Assessment Quizzes for Final
Sentence completion tests:
-Are projective techniques in which clients respond to the stems of sentences -Can provide valuable information quickly -Generally have limited validity and reliability information
Some environmental assessments are professionally constructed. Which of the following is true regarding these instruments?
-They are more rigorously constructed than informal assessments -an example is the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function -They offer a less distorted view than many other forms of assessment
Observation can be completed:
-by the client -by a professional -by a family member
When the patient's usual and customary coping skills are no longer adequate to address a perceived stressful situation
Crisis
Which of the following is true about the NEO Personality Inventory-3 (NEO PI-3)?
It is based in the Big Five personality traits
Which is true about the Draw a person/house/tree
It requires no artistic ability
Which is true about the Beck Anxiety inventory
It takes 10 min to administer
One of the greatest advantages in using the MMPI-II is which of the following?
It's helpfulness in identifying possible clinical disorders (formerly Axis I) and psychopathology
Which of the following is NOT true about the MMPI?-
Its focus is on personality disorders
According to the APA suicide work group, suicide screenings are
Lack validity
This test is based on Jung's concepts of perception and judgment, has eight scales, one pair is the extroversion versus introversion scales.
Meyers-Bigs Type Indicator
According to the text, two types of observation are
Naturalistic and Controlled
The Luria-Nebraska and Halstead-Reitman Batteries are examples of
Near psychological batteries
According to the DSM 4 an enduring patterns of perceiving relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal context is known as:
Personality
On the Bender Gestalt II, it is found that a 4-year old could not accurately copy any of the figures. This could be an indication of
Possible developmental delays
Test based on the clinician's interpretation of a client's response to a stimulus
Projective tests
Factors that may decrease the risk for suicide are also called
Protective Factor
This kind of rating scale provides a series of statements the respondent can categorize and arrange from high to low-based on his or her preferences
Rank order
The substance abuse screening that is recommended to be completed by everyone is called
SBIRT
A functional behavioral analysis is usually performed in
School Children
A comprehensive evaluation done by a clinician to confirm suicide risk is known as
Screening
A standardized instrument or protocol to determine the risk of suicide is known as
Screening
In applying for graduate school. A doctoral program asks potential students to role-play a counselor with a faculty member. The faculty member role-plays the same client with each potential doctoral student. Which technique is being employed?
Situational Test
Independent Living Assessments are generally used with
Special Ed students who are getting ready to graduate
Most people who successfully complete suicide
Talk about the intent
Which of the following is NOT a type of drawing tests?
The Developmental Readiness Adaptive Wishlist (DRAW)
Which of the following is NOT a major scale of the Millon?
The Neuroticism Scales
Generosity error is:
When an individual doing the rating identifies with the person being rayed and this rates the individual inaccurately
The halo effect is:
When the overall impression of an individual clouds the rating of that person in one select area
Which of the following are you NOT likely to find on a genogram?
You are likely to find all of these
Screening that are used with everyone regardless of whether they appear to be at risk is called
Universal screening
According to a recent study the percentage of people who report suicidal ideations at some point is
13.5
Observation can be completed
All of these can do observations
On a school counselor's personnel file, it is noted that a student tends to be consistently late to work. This is an example of a
Anecdotal record
Which of the following is true about the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and anxiety measurement? s
Anxiety instruments correlate high with depression instruments, muddling the distinction between the two constructs
A comprehensive Evaluation done by a clinician to confirm suicide risk is known
Assessment
In the SDM-IV-TR, which of the following axis was used to describe personality disorders?
Axis 2
The __________ is a 4-item, relatively non-confrontational questionnaire for detection of alcoholism
CAGE
Which of the following is NOT true about the Thematic Apperception Test?
Each card has a separate inkblot on it
Which of the following is NOT one of the dichotomies or dimensions on the Myers-Briggs?
Experiencing or deducting
If you ask about suicide you may plant the idea in a client's head
False
Independent Living Assessments are important for clients seeking substance abuse services
False
Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST)
Identifies 95% of alcoholics
Which of the following is NOT true about performance-based assessment?
These instruments frequently measure speed and agility of the examine
Which of the following is NOT a strength of informal assessment techniques?
They are generally highly valid and reliable
Which of the following is NOT strength of informal assessment techniques?
They are generally highly valid and reliable
Which of the following is NOT a type of drawing test discussed in the text?
They can be given quickly and do not require artistic prowess
Which of the following is NOT true relative to the practicality of informal assessment techniques?
They cross-culturally free
Environmental assessments have a distinct advantage in that they
They minimize distractions
Hopelessness is one of the biggest warning signs of suicide
True
Inter rater reliability measures the agreement or consistency among two or more evaluators observing a behavior or phenomenon
True
Objective personality tests are often used to increase client insight to identify psychopathology, and to assist in treatment planning.
True
The readiness ruler is used for determining
True
Trauma centers are required by laws to do substance abuse screenings on all patients
True
The Beck Depression Inventory II is
is useful to determine the severity of depressive symptoms
SBIRT stands for screening, brief intervention and referral for treatment
true
