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The current edition of the DSM contains “proposed criteria sets.” These sets are
[A]
descriptions of proposed disorders that may become official disorders in a future DSM
[B]
lists of disorders that will be eliminated in a future version of the DSM.
[C]
diagnostic aids to assist clinicians in distinguishing between disorders with similar presentations.
[D]
a new classification system for personality disorders.
Answer: descriptions of proposed disorders that may become official disorders in a future DSM
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_____ is a proposed criteria set in the current DSM that involves cutting, burning, or otherwise intentionally hurting one’s own body without the intent to kill oneself.
[A]
Internet gaming disorder
[B]
Attenuated psychosis syndrome
[C]
Persistent complex bereavement
[D]
Nonsuicidal self-injury
Answer: Nonsuicidal self-injury
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June believes there is one general intelligence that overlaps with many abilities. Which of the following theorists is most likely to agree with June?
[A]
Edward Lee Thorndike
[B]
Charles Spearman
[C]
Alfred Binet
[D]
Lewis Terman
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In the early 1900s, _____ created a test of intelligence to help the French school system determine if students should qualify for special services.
[A]
Lewis Terman
[B]
David Wechsler
[C]
Alfred Binet
[D]
Harland Stanford
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David Wechsler created
[A]
an inkblot test of personality.
[B]
a popular objective questionnaire measuring symptoms of depression.
[C]
a test of intelligence.
[D]
the MMPI
Answer: a test of intelligence.
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The Rorschach Inkblot Method is best identified as
[A]
a projective intelligence test.
[B]
an objective intelligence test.
[C]
a projective personality test.
[D]
an objective personality test.
Answer: a projective personality test.
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_____ tests assume that people reveal their personalities by their responses to ambiguous stimuli, while _____ tests offer straightforward scoring and interpretation guidelines and are often in multiple-choice or true-false format.
[A]
Projective intelligence, objective intelligence
[B]
Objective intelligence, projective intelligence
[C]
Projective personality, objective personality
[D]
bjective personality, projective personality
Answer: Projective personality, objective personality
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The _____ has patients tell stories in response to cards that depict interpersonal scenes.
[A]
Rorschach Inkblot Method
[B]
Thematic Apperception Test
[C]
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
[D]
Wechsler Adult Story Scale
Answer: Thematic Apperception Test
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_____ are the authors of the TAT.
[A]
Christiana Morgan and Henry Murray
[B]
Lewis Terman and Alfred Binet
[C]
Edward Thorndike and Charles Spearman
[D]
Herman Rorschach and James Cattell
Answer: Christiana Morgan and Henry Murray
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The MMPI
[A]
is an objective test of personality.
[B]
was created prior to the Rorschach Inkblot test.
[C]
is a projective test of personality.
[D]
is modeled after the Thematic Apperception Test.
Answer: is an objective test of personality.
31
Psychotherapy began to play a significant role in the history of clinical psychology around _____.
[A]
1900–1910
[B]
1940–1950
[C]
1970–1980
[D]
1990–2000
32
Which approach to psychotherapy that arose in the 20th century emphasized empirical methodology and the study and treatment of measurable, observable symptoms?
[A]
Psychodynamic
[B]
Behavioral
[C]
Humanistic
[D]
Cognitive
33
Currently, the most popular singular psychotherapy orientation among clinical psychologists is the _________ orientation.
[A]
behavioral
[B]
cognitive
[C]
psychodynamic
[D]
humanistic
34
Clinical psychology’s major contribution to World War I was
[A]
the creation of tests to measure the intelligence of recruits
[B]
treatment for returning veterans with “shell shock.”
[C]
development of effective interrogation techniques.
[D]
coaching of newly trained fighter pilots.
Answer: the creation of tests to measure the intelligence of recruits
35
The historic Boulder conference took place in _____.
[A]
1896
[B]
1921
[C]
1949
[D]
1969
36
Which of the following assessment methods was created most recently?
[A]
MMPI
[B]
Thematic Apperception Test
[C]
NEO-PI-R
[D]
Rorschach Inkblot Method
37
At the 1896 convention of the American Psychological Association, when Lightner Witmer encouraged his colleagues to “throw light upon the problems that confront humanity,” he meant that they should
[A]
develop a diagnostic manual.
[B]
open psychological clinics.
[C]
convince local politicians to improve the conditions of inpatient facilities for the seriously mentally ill.
[D]
organize and lobby for the right to prescribe medication.
Answer: open psychological clinics.
38
_____, more than any other activity, characterized clinical psychology during the earliest years of the profession.
[A]
Cognitive psychotherapy
[B]
Behavioral psychotherapy
[C]
Motivational interviewing
[D]
Assessment of intelligence
Answer: Assessment of intelligence
39
From roughly 1900 to 1950, the treatment of mental illness
[A]
did not exist.
[B]
was conducted primarily by clinical psychologists.
[C]
was conducted primarily by physicians.
[D]
was conducted primarily by counseling psychologists.
Answer: was conducted primarily by physicians.
40
The result of the Boulder conference was an agreement among clinical psychology training directors that
[A]
PhD clinical psychology training should focus on clinical practice.
[B]
research was the most essential facet of PhD clinical psychology training.
[C]
both practice and research were important parts of PhD clinical psychology training.
[D]
PhD clinical psychology training standards should be revised at least every 10 years.
Answer: both practice and research were important parts of PhD clinical psychology training.