Deck 15: Health Psychology: Clinical Neuropsychology, and Forensic Psychology

Question 1

Acute pain is:

A) not felt by many individuals
B) often short lived but can have longer term psychological effects
C) long term
D) rarely amenable to analgesics

Answer 1

often short lived but can have longer term psychological effects

Question 2

Clinical Health Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, & Forensic Psychology

Question 3

Health psychologists must know:

A) characteristics of a health disorder, risk factors, prognosis, diagnostic and treatment procedures
B) psychological issues related to health
C) social issues, context of health care and cultural issues
D) all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

Training for health psychology research in the US requires:

A) the same clinical training worldwide
B) clinical training in health psychology
C) clinical training in medicine
D) generalist training in clinical psychology

Answer 4

generalist training in clinical psychology

Question 5

Pain is not :

A) objective
B) measurable
C) subjective
D) felt by very young children

Question 6

Chronic pain lasts:

A) less than 6 weeks
B) 6-12 weeks
C) a long time
D) more than 6 months

Question 7

Patient variables include:

A) mental health and disorder, personality traits and coping styles, educational and vocational concerns, impact of illness
B) quality of couple and family relationship, social support, cultural background
C) medical organization, insurance coverage, existence of disability benefits
D) symptoms and course of illness, diagnostic procedures, treatment procedures

Question 8

Challenges faced in health psychology do not include:

A) the fast pace of medical progress
B) the slow pace of the medical system
C) lack of recognition by the medical system
D) insurance reimbursability.

Question 9

Work settings for a health psychologist include:

A) hospitals
B) community health clinic
C) private practice
D) all of the above

Question 10

A biopsychosocial model of health includes:

A) biological and individual factors.
B) biological and social factors
C) biological, individual, familial and social factors
D) biological, individual and social factors

Question 11

Health related quality of life measures are now accepted for medication approval by:

A) WHO
B) FDA
C) NIMH
D) CDC

Question 12

Limitations on activities due to health conditions affects:

A) 1% of children
B) 7% of adults
C) 42% of people over age 75
D) 16% of children

Question 13

Treatment regimens include:

A) the patient only
B) the family of the patient
C) patient and family
D) patient family, and other immediately connected caregivers such as school personnel

Question 14

The Centers for Disease Control found in a 2012 survey that for most Americans good health over time:

A) stays about the same over different age groups
B) gets better over time until later age
C) gets better over time
D) declines with age

Question 15

One major psychosocial threat to a person's health is:

A) lifestyle factors
B) infectious disease
C) Sexually transmitted disease
D) germs

Question 16

Clinical applications of the biopsychosocial model include:

A) illness, patient and health care system variables.
B) illness, patient, social, family and cultural context, health care system variables
C) health care system variables, illness social-familial variables
D) patient, social, family and cultural context, health care system variables

Question 17

Included in health psychology are subjects related to:

A) essential hypertension
B) irritable bowel syndrome
C) peptic ulcers
D) all of the above

Question 18

One problem with quality of life assessments currently may be because:

A) the measures are sensitive to change
B) lack of standardization of other instruments
C) they have predictive validity in limited populations
D) they assess caregivers as well as patient

Question 19

Advanced certification in psychology and the law is granted through:

A) American Board of Clinical Health Psychology
B) American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology
C) American Board of Forensic Psychology
D) American Psychological Association

Question 20

Adherence to medical regimens can be implemented only:

A) by Master's-level psychologists
B) psychologists with a Ph.D.
C) Master's-level social workers
D) appropriately trained psychologists and social workers

Question 21

Adherence behaviors to medical regimens describe:

A) ability to stick to work
B) timeliness of work
C) ability to determine medical regimen
D) ability to follow health recommendations

Question 22

"You won't feel a thing" is an example of:

A) psychological method of coping with pain
B) an unhelpful strategy of coping with pain
C) physical method of coping with pain
D) poor parenting

Question 23

The greatest challenge for many neuropsychologists is:

A) problems with malingering
B) issues with being sued
C) increased need but decreasing reimbursement
D) knowing all of the evidence-based interventions

Question 24

Deep breathing is an example of:

A) social-based method of coping with pain
B) an unhelpful strategy of coping with pain
C) a physical method of coping with pain
D) a simplistic coping strategy

Question 25

Pharmacological interventions in sleep disorder:

A) are 100% successful
B) can lead to poor quality sleep
C) present no addiction issues.
D) may be used with any health related condition

Question 26

Play and silliness is an example of:

A) psychological method of coping with pain
B) an unhelpful strategy of coping with pain
C) physical method of coping with pain
D) poor parenting

Question 27

Cognitive restructuring has as a goal for chronic pain:

A) realistic appraisals of pain
B) recognition of progress
C) motivation to take active role
D) increase exercise

Question 28

'Capacity assessment' as described in your text refers to the assessment of:

A) determines the needs for autonomy with protection in older adults
B) memory capacity after a traumatic brain injury
C) speech capacity after a traumatic brain injury
D) both memory and speech capacity after a traumatic brain injury

Question 29

Forensic psychologists offer opinions on:

A) civil matters only
B) criminal matters only
C) neuropsychological functioning primarily
D) civil and criminal matters

Question 30

Principles of sleep hygiene include:

A) stimulus control
B) avoid caffeine, smoking and exercise at bedtime
C) sleeping late when tired
D) relaxation strategies

Question 31

Clinical neuropsychology has expanded to include:

A) localization of lesions
B) assessment
C) cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral difficulties.
D) all of the above

Question 32

Sleep disorder training is:

A) seldom included in insomnia training
B) required in all clinical training
C) overlooked by psychologists altogether
D) not routinely covered in clinical training

Question 33

Miller et al. (2012) examined the inter-rater reliability of instruments used to assess sex offenders and found:

A) the instruments were both reliable and valid
B) the instruments were reliable, but not valid
C) the instruments were out of date
D) the instruments were not reliable

Question 34

Purposes of neuropsychological assessment include:

A) diagnosis, prognosis, remediation
B) diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and rehabilitation, legal issues
C) diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and rehabilitation
D) diagnosis, prognosis, remediation, and legal issues

Question 35

Treatment planning based on SMART are:

A) specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely
B) short, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely
C) specific, measurable, active, reliable and timely
D) short, measurable, active, reliable and timely

Question 36

CBT methods for insomnia:

A) can be delivered inexpensively and effectively
B) expensively and effectively
C) only via one to one session
D) only lasts for a few days of effectiveness

Question 37

Neuropsychologists should know:

A) anatomy and physiology
B) neuroanatomy, pharmacology and neuropathology
C) forensic issues and intersections with the law
D) CBT interventions

Question 38

Chronic pain is associated with:

A) anorexia
B) sleep disturbance
C) nightmares
D) malingering

Question 39

Insomnia affects

A) 1.5% of population
B) 8% of population
C) 15% of population
D) 30% of population

Question 40

The Halstead Reitan:

A) was a famous psychologist specializing in health related disorders
B) is a common neuropsychological assessment instrument.
C) has been discredited as an instrument due to lack of validity
D) was developed to assess legal/forensic issues

Question 41

Current individualized cognitive rehabilitation programs for early stage Alzheimer's patients :

A) are methodologically adequate
B) make a major difference in patient functioning
C) have limited empirical basis
D) effective

Question 42

Forensic psychology includes:

A) child custody cases
B) violence risk assessment
C) competency issues
D) all of the above

Question 43

Recidivism is:

A) risk of offending
B) risk of reoffending
C) multiple charges
D) likelihood of having a disorder re-emerge

Question 44

The legal standard of insanity is:

A) the same as the psychological standard of insanity
B) a legal standard but not necessarily the same as a psychological standard
C) a psychological standard used in the legal sense
D) an educated guess

Question 45

Most forensic psychologists have:

A) a doctorate in clinical psychology and field training
B) a doctorate in clinical psychology
C) a diplomate in brain-behavior relationships
D) research doctorate and diplomate

Question 46

Standards of treatment apply:

A) the same in correctional settings as other psychological treatment settings
B) to a lesser degree because of incarceration
C) unimportant because inmates do not have the same rights
D) higher because lawyers are involved

Question 47

For a correctional psychologist treatment outcome is measured in:

A) risk of offending
B) risk of reoffending
C) multiple charges
D) likelihood of having a disorder re-emerge

Question 48

In assessment in forensic cases, the Psychopathology Checklist-Revised, is thought to be:

A) recommended for adults
B) a tool no longer used in practice
C) unacceptable for adults
D) useful for adolescents

Question 49

For a correctional psychologist treatment outcome is measured in:

Question 50

Forensic psychologists work in:

A) correctional settings
B) private practice
C) governmental offices
D) all of the above

Question 51

Forensic psychologists:

A) are using increasingly reliable and valid methods
B) must acknowledge limitations of instruments
C) must address the issue of law in their reports
D) all of the above

Question 52

The Rorschach test used in forensic evaluation is:

A) recommended
B) acceptable
C) unacceptable
D) found to have the best reliability in correctional settings

Question 53

Smith and Glass (1978) found:

A) patients undergoing therapy generally do better than patients not in therapy
B) patients not in therapy do better than patients in therapy
C) patients in therapy do the same as patients not in therapy
D) no consistent relationship with therapy