Clinical Review Questions Ch10 PDF

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These are chapter review questions that are given to students in the beginning of the semester, and then random questions are plucked and put into an exam. They are the exact same questions and answer choices so they are extremely useful. In my document I have highlighted all of the correct answers....

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Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology, 5e SAGE Publishing, 2020

Chapter 10: Personality Assessment and Behavioral Assessment 1. ______, which is more likely to take place when clinical psychologists are not culturally competent, involves viewing as abnormal although it is normal within the client’s own culture. A. Overpathologizing B. Empirical criterion keying C. Diagnosing D. Multimethod assessment 3. Clinical psychologists who select assessment methods that have strong validity, reliability, and clinical utility are practicing ______. A. multimodal assessment B. culturally competent assessment C. evidence-based assessment D. testing 5. ______ include unambiguous test items, offer clients a limited range of responses, and have clear scoring guidelines. A. Projective personality tests B. Objective personality tests C. Sentence completion tests D. Naturalistic observation techniques 7. Which of the following is NOT an example of an objective personality test? A. Personality Assessment Inventory B. NEO Personality Inventory C. Thematic Apperception Test D. Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory 9. ______ is a test-construction method that involves identifying distinct groups of people, asking all of them to respond to the same test items, and comparing responses between the groups. A. Empirical criterion keying B. Logarithmic modeling C. Factor analysis D. Comparative group coding 11. The original MMPI and the MMPI-2 both feature ______ clinical scales. A. 2 B. 5 C. 10 D. 30

Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology, 5e SAGE Publishing, 2020

13. A client who scores very high on the clinical scale called “Psychopathic Deviate” on the MMPI-2 is most likely to receive a diagnosis of ______. A. major depressive disorder B. antisocial personality disorder C. borderline personality disorder D. specific phobia 15. The Psychasthenia scale on the MMPI-2 is a measure of ______. A. depression B. anxiety C. bipolar disorder D. schizophrenia 17. Barak completes the MMPI-2. His results produce a highly elevated K scale score. A clinical psychologist interpreting this score should conclude that Barak is ______. A. lying B. “faking bad” C. “faking good” D. responding infrequently 19. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The validity and reliability of the MMPI-2 have been examined in thousands of studies. B. A shorter version of the MMPI-2 is the MMPI-2 Brief Inventory (MMPI-2-BI). C. Both the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A have 10 clinical scales. D. In addition to clinical scales, the MMPI-2 also has supplemental and content scales. 21. Dr. Richards uses psychological testing, including feedback about testing results, both to assess his patients and provide a brief therapeutic intervention. This practice is best described as ______. A. therapeutic assessment B. cognitive-behavioral assessment C. clinical assessment D. personality assessment 23. Theodore Millon is ______. A. the lead member of the DSM-5 anxiety disorders Work Group B. the creator of the MCMI C. a leading intelligence assessment researcher D. the son of Rolland Millon, the primary author of the first DSM 25. The NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-3) emphasizes ______. A. personality disorders B. mood disorders C. psychotic disorders D. normal personality traits

Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology, 5e SAGE Publishing, 2020

27. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The PAI emphasizes psychopathology and problem behaviors. B. There is a version of the PAI that can be used for clients as young as 12. C. The PAI consists of 221 items and includes 21 different scales. D. The PAI offers four different responses: totally false, slightly true, mainly true, and very true. 29. The Rorschach Inkblot Method ______. A. contains a total of 10 inkblots B. is an objective personality test C. was created after the creation of the original MMPI D. features inkblots created by John Exner 31. ______ created a comprehensive scoring system for the Rorschach Inkblot Method. A. Herman Rorschach B. John Exner C. Aaron Beck D. Theodore Millon 33. As part of an assessment, Dr. Bush asks Mary to finish sentence stems printed on a paper, such as “My favorite . . .” and “I feel afraid. . . .” This assessment technique is known as a ______. A. sentence completion test, an objective measure of personality B. sentence completion test, a projective measure of personality C. narrative casting test, an objective measure of personality D. narrative casting test, a projective measure of personality 35. Naturalistic observation is most likely to be practiced by a clinical psychologist who endorses ______. A. projective personality tests B. objective personality tests that emphasize normal personality traits C. behavioral assessment D. objective personality tests that emphasize abnormal or psychopathological aspects of personality 37. “Therapeutic assessment” ______. A. involves the use of projective personality tests in a deliberately therapeutic way B. is a practice developed by Stephen Finn and colleagues in which cognitive therapy begins without a formal assessment, with the assumption that the first few sessions of therapy can provide adequate assessment data C. requires the use of massage to decrease patient nervousness prior to beginning an assessment D. describes the use of psychological testing and feedback as a brief therapeutic intervention...