Assessment & Diagnosis of Psychological Disorders Flashcards
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A clinician suspects a client has Borderline Personality Disorder. Which structured interview is most commonly used to assess DSM personality disorders?
Answer: SCID-5-PD
The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Personality Disorders (SCID-5-PD) is the gold-standard instrument for diagnosing DSM-5 personality disorders.
When assessing malingering, which test specifically includes validity scales designed to detect symptom exaggeration?
Answer: MMPI-3
The MMPI-3 includes multiple validity scales (e.g., F, Fp, RBS) designed to detect overreporting, underreporting, and inconsistent responding.
A 7-year-old scores 2 standard deviations below the mean on a standardized reading test. Which classification does this BEST represent?
Answer: Specific Learning Disorder with impairment in reading
A score 2 SDs below the mean on a reading measure, when not explained by intellectual disability, best fits Specific Learning Disorder with impairment in reading per DSM-5.
Which of the following BEST describes incremental validity in psychological assessment?
Answer: The degree to which a test adds predictive power beyond existing information
Incremental validity refers to the improvement in prediction accuracy that a measure provides over and above what is already known from other sources.
On the WAIS-IV, a client scores significantly higher on Processing Speed than on Working Memory. What is the MOST important implication of this discrepancy?
Answer: The Full Scale IQ may not be the most valid summary score
Large discrepancies between index scores suggest the FSIQ may be an inadequate summary; clinicians should interpret individual index scores and consider the General Ability Index instead.
According to DSM-5, which specifier is added to a Major Depressive Disorder diagnosis when full criteria are no longer met but at least two symptoms remain?
Answer: In partial remission
DSM-5 specifies 'in partial remission' when some MDD symptoms persist but full criteria are no longer met, distinguishing it from full remission where no significant symptoms remain.
Which projective technique requires respondents to tell stories about ambiguous pictures of people in various situations?
Answer: Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
The TAT uses ambiguous picture cards depicting interpersonal scenes, and respondents construct stories that are analyzed for themes related to needs, motives, and conflicts.