Deck 2: Evolution of Clinical Psychology

Question 1

The journal founded by Lightner Witmer was titled

A) Treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
B) The Psychological Clinic.
C) Behavior Change.
D) Psychology and Behavior.

Answer 1

The Psychological Clinic.

Question 2

Dorothea Dix's efforts to improve the treatment of the mentally ill resulted in the creation of institutions in

A) the U.S.
B) Asia.
C) Europe.
D) all of the above

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

The first psychological clinic was founded

A) by Lightner Witmer.
B) in the 1890s.
C) at the University of Pennsylvania.
D) all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

Eli Todd is most notable for

A) creating an inkblot personality test that is still used by many clinical psychologists.
B) advocating for humane treatment of the mentally ill in the U.S.
C) coining the term clinical psychology.
D) creating the first widely used test of intelligence.

Question 5

_________ was an early pioneer in the field of mental health who advocated for better treatment of the mentally ill in England.

A) William Tuke
B) Phillippe Pinel
C) Eli Todd
D) Henry Murray

Question 6

David Wechsler created

A) an inkblot test of personality.
B) a popular objective questionnaire measuring symptoms of depression.
C) a test of intelligence.
D) the MMPI.

Question 7

Lightner Witmer originally defined clinical psychology as related to the disciplines of _____.

A) social work
B) education
C) medicine
D) all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Each edition of the DSM has included fewer pages and diagnoses than the previous edition.
B) Specific diagnostic criteria have been a characteristic of the DSM since its first edition.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 9

The historic Boulder conference took place in _____.

A) 1896
B) 1921
C) 1949
D) 1969

Question 10

Which of the following are included among the proposed disorders (or unofficial "criteria sets")listed in the current edition of the DSM?

A) premenstrual dysphoric disorder
B) minor depressive disorder
C) binge eating disorder
D) all of the above

Question 11

The first edition of the DSM was published in _____.

A) 1896
B) 1926
C) 1952
D) 1980

Question 12

At the first psychological clinic,the clients were primarily

A) children with school-related problems.
B) adults with personality disorders.
C) children and adults with depression.
D) couples experiencing relationship problems.

Question 13

Currently,the most popular singular psychotherapy orientation among clinical psychologists is the _________ orientation.

A) behavioral
B) cognitive
C) psychodynamic
D) humanistic

Question 14

_________ was an early pioneer in the field of mental health who advocated for better treatment of the mentally ill in France.

A) Eli Todd
B) Edward Lee Thorndike
C) Phillippe Pinel
D) Hermann Rorschach

Question 15

The DSM is published by the

A) American Psychological Association.
B) National Association of Social Workers.
C) American Psychotherapy Association.
D) American Psychiatric Association.

Question 16

The discipline of clinical psychology came into existence around the beginning of the _____.

A) 1700s
B) 1800s
C) 1900s
D) 1950s

Question 17

Emil Kraepelin

A) is considered a pioneer of the diagnosis of mental disorders.
B) authored an objective personality test that remains widely used among clinical psychologists today.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 18

Which of the following assessment methods was created most recently?

A) MMPI
B) Thematic Apperception Test
C) NEO-PI-R
D) Rorschach Inkblot Method

Question 19

The MMPI

A) is an objective test of personality.
B) was created prior to the Rorschach Inkblot test.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 20

Psychotherapy began to play a significant role in the history of clinical psychology around _____.

A) 1900-1910
B) 1940-1950
C) 1970-1980
D) 1990-2000

Question 21

The Rorschach Inkblot Method and the Thematic Apperception Test are both examples of _____.

Question 22

Who is considered the "father of descriptive psychiatry"?

Question 23

Briefly summarize three of the ways in which war has influenced the history of clinical psychology.

Question 24

Briefly explain the fundamental differences between projective personality tests (e.g.,Rorschach,TAT)and objective personality tests (e.g.,MMPI,MMPI-2,NEO-PI-R).

Question 25

Who founded the first psychological clinic?

Question 26

Lightner Witmer founded the first psychological journal called _____.

A) Psychology Today
B) The Journal of American Psychology
C) The Psychological Clinic
D) none of the above

Question 27

At the 1896 convention of the American Psychological Association,when Lightner Witmer encouraged his colleagues to "throw light upon the problems that confront humanity," he meant that they should

A) develop a diagnostic manual.
B) open psychological clinics.
C) convince local politicians to improve the conditions of inpatient facilities for the seriously mentally ill.
D) organize and lobby for the right to prescribe medication.

Question 28

From roughly 1900 to 1950,the treatment of mental illness

A) did not exist.
B) was conducted primarily by clinical psychologists.
C) was conducted primarily by physicians.
D) was conducted primarily by counseling psychologists.

Question 29

What organization is the author of the DSM-IV-TR?

Question 30

David Wechsler is most famous for creating _____.

Question 31

_________,more than any other activity,characterized clinical psychology during the earliest years of the profession.

A) Cognitive psychotherapy
B) Behavioral psychotherapy
C) Motivational interviewing
D) Assessment of intelligence

Question 32

_____ opened the York Retreat,a residential treatment center where the mentally ill would always be cared for with kindness,dignity,and decency.

A) Philippe Pinel
B) William Tuke
C) Dorthea Dix
D) Eli Todd

Question 33

Briefly explain how the size and scope of the DSM has changed since its original edition.

Question 34

What historical event elevated psychotherapy to become one of the most common activities of clinical psychologists?

Question 35

What population and what problems were addressed in the first psychological clinic?

Question 36

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory is an example of a(n)_____ personality test.

Question 37

Emil Kraepelin developed a two-category system of mental illness consisting of

A) internalizing and externalizing disorders.
B) exogenous and endogenous disorders.
C) depressive and anxious disorders.
D) none of the above

Question 38

Compare and contrast the proposed disorder minor depressive disorder with the official disorder major depressive disorder?