Question 1

_____ is how an interviewer is with clients,while _____ is what an interviewer does with clients.

Accepted Answer

A)  Technique,rapport
B)  Rapport,technique
C)  Internal preparation,external preparation
D)  External preparation,internal preparationE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Test-retest
B)  Interrater
C)  Internal
D)  ClinicalE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

_____ is the extent to which an assessment technique correlates with other techniques that measure the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliability
B)  Clinical utility
C)  Convergent validity
D)  Discriminant validityE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Cultural variables are important in the context of a clinical interview.For example,compared to people from North America or Britain,people of Middle Eastern or Latino/Latina cultures tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  prefer a greater amount of personal space.
B)  prefer a smaller amount of personal space.
C)  expect the clinical interviewer to offer food or drink during the interviewer.
D)  view the clinical interviewer as an expert.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Positive working relationships with clients

Accepted Answer

A)  can be developed using attentive listening,appropriate empathy,and genuine respect.
B)  are not dependent on the interviewer's attitude and actions.
C)  should be established immediately for assessments but over time for therapy.
D)  are required for clients who self-pay but only recommended for those who use insurance.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Interviewers who use a _____ style of interviewing get exactly the information they need by asking clients specifically for it.

Accepted Answer

A)  directive
B)  nondirective
C)  rapport-building
D)  evidence-basedE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

What is the primary purpose of the mental status exam?

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To quickly assess ho...

Question 8

In recent years,the most prominent structured interview has been _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders
B)  the Acute Stress Disorder Interview
C)  the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule-Revised
D)  the Bipolar Disorder Structured Clinical InterviewE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

A(n) _____ interview is a predetermined,planned sequences of questions that an interviewer asks a client.By contrast,a(n) _____ interview is improvised and involves no predetermined questions.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary,secondary
B)  secondary,primary
C)  structured,unstructured
D)  unstructured,structuredE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Describe the difference between paraphrasing and reflection of feeling.

Accepted Answer

Paraphrasing is used to assure a client ...

Question 11

Eye contact,body language,vocal qualities,and verbal tracking are specific types of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral psychotherapy techniques
B)  attending behaviors
C)  rapport enhancers
D)  nonverbal interviewingE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Dr.Rosen,a clinical psychologist in private practice,likes to combine elements of a structured interview and an unstructured interview with his patients.By blending these two approaches,Dr.Rosen is using what is known as a(n) _____ interview.

Accepted Answer

A)  semistructured
B)  bi-dimensional
C)  eclectic
D)  two-pointE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is UNLIKELY to enhance rapport in a clinical interview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Efforts by the interviewer to put the client at ease,especially at the beginning of the interview
B)  Acknowledgment by the interviewer that the clinical interview is a unique,unusual situation
C)  Efforts by the interviewer to notice how the client uses language,and then following the client's lead
D)  Excessive small talk used to distract the client from the awkwardness of the interviewE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Based on research and recommendations presented in the textbook,describe an ideal design for a clinician's interview room or office.

Accepted Answer

Strike a balance between professional fo...

Question 15

Dr.Harris,a clinical psychologist,is interviewing a client with the primary purpose of determining whether the agency where Dr.Harris works can provide the services required by this client.In other words,Dr.Harris is conducting a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mental status exam
B)  structured interview
C)  diagnostic interview
D)  intake interviewE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

An important skill for a clinical interviewer is _____,which is best described as the ability to know how he tends to affect others interpersonally and how others tend to relate to him.

Accepted Answer

A)  being self-aware
B)  developing positive working relationships
C)  establishing rapport
D)  quieting yourselfE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

What are three of the five specific questions that Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan (2009)recommend be asked of a client who is actively suicidal?

Accepted Answer

How depressed is the client? Does the cl...

Question 18

To develop rapport during a clinical interview,an interviewer should do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  make an effort to put the client at ease.
B)  acknowledge the unique,unusual situation of the interview.
C)  notice how the client uses language and follow the client's lead.
D)  gently correct the client when he uses metaphors incorrectly.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The _____ style of interviewing gets exactly the information needed by the interviewer by asking the client specific questions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ style of interviewing gets exactly...

Question 20

Describe the difference between validity and reliability in relation to assessment techniques.

Accepted Answer

Validity is the extent to whic...

Exam 8: The Clinical Interview

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To develop rapport during a clinical interview,an interviewer should do all of the following EXCEPT

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