Quiz 4 ITP

On average, patients receiving therapy for a psychological problem improves more than do _____ of people with similar problems who do not receive treatment.

75 percent

The MOST legitimate criticism of intelligence tests concerns their:

cultural fairness.

DSM-5 is the classification system for abnormal behaviors that is:

most widely used in the United States.

Clients check off either "Applies" or "Does Not Apply" to a series of 200 items dealing with what they do and what they think in a variety of situations. The kind of test they are taking MOST likely is a:

personality inventory.

"Let's just do away with diagnoses," says a clinician. "All we do is make things worse." That clinician's viewpoint is:

shared by some of those working in the area of abnormality.

Symptoms such as sadness, loss of appetite, and low energy cluster together to form a:

syndrome.

Clinical interviews are the preferred assessment technique of many practitioners. One particular strength of the interview process is:

the chance to get a general sense of the client.

Approximately how many mental disorders does the DSM-5 list?

400 or 500 mental disorders

The three kinds of common factors that help contribute to a positive treatment outcome are:

client factors, therapist factors, and the client-therapist relationship.

Dr. Martin has just asked a potential client to talk about herself. As she responds, the doctor's next question is based on some interesting point the client made. There are few constraints on the conversation. Dr. Martin has just:

conducted an unstructured interview.