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An advantage of the structured interview over the unstructured interview is that:
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A. structured interviews generally require a great deal of skill and expertise to administer.
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B. structured interviews can be objectively scored.
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C. the administration of structured interviews requires extensive training.
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D. administration of structured interviews varies significantly from clinician to clinician.
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Question 2 of 20
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__________ is not one of the areas of functioning assessed by the mental status examination.
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A. Behavior
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B. Content of thought
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C. Socioeconomic status
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D. Motivation
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Question 3 of 20
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Delusions of thought broadcasting usually involve the idea that:
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A. thoughts are being removed from one’s head.
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B. one is to blame for terrible things happening in the world.
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C. one’s lover is being unfaithful.
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D. thoughts are being transmitted to others.
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Question 4 of 20
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Which one of the following areas assessed during a mental status exam is primarily relevant in terms of understanding a client’s receptivity to treatment?
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A. Sense of self/motivation
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B. Insight/judgment
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C. Affect/mood
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D. Thinking style/language
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Question 5 of 20
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Intelligent quotient was originally interpreted as:
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A. mental age compared to chronological age.
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B. socioeconomic status compared to educational level.
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C. emotional maturity compared to chronological age.
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D. mental age compared to cognitive development.
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Question 6 of 20
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A high __________ may interfere with a person’s ability to answers and perform the tasks on the WAIS-III.
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A. need for achievement
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B. attention span
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C. level of self esteem
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D. level of anxiety
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Question 7 of 20
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Projective tests are most commonly associated with approaches that focus on:
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A. overt behavior.
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B. faulty cognitions.
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C. unconscious determinants of behavior.
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D. humanistic issues.
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Question 8 of 20
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The person taking the TAT is asked to:
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A. keep a running log of behaviors for a week.
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B. draw a picture of his or her family engaging in some everyday activity.
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C. answer several fill-in-the-blank questions.
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D. tell a story about the scene shown on the card.
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Question 9 of 20
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Since some natural settings do not lend themselves to unobtrusive observation, many clinicians utilize the technique of __________ observation(s).
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A. analog
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B. self-report
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C. electrodermal
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D. in vivo
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Question 10 of 20
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Why are theories important to the understanding of abnormal behavior?
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A. Theories are critical for proper diagnosis and assessment of psychological conditions.
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B. The majority of DSM-IV-TR is based on concepts implicit in psychodynamic theory.
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C. Theories offer perspectives on the possible causes of abnormal psychological functioning.
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D. Theories are crucial for adequate placement of individuals suffering from psychological conditions.
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Question 11 of 20
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The main goal of traditional psychoanalytic treatment is to:
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A. provide a therapeutic atmosphere of genuineness.
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B. resolve psychosocial crises.
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C. develop new ways of dealing with problematic thinking patterns.
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D. bring repressed unconscious material into conscious awareness.
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Question 12 of 20
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According to object relations theorists, the purpose of therapy is to:
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A. reverse the destructive processes of early relationships by providing a new relationship for the client.
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B. demonstrate the incongruence between real and ideal self that leads to psychological disturbance.
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C. discover unconscious conflicts which are at the heart of the client’s psychological disorder.
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D. help the client develop better defense mechanisms in order to cope with unconscious impulses.
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Question 13 of 20
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Which one of the following is the basic premise underlying Maslow’s conceptualization of the hierarchy of needs?
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A. Psychological needs must be met before physical needs.
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B. Lower order needs on the hierarchy must be fulfilled before higher needs.
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C. Lower order needs can only be met if a person is in a state of congruence.
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D. Self-actualization can occur without fulfillment of deficit needs.
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Question 14 of 20
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Minuchin’s structural approach is a way of looking at families that considers the:
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A. pattern of communications among family members.
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B. feelings of the identified client.
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C. amount of positive regard that is demonstrated in a family.
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D. roles of the parents and children and the boundaries between generations.
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Question 15 of 20
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Your dog’s behavior of running into the kitchen when he hears the can opener is a/an:
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A. unconditioned response.
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B. conditioned response.
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C. conditioned stimulus.
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D. unconditioned stimulus.
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Question 16 of 20
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Money is an example of a/an __________ reinforcer.
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A. secondary
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B. intrinsic
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C. primary
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D. negative
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Question 17 of 20
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Which one of the following statements best characterizes the role social learning plays in the development of psychological disorders?
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A. Individuals can learn maladaptive behavior patterns through vicarious reinforcement.
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B. People can model appropriate behaviors for individuals who suffer from psychological disorders.
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C. Shaping maladaptive behaviors is more difficult through modeling.
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D. Unconscious conflicts are modeled through television and the media.
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Question 18 of 20
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Suzanne gets a plastic bingo chip after she completes her work. After accumulating five bingo chips, she is allowed to trade them in for a treat from the goody box. Suzanne’s behavior is being changed by the use of a:
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A. hierarchy of needs.
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B. conditioned stimulus.
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C. negative reinforcement.
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D. token economy.
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Question 19 of 20
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Excesses of which neurotransmitter are related to schizophrenia, while diminished amounts are associated with Parkinson’s disease?
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A. Serotonin
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B. Dopamine
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C. GABA
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D. Norepinephrine
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Question 20 of 20
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Which one of the following statements best characterizes current thinking regarding adherence to theoretical models to explain and treat psychological disorders?
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A. There is a current shift toward the utilization of humanistic approaches to the understanding and treatment of all psychological disorders.
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B. Most therapists currently adhere to one particular theoretical model to understand and treat psychological disorders.
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C. There has been a shift on the part of individual therapists towards integrating different theoretical models to treat disorders.
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D. Different therapists rely on different theoretical models, but currently no one utilizes psychodynamic principles in the treatment of disorders.
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