

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

A functional analysis involves:

One of the assumptions of a functional analysis is that:

Clinical interviews are the preferred assessment technique of many practioioners. One particular strength of the interview process is:

One limitation of the clinical interview as an assessment tool is that:

If a clinician focused on where you placed your drawing on the page, the size of the drawing and the parts you omitted you most likely took which of the following tests?

Use of projective tests has decreased in the past few decades because projective tests often have:

Which of the following tests is a personality inventory?

Compared to projective tests, personality inventories:

A client is hooked up to an apparatus that measures galvanic skin response and blood pressure, after which the client verbally answers a series of questions. The type of clinical test being used is:

Binet and Simon are known for their work in creating a(n):

The term used to refer to the comprehensive view of the causes and stimuli sustaining a person's abnormal behavior that a psychologist develops is:

Deciding that a client's psychological problems in fact represent a particular disorder is called:

A clinical psychologist you know says, "How do I decide on the best treatment? Simple--I make sure to read the most recent research studies in therapy, and follow their advice." The clinical psychologist believes in using:

Support for the use of evidence based forms of treatment has:

A person who primarily prescirbes medication but doesn't conduct psychotherapy is:

A psychiatrist says, "I'm a strong believer in a combined approach to therapy. In fact, I frequently participate in combined approaches, although I don't do psychotherapy." Based on this statement, the MOST likely specialty of the psychiatrist is:

One of the major changes to the DSM 5 is the integration of _________________ and _______________ into one disorder category.

A significant change in the DSM from DSM-IV-TR to DSM 5 was