PSY 480 Week 2 Individual Week Two Quiz
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Multiple Choice: Read each question and select the correct
answer.
1. A crisis interview would
be appropriate to
a. assess how family of origin
influences a person’s ability to handle a crisis
b. obtain a clearer understanding of a
patient’s diagnosis
c. assess whether a depressed
client with frequent suicidal thoughts has formulated a detailed plan
d. screen for a patient’s level of
psychological functioning
2. ________ testing presents
specific questions or statements to which a person responds by using specific
answers or a scale. ________ is an example of this type of testing.
a. Objective; MMPI
b. Projective; TAT
c. Functional; NEO-PI-R
d. Intelligence; Stanford-Binet
3. One of the common concerns associated with IQ
testing is that
a. a wide variety of human
behaviors is being measured
b. a person's performance is compared
against others’ performances
c. testing is used to learn about
cognitive strengths and weaknesses
d. there is a possibility of racial bias
4. Harry is a 7-year-old boy who is experiencing problems
with receptive language. He seems to understand some but not all of what is
said to him. His verbal and nonverbal responses are sometimes inappropriate.
His parents and teachers want more information about Harry’s cognitive
functioning. The most appropriate test to assess Harry is the
a. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for
Children – Fourth Edition (WISC)
b. Million Clinical Multiaxial
Inventories (MCMI)
c. Sixteen Personality Factors
(16PF)
d. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Inventory (MMPI-2)
5. Felicia, a
9-year-old girl, complains that other children are not letting her play with
them during recess or that they do not play fair. What would be the most
effective approach to assess the interactions between Felicia and her
playmates?
a. Naturalistic observation
b. Controlled observation
c. Self-monitoring
d. Functional analysis
6. Which of the following is a potential threat to
effective interviewing?
a. Time of day
b. Interviewer bias
c. Structured interviews
d. Self-monitoring
7. A potential limitation of an initial assessment is
that
a. the patient’s goal for treatment
is identified
b. the intake reveals a family history of
mental illness
c. sometimes the presenting problem
or symptom is not the real problem
d. someone with hallucinations may not
have them during the assessment
8. The choice of assessment tools used depends on
numerous factors, including the following:
a. The diagnosis
b. The nature of the presenting problem
c. The vocation of the patient
d. A psychologist’s preference for the
assessment tool
9. Anita, a 20-year-old college
student, comes in for an evaluation. When the clinician asks her what brings
her in for therapy, she answers, “I wanted to know how to get rid of the
fairies in my dorm room. They come out every night, and their pixie dust makes
me sneeze, so I can’t go to sleep.” Based on Anita’s answer, which of the
following is the most appropriate tool to use for further assessment?
a. Crisis interview
b. Computer-based interview
c. Self-monitoring
d. Mental status interview
10. What is a risk factor when assessing for suicide?
a. The type of questionnaire used
b. Previous attempts
c. Watching movies about suicide
d. Maintaining an active social structure
