Question 1 of 20 5.0 Points An advantage of the structured interview over the unstructured interview is that: A. structured interviews generally require a great deal of skill and expertise to administer. B. structured interviews can be objectively scored. C. the administration of structured interviews requires extensive training. D. administration of structured interviews varies significantly from clinician to clinician. Reset Selection  What's This? Question 2 of 20 5.0 Points __________ is not one of the areas of functioning assessed by the mental status examination. A. Behavior B. Content of thought C. Socioeconomic status D. Motivation Reset Selection  What's This? Question 3 of 20 5.0 Points Delusions of thought broadcasting usually involve the idea that: A. thoughts are being removed from one's head. B. one is to blame for terrible things happening in the world. C. one's lover is being unfaithful. D. thoughts are being transmitted to others. Reset Selection  What's This? Question 4 of 20 5.0 Points 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? A. Sense of self/motivation B. Insight/judgment C. Affect/mood D. Thinking style/language Reset Selection  What's This? Question 5 of 20 5.0 Points Intelligent quotient was originally interpreted as: A. mental age compared to chronological age. B. socioeconomic status compared to educational level. C. emotional maturity compared to chronological age. D. mental age compared to cognitive development. Reset Selection  What's This? Question 6 of 20 5.0 Points A high __________ may interfere with a person's ability to answers and perform the tasks on the WAIS-III. A. need for achievement B. attention span C. level of self esteem D. level of anxiety Reset Selection  What's This? Question 7 of 20 5.0 Points Projective tests are most commonly associated with approaches that focus on: A. overt behavior. B. faulty cognitions. C. unconscious determinants of behavior. D. humanistic issues. Reset Selection  What's This? Question 8 of 20 5.0 Points The person taking the TAT is asked to: A. keep a running log of behaviors for a week. B. draw a picture of his or her family engaging in some everyday activity. C. answer several fill-in-the-blank questions. D. tell a story about the scene shown on the card. Reset Selection  What's This? Question 9 of 20 5.0 Points Since some natural settings do not lend themselves to unobtrusive observation, many clinicians utilize the technique of __________ observation(s). A. analog B. self-report C. electrodermal D. in vivo Reset Selection  What's This? Question 10 of 20 5.0 Points Why are theories important to the understanding of abnormal behavior? A. Theories are critical for proper diagnosis and assessment of psychological conditions. B. The majority of DSM-IV-TR is based on concepts implicit in psychodynamic theory. C. Theories of.

1. Question 1 of 20
5.0 Points
An advantage of the structured interview over the unstructured
interview is that:
A. structured interviews generally require a great deal of skill
and expertise to administer.
B. structured interviews can be objectively scored.
C. the administration of structured interviews requires extensive
training.
D. administration of structured interviews varies significantly
from clinician to clinician.
Reset Selection
What's This?
Question 2 of 20
5.0 Points
__________ is not one of the areas of functioning assessed by
the mental status examination.
A. Behavior
B. Content of thought
C. Socioeconomic status
D. Motivation
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Question 3 of 20
5.0 Points
Delusions of thought broadcasting usually involve the idea that:
A. thoughts are being removed from one's head.

2. B. one is to blame for terrible things happening in the world.
C. one's lover is being unfaithful.
D. thoughts are being transmitted to others.
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Question 4 of 20
5.0 Points
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?
A. Sense of self/motivation
B. Insight/judgment
C. Affect/mood
D. Thinking style/language
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Question 5 of 20
5.0 Points
Intelligent quotient was originally interpreted as:
A. mental age compared to chronological age.
B. socioeconomic status compared to educational level.
C. emotional maturity compared to chronological age.
D. mental age compared to cognitive development.
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Question 6 of 20
5.0 Points
A high __________ may interfere with a person's ability to
answers and perform the tasks on the WAIS-III.
A. need for achievement
B. attention span
C. level of self esteem
D. level of anxiety
Reset Selection
What's This?
Question 7 of 20
5.0 Points
Projective tests are most commonly associated with approaches
that focus on:
A. overt behavior.
B. faulty cognitions.
C. unconscious determinants of behavior.
D. humanistic issues.
Reset Selection
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Question 8 of 20
5.0 Points
The person taking the TAT is asked to:
A. keep a running log of behaviors for a week.
B. draw a picture of his or her family engaging in some
everyday activity.

4. C. answer several fill-in-the-blank questions.
D. tell a story about the scene shown on the card.
Reset Selection
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Question 9 of 20
5.0 Points
Since some natural settings do not lend themselves to
unobtrusive observation, many clinicians utilize the technique
of __________ observation(s).
A. analog
B. self-report
C. electrodermal
D. in vivo
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Question 10 of 20
5.0 Points
Why are theories important to the understanding of abnormal
behavior?
A. Theories are critical for proper diagnosis and assessment of
psychological conditions.
B. The majority of DSM-IV-TR is based on concepts implicit in
psychodynamic theory.
C. Theories offer perspectives on the possible causes of
abnormal psychological functioning.
D. Theories are crucial for adequate placement of individuals

5. suffering from psychological conditions.
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Question 11 of 20
5.0 Points
The main goal of traditional psychoanalytic treatment is to:
A. provide a therapeutic atmosphere of genuineness.
B. resolve psychosocial crises.
C. develop new ways of dealing with problematic thinking
patterns.
D. bring repressed unconscious material into conscious
awareness.
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Question 12 of 20
5.0 Points
According to object relations theorists, the purpose of therapy is
to:
A. reverse the destructive processes of early relationships by
providing a new relationship for the client.
B. demonstrate the incongruence between real and ideal self
that leads to psychological disturbance.
C. discover unconscious conflicts which are at the heart of the
client's psychological disorder.
D. help the client develop better defense mechanisms in order to
cope with unconscious impulses.
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Question 13 of 20
5.0 Points
Which one of the following is the basic premise underlying
Maslow's conceptualization of the hierarchy of needs?
A. Psychological needs must be met before physical needs.
B. Lower order needs on the hierarchy must be fulfilled before
higher needs.
C. Lower order needs can only be met if a person is in a state of
congruence.
D. Self-actualization can occur without fulfillment of deficit
needs.
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Question 14 of 20
5.0 Points
Minuchin's structural approach is a way of looking at families
that considers the:
A. pattern of communications among family members.
B. feelings of the identified client.
C. amount of positive regard that is demonstrated in a family.
D. roles of the parents and children and the boundaries between
generations.
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Question 15 of 20
5.0 Points
Your dog's behavior of running into the kitchen when he hears

7. the can opener is a/an:
A. unconditioned response.
B. conditioned response.
C. conditioned stimulus.
D. unconditioned stimulus.
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Question 16 of 20
5.0 Points
Money is an example of a/an __________ reinforcer.
A. secondary
B. intrinsic
C. primary
D. negative
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Question 17 of 20
5.0 Points
Which one of the following statements best characterizes the
role social learning plays in the development of psychological
disorders?
A. Individuals can learn maladaptive behavior patterns through
vicarious reinforcement.
B. People can model appropriate behaviors for individuals who
suffer from psychological disorders.
C. Shaping maladaptive behaviors is more difficult through

8. modeling.
D. Unconscious conflicts are modeled through television and
the media.
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Question 18 of 20
5.0 Points
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:
A. hierarchy of needs.
B. conditioned stimulus.
C. negative reinforcement.
D. token economy.
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Question 19 of 20
5.0 Points
Excesses of which neurotransmitter are related to schizophrenia,
while diminished amounts are associated with Parkinson's
disease?
A. Serotonin
B. Dopamine
C. GABA
D. Norepinephrine

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Question 20 of 20
5.0 Points
Which one of the following statements best characterizes
current thinking regarding adherence to theoretical models to
explain and treat psychological disorders?
A. There is a current shift toward the utilization of humanistic
approaches to the understanding and treatment of all
psychological disorders.
B. Most therapists currently adhere to one particular theoretical
model to understand and treat psychological disorders.
C. There has been a shift on the part of individual therapists
towards integrating different theoretical models to treat
disorders.
D. Different therapists rely on different theoretical models, but
currently no one utilizes psychodynamic principles in the
treatment of disorders.