Psych Midterm

The term Clinical Psychology was first used in print in

1907

A book entitled A Guide to Treatments that Work was published in _______ and represented a significant step in the _______.

1998; evidence-based practice movement

2010 research by Cosgrove and Krimsky found that _______% of psychiatrists contributing to the DSM-5 had financial ties to pharmaceutical companies.

69

The WAIS would be an appropriate test for a client whose age is _____ years.

72

_____ reliability is the extent to which an assessment technique yields similar results across different administrators.

Interrater

Free association

Is used by psychodynamic psychotherapists as an effort to access the unconscious. Involves asking clients to say whatever comes to mind without censoring themselves at all

____, which is more likely to take place when clinical psychologists are not culturally competent, involves viewing as abnormal that which is normal within the client's own culture.

Overpathologizing

Psychiatrists

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

In the _____, the task of the client is to create a story to go along with the interpersonal scenes depicted in cards

Thematic Apperception Test

According to Cattell, _____ intelligence is intelligence accumulated as a result of life experience

crystallized

Which of the following is not one of the "Big Five" personality traits measured by the NEO-PI-R?

eclecticism

According to psychodynamic theory, the _____ is the part of the mind that generates defense mechanisms.

ego

When a patient is asked to engage in _____, the patient's task is to verbalize any thought that comes to mind, no matter how nonsensical, inappropriate, illogical, or unimportant it may seem

free association

A survey of clinical psychologists (Norcross & Karpiak, 2012) found that the format of psychotherapy that

individual

The term _____ succinctly captures the primary goal of psychodynamic psychotherapy

insight

The scientist-practitioner model of training is characterized by

A joint emphasis on practice and research.

The Warning or Arousal Stage contains all but which one

A time where people get depressed right away.

_____ is a pioneer of the humanistic approach to psychotherapy.

Carl Rogers

_______ is a pioneer of the humanistic approach to psychotherapy

Carl Rogers

Modifying psychological treatments that work for members of diverse cultures is known as _______.

Cultural adaptation

According to Cattell, _____ intelligence is

crystallized

_______ is the way a person responds to living in a new cultural environment, particularly regarding the balance between adopting elements of the new culture and retaining elements of the original culture.

Acculturation

If you have a serious threat of suicide, when you refer you should

Adhere to the policies of your agencies but usually you call the police/mobile crisis.

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is the therapy approach created by _____

Albert Ellis

The DSM-5 includes:

An outline for cultural formulation A cultural formulation interview A cultural concepts of distress glossary ALL OF THE ABOVE

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.

Looking at the different regions (and states within those regions) which state would have the highest rate of suicide out of the answer choices

Colorado

A growing emphasis in clinical psychology graduate training is _______, or skills that a student must be able to demonstrate in areas such as assessment, research, and diversity.

Competencies

Jake is not sure what to do...on one hand he would like to keep with the treatment plan and on the other he complains about the cost and time of coming to your office every other week. What stage of change would most characterize Jake?

Contemplative

_____ validity is the extent to which an assessment technique has content appropriate for what is being measured.

Content

Developing discrepancy is important as it:

Creates awareness of consequences Motivates change Lets the person present arguments for change

The _______ perspective recognizes and emphasizes culturally specific norms and considers a client's behaviors, thoughts, and feelings within the context of that client's culture.

Emic

Critical thinking involves the following except

Emotional reasoning is important. Includes: never jump to conclusions, keep an open mind, and be skeptical.

The etic perspective

Emphasizes similarities between all people

The creation of an anxiety hierarchy is a core feature of _______

Exposure therapy

Asking the question: "Have you thought about killing yourself," can make a patient want to kill themself

False

Rolling with resistance is a function of motivational interviewing that means you always agree with the client no matter what...arguments are counterproductive.

False

Specificity of a persons plan to commit suicide is not that important to assess.

False

There is no need to discuss confidentiality with a child.

False

If a suicidal patient calls you and is about to take pills, the best situation is to get them to

Flush the pills down the toilet

_______ was founded by Fritz Perls, and it emphasizes a holistic approach to enhancing the client's experience.

Gestalt therapy

In 1952, _______ made the (now disproven) claim that there was no proof that psychotherapy was efficacious.

Hans Eysenck

The first person to use the term clinical psychology in print was _______.

Lightner Witmer

The primary goal of cognitive psychotherapy is

Logical thinking

Which of the following is an example of an objective personality test

MMPI-2

Which of the following is an example of an objective personality test?

MMPI-2

Amy came for her 15th appointment and state the interventions used were "amazing" and she is really happy to have come to you. She has no pain and has been engaged with the treatment plan from the 2nd appointment. You decide she is good for follow-up adjustments periodically. What stage of change would most characterize Amy?

Maintenance/Relapse

According to Sue and Sue (2008), " _______ is defined as the counselor's acquisition of awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to function effectively in a pluralistic democratic society."

Multicultural counseling competence

Authors such as Pedersen (1990, 1999, 2008) have labeled _______ as the "fourth force" in the history of psychology.

Multiculturalism

Social workers

None of the above: typically earn a doctoral degree, undergo training that places heavy emphasis on research methods and psychological testing.

_____ include unambiguous test items, offer clients a limited range of responses, and are objectively scored.

Objective personality tests

B.F. Skinner is most closely associated with _______.

Operant conditioning

According to Cummings (2007), _______% of prescriptions written for psychoactive medications come form primary care physicians.

Over 80

John comes to your office and states he is only here because his wife told him he has to take care of himself but reported no problem. What stage of change would most characterize john?

Pre-contemplation

The most common work setting for clinical psychologists since the 1980s is _______.

Private practice

Some studies of manualized therapy have found that therapists who demonstrate flexibility while using a manual

Produce better client outcomes Are more successful in getting clients to engage in therapy

The "blank screen" role of the psychotherapist is most important to _______ psychotherapists.

Psychodynamic

Which of the following is not a clinical scale on the MMPI and MMPI-2?

Self-Acceptance

Empathy

Shows how much we care, can be verbal or non verbal, declines through training (all of the above)

With respect to crisis the last straw means?

Situation that propels an individual into a state of disorganization.

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

Specialty training

Motivational change occurs when people perceive a mismatch between "where they are and where they want to be", and a counselor practicing Motivational Interviewing works to develop this by helping clients examine the discrepancies between their current circumstances/behavior and their values and future goals

True

People who abuse drugs and/or alcohol are more likely to commit suicide

True

This is a good phrase to say to help build a collaborative treatment plan: "When you go home today, who will you talk to about today's appointment? What will you say?"

True

The "dodo bird verdict" refers to the finding that

Various forms of psychotherapy are about equally beneficial

The size and scope of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual have _______ since its inception in the 1950s

Vastly increased

The American Psychological Association has created divisions addressing all of the following areas of diversity except

Women Religion Ethnic minorities ALL OF THE ABOVE

School psychologists

Work with children in schools and the adults involved in students' lives

Using basic listening skills for suicidal patients is important because

You might be the first person they told or it is very tough for them at this moment, so it is important to be empathetic. They are also more likely to open up

(A) Risk factor(s) for suicide include

a. Can't make the pain go away b. Loss of interest in personal appearance c. Sudden lift in depression d. All of the above

Susan reported for the first time last week she complied with your stretch program and indicated it has led to less discomfort in her lower back. What stage of change would most characterize Susan?

action

Naturalistic observation is most likely to be practiced by a clinical psychologists who endorses

behavioral assessment

The idea that the way we think about events determines the way we respond to them is a cornerstone of _____ therapy

cognitive

The Rorschach Inkblot Method

contains a total of 10 inkblots.

Rollo May, Victor Frankl, and Irvin Yalom are most closely associated with _____ psychotherapy

existential

For the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, _____ is a form of therapy that has received substantial empirical suppor

exposure plus response prevention

According to psychodynamic theory, the _____ is the part of the mind that generates all pleasure-seeking, selfish, indulgent, animalistic impulses.

id

The notion of "g," as proposed by Charles Spearman, suggests that essentially,

intelligence is one thing.

The type of clinical interview that is most often conducted in medical settings for the primary purpose of quickly assessing a client's current level of functioning is the

mental status exam

The practice of using a collection of different assessment instruments—interview data, direct observation, etc.—to examine an individual's personality is known as _____.

multimethod assessment

Dr. Young, a clinical psychologist, is conducting an assessment of a client who experienced a head injury in a car accident. He uses the Halstead-Reitan battery to determine impairment of the functioning of specific components or structures of the brain. Dr. Young is conducting _____ testing.

neuropsychological

B. F. Skinner is most closely associated with _____

operant conditioning

According to psychodynamic theory, the _____ is the part of the mind that establishes rules, restrictions, and prohibitions.

superego

The validity scales of the MMPI-2 are a measure of _____.

the test-taking attitudes of the client

The primary goal of humanistic psychotherapy is

to foster self-actualization

The primary goal of psychodynamic psychotherapy is

to make the unconscious conscious .

According to surveys of clinical psychologists since 1960, the most commonly endorsed psychotherapy orientation

was the eclectic/integrative orientation until 2010, when the cognitive orientation was most commonly endorsed .