clinical psych chapter 8 possible quiz questions

A(n) ______ interview contains a predetermined, planned sequence of questions that an interviewer asks a client. A(n) ______ interview involves no predetermined or planned questions.

diagnostic; exploratory

exploratory; diagnostic

unstructured; structured

structured; unstructured

structured; unstructured

Which of the following is NOT a way in which an interviewer can establish good rapport with clients?

Make an effort put the client at ease, especially early in the interview session.

Acknowledge the unique, unusual situation of the clinical interview.

Enhance rapport by noticing how the client uses language and then following the client's lead.

Disclose personal information to the client, demonstrating the trust inherent in the therapeutic relationship.

Disclose personal information to the client, demonstrating the trust inherent in the therapeutic relationship.

Clinical utility is the extent to which an assessment technique improves delivery of services or client outcome.

True

False

True

______ is the extent to which an assessment technique consists of items that are consistent with one another.

Interrater reliability

Construct reliability

Internal reliability

Content validity

Internal reliability

______ usually involves tying together various topics that have been discussed and identifying themes that recurred during the interview.

Summarizing

Reflection of feeling

Paraphrasing

Concluding

Summarizing

Listening can be broken down into even more fundamental building blocks of attending behaviors, including ______.

eye contact and body language

vocal tone and nonverbal tracing

being self-aware and quieting yourself

primary behaviors and secondary behaviors

eye contact and body language

In a survey of therapists and non-professionals, Devlin and Nasar (2012) found that the preferred style of a clinician's office was "hard" or institutional and overly modern.

True

False

False

______ questions focus on apparently contradictory information provided by clients.

Clarification

Confronting

Closed-ended

Contemplative

Confronting

Construct validity is the extent to which an assessment technique provides consistent results.

True

False

False

______ questions are utilized in the nondirective interviewing style, while the directive interviewing style typically consists of ______ questions.

Clarification; confronting

Confronting; clarification

Open-ended; closed-ended

Closed-ended; open-ended

Open-ended; closed-ended

______, in which a psychologist provides the patient with the results of tests or interviews that have been conducted, is common to all kinds of psychological assessment.

Reporting

Feedback

Reframing

Summarizing

Feedback

Which type of interview is most often employed in medical settings as a means of quickly assessing how the client is functioning at the time of the evaluation?

intake interview

diagnostic interview

mental status exam

crisis interview

mental status exam

"Can you tell me more about your feelings of hostility?" is an example of a nondirective style.

True

False

True

"Who in your family has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder?" is an example of what type of interviewing style?

Nnondirective

directive

eclectic

sSummarizing

directive

Candor, grace, and humility are components that are universal to all interviews.

True

False

false

A(n) _____ interview is a special type of clinical interview designed not only to assess a problem demanding urgent attention, but also to provide immediate intervention for the problem.

A. diagnostic

B. informal

C. crisis

D. abbreviated

C. crisis

The type of clinical interview that is most often conducted in medical settings for the primary purpose of quickly assessing a client's current level of functioning is the _____.

A. mental status exam

B. crisis interview

C. diagnostic interview

D. intake interview

A. mental status exam

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.

A. semistructured

B. bi-dimensional

C. eclectic

D. two-point

A. semistructured

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

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 Interview

A. the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders

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.

A. primary, secondary

B. secondary, primary

C. structured, unstructured

D. unstructured, structured

C. structured, unstructured

Dr. Murphy, a clinical neuropsychologist, is conducting a clinical interview in which the primary purpose is to assign a label from the current DSM to the patient. In other words, Dr. Murphy is conducting a _____.

A. diagnostic interview

B. mental status exam

C. intake interview

D. crisis interview

A. diagnostic interview

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) _____.

A. mental status exam

B. structured interview

C. diagnostic interview

D. intake interview

D. intake interview

Dr. Huckabee is conducting a clinical interview with Megan. At the end of the interview, he ties together various topics that Megan discussed, connecting statements she made at various points, and identifies themes in the information she has provided. Which of the following techniques is Dr. Huckabee using?

A. Paraphrasing

B. Reflection of feeling

C. Clarification

D. Summarizing

D. Summarizing

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

A. paraphrase, confrontation

B. paraphrase, reflection of feeling

C. clarification, reflection of feeling

D. conclusion, reflection of feeling

B. paraphrase, reflection of feeling

Interviewers use _____ questions when they notice discrepancies or inconsistencies in a client's comments.

A. open-ended

B. closed-ended

C. clarification

D. confrontation

D. confrontation

Interviewers who use a _____ style of interviewing allow the client to determine the course of the interview.

A. directive

B. nondirective

C. rapport-building

D. evidence-based

B. nondirective

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

A. directive

B. nondirective

C. rapport-building

D. evidence-based

A. directive

Devlin and Nasar (2012) found that therapists and nonprofessionals asked to rate pictures of offices preferred clinicians' offices that

A. were orderly, spacious, and contained comfortable seats

B. featured bright lightening and personal photos.

C. were smaller in size, creating an intimate atmosphere.

D. arranged the furniture so the therapist could sit behind the client.

A. were orderly, spacious, and contained comfortable seats

A clinical psychologist

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. should use an iPad for notetaking, since research supports it is accepted better by clients than a laptop.

B. must obtain written permission to videotape an interview.

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

A. Technique, rapport

B. Rapport, technique

C. Internal preparation, external preparation

D. External preparation, internal preparation

B. Rapport, technique

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

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. men tend to use talk to build relationships, whereas women tend to use talk to demean their competitors.

D. men tend to avoid self-disclosure because it brings vulnerability, whereas women tend to engage in self-disclosure because it brings closeness.

D. men tend to avoid self-disclosure because it brings vulnerability, whereas women tend to engage in self-disclosure because it brings closeness.

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

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.

D. gently correct the client when he uses metaphors incorrectly.

D. gently correct the client when he uses metaphors incorrectly.

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

A. Asian Americans tend to speak more loudly than Whites.

B. Whites tend to speak more quickly than Native Americans.

C. Hispanic Americans tend to speak more loudly than Whites.

D. Asian Americans are more inclined to hold eye contact than Whites.

B. Whites tend to speak more quickly than Native Americans.

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

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 interview

D. Excessive small talk used to distract the client from the awkwardness of the interview

_____ refers to a positive, comfortable relationship between interviewer and client, or an interpersonal "connection" as perceived by the client.

A. Rapport

B. Verbal tracking

C. Nondirective interviewing

D. Directive interviewing

A. Rapport

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

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.

B. prefer a smaller amount of personal space.

Cultural variables are important in the context of a clinical interview. For example, compared to traditional Western culture, Asian cultures tends to feature

A. more eye contact.

B. more eye contact between members of the opposite sex.

C. less physical touch.

D. more physical touch.

C. less physical touch.

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

A. behavioral psychotherapy techniques

B. attending behaviors

C. rapport enhancers

D. nonverbal interviewing

B. attending behaviors

Effective interviewers are skilled at _____, or repeating key words and phrases back to their clients to ensure the clients that they have been accurately heard.

A. verbal tracking

B. eye contact

C. developing positive relationships

D. quieting themselves

A. verbal tracking

Loraine is a clinical psychology graduate student conducting her first clinical interview with a client. While her client describes reasons for seeking treatment, Loraine finds herself distracted by internal thoughts such as, "What questions should I ask next?" and "When is the project due for my linear regression class?" In this instance, Loraine has the opportunity to improve which general skill of clinical interviewing?

A. Being self-aware

B. Developing positive working relationships

C. Eye contact

D. Quieting yourself

D. Quieting yourself

Positive working relationships with clients

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.

A. can be developed using attentive listening, appropriate empathy, and genuine respect.

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.

A. being self-aware

B. developing positive working relationships

C. establishing rapport

D. quieting yourself

A. being self-aware

In the context of the clinical interview, the term quieting yourself is best described as

A. the client's efforts to remain quiet in order to fully attend to the interviewer's questions.

B. the interviewer's efforts to control the volume of his speaking voice to match that of the client.

C. the interviewer's efforts to control his own internal, self-directed thinking pattern in order to enhance listening.

D. the interviewer's policy of remaining entirely silent during the interview in order to facilitate transference.

C. the interviewer's efforts to control his own internal, self-directed thinking pattern in order to enhance listening.

_____ of clinical psychologists use clinical interviews as part of their assessment processes.

A. About half

B. The vast majority

C. About 25%

D. Less than 5%

B. The vast majority

An element common to all kinds of psychological assessment is _____, which may take the form of a face-to-face meeting or written report.

A. coaching

B. feedback

C. clinical utility

D. validity

B. feedback

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

A. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

B. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

C. clinical interview

D. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

C. clinical interview

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

a. Validity

b. Test-retest reliability

c. Clinical utility

d. Interrater reliability

a. Validity

_____ refers to a positive, comfortable relationship between interviewer and client, or an interpersonal "connection" as perceived by the client.

Select one:

a. Rapport

b. Verbal tracking

c. Nondirective interviewing

d. Directive interviewing

a. Rapport