Jansen has developed a scale to assess childhood anxiety. Critics of the scale say that some items on the scale measure depression, not anxiety. Jansen could do a study establishing the reliability of the scale to address these critics.
a. test-retest
b. interrater
c. construct
d. internal consistency
Question 2What is the most frequent outcome of treatment for bulimia nervosa?
a. Worsening of symptoms
b. Chronic course
c. Considerable improvement
d. Full recovery
Question 3The causal model of the behavior disorders is termed multifactorial, or the model.
a. risk factor/environment precursor
b. biopsychosocial
c. genetics vs. environment
d. initial deficit vs. aggravating factors
Question 4Quentin has a new client, and measures the client's intelligence level using an IQ test at an initial assessment appointment. About six months later, Quentin repeats all the assessments. In doing so, he finds that the IQ test score at the second assessment is very similar to the score from the first assessment. This suggests the IQ test has good reliability.
a. test-retest
b. interrater
c. internal consistency
d. content
Question 5Anorexia nervosa has a mortality rate of about due to starvation or suicide.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
Question 6Ethnicity does not seem largely related to disruptive behavior disorders, though may show disproportionately more antisocial behavior patterns.
a. Chinese Americans
b. African Americans
c. European Americans
d. Mexican Americans
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