QUESTIONS
Question 1
Dr. Kitchen works for the FBI, trying to use psychological and criminological evidence to find a serial killer. What is does the FBI call this?
- criminal psychological analysis
- criminal psychoanalysis
- criminal investigative analysis
- investigative psychological analysis
Question 2
What is the best way to describe a biopsychosocial approach to assessment?
- multicultural
- multidisciplinary
- psychoanalytic
- All of these
Question 3
Which measures are typically included as part of a standard battery?
- measures of intelligence and personality
- measures of intelligence, personality, and neurological intactness
- measures of intelligence, personality, neurological intactness, and case history data
- a measure of intelligence, a measure of neurological intactness, and the Mooney Problem Checklist
Question 4
Which of the following statements BEST exemplifies the Barnum effect in report writing?
- “Henry exhibits significant indicators of a specific learning disability in the auditory channel of learning.”
- “At times, Bertha’s unconscious hostile urges become evident in the form of expressed anger.”
- “Patrick’s mild mental retardation indicates that he may need close supervision on the playground at school.”
- “Thomas reports frequent auditory hallucinations commanding him to take off his clothes in public.”
Question 5
Fred has an interview with a local company that works closely with foster children. The interview is more like a conversation, where he develops and shares goals in tandem with the interviewer. Fred’s interview is a good example of what type of interview?
- collaborative
- elaborative
- structured
- hypnotic
Question 6
Dr. Gonzales has been asked to testify in court in regard to how child abuse impacted why a person became a serial murderer. What kind of assessment is this?
- Reacculturation
- Culturally informed
- Mechanical prediction
- Forensic
Question 7
Amy is a 12 year old girl who has been abused and neglected by her parents. What are some possible emotional and behavioral indicators that she may be displaying?
- thumb sucking
- good social competence
- fear of sleeping alone
- high self esteem
Question 8
What is a problem with self-report measures of depression, such as the Beck Depression Inventory?
- Test takers can fake depression or fake the absence of depression.
- They are highly unreliable and based solely on what happened to the test taker during the previous day or so.
- They do not gauge the severity of depression, only its presence or absence.
- The theory on which they are based has been shown to be severely flawed.
Question 9
What type of interview would involve the interviewer purposely making disapproving faces, critical remarks, and condescending comments in order to make the applicant feel pressure?
- hypnotic interview
- collaborative interview
- cognitive interview
- stress interview
Question 10
Which of the following is NOT something that would be considered in a mental status exam?
- Does the person have a memory about recent events?
- Is the person dressed appropriately for the time of year?
- Does the person state he or she is religious?
- Does the individual know his or her name?
ANSWERS
Question 1
Dr. Kitchen works for the FBI, trying to use psychological and criminological evidence to find a serial killer. What is does the FBI call this?
- criminal psychological analysis
- criminal psychoanalysis
- criminal investigative analysis
- investigative psychological analysis
Correct Answer: criminal investigative analysis
Question 2
What is the best way to describe a biopsychosocial approach to assessment?
- multicultural
- multidisciplinary
- psychoanalytic
- All of these
Correct Answer:….
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