Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Positive working relationships with clients

Accepted Answer

A)   can be developed using attentive listening, appropriate empathy, and genuine respect.
B)   are a function of the interviewer's attitude and actions.
C)   all of the above
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Referring to a client by the proper name

Accepted Answer

A)   isn't particularly relevant when developing rapport.
B)   includes making assumptions about nicknames that a psychologist uses for the client across treatment.
C)   can be accomplished by asking the client how he would like to be addressed early in treatment.
D)   none of the aboveE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

A clinical psychologist

Accepted Answer

A)   should always take written notes during an interview.
B)   must obtain written permission to videotape an interview.
C)   should position himself behind a stately desk while conducting an interview.
D)   all of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following can 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)   all of the aboveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

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?

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

Question 7

Describe the difference between paraphrasing and reflection of feeling.

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Paraphrasing is used to assure a client ...

Question 8

Whereas a _____ echoes the client's words,a _____ echoes the client's emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)   paraphrase; confrontation
B)   paraphrase; reflection of feeling
C)   clarification; reflection of feeling
D)   conclusion; reflection of feelingE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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

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Validity is the extent to whic...

Question 11

To develop rapport during a clinical interview,

Accepted Answer

A)   interviewers should make an effort to put the client at ease.
B)   interviewers can acknowledge the unique, unusual situation of the interview.
C)   interviewers can notice how the client uses language and follow the client's lead.
D)   all of the aboveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

It is important for clinical interviewers to appreciate how communication styles tend to differ across cultures.For example,

Accepted Answer

A)   Asian Americans tend to speak more loudly than Whites.
B)   Whites tend to speak more quickly than Native Americans.
C)   all of the above
D)   none of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

What technique is used to make sure the interviewer accurately understands a patient's comments and to communicate that the interviewer is actively listening to the patient?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What technique is used to make sure...

Question 14

_____ 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) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Of all the available assessment procedures,clinical psychologists rely most frequently on the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
B)   Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
C)   clinical interview
D)   Minnesota Multiphasic Personality InventoryE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

What are the advantages and disadvantages of note taking during the clinical interview?

Accepted Answer

Advantages: more reliable than...

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)   being self-aware
B)   developing positive working relationships
C)   establishing rapport
D)   quieting yourselfE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Communication styles often differ between men and women.For example,

Accepted Answer

A)   women tend to use talk to assert themselves and achieve goals, whereas men tend to use talk to build relationships.
B)   women tend to avoid self-disclosure because it brings vulnerability, whereas men tend to engage in self-disclosure because it brings closeness.
C)   all of the above
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

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) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

_____ is the extent to which an assessment technique measures what it claims to measure.

Accepted Answer

A)   Validity
B)   Test-retest reliability
C)   Clinical utility
D)   Interrater reliabilityE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 8: The Clinical Interview

Describe the difference between paraphrasing and reflection of feeling.

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What technique is used to make sure the interviewer accurately understands a patient's comments and to communicate that the interviewer is actively listening to the patient?

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

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of note taking during the clinical interview?

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Which of the following can enhance rapport in a clinical interview?

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Positive working relationships with clients

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It is important for clinical interviewers to appreciate how communication styles tend to differ across cultures.For example,

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

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Of all the available assessment procedures,clinical psychologists rely most frequently on the _____.

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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?

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_____ is the extent to which an assessment technique measures what it claims to measure.

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A clinical psychologist

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

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Whereas a _____ echoes the client's words,a _____ echoes the client's emotions.

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

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

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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) _____.

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