CLP214O CH.3 – Flashcards

Clients check off either "Applies" or "Does Not Apply" to a series of 200 items dealing with what they do and what they think in a variety of situations. The kind of test they are taking MOST likely is a:

An inventory that asks about one's level of anxiety, depression, or anger is a(n):

Which of the following is a valid critique of the use of response inventories?

If it were necessary to get the clearest and most accurate picture of the physical anatomy of the brain in order to aid in the diagnosis of a psychological disorder, the method of choice would be:

Recently, a client diagnosed with schizophrenia has begun to exhibit more symptoms, often saying, "They tell me I'm crazy, so I must be crazy." MOST likely, this is an example of:

Which of the following is a reason to question the validity of clinical interviews?

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

"I've just experienced overload," says the participant observer. "I simply can't:

A friend of yours says, "I'm not going to the counseling center; my friends will think I'm mentally ill!" Your friend's attitude is:

The MMPI-2 is considered by many to be superior to the original MMPI because the MMPI-2:

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

If a clinician is particularly interested in a client's family medical history, that clinician is MOST likely from which orientation?

Which of the following is the BEST conclusion you could draw about the effectiveness of the various assessment techniques?

Therapies that have received clear research support are called:

A patient looks at a series of black-and-white pictures, making up a dramatic story about each. The patient is taking:

A person taking a polygraph test is suspected of lying when measures of physiological variables such as heart rate and perspiration are:

A clinician wants to use a projective test to get a conversation going with a client. The clinician's BEST choice would be:

The test that reports one's results on clinical scales such as "hypochondriasis" (HS) and "Psychopathic Deviate" (PD) is the:

Studies of diagnostic conclusions made by clinicians show that:

If a new test for anxiety is normed on individuals who are waiting to take introductory psychology final exams, the new test is surely lacking:

An assessment tool asks individuals to record all the times they feel sad, in order to try to measure tendencies toward depression. However, individuals report wide variation from day to day in terms of the number of "sad" episodes they record. This assessment tool has:

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

An adult frequently displays symptoms of depression at home, but seldom does so at work. In this case, clinical observations of this person at home would lack:

The assumption behind the use of projective tests as assessment tools is that:

The MOST legitimate criticism of intelligence tests concerns their: