Question 1

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 ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   therapeutic assessment
B)   cognitive-behavioral assessment
C)   clinical assessment
D)   personality assessmentE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

______ is the systematic observation of a patient's behavior in the natural environment.

Accepted Answer

Behavioral observati...

Question 3

Why was the MMPI revised, resulting in the MMPI-2?

Accepted Answer

The revision process addressed several w...

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of an objective personality test?

Accepted Answer

A)   Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
B)   Rorschach Inkblot Method
C)   Thematic Apperception Test
D)   Person-Tree-House TechniqueE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

On what type of test might the item "I enjoy ______" appear?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

"Therapeutic assessment" ______.

Accepted Answer

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 interventionE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

What are the five personality traits measured by the NEO Personality Inventory?

Accepted Answer

Neuroticism, extrave...

Question 8

The NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-3)  was created by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Theodore Millon
B)   Starke Hathaway and J. C. McKinley
C)   Paul Costa and Robert McCrae
D)   Aaron BeckE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

______, 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.

Accepted Answer

A)   Overpathologizing
B)   Empirical criterion keying
C)   Diagnosing
D)   Multimethod assessmentE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

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 ______.

Accepted Answer

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 personalityE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

What is the most popular objective personality test used by clinical psychologists?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota Multiphasi...

Question 12

In the ______, the task of the client is to create a story to go along with the interpersonal scenes depicted in cards.

Accepted Answer

A)   Rorschach Inkblot Method
B)   Personality Assessment Inventory
C)   Thematic Apperception Test
D)   NEO Personality InventoryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Behavioral assessment endorses the notion that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   personality is a stable, internal construct
B)   client behaviors are signs of deep-seated, underlying issues or problems
C)   assessing personality requires a high degree of inference
D)   client behaviors are, themselves, the problemE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

What test-construction method was used by the authors of the MMPI-2?

Accepted Answer

empirical ...

Question 15

Briefly contrast the different emphases (in terms of aspects of personality) of the MMPI-2, MCMI-IV, and NEO-PI-3.

Accepted Answer

The MMPI-2 emphasizes psychopa...

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the "Big Five" personality traits measured by the NEO Personality Inventory?

Accepted Answer

A)   neuroticism
B)   conscientiousness
C)   openness
D)   eclecticismE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Briefly explain empirical criterion keying, the method of test construction used by the authors of the MMPI.

Accepted Answer

Identify distinct groups of people, aski...

Question 18

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 ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   lying
B)   "faking bad"
C)   "faking good"
D)   responding infrequentlyE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The Psychasthenia scale on the MMPI-2 is a measure of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   depression
B)   anxiety
C)   bipolar disorder
D)   schizophreniaE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The practice of using a collection of different assessment instruments--interview data, direct observation, and so on--to examine an individual's personality is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   multimodal assessment
B)   multimethod assessment
C)   bimodal assessment
D)   bimethod assessmentE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 10: Personality Assessment and Behavioral Assessment

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 ______.

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______, 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.

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Behavioral assessment endorses the notion that ______.

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What test-construction method was used by the authors of the MMPI-2?

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Briefly contrast the different emphases (in terms of aspects of personality) of the MMPI-2, MCMI-IV, and NEO-PI-3.

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"Therapeutic assessment" ______.

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The NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-3) was created by ______.

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In the ______, the task of the client is to create a story to go along with the interpersonal scenes depicted in cards.

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What are the five personality traits measured by the NEO Personality Inventory?

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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 ______.

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The practice of using a collection of different assessment instruments--interview data, direct observation, and so on--to examine an individual's personality is known as ______.

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______ is the systematic observation of a patient's behavior in the natural environment.

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What is the most popular objective personality test used by clinical psychologists?

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Briefly explain empirical criterion keying, the method of test construction used by the authors of the MMPI.

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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 ______.

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Why was the MMPI revised, resulting in the MMPI-2?

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The Psychasthenia scale on the MMPI-2 is a measure of ______.

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Which of the following is an example of an objective personality test?

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On what type of test might the item "I enjoy ______" appear?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the "Big Five" personality traits measured by the NEO Personality Inventory?

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