Psych 335 Exam 2 Review Questions With Verified Solutions.
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PSYC 335
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PSYC 335
In considering systems of classification, the terms category and dimension are distinguished by:
a) category is continuous whereas a dimension is a discrete grouping.
b) a dimension is continuous whereas a category is a discrete grouping.
c) categories are for scientific classification wherea...
Psych 335 Exam 2 Review Questions
With Verified Solutions.
In considering systems of classification, the terms category and dimension are distinguished by:
a) category is continuous whereas a dimension is a discrete grouping.
b) a dimension is continuous whereas a category is a discrete grouping.
c) categories are for scientific classification whereas dimensions are for clinical classification.
d) dimensions are for scientific classification whereas categories are for clinical classification. - Answer
B
After assessing Billy, three different clinicians all agree on his diagnosis. This suggests that the diagnostic
system the clinicians used has good:
a) etiological validity.
b) predictive validity.
c) interrater reliability.
d) test-retest reliability. - Answer C
A categorical approach to classification assumes that the difference between normal and pathological is:
a) one of kind rather than degree and that distinctions are made between quantitatively different types
of disorders.
b) one of kind rather than degree and that distinctions are made between qualitatively different types of
disorders.
c) one of degree rather than kind and that distinctions are made between quantitatively different types
of disorders.
d) one of degree rather than kind and that distinctions are made between qualitatively different types of
disorders. - Answer B
,The term comorbidity refers to:
a) child meeting the criteria for more than one disorder.
b) two children in a family having the same disorder.
c) a child and parent having the same disorder.
d) two disorders having some of the same cause. - Answer A
In projective tests the term "projective" refers to the fact that:
a) the test is trying to project into the future.
b) the test is looking for positive attributes in the child.
c) the test is derived from ideas related to a particular psychoanalytic defense mechanism.
d) the test makes use of visual aids (e.g., slides) that the child is asked to respond to. - Answer C
Developmental scales emphasize:
a) language and communication.
b) sensorimotor and simple social skills.
c) abstract reasoning abilities.
d) number and relational concepts. - Answer B
Play therapy:
a) is most likely to be used with children in the upper elementary school grades or older who are able to
play the role of another person.
b) often uses play as a way to adapt more verbal psychotherapeutic approaches to children in order to
facilitate communication.
c) is used primarily with children who experience play difficulties with their peers.
, d) is used to allow treatment to approximate the mother-child relationship. - Answer B
The term empirically supported treatments refers to:
a) treatments that are paid for by research funds.
b) treatments for which there is adequate research support regarding effectiveness.
c) treatments that are used to collect research data.
d) treatments based on a particular theoretical position. - Answer B
Describe the concerns that exist regarding DSM classification systems. - Answer 1) categorical approach
-limitations to this
2) clinically derived
3) comorbidity
-mixed symptoms; many disorders have the same symptoms
Define interrater, test-retest, and validity. - Answer interrater: are rating by different people correlated?
test-retest: stability of rating over time
validity: does the diagnosis give us important information beyond just a label?
-should predict outcomes
-should be able to distinguish referred from non-referred samples
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