Assessment and Testing
A valid test is ____ reliable
A. not always
B. always
C. never
D. 80%
B. always
When you see the letter P in relation to a test of significance it means
A. portion
B. population parameter
C. probability
D. the researcher is using an ethnographic qualitative approach
C. probability
Most ethical dilemmas are related to
A. confidentiality
B. testing
C. diagnosis
D. research
A. confidentiality
You are seeing a husband and wife for marriage counseling. During one of the sessions you decide to see them separately. The husband tells you he has seen an attorney because he is filling for divorce. He has not told his wife and indicates that he will not do so. You feel the wife has a right to know this because it will help her plan for the future. You should
A. only tell his wife if he gives you permission
B. communicate his intent to his wife since ethics guidelines state you may do so when a member of the couple is contemplating divorce
C. not tell the wife since research indicates that women respond more positively to divorce when they have less time to think about it
D. terminate the husband unless he tells her
A. only tell his wife if he gives you permission
Matt was diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder (SSD), which predominant pain. It is safe to say that
A. Matt is at least 40 years of age
B. Matt has never had a physical exam in regard to his pain
C. no physiological basis or medical condition could be found to explain his reaction
D. Matt's pain can be carefully traced to a precise physical cause
C. no physiological basis or medical condition could be found to explain his reaction
Reliability assessments are associated with
A. Design Testing
B. Quantitative
C. Qualitative
D. ANOVA
C. Qualitative
The standard deviation (SD) is the square root of variance. A z-score of +1 would be the same as
A. 1 SD above the mean
B. 1 SD below the mean
C. the same as a so-called t-score
D. the medical score if the population is normal
A. 1 SD above the mean
You are a school counselor who wishes to refer a student with an orthopedic disability to a private therapist. In general, the best referral would be to
A. a CRC
B. a MAC
C. a licensed clinical psychologist
D. a licensed social worker
A. CRC ( Certified Rehabilitation Counselor )
A woman sees her husband as all good sometimes and all bad at others. An analytically trained family therapist who believes in object relations would see this as
A. ambivalent transferece
B. splitting
C. persistent depressive disorder
D. psychotic behavior
B. splitting
Bulimia is classified as
A. an eating disorder which occurs equally in both men and women
B. an eating disorder that occurs primarily in women
C. an anxiety disorder
D. a narcissistic personality disorder
B. an eating disorder that occurs primarily in women
A. Rogerian
B. strict behaviorist
C. TA therapist
D. psychodynamic clinician
D. psychodynamic clinician
A researcher creates a new motoric test in which clients throw a baseball at a target 40 feet away. Each client is given 100 throws, and the mean on the test is 50. Sam took the test and hit the target just two times out of the 100 throws. Jeff on the other hand, hit the target an amazing 92 times out of 100 trials. using the concept of statistical regression toward the mean the research would predict that
A. Sam's and Jeff's scores will stay about the same if they take the test again
B. Sam and Jeff will both score over 95 next time
C. Sam's score will increase while Jeff's will go down
D. Sam will beat Jeff if they both are tested again
C. Sam's score will increase while Jeff's will go down
NBCC has developed a code of ethics to help counselors behave in a professional manner. The code warns against stereotyping and discrimination. All of the following would be examples of stereotyping and discrimination except:
A. Advising an African American client to avoid graduate school because you believe the Jensen research regarding African Americans and IQ scores.
B. Advising a client to consider switching his college major based on your clinical judgment as well as the results from an extensive test battery.
C. Advising a female client to avoid taking a management position because you feel women are generally nonassertive
D. Advising a female client to avoid taking a management position because you feel women managers are generally to aggressive.
B. Advising a client to consider switching his college major based on your clinical judgment as well as the results from an extensive test battery.
Most experts believe that the number of multigenerational families with a child, a parent, and a grandparent living together will
A. decrease
B. increase
C. remain static
D. will continue to go up and down on a fairly regular basis
B. increase
Pick the most accurate statement
A. Behavior therapies based on classical conditioning are used primarily with clients who have bipolar disorder. Lithium is no longer used.
B. Behavior therapies based on classical conditioning are much more effective than CBT when treating mood disorders
C. Behavior therapies based on classical conditioning are commonly used to treat phobias but are also used for clients with OCD
D. Bheavior therapy is never based on classical conditioning
C. Behavior therapies based on classical conditioning are commonly used to treat phobias but are also used for clients with OCD
One future trend which seems contradictory is that some experts are pushing for
A. a greater reliance on tests while others want to rely on them less
B. social workers to do most of the testing
C. psychiatrists to do most of the testing
D. counselors to ban all computer-assisted tests
A. a greater reliance on tests while others want to rely on them less
Regardless of the shape, the ___ will always be the high point when a distribution dis displayed graphically.
A. degrees of freedom
B. mean
C. median
D. mode
D. mode
You have attempted to help a client for over two years with little or no success. You should
A. always refer the client to a board-certified psychiatrist
B. terminate the relationship and initiate an appropriate referral
C. change therapeutic modalities and see the client for another six months
D. change therapeutic modalities and see the client for at least another year
B. terminate the relationship and initiate an appropriate referral
During a counseling session Mrs. Sander's 13- year old daughter Jamie tries to speak. Mrs. Sanders says, "I told you not to say anything." Her daughter wants to know why she cannot talk. Mrs. Sanders replies, "Because I'm the parent, end of discussion young lady." According to the parenting typology of Diana Baumrind, Mrs. Sanders is
A. an authoritative parent
B. an authoritarian parent
C. a permissive parent
D. a nonpunitive parent
B. an authoritarian parent
According to the fetal origins hypothesis, adult heart disease, some emotional disorders, and type 2 diabetes could be related to
A. lack of stimulation (i.e., nurture) during the first year of life
B. nature
C. in utero malnutrition
D. undiscovered factors related to the human genome
C. in utero malnutrition
In a culture-fair test
A. items are known to the subject regardless of his or her culture
B. the test is not standardized
C. culture-free items cannot be utilized
D. African Americans generally score higher than whites
A. items are known to the subject regardless of his/her culture
A. 7
B. 99
C. 95
D 68
D. 68
Identify the DSM code
A. 29622
B. 29.622
C. 296.99
D. 2962.2
C. 296.99
Decimal point occurs after the third digit
In strategic family counseling the person with the power in the family
A. has the authority to make rules and enforce them
B. is usually extremely aggressive
C. is usually not willing to follow a family therapist's prescriptions or directives
D. is the one who talks the most
A. has the authority to make rules and enforce them
When was the first DSM released?
A. 1950
B. 1980
C. 1952
D. 1983
C. 1952