A client who is experiencing moderate anxiety symptoms receives a list of four clinicians as possible sources of help. The assessment procedures that are employed by these four clinicians
a. may vary by theoretical orientation.
b. will be uniform.
c. will be uniform if all four clinicians have Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology.
d. will involve the same standardized tests, even if interview styles vary.
Question 2Mr. and Mrs. Hargett set up an assessment appointment for their 15-year-old son, Tommy; when they bring him in, they say that they want to find out what is wrong with him. According to the text, what should the psychologist do in this case?
a. The psychologist should conduct a comprehensive assessment of Tommy, examining him for every type of psychological problem.
b. The psychologist should tell the parents that their referral question is inappropriate, and that they should take their son elsewhere.
c. The therapist should talk with the parents to help them narrow down their questions about Tommy, and then conduct an assessment around these questions.
d. The psychologist should conduct a focused assessment of Tommy, examining him for the problems most commonly observed in 15-year-old males.
Question 3Which of the following is an accurate statement about psychological assessment?
a. Interest in psychological assessment is currently at an all-time low.
b. One current trend in assessment is the use of evidence-based assessment (EBA).
c. Psychological assessment occurs only at the beginning of treatment.
d. more than one of the above
Question 4Clinical assessment
a. has historically been one of the least important activities of clinical psychologists.
b. is less reliable when conducted by a clinician who will not subsequently become the therapist.
c. is more reliable when conducted by a clinician who will not subsequently become the therapist.
d. is crucial for helping clinicians to solve problems and/or make decisions.
Question 5Which of the following is an accurate statement about diatheses and stresses, as conceptualized by the diathesis-stress model of psychopathology?
a. Diatheses are always biological, and stresses are always environmental.
b. Diatheses are always biological, and stresses are always psychological.
c. Diatheses are always biological or psychological, and stresses are always environmental.
d. Diatheses may be biological or psychological, and stresses may be biological, psychological, interpersonal, or environmental.
Question 6According to the diathesis-stress model of psychopathology,
a. a vulnerability or predisposition (such as genetics) is necessary and sufficient to develop psychopathology.
b. a vulnerability or predisposition and some kind of stressor are both required to develop psychopathology.
c. possessing a diathesis for a disorder guarantees its eventual occurrence.
d. all human beings are born with the same likelihood of developing a particular disorder.
Question 7A good synonym for the term diathesis is __________.
a. stress
b. consequence
c. environment
d. vulnerability
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