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PSY MISC> ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGYPERSPECTIVES TEST BANK Chapter 04: Psychological Assessment and Research Methods
Chapter 04 Multiple Choice Questions PSY MISC> ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
PERSPECTIVES TEST BANK Psychological assessment involves
A)comparing an individual’s symptom profile to each of the DSM-
5 disorders.
B)administering the appropriate diagnostic tests to an individual with suspected abnormal behaviour.
C)conducting a structured interview to determine the correct diagnosis for an individual who is displaying abnormal behaviour.
D)systematic gathering and evaluation of information pertaining to an individual with suspected abnormal behaviour.
E)identifying psychological, social and biological factors that are causing an individual’s mental illness.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 04-1-01
Page-Reference: 65
Skill: Factual, Conceptual Page-Reference: 65PSY MISC> ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
PERSPECTIVES TEST BANK Answer: D) systematic gathering and evaluation of information pertaining to an individual with suspected abnormal behaviour.
Psychological assessment
A)is a process that reveals the correct diagnosis to a researcher or clinician.
B)determines the biological, psychological and social causes of disorder that is causing distress and/or impairment.
C)provides data that are placed within the context of history, referral information, behavioural observations, and life of an individual.
D)is gradually replacing the unstructured interview as researchers and clinicians become increasingly concerned with accuracy and precision in diagnosis.
E)plays the role in research that the clinical interview plays in clinical assessment.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 04-1-02 Skill: Factual, Conceptual
QuestionID: 04-1-03Answer: C) provides data that are placed within the context of history, referral information, behavioural observations, and life of an individual.
Claire completes a psychological test of personality type twice, the second time 4 weeks after the first. The correlation between her two test scores was very low. Based on this information, the test can be said to exhibit
A)low alternate form reliability.
B)low split-half reliability.
C)high test-retest reliability.
D)low test-retest reliability.
E)high alternate form reliability.
Difficulty: 1
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