Deck 10: Developing the Life Meaning of Psychological Test Data: Collaborative and Therapeutic Approaches, Fischer, Finn

Question 1

In collaborative assessment, psychologists gather interview data and collateral information and study all test data before meeting with the client to explore the real-world relevance of their results.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an "assessment intervention"?

A) The clinician asks the patient for their impressions after completing the MMPI-2.
B) A therapist uses the Rorschach to aid the process of psychotherapy.
C) An assessor asks the patient to complete an impossible task during a session to demonstrate the client's problematic response to frustration.
D) None of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

When providing feedback in a therapeutic assessment context, it is most helpful to structure feedback in which of the following ways?

A) Starting with information that "fits" with clients' view of themselves and working toward information that is more challenging of their self-concept.
B) There is no preferred structure for collaborative feedback.
C) It is best to allow clients to decide the pace and direction of feedback sessions.
D) Beginning with the most "difficult" ideas and ending with concepts that are supportive and familiar to clients.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In collaborative assessment, it is important to:

A) Avoid talking about particular test results such as index scores
B) Help the client understand what the test scores mean "in the real world"
C) Only interpret scores that "fit" with the client's world view
D) None of the above

Question 5

In collaborative and therapeutic assessment, diagnostic categories, theoretical constructs, and code-types are all regarded as _______ to explore a person's life rather than ________.

A) Tools, final results
B) Skills, methods
C) Helpful, fundamental
D) Techniques, skills

Question 6

Which type of thinking should guide collaborative assessment?

A) Deductive
B) Inductive
C) Contextual
D) Experimental

Question 7

At this point in time, do third-party payers reimburse for collaborative assessment?

A) Yes, but sometimes as therapy or a combination of therapy and assessment
B) Yes, they are required to reimburse for collaborative assessment
C) No, collaborative assessment is not recognized as a valid treatment
D) No, it is unethical to provide collaborative assessment instead of traditional assessment

Question 8

Describe one primary way that collaborative assessment differs from traditional assessment.

Question 9

A major feature of therapeutic and collaborative assessment is finding _______________ examples of behaviors that are representative of the assessment findings.

Question 10

Briefly describe the purpose of integrating "assessment interventions" into collaborative assessment sessions.

Question 11

Which populations have been shown to benefit from collaborative and therapeutic assessment models?

A) Adults
B) Families
C) Teens and children
D) Both A and B
E) 0

Question 12

Collaborative assessment has been shown to:

A) Reduce symptomology and increase self-esteem
B) Increase self-esteem and hope only in patients who are already in therapy
C) Increase clinical improvement in psychotherapy when used concurrently
D) Both A and C

Question 13

Studies on assessment have revealed which of the following?

A) Patients experience collaborative discussions of test results as deeper and more satisfying than "unilateral" feedback.
B) Combined written and oral feedback after assessment is superior to either feedback style in isolation.
C) Collaborative assessment enhances positive alliance to the clinician.
D) All of the above

Question 14

Patients who receive collaborative assessment are less likely to terminate before their first therapy session compared to patients who receive traditional assessment.

Question 15

In collaborative assessment, the patient is invited to correct the clinician throughout the discussion of results.

Question 16

When providing feedback in therapeutic assessment, it is important to avoid talking about the client's fears and expectations for the feedback session itself.

Question 17

Individualized, collaborative assessment eliminates limitations such as defensiveness and competing agendas in cases with multiple parties.

Question 18

Collaborative and individualized assessment has been practiced for many years, though it has not been systematically studied until recently.

Question 19

Collaborative and therapeutic approaches to assessment answer the American Psychological Association's call to:

A) All of the above
B) Move treatment beyond the therapy room
C) Present test findings in ways that clients can understand
D) Shift toward less formal assessment reports

Question 20

The main goal of individualizing assessment is to:

A) Allow patients to rely less on assessor interpretations
B) Aid in subjective diagnosis
C) Understand and describe the patient's life world
D) Decrease reliance on scoring programs

Question 21

Which questions are answered through life-world approaches to assessment?

A) Questions provided by the referring party.
B) Questions that the assessor provides give their working knowledge of the patient's internal world.
C) Questions that the patient would like to explore.
D) Both A and C

Question 22

Which of the following is true regarding the evidence base for life-world approaches to assessment?

A) They are solely based on clinical experiences and theoretical understandings of human nature.
B) There is a substantial and growing body of independent empirical support for these methods.
C) These assessment methods have not yet found support in the literature.
D) There have been too few research studies completed on these approaches to assessment to determine their effectiveness.

Question 23

What do the authors say about psychologists who are hesitant to intervene or offer insights to a client for fear of being wrong?