Psychological Testing - ANSWER
What test would be considered most useful to specifically evaluate concept formation, reasoning, and executive functioning? (4x) - ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)
What psychological tests measure test-taking attitudes at time of exam (3x) - ANSWERMMPI (MIN...
What test would be considered most useful to specifically evaluate concept formation, reasoning,
and executive functioning? (4x) - ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)
What psychological tests measure test-taking attitudes at time of exam (3x) - ANSWERMMPI
(MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY) VALIDITY SCALE
Most appropriate brief screening instrument that a pt can fill by him/ herself at physician's office to
screen for depression is (3x) - ANSWERBECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY
Which test is an objective measure of personality in adults and is helpful in confirming diagnosis of
personality disorder? (3x) - ANSWERMILLON CLINICAL MULTIAXIAL INVENTORY (MCMI)
An appropriate purpose for projective testing is: (3x) - ANSWERDETECTING THE PRESENCE OF SUBTLE
PSYCHOTIC THOUGHT PROCESSES
Which of the following is a pt self-reported questionnaire? (x2) - ANSWERBECK ANXIETY INVENTORY
What test may use set shifting to test cognitive flexibility? - ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST
(WCST)
MMPI does what? (2x) - ANSWERIDENTIFIES MAJOR AREAS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGIC FUNCTIONING
Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST) assesses (2x) - ANSWERABSTRACT REASONING AND FLEXIBILITY
IN PROBLEM SOLVING (cards are flexible)
What psychological test determines neuropsychologic impairment? (2x) - ANSWERHALSTEAD-REITAN
BATTERY
A broad-based rating scale for psychiatric symptoms in children? (2x) - ANSWERCHILD BEHAVIOR
CHECKLIST (CBCL)
Most specific test for assessing executive functioning? (x2) - ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING
TEST (WCST)- (EXECUTIVES are just cards)
4 y/o child is administered the "false beliefs task" in which two dolls act out a scene, whereby one
doll switches the location of a marble from one site to another, while the other doll leaves the scene
of the action. When the other doll returns to look for the marble, the child correctly points out that it
will look in the original location. This response demonstrates the child is showing evidence of (x2): -
ANSWERTHEORY OF MIND
This is considered as an unstructured psychological test (x2): - ANSWERRORSCHACH INKBLOT
,What does the Wisconsin card sorting task most accurately measure? - ANSWERTHE ABILITY TO
GENERATE ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES IN RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK
Compared to "treatment as usual", how does the IMPACT model of integrated care (which
recommends screening for depression of at least 75% of primary care patients and following through
with psych eval/mgmt) differ? - ANSWERDOUBLES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEPRESSION TREATMENT
(IMPACT model has 2x impact)
In problem solving training, what is the next step after using specific behavioral terms and feeling
expressions - ANSWERTHE OTHER PARTNER PARAPHRASES THE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Pt asked to draw clock, keeps tracing circle over and over again, what symptom is being
demonstrated? - ANSWERPERSEVERATION
Test that measure flexibility in shifting cognitive sets - ANSWERTRAILS B
Which test requires rapid and efficient integration of attention, visual scanning and cognitive
sequencing? - ANSWERTRAIL MAKING TEST
Name of test where pt is told to name the colors in which the words are printed rather than reading
the words themselves - ANSWERSTROOP COLOR WORD TEST
What test requires rapid and efficient integration of attention, visual scanning, and cognitive
sequencing? - ANSWERTRAIL-MAKING TEST (TMT) - (following number sequencing)
When interpreting IQ test results, what indicates need for further assessment? - ANSWERVERBAL
SCORE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN NONVERBAL SCORE
IQ scores generally considered to be stable beginning at: - ANSWER7 YEARS OLD
To obtain additional about unconscious drives and psychodynamic processes, which test would be
most helpful? - ANSWERTHEMATIC APPRERCEPTION TEST (TAT)
Psych MD tests a medical pt with go/no-go test in which psych MD asks pt to tap the table once if
Psych MD taps it once, but not to tap the table if psych MD taps it twice. Psych MD is screening for
deficits in? - ANSWEREXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING
Which of the following tests is used for assessment of expressive language? - ANSWERBOSTON
NAMING TEST (picture naming)
Test to discriminate cognitive difficulties in Alzheimer's (+ test) from those in depression (- test): -
ANSWERBOSTON NAMING TEST
Test for anxiety that does not include Qs about physical sx such as tachycardia and diaphoresis would
be considered lacking in what? - ANSWERCONTENT VALIDITY
Psychiatrist wishes to assess a pt's premorbid intellectual functioning. Which of the following tests
would be best for this purpose? - ANSWERREADING SUBSET OF THE WIDE RANGE ACHIEVEMENT
TEST
Awareness of own symptoms rated by: - ANSWERGLOBAL ASSESSMENT SCALE
Which of the following is the best test for general assessment of a patient's psychiatric symptom
patterns? - ANSWERSYMPTOM CHECKLIST-90-REVISED (scl-90)
,Measures attention, concentration, and freedom from distractibility: - ANSWERWECHSLER ADULT
INTELLIGENCE SCALE (WAIS)
Judgment by experts that items on a test "makes sense" is an example of: - ANSWERFACE VALIDITY
Which test assesses ability to attend to a task while inhibiting interfering stimuli? - ANSWERSTROOP
COLOR WORD TEST
What would be a useful screening test to evaluate an 8 y/o child's academic performance? -
ANSWERWIDE RANGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST (WRAT)
What does the clock drawing task test? - ANSWER"ATTENTION, VISUOSPATIAL, PLANNING,
EXECUTIVE FUNCTION (NOT orientation)"
Pt scores on revised Wechsler adult intelligence scale (WAIS-R) subtests for picture arrangement and
block design are very low compared to scores on other subtests. Most suggestive of: -
ANSWERLESION IN NONDOMINANT HEMISPHERE
Test to assess intelligence in 4 y/o? - ANSWERSTANFORD-BINET
Stanford-Binet most similar to: - ANSWERWECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN - III
Which assessment instrument best measures cognitive functioning in a 4 year old child? -
ANSWERWECHSLER PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCALE OF INTELLIGENCE-REVISED WPPSI-R
Test more specific to identify specific learning disability in child w/ full scale IQ of 93 on WISC-III -
ANSWERWOODCOCK-JOHNSON PSYCHO- EDUCATIONAL BATTERY - REVISED
25 y/o M scores in MMPI are all normal except for elevated scores on the depression and
psychasthenia scales. This suggests: - ANSWERHAS DEPRESSION WITH ANXIETY AND OTHER
NEUROTIC SYMPTOMS
Thematic apperception test is used for - ANSWERINTERFERING MOTIVATIONAL ASPECTS OF
BEHAVIOR
Which tests can be used for projective personality testing? - ANSWERRORSCHACH, DRAW A PERSON,
THEMATIC APPERCEPTION (NOT MMPI)
Which is a Projective Assessment test: - ANSWERTHEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TAT)
The personality test in which a pt is shown pictures of situations and asked to describe what is
happening in each picture is: - ANSWERTHEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TAT)
This tool best measures the degree of self-care in children with MR: - ANSWERVINELAND ADAPTIVE
BEHAVIOR SCALE
8 yo child recently had Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) and received full scale IQ of
60. Which additional tests would determine if child meets criteria for intellectual disability (mental
retardation)? - ANSWERVINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALES, 2ND EDITION (VABS-II)
A psychological test that demonstrates high reliability: - ANSWERWECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE
SCALE (WAIS)
, Test correlates most strongly w premorbid fcn in pt w early dementia - ANSWERWECHSLER ADULT
INTELLIGENCE SCALE II VOCABULARY TEST
A known limitation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory? - ANSWERNORMS DO NOT
ACCOUNT FOR OUTCOMES BASED ON RELIGION AND RACE
Computer assisted continuous performance testing is used to assess what? - ANSWERATTENTION
Most useful instrument to assess a non-verbal 3-year-old child who plays alone in the corner,
stacking/unstacking blocks? - ANSWERAUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE (ADOS)
Which psychological test has been validated for adolescents, elderly and ethnic minority groups, and
is recommended for the assessment of psychological functioning in patients from diverse cultures? -
ANSWERMINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY (MMPI-2)
Neuropsychological test that specifically evaluates impairments in frontal lobe function in adults? -
ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING TASK (WCST)
On what test would perseverative error be considered a specific outcome of clinical relevance? -
ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)
75 y/o pt presents with symptoms of dementia. Especially poor performance on which of the
following neuropsychological tests might suggest a Dx of vascular dementia rather than Alzheimer's
dementia? - ANSWERWISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)
Patient is shown a picture of a person standing next to window and is asked to describe what
happened. What test? - ANSWERTHEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TAT)
Psychopharmacology - ANSWER
Anti-Depressants - ANSWER
27 y/o depressed pa-ent treated with SSRI and tranylcypromine (and with 5- hydroxytryptophan)
now presents with VH, mild confusion, myoclonic jerks, diaphore-c, flushing, restless: (6x) -
ANSWERSEROTONIN SYNDROME
What drug has a curvilinear therapeu-c window? (6x) - ANSWERNORTRIPTYLINE
What drug is useful in the Rx of urinary reten-on secondary to TCA therapy (5x) -
ANSWERBETHANECHOL
Which opioid has a poten-ally lethal interac-on with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)? (4x) -
ANSWERMEPERIDINE
AZer an OD on Amitriptyline, what test is needed? (4x) - ANSWEREKG
45 y/o F pt on phenelzine for MDD, takes OTC medication for cold sx and develops hypertensive
crisis. Which OTC medication would most likely cause this? (3x) - ANSWERPSEUDOEPHEDRINE
An-depressant less likely to cause sexual dysfunc-on: (3x) - ANSWERBUPROPION
An-depressant preferred for >65 y/o for which blood levels are clinically useful (3x) -
ANSWERDESIPRAMINE
Pt with hx of bipolar disorder p/w immobility, posturing, and echopraxia. First line tx? (3x) -
ANSWERLORAZEPAM
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