Deck 9: Assessing Psychopathology: Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

An evaluation of depression would include identifying which biological symptoms?

A) Changes in sleep, appetite and family status
B) Changes in sexual drive, energy level, and sleep
C) Appetite changes
D) (b) and (c)

Answer 1

(b) and (c)

Question 2

The main advantage of the SCL-90-R is that it can:

A) Provides a comprehensive measure of personality functioning
B) Has scales aligned with DSM-IV Axis I and II disorders
C) Identify symptoms of Eating Disorders
D) Identify level of overall distress and specific anxiety and depression symptoms quickly

Answer 2

Identify level of overall distress and specific anxiety and depression symptoms quickly

Question 3

Which of the following measures can help identity symptoms of depression?

A) Hamilton Rating Scale
B) Reynolds Inventories and Scales
C) SCL-90-R
D) All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following measures can help identify symptoms of a manic episode?

A) Beck Depression Inventory
B) Outcome Questionnaire-45
C) Pleasant Event Schedule
D) None of the above

Question 5

If a clinician is interested in measuring a client's impairment in interpersonal functioning then which questionnaire should be used?

A) Beck Anxiety Inventory
B) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
C) Outcome Questionnaire-45
D) NEO-PI-R

Question 6

One advantage to using the Beck Depression Inventory-II is that it can:

A) Differentiae uni-polar from bi-polar depression
B) Reliably assess depression in geriatric populations
C) Measure the severity of depression in individuals ages 13 to 60
D) Replace longer intake interviews in order to diagnose depression

Question 7

A unique feature of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression is:

A) Its correspondence with DSM-IV criteria for depression
B) That clinicians are able to rate symptoms obtained from an interview and observations of a client
C) Its ability to accurately detect major depression with only four items
D) That it can assess level of work or school impairment along with depression symptoms

Question 8

Self-report questionnaires are often used when assessing depression and anxiety because:

A) The DSM-IV requires a score from a psychological measure in order to make a diagnosis
B) Insurance companies routinely require them
C) They are easy to interpret and can facilitate case conceptualization
D) They can only be administered on-line and readily scored in order to make a diagnosis of depression or anxiety.

Question 9

A limitation of the Beck Anxiety Inventory is that

A) It does not assess cognitive anxiety symptoms
B) It does not asses physical anxiety symptoms
C) It is burdensome for clients to complete because of its length
D) It has limited value for treatment planning and case conceptualization

Question 10

The most common anxiety and depression measures have

A) Been shown to identity emotional problems in most non American cultures
B) Been translated into non English languages but lack validity when used with some minority cultures
C) Been show to be reliable and valid measures for detecting anxiety and mood disorders in American and several Asian countries
D) Both (b) and (c)

Question 11

Which of the following measures could be helpful to clarify a diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

A) Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale
B) Beck Anxiety Inventory
C) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
D) Reynolds Anxiety Inventory for DSM-IV

Question 12

A counselor who wanted to assess for the presence of depression symptoms in an elementary school age child could consider using which of the following measures?

A) Beck Depression Inventory
B) SCL-90-R Depression Scale
C) Children's Depression Inventory
D) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following measures was originally designed as a tool to monitor counseling progress and outcomes?

A) State-Trait Anxiety Scale
B) Outcome Questionnaire-45
C) MMPI-2
D) None of the above

Question 14

The Reynolds Depression Inventories are useful for clinicians because

A) There are parallel child, adolescent, and adult versions
B) They can be used in educational, community, and mental health settings
C) The items are aligned with DSM criteria for depression and therefore can facilitate the diagnosis of depression
D) All of the above

Question 15

The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-Severity Scale can help to assess:

A) A person's ability to control obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals
B) An adolescent's likelihood of developing OCD as an adult
C) How much family members are bothered by a person's compulsive rituals
D) Who will likely benefit from behavioral treatment for OCD

Question 16

What are several reasons why you might have a client complete a self-report questionnaire about anxiety and depression symptoms?

Question 17

What are some cultural limitations with self-report anxiety and depression measures?

Question 18

What are the similarities and differences between the SCL-90-R and the OQ-45.2?

Question 19

What are the advantages and limitations of client self-report questionnaires that are focused on anxiety or depression symptoms?