Deck 10: Personality Assessment and Behavioral Assessment

Question 1

A client who scores very high on the clinical scale called "Psychopathic Deviate" on the MMPI-2 is most likely to receive a diagnosis of _____.

A)major depressive disorder
B)antisocial personality disorder
C)borderline personality disorder
D)specific phobia

Answer 1

antisocial personality disorder

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A)The validity and reliability of the MMPI-2 have been examined in thousands of studies.
B)A shorter version of the MMPI-2 is the MMPI-2 Brief Inventory (MMPI-2-BI).
C)Both the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A have 10 clinical scales.
D)In addition to clinical scales,the MMPI-2 also has supplemental and content scales.

Answer 2

A shorter version of the MMPI-2 is the MMPI-2 Brief Inventory (MMPI-2-BI).

Question 3

Which of the following is not a clinical scale on the MMPI and MMPI-2?

A)Depression
B)Mania
C)Paranoia
D)Self-Acceptance

Answer 3

Self-Acceptance

Question 4

The _____is a new,shorter version of the MMPI-2 released in 2008.

A)MMPI-3
B)MMPI-A
C)MMPI-2-RF
D)MMPI-Mini

Question 5

The MMPI-A is an

A)alternate form of the MMPI-2 intended for adults who have previously taken the test.
B)auditory version of the MMPI-2 intended for individuals whose reading level falls below the demands of the test.
C)abbreviated form of the MMPI-2 with approximately half the items of the MMPI-2.
D)adolescent version of the MMPI-2 intended for clients aged 14-18 years.

Question 6

_____ include unambiguous test items,offer clients a limited range of responses,and have clear scoring guidelines.

A)Projective personality tests
B)Objective personality tests
C)Sentence completion tests
D)Naturalistic observation techniques

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of an objective personality test?

A)California Psychological Inventory
B)NEO Personality Inventory
C)Thematic Apperception Test
D)Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of an objective personality test?

A)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
B)Rorschach Inkblot Method
C)Thematic Apperception Test
D)Person-Tree-House Technique

Question 9

Clinical psychologists who select assessment methods that have strong validity,reliability,and clinical utility are practicing _____.

A)multimodal assessment
B)culturally competent assessment
C)evidence-based assessment
D)testing

Question 10

____,which is more likely to take place when clinical psychologists are not culturally competent,involves viewing as abnormal that which is normal within the client's own culture.

A)Overpathologizing
B)Empirical criterion keying
C)Diagnosing
D)Multimethod assessment

Question 11

The practice of using a collection of different assessment instruments (e.g. ,interview data,direct observation,etc. )to examine an individual's personality is known as _____.

A)multimodal assessment
B)multimethod assessment
C)bimodal assessment
D)bimethod assessment

Question 12

A client who scores very high on the clinical scale called "Psychasthenia" on the MMPI-2 is most like to receive a diagnosis of _____.

A)generalized anxiety disorder
B)bulimia nervosa
C)borderline personality disorder
D)schizophrenia

Question 13

Who are Starke Hathaway and J.C.McKinley?

A)Authors of the original MMPI
B)Developers of the most widely used scoring system for the Rorschach Inkblot Method
C)Creators of the Thematic Apperception Test
D)Authors of the NEO Personality Inventory

Question 14

The original MMPI and the MMPI-2 both feature _____ clinical scales.

A)2
B)5
C)10
D)30

Question 15

Dr.Johnson is asked to assess Martha.He decides he will administer the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 because he knows it is well supported by research.In this situation,Dr.Johnson is practicing

A)multimethod assessment.
B)culturally competent assessment.
C)evidence-based assessment.
D)ethically validated assessment.

Question 16

Barak completes the MMPI-2.His results produce a highly elevated K scale score.A clinical psychologist interpreting this score should conclude that Barak is

A)lying.
B)"faking bad."
C)"faking good."
D)responding infrequently.

Question 17

_____ is a test-construction method that involves identifying distinct groups of people,asking all of them to respond to the same test items,and comparing responses between the groups.

A)Empirical criterion keying
B)Logarithmic modeling
C)Factor analysis
D)Comparative group coding

Question 18

The Psychasthenia scale on the MMPI-2 is a measure of _____.

A)depression
B)anxiety
C)bipolar disorder
D)schizophrenia

Question 19

The _____ is the most popular and psychometrically sound objective personality test used by clinical psychologists.

A)Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV
B)California Psychological Inventory
C)Beck Depression Inventory-II
D)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-II

Question 20

The validity scales of the MMPI-2 are a measure of _____.

A)the test-taking attitudes of the client
B)depression
C)anxiety
D)antisocial tendencies

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT one of the "Big Five" personality traits measured by the NEO Personality Inventory?

A)Neuroticism
B)Conscientiousness
C)Openness
D)Eclecticism

Question 22

As part of an assessment,Dr.Bush asks Mary to finish sentence stems printed on a paper,such as "My favorite …" and "I feel afraid …" This assessment technique is known as a

A)sentence completion test,an objective measure of personality.
B)sentence completion test,a projective measure of personality.
C)narrative casting test,an objective measure of personality.
D)narrative casting test,a projective measure of personality.

Question 23

Dr.Richards uses psychological testing,including feedback about testing results,both to assess his patients and to provide a brief therapeutic intervention.This practice is best described as

A)therapeutic assessment.
B)cognitive-behavioral assessment.
C)clinical assessment.
D)personality assessment.

Question 24

The NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-R)was created by _____.

A)Theodore Millon
B)Starke Hathaway and J.C.McKinley
C)Paul Costa and Robert McCrae
D)Aaron Beck

Question 25

What is the most popular objective personality test used by clinical psychologists?

Question 26

The Rorschach Inkblot Method

A)contains a total of 10 inkblots.
B)is an objective personality test.
C)was created after the creation of the original MMPI.
D)features inkblots created by John Exner.

Question 27

What are the five personality traits measured by the NEO-Personality Inventory?

Question 28

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A)The CPI emphasizes positive attributes of personality.
B)The CPI is consistent with the growing movement within the mental health field toward positive psychology.
C)The CPI is widely used in industrial/organizational contexts.
D)The CPI-III yields scores on scales such as Derangement,Anxiety,and Apathy.

Question 29

The most frequently cited shortcoming of projective personality tests centers on the fact that projective personality tests

A)typically take much longer to administer than objective personality tests.
B)cannot be used with child clients.
C)rely more heavily on the psychologist's unique way of scoring and interpreting results than objective tests,which limits their reliability and validity.
D)force clients into a restricted range of responses to a greater extent than objective personality tests.

Question 30

Behavioral assessment endorses the notion that

A)personality is a stable,internal construct.
B)client behaviors are signs of deep-seated,underlying issues or problems.
C)assessing personality requires a high degree of inference.
D)client behaviors are,themselves,the problem.

Question 31

The practice of evidence-based assessment is characterized by the selection of tests that meet all of the following criteria EXCEPT

A)strong clinical utility.
B)acceptable reliability and validity.
C)sufficient normative data.
D)endorsement by the American Psychological Association.

Question 32

In the _____,the task of the client is to create a story to go along with the interpersonal scenes depicted in cards.

A)Rorschach Inkblot Method
B)California Psychological Inventory-III
C)Thematic Apperception Test
D)NEO Personality Inventory-Revised

Question 33

The NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-R)emphasizes _____.

A)personality disorders
B)mood disorders
C)psychotic disorders
D)normal personality traits

Question 34

The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV (MCMI-IV)emphasizes _____.

A)personality disorders
B)psychotic disorders
C)normal personality traits
D)nonverbal intelligence

Question 35

What test-construction method was used by the authors of the MMPI-2?

Question 36

Naturalistic observation is most likely to be practiced by a clinical psychologists who endorses

A)projective personality tests.
B)objective personality tests that emphasize normal personality traits.
C)behavioral assessment.
D)objective personality tests that emphasize abnormal or psychopathological aspects of personality.

Question 37

Theodore Millon is

A)the lead member of the DSM-5 anxiety disorders Work Group.
B)the creator of the MCMI.
C)a leading intelligence assessment researcher.
D)the son of Rolland Millon,the primary author of the first DSM.

Question 38

_____ created a comprehensive scoring system for the Rorschach Inkblot Method.

A)Herman Rorschach
B)John Exner
C)Aaron Beck
D)Theodore Millon

Question 39

"Therapeutic assessment"

A)involves the use of projective personality tests in a deliberately therapeutic way.
B)is a practice developed by Stephen Finn and colleagues in which cognitive therapy begins without a formal assessment,with the assumption that the first few sessions of therapy can provide adequate assessment data.
C)requires the use of massage to decrease patient nervousness prior to beginning an assessment.
D)describes the use of psychological testing and feedback as a brief therapeutic intervention.

Question 40

Unlike lengthier personality tests that provide a broad overview of personality,the _____ is briefer and more targeted toward a single characteristic.

A)Rorschach Inkblot Method
B)NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised
C)Beck Depression Inventory-II
D)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

Question 41

What are the two phases of administration for the Rorschach Inkblot Method?

Question 42

Why was the MMPI revised,resulting in the MMPI-2?

Question 43

Briefly explain empirical criterion keying,the method of test construction used by the authors of the MMPI.

Question 44

The _____ emphasizes the positive attributes of personality and yields scores on scales such as Independence and Self-Acceptance.

Question 45

How does behavioral assessment differ from the traditional approach personality assessment approach?

Question 46

_____ is the systematic observation of a patient's behavior in the natural environment.

Question 47

During the _____,an adult patient is asked to tell stories about a series of cards,each featuring an ambiguous interpersonal scene.

Question 48

Briefly contrast the different emphases (in terms of aspects of personality)of the MMPI-2,MCMI-IV,NEO-PI-R,and CPI.

Question 49

On what type of test might the item "I enjoy _____" appear?