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Psychological Testing and Measurement introduces students to the fundamental concepts and methods used to assess individual differences in psychological traits, abilities, and behavior. The course covers the principles of test construction, reliability and validity, standardization, and ethical considerations in psychological assessment. Students will explore various types of psychological tests, including intelligence, personality, aptitude, and achievement assessments, and learn how to interpret test scores in applied settings. Emphasis is placed on understanding the cultural and diversity issues in testing, as well as developing the skills necessary to critically evaluate and select appropriate measurement tools for research and clinical practice.
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Introduction to Clinical Psychology 8th Edition by Geoffrey P. Kramer
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Chapter 1: What Is Clinical Psychology
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Q1) One of the most striking aspects about training programs for clinical psychologists is
A) how similar they are to each other.
B) how they all rely on the university setting.
C) the considerable variation that exists across training approaches.
D) how they all value research equally.
Answer: C
Q2) The term "mental health literacy" refers to
A) the ability to read carefully about issues of mental health and illness.
B) an accurate understanding of psychological disorders and their treatment.
C) the many publications supported by the American Psychological Association.
D) the information conveyed via the media about mental health concerns.
Answer: B
Q3) Paraprofessionals are often licensed and generally work as part of a treatment team.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Clinical Psychologys Past and Present
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Q1) Alfred Binet's French psychology laboratory was largely focused on
A) mental measurement.
B) psychotherapy.
C) diagnosis of mental illness.
D) all of the above
Answer: A
Q2) During the first half of the 20th century, what activity came to characterize applied psychology more than any other?
A) intelligence testing
B) vision, hearing, and other sensory acuity testing
C) personality testing
D) psychoanalytic treatment
Answer: A
Q3) Psychological intelligence testing and personality testing developed at about the same time.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Basic Features of Clinical Assessment
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Q1) Which of the following statements accurately reflect the role of assessment in treatment planning?
A) Since diagnoses based on thorough assessments tend to be very distinct, it has been possible to define specific treatments for those diagnoses.
B) Psychodiagnostic assessment fits very neatly into the medical model.
C) Assessment cannot only assist in the development of a treatment plan, but can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment as well.
D) In real, every day practice, assessment has little relationship to treatment planning. Answer: A
Q2) The DSM-5 will continue using a multiaxial approach to diagnosing mental disorders. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Interviewing and Observation in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) In order to improve informal observation methods, clinicians should
A) lengthen the first interview session to facilitate the sharing of anecdotal information.
B) consult with other clinicians about information obtained during early interviews.
C) observe overt behaviors and place greater emphasis on them during the interview.
D) focus on establishing a diagnosis as quickly as possible.
Q2) Which of the following interviewers are most likely to rely on a structured interview?
A) an intake worker at a mental health center
B) an epidemiological researcher
C) a crisis worker at a suicide hotline
D) all of the above would be equally likely to use structured interviews
Q3) Discuss the relationships between theoretical orientation of the interviewer and the likely preference for structure he or she maintains.
Q4) Termination interviews are to therapy as debriefings are to clinical research.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 5: Testing in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) The current revision of the Stanford Binet (SB5)
A) is not considered reliable.
B) is no longer used to diagnose gifted, learning-disordered, or intellectually-impaired children.
C) is built around a hierarchical model of intelligence.
D) postulates eight different intelligences or frames of mind.
Q2) Two principles that facilitate the elimination of extraneous variables in testing are
A) objectivity and projectivity.
B) standardization and elaboration.
C) objectivity and standardization.
D) explicity and implicity.
Q3) The MMPI-2 is so well-established that relatively few empirical studies are currently being conducted with it.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the reasons why psychological testing lost much of its appeal during the early 1970s.
Q5) Discuss the factors that have affected patterns of test usage in clinical psychology.
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Chapter 6: Basic Features of Clinical Interventions
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Q1) It is important for clients to experience some small successes early in the treatment process because
A) even small changes help reinforce their confidence in their ability to change.
B) then clients can believe that the therapist is all-powerful and therefore will stick with therapy.
C) if the successes are too large in the beginning, clients might get discouraged if things slow down later in the process.
D) all of the above
Q2) According to the text, the "third participant" in a psychotherapeutic endeavor is the relationship that develops between the therapist and the client.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss the relationship between the therapist's self-awareness, the influence of values, and ethics in psychotherapy.
Q4) Identify the three conditions Carl Roger's considered essential to developing a therapeutic alliance.Discuss the relationship he posited between the therapeutic alliance and treatment.
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Chapter 7: Psychodynamic and Humanistic Psychotherapies
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Q1) Emotion-focused therapy helps clients avoid feelings of vulnerability.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT an essential proposition of the psychoanalytic approach?
A) Mental life is best understood as a dynamic interaction of competing forces.
B) Mental life occurs mainly at an unconscious level.
C) There is a relationship between a client's developmental history and current problems.
D) Most learning is observational.
Q3) When an empathic therapist tries to understand what it would be like to be his client, Rogers would say he is using a(n)
A) internal frame of reference.
B) external frame of reference.
C) empathic congruence.
D) reflective stance.
Q4) Discuss the dual role of reflection in person-centered therapy.
Q5) Discuss the ways in which psychoanalytic theory continues to influence most approaches to psychotherapy today.
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Chapter 8: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapies
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Q1) The antianxiety treatment known as systematic desensitization utilizes the principle of
A) reciprocal inhibition.
B) consequence modification.
C) operant conditioning.
D) all of the above
Q2) If a client with social phobia is encouraged to discuss the most humiliating experience that could occur to her in public, this would be called
A) in vivo exposure treatment.
B) behavioral activation.
C) catastrophizing.
D) reciprocal inhibition.
Q3) Which of the following behaviors would an REBT therapist be least likely to engage in?
A) abrasive confrontation of the client's distortions
B) unconditional positive regard
C) strong, direct communication
D) role-playing, sensory-awareness activities, and homework
Q4) What are the three main goals of cognitive therapy?
Q5) Describe some ways that newer technologies facilitate behavioral therapies.
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Chapter 9: Alternative Modes of Clinical Intervention
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Q1) In community psychology, an ecological perspective refers to A) understanding that alleviating individual problems requires changes in environmental settings.
B) utilizing individual competencies to effect changes.
C) both a and b in conjunction
D) neither a nor b
Q2) What are some of the problems with the explosion in self-help books and a trend towards self-administered treatments?
Q3) Which of the following would NOT be considered an integrative technique or Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) approach?
A) use of over-the-counter herbs and food supplements
B) chiropractic and massage therapy
C) hypnosis
D) applied kinesiology and biofeedback
Q4) Discuss three of the five areas in which "prevention science" research has demonstrated effectiveness in preventing psychopathology.
Q5) Community psychology has good intentions and tends to be innovative.Discuss some of the concerns that are raised about this approach to mental health intervention.
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Chapter 10: Research on Clinical Intervention
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Q1) Which of the following client factors probably increase effectiveness of clinical interventions?
A) openness
B) high levels of self-disclosure
C) strong expectations of treatment success
D) all of the above
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a therapist characteristic associated with demonstrable effectiveness?
A) collecting client feedback
B) strict adherence to a theoretical approach
C) higher levels of empathy
D) strong goal consensus and collaboration with the client
Q3) Research conducted by Gurman and Snyder (2011) on couples therapy indicates that most couples
A) experience generally positive effects and were better off after treatment.
B) relapse to distressed states at one to four years after treatment concludes.
C) both of the above
D) neither of the above
Q4) Explain some of the reasons why there is a "great divide" between many empirical researchers and clinicians.
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Chapter 11: Clinical Child Psychology
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Q1) Children with separation anxiety disorder
A) are more likely to be boys than girls.
B) can be diagnosed from the age of 12 months.
C) experience symptoms of distress upon separation from their caregivers for at least four months.
D) experience distress upon separation, concerns about future separations, and are reluctant to be alone.
Q2) Pediatric psychologists are committed to
A) the treatment of mental conditions in children that are related to physical illnesses.
B) the prevention of mental conditions that might arise because of physical illnesses in children.
C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b
Q3) The broadband concepts of internalizing and externalizing disorders are new to the field and lack empirical support.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why do some clinicians have some concerns with structured interviews?
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Chapter 12: Health Psychology
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Q1) Phantom pain
A) can be easily treated through cognitive-behavioral interventions.
B) refers to pain that comes and goes mysteriously.
C) is difficult to treat because its origins and processes are unknown,
D) is no longer considered an area for health psychologists to concern themselves with.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a person who is considered to have a Type A personality?
A) competitiveness
B) heightened pace of living, impatience
C) problem-focused coping style
D) preoccupation with themselves
Q3) Which of the following have been identified as components of stress hardiness?
A) optimism
B) resilience and curiosity
C) faith and hope
D) all of the above
Q4) Writing about stressful experiences has been shown to improve health outcomes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Clinical Neuopsychology
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Q1) Blindness is the most common problem associated with parietal lobe dysfunction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the modular view, even complicated functions, such as attention, are "controlled" by single brain areas.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The parietal lobes are
A) to receive direct sensory information.
B) specialized for the processing of visual information.
C) considered "association" cortex because they integrate information from several modules.
D) often implicated in epilepsy.
Q4) An individual diagnosed with a temporal lobe epilepsy personality might
A) forget to care for half of his or her body.
B) avoid writing notes during lectures or discussions.
C) express that he or she has special powers and sees emotional significance in many things.
D) be particularly boring.
Q5) Describe the various ways brain lateralization is studied.
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Chapter 14: Forensic Psychology
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Q1) Evidence indicates that mediation has a more positive impact on the post-divorce adjustment of both parents and children than litigation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Tort law provides a mechanism for society to seek redress for harm individuals suffer from a defendant's wrongful acts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Competence focuses on the "present ability" of the defendant to participate in the legal process.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The insanity plea is entered in what percent of criminal cases?
A) .2%
B) .5%
C) 5%
D) 10%
Q5) Describe the factors that research indicates are, and are not, associated with poorer child adjustment after parental divorce.
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Chapter 15: Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) About 20% of psychologists have had ethics complaints filed against them at some point in their career.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When it comes to gaining prescription privileges
A) psychologists are remarkably united in their support.
B) there is a great deal of controversy within the field of psychology.
C) the medical profession is eager to welcome psychologists aboard.
D) it is inevitable that psychologists will all be required to train and apply for them soon.
Q3) Discuss the impact positive psychology has had on clinical psychology.
Q4) Clinical psychology has a history of stormy relationships with the medical profession.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When psychologists behave in an unethical manner, they are subject to censure by
A) local organizations.
B) state organizations.
C) national organizations.
D) all of the above
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Chapter 16: Getting Into Graduate School in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) A personal statement should help the admissions committee understand that the applicant is
A) intellectually curious and highly motivated.
B) hardworking and conscientious.
C) interested in specific areas of research.
D) all of the above
Q2) According to the text, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of graduate training in clinical psychology that applicants should take into account?
A) Once admitted, the workload is similar to that of undergraduate school.
B) Often two moves will be necessary, one to attend school and another to complete an internship.
C) Since programs have different areas of focus, careful examination of programs is important.
D) While some financial assistance is available, students often live at the poverty level for several years.
Q3) What are some ways a student can gather information about graduate programs and the faculty involved in those programs?
Q4) What steps should a student take before applying to graduate school?
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