Question 1
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Which of the following is not measured by personality tests?
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dynamic motivation
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symptoms of distress
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aptitude
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Spirituality
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emotional intelligence
Question 2
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What are the two fundamental features of personality?
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each person is consistent and distinctive
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each person is fluid and unique
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each person is consistent and conforms to a standard of personality
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each person is fluid and distinctive
Question 3
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Which is the "moral principle" of psychoanalytic theory?
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Ego
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superego
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id
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society
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unconscious
Question 4
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which of the following is not a property of defense mechanisms?
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Help ego reduce anxiety created by id and superego conflict
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operate unconsciously
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distort inner/outer reality
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help the id fulfill it's pleasure principle
Question 5
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humor and sublimation are what level of defense mechanism?
Question 6
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What are the order of defense mechanisms from most extreme to least?
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Psychotic, borderline, neurotic, acting out, obsessive, mature
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Neurotic, psychotic, obsessive, acting out, borderline, mature
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acting out, psychotic, neurotic, borderline, mature, obsessive
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psychotic, acting out, borderline, neurotic, obsessive, mature
Question 7
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displacement and repression fall under what category of defense mechanisms?
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psychotic
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neurotic
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borderline
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mature
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acting out
Question 8
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Sally uses humor to mask her unconscious conflicts. Which level of defensive mechanisms does Sally fall under?
Question 9
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Bob lives in a shack but tells everyone that he lives in a palace, and appears to truly believe this delusion. He also denies having any sort of problem, psychological or financial. What defensive mechanism is this?
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Neurotic
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Mature
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Pathological lying
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Psychotic
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borderline
Question 10
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Kimmy's mom tells her she should try harder in school, and Kimmy replies "yeah cause I see how well school worked out for you", referring to the fact her mom has to work two minimum wage jobs to make ends meet. Kimmy often makes passive-aggressive comments like this, as well as impulsive decisions. What defense mechanism category does Kimmy fall under?
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Shes just a normal teenager, everyone is passive aggressive at that age
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Acting out
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Borderline
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She has borderline personality disorder
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Oppositional defiant disorder
Question 11
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Altruism is an example of what
Question 12
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Which is a test designed to measure the type, severity of defense mechanisms?
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Overall Defensive Functioning (ODF)
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Defense Mechanism Rating Scale (DMRS)
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Psychoanalytic Scale of Defense Mechanisms (PSDM)
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All of the above
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None of the above
Question 13
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What are the draw-backs of the DMRS?
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Much specialized training is required for practitioner
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Low reliability
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Time-consuming to collect data
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None of these, it's a well constructed test
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self-report biases
Question 14
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Which of the following are type theories of personality?
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Type A coronary-prone behavior pattern
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self-theory (Carl Rogers)
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social learning theory (Bandura)
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factor-analytical trait theory (Cattell)
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Five factor model (Goldberg)
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Humoral theory (Hippocrates)
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Eysenck personality questionnaire
Question 15
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Does type A behavior cause coronary heart disease (CHD)?
Question 16
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Existentialism contributed to the foundation of what type of personality theories?
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Type theories
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Phenomenological theories
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behavioral and social learning theories
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Trait conception theories
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None of the above
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two of the above
Question 17
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Which are two people involved with phenomenological theories?
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Husserl and Kierkegaard
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Kieregard and Bandura
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Bandura and Cattell
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Goldberg and Husserl
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Comrey and Cattell
Question 18
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who was the MOST influential phenomenological theorist (according to the text)
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Husserl
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Bandura
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Penfield
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Carl Rogers
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Myers-Briggs
Question 19
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This test involves sorting cards with things like "I am poised" into piles from "Least like me" to "Most like me" (9 piles total). It is meant to measure self-concept and is a test related to self-theory (Carl Rogers). The card stacks can be instructed to be produced as a "self-sort" or as the examinee's "Ideal sort". Which test is this?
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Wisconsin Card sorting task
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Q-technique
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Self-concept card task
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Phenomenological test of self
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None of the above
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A test does not exist that fits these parameters
Question 20
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The I-E scale measures....
Question 21
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Social learning theorists and behavioral theorists believe cognition is important for behavior
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Social learning theorists believe cognition is important for behavior
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behavioral theorists believe cognition is important for behavior
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behavioral theorists believe cognition is not important for behavior
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Social learning theorists believe cognition is not important for behavior
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neither social learning theorists OR behavioral theorists believe cognition is important for behavior
Question 22
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The Classroom Questionnaire is designed to measure what:
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Emotional intelligence
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Ability to look after children with mental illnesses in a school setting
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Self-efficacy
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the interactions between students and teachers through direct observation
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student personality changes over time
Question 23
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What is a measure of self-efficacy?
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Bandura's Self-efficacy test
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Classroom questionnaire
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Q-technique
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Thematic apperception test (TAT)
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Personality research form (PRF)
Question 24
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"I hate getting stuck behind a slow driver". This question in a Yes/No format would give tester's information about what sort of trait?
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Source trait
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Surface trait
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Deep trait
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Personality trait
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Impatience
Question 25
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Cattell designed what theory?
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Factor-analytic trait theory
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Self-theory
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humoral theory
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Cattell personality theory
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Fundamental lexical hypothesis
Question 26
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Goldberg's five factor model of personality includes:
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Extroversion
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Openness
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Intuition
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Excitability
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agreeableness
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conscientiousness
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neuroticim
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Charisma
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attitude
Question 27
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The five factor model is based on the fundamental lexical hypothesis. True/false?
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True
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False
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Causally related
Question 28
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What is TRUE about the Five factor Model of Personality
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It captures individual difference related to basic functions of survival and reproductive success
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it is based on the fundamental lexical hypothesis
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It is based on the idea that trait terms have survived in language because they convey important information about our dealings with others
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The NEO-PI-R and shorter version the NEO-FFI are both personality tests which are based on the Five Factor model
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OCEAN is the acronym commonly used to remember the 5 factors
Question 29
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Which are ISSUES with trait approaches to personality?
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Debate whether traits cause behaviour or merely describe it
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low predictive validity
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There are too many traits to separate out into factors
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People are all too different to classify
Question 30
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Personality coefficient describes the low correlations between people's scores on a trait and their behaviours. True or false?
Question 31
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Projective testing involves presenting examinee with vague/ambiguous stimuli in order to reveal inner aspects of personality, and are commonly based on _____________.
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CBT
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Freudian theory
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Psychoanalytic theory
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Behavioral techniques
Question 32
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Which are techniques of projective personality tests?
Question 33
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What is the preferred scoring system for the rorschach inkblot test?
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Rorschach Preformance assessment system (R-PAS)
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Two of these are very commonly used
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The Rorschach system
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The Comprehensive system
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All of these are commonly used
Question 34
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The R-PAS improved on the CS in many ways. Which of the below is NOT one of these improvements
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evidence based selection of scoring variables
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detailed guidelines for administration
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methods to optimize number of responses
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normative reference values for international samples
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tables for conventionality and accuracy
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Inexpensive scoring (web-based)
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reduced the number of inkblots used from 10 to 5
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easy to read graphs
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translated into many languages
Question 35
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The Roschach can be useful in determining if psychotherapy would be beneficial to a client. True/false.
Question 36
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Which of the following in not a projective test?
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House-tree-person test (HTP)
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Draw-a-person test (DAP)
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Rotter incomplete sentances blank (RISB)
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Rorschach inkblot test
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Thematic apperception test (TAT)
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Millon Clinical multiaxial inventory-III (MCMI-III)
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Pleasant Events Scale (PES)
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Two of the above
Question 37
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What is the Thought Disorder Index?
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Measure of Delusional Disorder
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Scoring method for the Rorschach test
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A scale measuring propensity towards eating disorders
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A test given to measure the severity of "Borderline" level defense mechanisms
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None of the above
Question 38
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In a study by Albert, Fox and Khan it was found that informed Schizophrenia fakers were diagnosed by the Rorschach 72% of the time, whereas actual Schizophrenics only achieved diagnosis 48% of the time. Was this a real study?
Question 39
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What are controversies/negatives about the use of the Rorschach?
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Fakers
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Low reliability
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lack of predictive validity
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learning and scoring system is arduous
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Administration is time consuming
Question 40
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What is UNTRUE about the Rotter Incomplete Sentance Blank (RISB)?
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It is a projective test
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It involves sentence completion
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It has three forms (Highschool, college, adult)
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it measures conflict/positive/neutral responses
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High reliability
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Quick and efficient
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There is possibility of self-report bias
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it produces single score which may not capture the subtleties of personality
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All of these are true (If this is the case ONLY select this option)
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None of these are true (if this is the case ONLY select this option)
Question 41
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Which of the following are TRUE about the Thematic apperception test (TAT)?
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Contains 30 pictures with one card being blank
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asks examinee's to make up dramatic story about each picture
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low test-retest reliability (ACC)
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CAT is the adaptation of TAT meant for kids
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Has abundant scoring and interpretation methods
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Origionally designed to test needs outlined in Murray's personality theory
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TAT has proved helpful in understanding those with ageneis of the corpus callosum (ACC)
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The TAT has not received much use in research
Question 42
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Which of the following are FALSE about the Picture Projective Test (PPT)
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It is a projective test
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An improvement on the TAT
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Uses pictures taken from "Family of Man" photoessay, containing meaningful projective images
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PTT stories have a greater emphasis on interpersonal themes than TAT
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PTT is superior to TAT in differentiating psychotics from normal and depressives
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The PTT and TAT are equal in ability to differentiate normal from depressives
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The PTT contains a majority of gloomy, dark, negitive scenes in the pictures
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All of these are true about the PTT (If so, ONLY select this option)
Question 43
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Which of the following is NOT a test derived from the TAT for specific populations?
Question 44
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TEMAS is the spanish version of the TAT, made for kids. The main issue with it is it's low reliability. This is a concern because reliability is necessary for validity. True/False?
Question 45
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What is TRUE about the Draw-a-person test (DAP)?
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It's like Goodenough's Draw-a-man test of intelligence
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it's an expression measuring projective test
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Examinee is asked to draw a person and then draw another person of the opposite sex, then make up a story about them
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clinical-intuitive interpretation is made
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This is used to screen children suspected of behaviour disorder and disturbance
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Drawing a man with large eyes and eyelashes is supposed to indicate a homosexuality inclined male
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The DAP:SPED is a derivative of this test
Question 46
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The House-tree-person test (HTP) is an example of a projective test. Which of the below are FALSE about it?
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Can be effectively used as an intelligence test for kids
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House drawing mirrors home life, tree infers environment experience, and person infers interpersonal relationships
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Involves freehand drawing a person, tree and house
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The HTP is a good measure of personality
Question 47
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What was true about the case study where a soldier shot himself in the foot and was unable to return to duty?
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He was diagnosed with a projective test
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He was found to be a war criminal upset that he could no longer go to war and shoot at people
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He was found to be schizophrenic
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He shot himself in the foot because he was depressed and wanted to die
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Two of the above are TRUE
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All of the above are TRUE
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Three of the above are TRUE
Question 48
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Which of the following is not a Theory-guided inventory?
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Personality research form (PRF)
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State-trait anxiety inventory (STAI)
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Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ)
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Two of the above
Question 49
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Which TWO are based on Murray's theory of Manifest Needs?
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TAT
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Rorscharch
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Beck Depression inventory
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Personality Research Form
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Only ONE of the TWO is listed. (Select this option AND the one correct)
Question 50
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Which is TRUE about the Personality Research Form (PRF)?
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T/F inventory
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Produces 20 personality scales and 2 validity scores
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good internal consistency
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based on manifest needs
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it's a factor-analytically derived inventory
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It's a projective test just like TAT
Question 51
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What does the State-trait anxiety inventory measure?
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It differentiates between temporary state anxiety and long standing anxiety
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It is used to clinically diagnose those with anxiety
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It allows practitioners to follow patients as their temporary anxiety transitions into permanent anxiety
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It's a structured clinical interview meant to measure anxiety
Question 52
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What are the three dimensions measured by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ)?
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Psychoticism, extroversion, neurotisicm
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extroversion, neurotisicm, openness
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Conscientiousness, neuroticism, compassion
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Extroversion/introversion, neuroticsm/sanity, Psychosis/normalcy
Question 53
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What type of test is the Comrey personality scales (CPS)?
Question 54
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Which one of these is not a criterion-keyed inventory?
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Minnesota multphasic personality inventory-2 (MMPI-2)
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Personality inventory for children-2 (PIC2)
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Beck depression Inventory (BDI)
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Millon Clinical Multiaxial inventory-III (MCMI-III)
Question 55
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What is TRUE of the MMPI-2?
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Contains over 500 T/F questions
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The MMPI control group was narrow and item content was sexist/obsolete so the test was revised to the MMPI-II
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4 validity scales, and 10 clinical scales
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Good reliability
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There is overlap between some scales and it is lengthy to administer
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L scale is items scored in wrong direction to identify deliberate test-taking attitude. The F scale is meant to signify psychiatric pathology, but are rarely selected so usually "cry for help". K scale detects defensiveness. "Cannot say" validity scale also exists
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can be scored scale-by- scale or configural (typed)
Question 56
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Advantages of MCMI-III over MMPI-2?
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Much shorter
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compatible with DSM-IV
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higher validity
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Two of the above
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All of the above
Question 57
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What is TRUE about the Personality Inventory for Children - 2 (PIC-2)?
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Child does the questionnaire, and there is a m=complimentary one for the parents/teacher
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Reliability and validity are poor
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assesses social skill deficits, family dysfunction, delinquency, impulsivity, cognitive impairment
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It is a exposure based method
Question 58
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Which of the following are behavior assessments?
Question 59
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The Behaviour avoidance test (BAT) is a type of Exposure-based assessment meant to see how long a client can tolerate anxiety-inducing stimuli. It is used to evaluate fears and phobias and has a strong correlation with self-reported catastrophic thought measures. True/false?
Question 60
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Name the exposure-based therapies
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Rational emotive therapy (RET) and pleasant events scale (PES)
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Behavioural avoidance test (BAT) and fear survey schedule (FSS)
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Cattell's behavioural avoidance test (CBAT) and fear survey schedule (FSS)
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None of the above are BOTH exposure based therapies
Question 61
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The Rational emotive therapy (RET) and Beck depression inventory (BDI) are both examples of _______ therapies.
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Exposure-based
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self-monitoring
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cognitive behaviour
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criterion keyed
Question 62
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Self-monitoring produces are a type of behavioural assessment where the patient ________________.
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writes a list of everything they do each day for their clinician to evaluate
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is observed directly in their daily activities
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actively participates in therapy to meet their goals
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wears a beeper that goes off when the patient must record how they are feeling at that time.
Question 63
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The Pleasant Event schedule (PES) involves:
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Rating each events pleasantness and eliminating those that are negative entirely
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Both of these answers are correct
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The patient identifying which events make them happiest thought out the day and integrating them into their daily routine more
Question 64
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In what situations is direct systematic observation useful?
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children evaluation in school systems
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When there is a lot of children at once to observe
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When people must be observed for long periods of time
Question 65
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What is analogue behavioral assessment?
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When you tell a patient to preform a behavior and then observe them
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Clients observed in plausible but manufactured setting to elicit behaviors of interest
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An example would be following a patient throughout their day and observing behaviour in natural setting
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All of the above
Question 66
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Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is different from Direct systematic assessment. What does EMA involve?
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It's like direct systematic assessment but with patients in novel environments
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The real-time measurement of patient experience in real world at the point of experience so results not affected by recall bias
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It is a single momentary assessment of behaviour done of 10min period every day for 2 weeks
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Two of the above are true