Test One Intro to Clinical Test Answers

Besides a stressful event, what else can cause switching of subpersonalities in a client with dissociative identity disorder?

hypnotic suggestion

During the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of domestic abuse rose significantly. This was attributed to all of the following EXCEPT:

increased tobacco consumption

What are the inaccurate and inappropriate beliefs held by people with various psychological problems called?

irrational assumptions

The scientist-practitioner model of training is characterized by a(n) ______.

joint emphasis on practice and research

Lane is attending a clinical psychology graduate program that subscribes to the Boulder Model of training. Which of the following would Lane NOT experience in his program if it truly adheres to the Boulder Model?

minimization of clinical training with a heavy emphasis on research training

A diagnostic criterion for posttraumatic stress disorder is the presence of significant distress or impairment for:

more than one month

Alexis has dissociative identity disorder. When one of her personalities, Jodi, is asked about another one, Tom, she claims ignorance. Tom has never heard of Jodi, either. This is called a:

mutually amnesic relationship

Panic disorder appears to be related to abnormal activity of which neurotransmitter?

norepinephrine

The abnormal activity of which neurotransmitter has been linked to traumatic events?

norepinephrine

What are the persistent thoughts, ideas, impulses, or images that seem to invade a person's consciousness called?

obsessions

Which of the following is true?

The scientist-practitioner model of training emerged before the practitioner-scholar model of training

Carrie is writing a personal statement to include with her application to a clinical psychology graduate program. Which of the following should she NOT include in her personal statement?

overly personal or revealing information, such as a mental health diagnosis

Dr Lopez wants to improve the effectiveness of GABA in a client. She should choose:

a benzodiazepine

People with an anxiety disorder are MOST likely to experience:

a second anxiety disorder

Beatrice is prescribed a medication for her anxiety. When she takes a small dose, she feels calmer. When she takes a larger dose, she can fall asleep without tossing and turning. This type of drug is called:

a sedative-hypnotic drug

Which of the following phobias is MOST often associated with panic disorder?

agoraphobia

When psychotherapy outcome researchers seek clients on whom to conduct psychotherapy in a study, they typically seek clients who ______.

are "textbook cases" of the diagnosis the therapy intends to treat

The group of hormones that are referred to as stress hormones are:

peptide hormones

A person who believes that everything is a disaster and nothing good will ever happen again when things are not the way he or she would like them to be is displaying:

basic irrational assumptions

The term evidence-based practice includes ______.

both the psychological treatment of a disorder and factors related to the people providing and receiving the psychological service

Fiona and Tré are sisters who were raised together, went to the same schools, and had the same friends. Yet as adults they are very different. Fiona is modestly successful in her profession, and generally happy. Tré earns a much higher income but is in therapy for severe generalized anxiety disorder. This outcome illustrates what is called the principle of:

divergence

One distinction that DSM-5-TR makes between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder is based on the:

duration of anxiety symptoms

John is an undergraduate psychology major. He wishes to become a clinical psychologist. In order to reach this goal, John must ______.

earn a master's degree in clinical psychology

A procedure used to treat social anxiety disorder that forces the client to face his or her dreaded social situation until the fear subsides is:

exposure therapy

A book entitled A Guide to Treatments That Work was published in ______ and represented a significant step in the ______ movement.

1998, evidence-based practice

Which of the following is an accurate statistic of sufferers of acute or posttraumatic stress disorder in North America?

20 percent attempt suicide

The ______ is an organization whose member graduate programs emphasis and promote scientific, research-based clinical psychology as the legitimate form of clinical psychology.

Academy of Psychological Clinical Science

Social workers ______.

focus on the interaction between an individual and components of society

Josephine is an undergraduate student wants to increase her odds of getting into a clinical psychology graduate program. Based on recommendations provided in the textbook, which of the following is the best advice you could provide to Josephine?

get to know your professors and build a positive, professional relationship with them so they can write meaningful, persuasive letters of recommendation for you

Some studies of manualized therapy have found that therapists who demonstrate flexibility while using manuals ______.

produce better client outcomes and are more successful in getting clients engaged in therapy

The most common professional activity of clinical psychologists since at least the 1970s is ______.

psychotherapy

Demonstrating that there are many paths to the profession of clinical psychology, more than half of APA-accredited doctoral programs offer ______.

specialty training

The use of technology, particularly the Internet, by clinical psychologists is often referred to as ______.

telepsychology

Psychiatrists ______.

tend to emphasize biological aspects of clinical problems to a greater extent than clinical psychologists

Which brain area is rich in neurons that use norepinephrine?

the locus coeruleus

Some clinical psychologists criticize the DSM, stating some disorders' symptoms are difficult to distinguish from normal behavior. This criticism best illustrates the debate surrounding ______.

the overexpansion of mental disorders

According to cognitive-behavioral theorists, why do patients engage in compulsive behaviors?

those behaviors reduce anxiety and are thus reinforced

People with low incomes are _____ as likely as people with higher incomes to experience one of the stress disorders.

twice

A phobic person is exposed to computer graphics that simulate real-world situations. This is an example of the _____ technique

virtual reality

Compared to clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists tend to ______.

work in settings such as college counseling centers