The __________ of an interview concerns how well the interview measures what it intends to measure.
a. validity
b. test-retest reliability
c. practical utility
d. interrater reliability
Question 2According to the text, which of the following is true based on research on structured interviews?
a. Patients don't seem to mind them, and they are used more frequently than unstructured interviews.
b. Patients do not like them, but they are used more frequently than unstructured interviews.
c. Patients don't seem to mind them, but they are used less frequently than unstructured interviews.
d. Patients do not like them, and they are used less frequently than unstructured interviews.
Question 3The SCID-I
a. is a structured interview designed to provide immediate assistance to clients.
b. is a structured interview designed to yield a DSM-IV diagnosis.
c. is a structured interview for child clients.
d. more than one of the above
Question 4Research on the reliability of diagnoses using unstructured interviews
a. has not yet been conducted.
b. has supported the use of unstructured interviews.
c. has not supported the use of unstructured interviews.
d. has focused primarily on unstructured interviews for the personality disorders.
Question 5What is the term for the type of interview that consists of a standard set of questions and follow-up probes that are asked in a predetermined sequence?
a. intake-admission
b. structured
c. case-history
d. systematic
Question 6A clinician who refers to an interview as a clinical interview is probably conducting a(n)
a. case-history interview.
b. structured interview.
c. mental status examination interview.
d. unstructured interview.
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