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100
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)  
A. is a disabling condition that can qualify a child for special services.
 B. was specifically excluded by law in 1999 as being a disabling condition that can qualify a child for special services. 
C. can qualify a child for special services only if another more severe disability is also diagnosed at the same time. 
D. has a special status in that it may only treated by a medication program that is supervised by a qualified school psychiatrist.
What is 
A. is a disabling condition that can qualify a child for special services.

100
Which BEST describes what is typically measured in personality assessment?  
A. social and communication skills
 B. traits and states
 C. charisma 
D. creativity and motivation
What is B. traits and states

100
A psychological report is BEST written with A. the diagnosis in mind.
 B. the goal of the assessment in mind.
 C. the tools of assessment that were employed at hand.
 D. the best interest of the referral source in mind.
What is B. the goal of the assessment in mind.

100
Aphasia refers to a A. deficit in motor ability.
 B. deficit in writing.
 C. memory deficit.
 D. communication deficit.
What is D. communication deficit.
100
 The most widely used test to measure the severity of depression is  
A. the MMPI.
 B. the BDI-II.
 C. the MCMI-III.
 D. the SADS.
What is B. the BDI-II.

200
Which name is BEST associated with the term zone of proximal development?  
A. Vygotsky 
B. Feuerstein
 C. Budoff
 D. Luria
What is 
A. Vygotsky
200
A key definitional difference between the terms personality trait and personality state has to do with 
 A. the extent to which personality is viewed as a physical attribute.
 B. how stable over time the characteristic is exhibited.
 C. whether or not the characteristic is subject to a halo effect.
 D. the motivation of the person or persons doing the rating.
What is B. how stable over time the characteristic is exhibited.

200
A mental status examination may be administered to 
 A. screen for intellectual, emotional, and neurological deficits.
 B. assess thought content and thought processes.
 C. assess whether an individual is oriented "times three."
 D. All of these
What is D. All of these
200
Problems with one's sense of touch are MOST likely related to injury to (or lesions in) 
 A. the frontal lobe.
 B. the temporal lobe.
 C. the occipital lobe.
 D. the parietal lobe.
What is D. the parietal lobe.
200
Self-monitoring can be both a method of data collection and 
A. a type of projective instrument. 
B. an intervention itself.
 C. a means of watching oneself on closed circuit television.
D. a method of increasing the generalizability of findings.
What is 
B. an intervention itself.

300
Measures of interest, attitudes, and study habits are all BEST characterized as measures of  
A. perceptual motor ability.
 B. academic achievement.
 C. motivation.
 D. creativity.
What is C. motivation.

300
Personality tests are used for 
 A. evaluating influences on health. 
B. planning psychotherapeutic interventions.
 C. evaluating influences on academic performance.
 D. All of these
What is D. All of these
300
To a seasoned clinician, a patient's DSM-5 diagnosis instantly conveys information about 
 A. an individual's behavior, cognition, and emotion. 
B. how problematic a psychiatric disorder may be. 
C. how responsive to intervention the disorder is likely to be.
D. All of these.
What is D. All of these.
300
According to Dr. Eric Kramer, a diagnosis of dementia, or senile dementia Alzheimer's type, is made 
 A. on the basis of three or more instance of forgetting in a week. B. if senile dementia or Alzheimer's type markers are present in urine specimens.
 C. using various psychological and biological tools of assessment.
 D. All of these
What is C. using various psychological and biological tools of assessment.

300
The MOST frequently used and MOST researched personality test is the  
A. Mooney Problem Checklist.
 B. Rorschach.
 C. 16 PF.
 D. MMPI-2.
What is D. MMPI-2.
400
The BEST approach to diagnosing a specific learning ability would be for the examiner to  
A. administer a psychoeducational test.
 B. conduct a parent interview.
 C. review past assessments and interventions. 
D. All of these
What is 
D. All of these
400
Validity scales assist the test user in making judgments related to whether or not a testtaker  
A. lied when responding to a particular set of items.
B. understood the items. 
C. misunderstood the items. 
D. All of these
What is 
D. All of these
400
If a psychologist determines that a client is a danger to others, that psychologist has a legal obligation to 
 A. share this information with a colleague before taking any action.
 B. seek a legal opinion from an attorney.
 C. warn the person who is in danger.
 D. keep the information privileged.
What is C. warn the person who is in danger.

400
Cranial nerve damage as evidenced by neuroimaging is 
 A. a hard sign of neurological deficit.
 B. a soft sign of neurological deficit.
 C. indicative of a verbal-performance discrepancy.
 D. All of these
What is A. a hard sign of neurological deficit.

400
Interpretation of interview, test, or other suicidal assessment data by a clinician may result 
 A. the signing of a "no suicide" agreement by the patient.
 B. the initiation of therapy that is focused on reducing and eliminating the risk of suicide.
 C. the immediate placement of the patient in an inpatient therapeutic facility.
 D. All of these.
What is D. All of these.
500
As used in schools, diagnostic tests are designed to 
A. diagnose learning disabilities.
 B. pinpoint the biological or medical basis for a specific learning problem.
 C. pinpoint where a student is having difficulty in a particular academic skill. 
D. determine which academic area a child is best suited to major in.
What is C. pinpoint where a student is having difficulty in a particular academic skill.
500
An individual who is relatively free of psychopathology is accused of a crime. This individual makes a conscious decision that he would prefer to spend time in a mental hospital rather than a prison. Accordingly, this individual attempts to _______ when administered a personality test by a court-appointed psychologist. 
 A. fake good
 B. fake bad
 C. exhibit the Barnum effect
 D. "take the fifth"
What is B. fake bad

500
Which of the following is not a sign of possible suicidal intent on the part of a patient? 
 A. the patient talks about committing suicide. 
B. the patient has a detailed plan for committing suicide.
C. the patient has attempted suicide in the past. 
D. the patient's family member committed suicide.
What is 
D. the patient's family member committed suicide.
500
A 16-year-old male suspected of drug abuse is referred for neuropsychological evaluation. Which tool of assessment is LEAST likely to be used? 
 A. case history data B. familial medical history data C. referral for blood and urine tests
 D. a measure of creative thinking
What is D. a measure of creative thinking
500
A neuropsychologist blindfolds a patient and then moves the patient's arms and legs in various positions. The patient is unable to identify where his limbs are located. The neuropsychologist would MOST likely suspect that the patient has suffered some sort of damage to the 
 A. frontal lobe.
 B. temporal lobe.
 C. parietal lobe.
 D. occipital lobe.
What is C. parietal lobe.