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1. Lane is attending a clinical psychology graduate program that subscribes to the Boulder
Model of training. Which of the following would Lane NOT experience in his program if it truly
adheres to the Boulder Model?
A. training in psychotherapy and statistics
B. an approximately equal emphasis on research and clinical training
C. completing original research, such as a dissertation
D. minimization of clinical training with a heavy emphasis on research training
2. Clinical psychology graduate programs that subscribe to the practitioner-scholar model of
training ______.
A. typically award the PhD, rather than the PsyD, degree
B. emphasize practice over research
C. emphasize research over practice
D. equally emphasize research and practice
3. Josephine is an undergraduate student wants to increase her odds of getting into a clinical
psychology graduate program. Based on recommendations provided in the textbook, which of
the following is the best advice you could provide to Josephine?
A. avoid undergraduate courses in statistics and research methodology. These classes often
lower an applicant’s GPA
B. get to know your professors. Build a positive, professional relationship with them so they can
write meaningful, persuasive letters of recommendation for you
C. limit yourself to one road to becoming a clinical psychologist. For example, once you have
decided you want to earn a PhD from a scientist-practitioner program, do not consider other
training options
D. do not seek out clinically relevant experience while an undergraduate. Graduate programs
prefer to train “fresh” graduate students, not students who have already acquired some skills
through part-time experiences
4. The ______ typically consists of a full year of supervised clinical experience in an applied
setting and takes place before the doctoral degree is awarded.
A. postdoctoral internship
B. predoctoral internship
C. first year of graduate school in a PsyD program
D. first year of graduate school in a PhD program
5. Between 1988 and 2001, the number of PsyD degrees awarded ______.
A. more than doubled
B. remained constant
C. declined by 10%
D. increased by 10%
6. Which of the following is NOT true of Philippe Pinel?
A. Pinel helped to establish compassionate treatment of the mentally ill in England.
B. Pinel
advocated for institution staff to record a patient’s case history and ongoing treatment
notes.
C. Pinel wrote
Treatise on Insanity
, in which he argued for empathy for the mentally ill.
D. Pinel created institutions where patients were given healthy food and kind treatment.
7. In 1800s Europe, mental illness was initially placed in one of two categories: ______,
psychiatric symptoms, or ______, breaks from reality.
A. neuroses; psychoses
B. psychoses; neuroses
C. exogenous disorders; endogenous disorders
D. endogenous disorders; exogenous disorders
8. ______, a term coined by Emil Kraepelin, described a cluster of symptoms similar to what is
now known as schizophrenia.
A. Dementia praecox
B. Paranoia
C. Depressive psychosis
D. Cyclothymic personality
9. The Rorschach Inkblot Method is best identified as a(n)______.
A. projective intelligence test
B. objective intelligence test
C. projective personality test
D. objective personality test
10. Which of the following assessment methods was created most recently?
A. MMPI
B. Thematic Apperception Test
C. NEO-PI-R
D. Rorschach Inkblot Method
11. Disadvantages of the emergence of manualized therapies with empirical support include
______.
A. strengthening of the relationship or alliance between therapist and client
B. the fact that many clients have relatively simple problems that easily fit into diagnostic
categories
C. restriction of clinicians to use only empirically supported treatments
D. irrefutable criteria for determining which treatments should be identified as empirically
supported
12. Research by Cosgrove and colleagues found that ______ of professionals who
authored/created the
DSM-IV
and
DSM-5
had financial ties to major pharmaceutical
companies.
A. less than 1%
B. approximately 10%
C. approximately 25%
D. over 50%
13. Robert is paying for psychotherapy services with his health insurance. Anne is paying for
psychotherapy services out-of-pocket (i.e., with a personal check). Robert is told by his clinical
psychologist, Dr. Honores, that he has “several symptoms associated
with depression.” Anne
receives the same diagnostic information. Based on your textbook’s discussion of current
controversies, which of the following is MOST likely to occur?
A. Robert will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder; Anne will not
B. Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder; Robert will not
C. Both Robert and Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder
D. Neither Robert nor Anne will receive a formal diagnosis of major depressive disorder
14. According to Cummings (2007), ______ of prescriptions written for psychoactive
medications come from primary-care physicians.
A. under 10%
B. 30%
C. 50%
D. over 80%
15. When psychotherapy outcome researchers seek clients on whom to conduct psychotherapy
in a study, they typically seek clients who ______.
A. are “textbook cases” of the diagnosis the therapy intends to treat
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B. are simultaneously taking medication for their psychological problems
C. have advanced knowledge about psychological disorders
D. have previous experience as “test subjects” in clinical research
16.
There have been four major “forces” in the field of clinical psychology. Which of the
following lists these forces in the correct historical order (from earliest to most recent)?
A. behaviorism, multiculturalism, humanism, psychoanalysis
B. multiculturalism, humanism, psychoanalysis, behaviorism
C. humanism, psychoanalysis, multiculturalism, behaviorism
D. psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, multiculturalism
17. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. Currently, when the American Psychological Association considers accrediting a graduate
program in psychology, there are criteria related to multiculturalism that must be met.
B. Although none have yet emerged, the American Psychological Association plans to introduce
new divisions within its organization devoted to cultural issues such as gender, religion, sexual
orientation, and ethnicity.
C. The APA ethical code instructs psychologists to work with cultural sensitivity and
competence.
D. The Society for the Study of Ethnic Minority Issues is an APA division that illustrates clinical
psychology’s current focus on multicultural issues.
18. Maria recently immigrated from her hometown of Bowling Green, New York, to Mexico
City, Mexico. Once in Mexico, Maria adopts much of her new nation’s culture and abandons
much of her original U.S. culture. Which acculturation strategy is Maria using?
A. assimilation
B. separation
C. marginalization
D. integration
19. Regardless of the methods used to train clinical psychologists to be culturally competent, an
essential ingredient is that the trainee ______.
A. reaches a deeper appreciation of his or her own cultural identity
B. reads detailed descriptions of a variety of cultural groups in the form of professional books or
peer-reviewed articles
C. enrolls in courses taught by faculty members whose cultural background is different from
that of the trainee
D. conducts research with participants from culturally diverse backgrounds
20. The American Psychological Association has created divisions addressing all of the following
areas of diversity EXCEPT ______.
A. women
B. religion
C. ethnic minorities
D. sightedness
21. Two amendments were added to the APA code of ethics in 2010. These amendments
emphasize that ______.
A. psychologists cannot use ethical standards from the code to justify or defend the violation of
human rights
B. psychologists must provide both digital and paper copies of informed consent documents to
telepsychology patients
C. the APA code of ethics is to be followed even when it conflicts with local, state, or federal law
D. clinical psychologists must obtain a postdoctoral degree in psychopharmacology in order to
receive prescription privileges
22. The idea that clinical psychologists strive to benefit the patients with whom they work,
while at the same time ensuring they do not harm their patients, is best captured by which
ethical principle?
A. beneficence and nonmaleficence
B. integrity
C. Respect for People
’
s Rights and Dignity
D. fair billing and reporting
23. For the profession of clinical psychology, confidentiality ______.
A. is absolute
B. should be negotiated with a client at the onset of treatment
C. does not apply to legal minors
D. can ethically be broken in specific situations
24. The landmark court case that established the duty to warn for psychologists was ______.
A.
Brown v. The Board of Education
B.
Hughes v. The APA Board of Ethics
C.
Poddar v. The State of New Mexico
D.
Tarasoff v. The Regents of the University of California
25. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. An ethical clinical psychologist should never break a child client
’
s confidentiality to report
child abuse
B. Less than half of the states in the United States have laws requiring mental health
professionals to break confidentiality to report known or suspected child abuse
C. A psychologist must abide by a child client’s request to withhold information about
treatment from parents
D. Therapists working with child clients often attempt to negotiate an arrangement in which
parents will not be informed of what the child discloses except under specified conditions
26. According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT a question clinical psychologist
should ask themselves when designing research studies?
A. How should psychotherapy outcome be measured?
B. What should be measured when assessing psychotherapy outcome?
C. Who should rate psychotherapy outcome?
D. Where should the study be conducted?
27.
In short, the ______ of a form of therapy is how well it works “in the lab,” where it is
practiced according to manualized methods.
A. outcome
B. efficacy
C. effectiveness
D. status
28. ______ significance in an efficacy or effectiveness study refers to how two groups differ in
real-
world terms. It answers the question, “Is there a meaningful difference between the
groups?”
A. Statistical
B. Clinical
C. Theoretical
D. Control
29. ______ refers to the extent to which change in the dependent variable is due solely to
change in the independent variable.
A. Internal validity
B. External validity
C. Test
–
retest reliability
D. Split-half reliability
30. ______ tend to be held in high regard by researchers who prefer the idiographic approach
over the nomothetic approach.
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A. Experiments
B. Quasi-experiments
C. Case studies
D. Correlational studies
31.
DSM-5
contains a list of “unofficial” disorders that are not yet diagnosable. In what section
of
DSM-5
are these proposed disorders listed?
A. Disorders for Further Consideration
B. Emerging Measures and Models
C. Proposed Criteria Groups
D. Initial Disorders for Discovery
32. Emil Kraepelin was a pioneer of the diagnosis of mental disorders. Among the categories he
identified were ______, which is similar to the current label of bipolar disorder, and ______,
which is similar to the current label of schizophrenia.
A. manic-depressive psychosis; dementia praecox
B. anxiety neurosis; disorderly thought psychosis
C. dementia praecox; separation disorder
D. anxiety neurosis; separation disorder
33. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Although many publications print the newest diagnostic manual
’
s title as
DSM-5
, the correct
printing requires a Roman numeral (
DSM-V)
.
B. As with previous editions, the current edition of the
DSM
instructs clinicians to provide
multiaxial diagnoses.
C. The current
DSM
requires a GAF score to accompany all diagnoses.
D. The current
DSM
eliminates the five-axis diagnostic system.
34. ______ validity is the extent to which an assessment technique has content appropriate for
what is being measured.
A. Content
B. Convergent
C. Discriminant
D. None of these
35. An important skill for a clinical interviewer is ______, which is best described as the ability
to know how he tends to affect others interpersonally and how others tend to relate to him.
A. being self-aware
B. developing positive working relationships
C. establishing rapport
D. quieting yourself
36. Loraine is a clinical psychology graduate student conducting her first clinical interview with
a client. While her client describes reasons for seeking treatment, Loraine finds herself
distracted by internal thoughts such as, “What questions should I ask next?” and “When is the
project due for my linear regression class?” In this instance, Loraine has the opportunity to
improve which general skill of clinical interviewing?
A. being self-aware
B. developing positive working relationships
C. eye contact
D. quieting yourself
37. Which of the following is UNLIKELY to enhance rapport in a clinical interview?
A. efforts by the interviewer to put the client at ease, especially at the beginning of the
interview
B. acknowledgment by the interviewer that the clinical interview is a unique, unusual situation
C. efforts by the interviewer to notice how the client uses language, and then following the
client
’s lead
D. excessive small talk used to distract the client from the awkwardness of the interview
38. The three-stratum theory of intelligence is a contemporary theory that proposes a single,
overall ability that contains eight broad factors, each of which contains many more specific
abilities. This theory was proposed by ______.
A. Charles Spearman
B. Louis Thurstone
C. John Carroll
D. James Cattell
39. The index scores of the Wechsler intelligence tests, which correspond to the underlying
factors in the test, include ______.
A. Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning
B. Working Speed and Processing Memory
C. Fluid Intelligence and Crystalized Intelligence
D. Normative Quotient and Ipsative Sum
40. Honore receives psychological testing. Although her intelligence falls in the low average
range, a discrepancy is still identified between her achievement and intelligence test scores
(such that achievement falls significantly below expectations based on intelligence). This
discrepancy will likely be the basis for a diagnosis of ______.
A. premenstrual dysphoric disorder
B. specific learning disorder
C. giftedness
D. intellectual disability
41. Dr. Johnson is asked to assess Martha. He decides he will administer the Structured Clinical
Interview for
DSM-5
because he knows it is well-supported by research. In this situation, Dr.
Johnson is practicing ______.
A. multimethod assessment.
B. culturally competent assessment.
C. evidence-based assessment.
D. ethically validated assessment.
42. A client who scores very high on the clinical scale called
“
Psychopathic Deviate
”
on the
MMPI-2 is most likely to receive a diagnosis of ______.
A. major depressive disorder
B. antisocial personality disorder
C. borderline personality disorder
D. specific phobia
43. The Psychasthenia scale on the MMPI-2 is a measure of ______.
A. depression
B. anxiety
C. bipolar disorder
D. schizophrenia
44. Barak completes the MMPI-2. His results produce a highly elevated K scale score. A clinical
psychologist interpreting this score should conclude that Barak is ______.
A. lying
B. “faking bad”
C
. “faking good”
D. responding infrequently
45. Dr. Richards uses psychological testing, including feedback about testing results, both to
assess his patients and provide a brief therapeutic intervention. This practice is best described
as ______.
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A. therapeutic assessment
B. cognitive-behavioral assessment
C. clinical assessment
D. personality assessment
46.
The primary finding of Hans Eysenck’s 1952 review of psychotherapy outcome studies was
that ______.
A. psychotherapy was of little benefit, since most clients got better without it
B. psychotherapy was beneficial when practiced by therapists with doctoral degrees, but not
beneficial when practiced by therapists with master’s or bachelor’s degrees
C. humanistic psychotherapy was significantly more effective than psychodynamic
psychotherapy
D. cognitive psychotherapy was significantly more effective than behavioral psychotherapy
47. A(n) ______ statistically combines the results of many separate studies to create numerical
representations of the effects of psychotherapy as tested across massive numbers of settings,
therapists, and patients.
A. tripartite model
B. meta-analysis
C. effectiveness study
D. outcome measure
48. Dr. Harbinger is studying a new psychotherapy treatment for depression. He carefully
screens potential participants to make sure they fit strict diagnostic criteria and randomly
assigns them to a treatment or control group. He is most likely conducting a(n) ______ study.
A. power
B. effectiveness
C. efficiency
D. efficacy
49.
The “dodo bird verdict” refers to the finding that ______.
A. behavioral psychotherapy is more beneficial than cognitive psychotherapy
B. psychodynamic psychotherapy is more beneficial than humanistic psychotherapy
C. behavioral psychotherapy is more beneficial than all other forms of psychotherapy
D. various forms of psychotherapy are about equally beneficial
50.
Over the past 3 months, Jennifer’s family has repeatedly expressed concern about her
abuse of alcohol. Jennifer refuses to acknowledge that problems have arisen from her drinking,
and she clearly states she has no desire to change her behaviors. In the stages of change model
developed by Norcross, Krebs, and Prochaska (2011), Jennifer is in the ______ stage.
A. precontemplation
B. contemplation
C. preparation
D. action
51. The term ______ succinctly captures the primary goal of psychodynamic psychotherapy.
A. self-actualization
B. insight
C. shaping
D. congruence
52. Which of the following statements about free association is NOT true?
A. It is used by psychodynamic psychotherapists as an effort to access the unconscious.
B. It involves asking clients to say whatever comes to mind.
C. It asks clients to say the first word that comes to mind after the therapist speaks a word.
D. It requires clients to not censor themselves at all.
53. According to the psychodynamic approach, the actual plot of a dream as the dreamer
remembers it is the ______.
A. manifest content
B. latent content
C. dream work
D. projection
54. Clarissa dreams she is a platypus flopping about on a never-ending sandy beach, while the
bright sun slowly bakes her to a crisp. Dr. Siggie, her psychologist, explains that the never-
ending beach represents her inability to emotionally escape from an abusive relationship, and
the sun represents the abuser. What is the manifest content in this scenario?
A. the beach representing her inability to escape an abusive relationship
B. the sun representing an abuser
C. Clarissa as a platypus flopping about on a beach
D. Dr. Siggie’s nonverbal behaviors while explaining Clarissa’s dream
55. Ron is a psychotherapy client who senses that certain unconscious material will soon be
exposed. This makes him anxious, so he abruptly changes the subject and then misses his next
appointment. Ron’s psychodynamic psychotherapist is likely to understand Ron’s actions as
______.
A. insight
B. resistance
C. displacement
D. transference
56. Cognitive therapy ______.
A. tends to be brief and unstructured
B. has become a less prominent approach to psychotherapy in the 21st century
C. represents a reaction against behavioral and psychodynamic approaches
D. was established by Albert Bandura
57.
Elise’s psychologist asks her to keep a record of beliefs t
hat she has about events that
happened to her, as well as how those beliefs make her feel emotionally. With the assistance of
her psychologist, Elise learns how she can dispute such beliefs and replace them with more
effective new beliefs. Elise’s psychologist is likely treating h
er with ______.
A. exposure and response prevention
B. cognitive reshaping
C. rational emotive behavior therapy
D. cognitive triad therapy
58. ______ refers to being able to pay attention in the present moment to whatever arises
internally or externally, without becoming entangled or wishing things were otherwise.
A. Personalization
B. All-or-nothing thinking
C. Mindfulness
D. Commitment thinking
59. Which of the following statements about empirical studies of cognitive therapy is NOT true?
A. Studies
demonstrate support for DBT’s use with borderline personality disorder patients.
B. Studies have found that homework enhances therapy outcome.
C. Studies include support for the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders with ACT.
D. Studies suggest mindfulness may not be as beneficial as originally suggested by its
proponents.
60. ______ are considered leaders in the cognitive therapy movement.
A. Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis
B. Sigmund Freud and Karen Horney
C. Carl Jung and Fritz Perls
D. John Watson and Edward Thorndike
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