Clinical Psychology Questions

18. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding evidence-based practice?a. It is synonymous with the term "empirically-supported treatments."b. Psychodynamic therapy falls under the category of evidence-based practice.c. Therapeutic interventions that are not considered "evidence-based practices" are unethical.d. Clinical practice should not be based on the best available research.

31. The movement toward grounding psychotherapy practice on a scientific foundation led to the concept of:a. differential diagnosis.b. psychometric testing.c. psychological diagnosis.d. empirically supported treatments.

17. Which of the following factors is NOT a best predictor of treatment outcome?a. The client's motivationb. Severity of the client's symptomsc. The client-therapist relationshipd. Cost

15. Not possessing the competence to use the DSM-5 appropriately raises an ethical issue. Practitioners who use theDSM diagnosis must be trained. This training requires learning more than diagnostic categories; it involves:a. understanding V- and D-codes.b. knowing how to make a diagnosis fit criteria accepted by an insurance company.c. knowing how to work within some kind of diagnostic and assessment framework but not needing a clearpicture of the client's problem.d. knowing personality theory, psychopathology, and seeing how they relate to therapeutic practice.

3. When a counselor works in a managed care system, client's goals need to be:a. long-term and all encompassing.b. aimed at character reconstruction.c. geared toward the client gaining insight into his or her problems and movement toward self-actualization.d. highly specific, limited to reduction of problematic symptoms, and often aimed at teaching coping skills.

1. Contemporary theories of counseling:a. are grounded on assumptions that are a part of Eastern culture.b. emphasize the uniqueness of the individual, self-assertion, and ego strength.c. focus on interdependence and losing self in the totality of the cosmos.d. emphasizes the social and cultural facts of human existence.

14. Maria, a Mexican American woman, will live with her parents until she marries. A culturally competent and sensitivecounselor will understand that:a. Maria's parents are enmeshed in her life.b. Maria is afraid to live alone.c. Maria must move out of her parents home if she wants to truly be a healthy individual.d. this may be a result of gender-role expectations in Maria's family and not enmeshment.

23. ____________ consists of evaluating the relevant factors in a client's life to identify themes for further exploration.a. Differential diagnosisb. Psychological diagnosisc. Assessmentd. Psychometric testing

13. The purpose in using a technique is to:a. facilitate movement.b. impress clients with your creativity and skill.c. help clients rationalize their feelings.d. trigger strong emotions.

20. When considering administrating or interpreting testing, in order to increase the likelihood you are practicing in aculturally sensitive manner, it is important to pay attention to all of the following points EXCEPT:a. be familiar with any test you use, preferably taking it yourself first.b. know the standards pertaining to testing in your professions' codes of ethics.c. select, with your client's help, appropriate tests while keeping in mind cultural issues with testing.d. give clients the test scores only, suggesting they look online for results.

9. Empirical research _________the centrality of the therapeutic relationship as a primary factor contributing topsychotherapy outcomes.a. downplaysb. exaggeratesc. consistently supportsd. inconsistently supports

10. According to professional ethical principles on testing, it would be unethical for a counselor to:a. perform testing and assessment services for which they have not been adequately trained.b. develop, administer, score, interpret, or use assessment procedures that are appropriate for the situation.c. test within the client's socialized behavioral or cognitive patterns.d. consider the validity of a given test and interpret data in the context of the cultural characteristics of the client.

8. It is an ethical, and sometimes legal, obligation of therapists to be mindful that a medical evaluation is many timesindicated. Which of the following is NOT a reason to refer for a medical evaluation?a. Dementiab. Schizophreniac. Manic-depressiond. Marital discord

4. ____________ is a general term covering the process of identifying an emotional or behavioral problem and makinga statement about the current status of a client.a. Medical diagnosisb. Differential diagnosisc. Psychodiagnosisd. Cognitive appraisal

6. Practitioners must have a clear understanding of ______________ and have a sense of the expected outcomes oftheir interventions.a. the creativity behind the techniques they employb. the client's family membersc. the techniques they employd. the client's entire life story

5. Practitioners who argue AGAINST diagnosis:a. claim that DSM labels stigmatize people.b. are likely to be psychoanalytically oriented therapists.c. often work in community mental health centers.d. are likely to work for a managed care system.

7. Which of the following is NOT true concerning therapeutic use of the DSM-5 to diagnose clients?a. Emphasis is on pathology, deficits, limitations, problems, and symptoms.b. Rather than using a multiaxial system, a nonaxial documentation of diagnosis has been created.c. It is based on the assumption that distress in a family or social context is the result of individual pathology.d. It is based on a systemic approach that views the source of distress as being within the entire system ratherthan on the individual.

2. Practicing counseling without an explicit theoretical rationale is somewhat like:a. driving a car with a GPS device.b. trying to sail a boat without a rudder.c. flying a plane without a co-pilot.d. taking a train ride.

Classification of Schizophrenia:What is the rate of diagnosis of schizophrenia in 1) UK, 2) the west indies 3) Immigrants from the west indies to the UK. & what may this be an example of?

Classification of Schizophrenia:Why do we worry that schizophrenia may not be a distinct disorder? Give two examples of similarities with Bio-polar