Practice Test I

This quiz reviews some of the topics in this chapter. The answer choices are randomized, so the quiz will be different every time you take it. For each question, select the button next to the answer you believe is correct. When you are done, click "Submit for Grade" in order to see how well you did.

1.  

________ are systems used to group sets of symptoms into various disorders.

Franklin planners
Pilot data scanners
60-40 H20 systems
diagnostic systems


2.  

________ is the manual containing the diagnostic system currently used in the United States.

DSM-IV
DSM-10
ICD-10
ICD-IV


3.  

________ is a publication containing the diagnostic system currently used in countries other than the United States.

DSM-IV
DSM-10
ICD-10
ICD-IV


4.  

________ is the degree to which an individual will receive the correct diagnosis.

amor fati
reliability
validity
t test


5.  

________ is the degree to which an individual with a given set of symptoms will receive the same diagnosis when examined by different individuals.

amor fati
reliability
validity
t test


6.  

________ are sets of questions about symptoms that eventually lead to diagnoses.

decision skeletons
evergreen roots
decision trees
validity trees


7.  

________ a category in DSM-IV that includes the major serious disorders.

axis I
axis II
axis III
axis IV


8.  

________ is a category in DSM-IV that includes both personality disorders and mental retardation.

axis I
axis II
axis III
axis IV


9.  

________ is a category in DSM-IV that indicates whether there are any medical conditions.

axis I
axis II
axis III
axis IV


10.  

________ is a category in DSM-IV that indicates whether there are any psychosocial or environmental problems.

axis I
axis II
axis III
axis IV


11.  

________ is a category in DSM-IV that rates an individual's current level of functioning.

axis I
axis II
axis IV
axis V


12.  

________ are an alternative to diagnostic labels for rating individuals on various dimensions.

QSR non-numerical data indexing
SPSS-x
checklists of symptoms
structured interrogation and delay


13.  

________ is an interview in which the interviewer follows a specific set of questions.

structured interview
unstructured interview
ECT
EMDR


14.  

________ is an interview in which the interviewer does not use a specific set of questions but instead follows leads as they come up.

structured interview
unstructured interview
ECT
EMDR


15.  

________ is a widely used objective test for assessing psychiatric disorders and personality.

MMPI-2
SPSS
SAS
Minitab


16.  

________ are tests of personality that consist of objective items or questions that individuals respond to.

objective personality tests
projective personality tests
HPV tests
Turing tests


17.  

________ are tests in which individuals are shown ambiguous stimuli and asked to talk about them.

objective personality tests
projective personality tests
HPV tests
Turing tests


18.  

________ is a projective test in which the individual tells what he or she sees in a series of inkblots.

TAT
Rorschach
Draw a person test
WISC IIIR


19.  

________ is a projective personality test in which the individual makes up stories.

TAT
Rorschach
Draw a Tree Test
WISC IV


20.  

________ is a projective personality test in which an individual draws a person.

TAT
Rorschach
Draw a Person Test
WAIS-R

   

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