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1

Clinicians and researchers use biological tests to:
A)determine if a person is suffering from a medical condition that causes psychological symptoms.
B)diagnose most mental disorders by localizing their underlying physical manifestation.
C)detect mental retardation or other types of cognitive impairment.
D)allow for a differential diagnosis between two disorders by comparing the PET scan of a client suspected of having a certain disorder with a PET scan of a separate disorder.
2

Which of the following is particularly important to assess when making a differential diagnosis?
A)a client's level of acculturation
B)the client's past history of psychological disorders
C)the extent to which the symptoms are interfering with daily functioning
D)how the client copes with his or her symptoms
3

The extent to which a test yields the same results as other measures of the same behavior, thoughts, or feelings is referred to as:
A)test-retest reliability.
B)predictive validity.
C)concurrent validity.
D)construct validity.
4

Similarity in people's answers to different parts of the same test is referred to as:
A)test-retest reliability.
B)internal reliability.
C)alternate form reliability.
D)face validity.
5

An IQ score of 100 means that:
A)The client's intellectual abilities are in the mentally retarded range.
B)The client's intellectual abilities are in the gifted range.
C)The client's intellectual abilities are in the average range.
D)The IQ test is not appropriate for the client being tested.
6

One limitation of the unstructured clinical interview is that the unstructured interview
A)can downplay the client's nonverbal behavior.
B)can be difficult to compare when information is gathered by different assessors.
C)requires information from other informants, such as the client's parents.
D)is standardized and may not ask about issues important to particular individuals.
7

The extent to which a test measures all the important aspects of a phenomenon that it purports to measure is
A)face validity.
B)predictive validity.
C)construct validity.
D)content validity.
8

Which of the following includes validity scales that determine if a person is performing the test in a straightforward manner?
A)Bender-Gestalt Test
B)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
C)Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test
D)Beck Depression Inventory
9

Which of the following brain imaging technologies involves exposing a person to radiation?
A)magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
B)electroencephalogram (EEG)
C)computerized tomography (CT)
D)event-related potentials (ERP)
10

Which of the following types of tests do not have strong reliability and validity?
A)neuropsychological tests
B)intelligence tests
C)personality inventories
D)projective tests
11

From DSM in 1952 to DSM-IV in 1994, the trend in diagnostic criteria has been:
A)from vague, atheoretical classifications of disorders to theory-based criteria for each disorder.
B)from not providing information about how long a person must display certain symptoms in order to qualify for a diagnosis to providing this information.
C)from including prevalence information to concluding that cross-cultural differences make such information unsound.
D)from requiring that symptoms either cause distress or interfere with functioning to requiring that unconscious conflicts play a role (in Axis I disorders).
12

Beginning with its third edition, the DSM was revamped due to:
A)problems with the validity of diagnostic criteria.
B)insufficient theory regarding the causes of disorders in earlier editions.
C)problems with the reliability of diagnostic criteria.
D)the requirement (in earlier editions) that one's symptoms interfere with functioning.
13

If we measured the number of people who have an anxiety disorder today, we would be measuring the _____ of the anxiety disorder.
A)course
B)lifetime prevalence
C)point prevalence
D)incidence
14

Problems such as housing or economic difficulties should be recorded on:
A)Axis II.
B)Axis IV.
C)Axis V.
D)Axis III.
15

A client with a Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score of 10 would be demonstrating:
A)superior functioning in a wide range of areas.
B)moderate symptoms and difficulty in functioning.
C)serious symptoms and difficulty in functioning.
D)a persistent danger of severely hurting him/her self or others.
16

The number of new cases of a disorder that develop during a specific period of time is referred to as:
A)course.
B)incidence.
C)point prevalence.
D)prevalence.
17

Mental retardation should be coded on:
A)Axis I.
B)Axis II.
C)Axis III.
D)Axis IV.
18

Which of the following statements about assessing children is false?
A)Children are typically able to differentiate among different types of emotions that they experience.
B)Children with behavior problems often do not believe that they have problems.
C)Parents' reports of child behavior may be affected by their own psychopathology.
D)Teachers' assessments of children are often discrepant with the assessments given by parents and clinicians.
19

General medical conditions should be recorded on:
A)Axis III.
B)Axis II.
C)Axis I
D)Axis V.
20

The extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure and not something else altogether is known as:
A)content validity.
B)test-retest reliability.
C)construct validity.
D)face validity.





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