ABPSYCH FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
UPDATED)
Which of the following has the fewest problems as a definition of a mental disorder?
A. A psychological syndrome that produces harmful dysfunction in an individual
B. Deviation from social expectations
C. What mental health professionals treat
D. A label for disliked actions - ANS A. A psychological syndrome that produces harmful
dysfunction in an individual
Which of the following best describes a polytheistic approach?
A. Something that involves people who derive intense, persistent sexual interest from objects
B. Insomnia, excessive sleepiness, recurrent, nightmares and other sleep-related difficulties
C. Involves a disturbance or alteration in the normally integrated functions of identity,
conscious, or memory
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,D. Requires a person to meet a particular number of criteria to be diagnosed with a specific
mental disorder - ANS D. Requires a person to meet a particular number of criteria to be
diagnosed with a specific mental disorder
Which of the following best describes assessment?
A. The classification fo mental disorders
B. The collection of information for the purpose of making an informed decision
C. Consistency or agreement among assessment data
D. When the results of two assessments given at about the same time are in agreement -
ANS B. The collection of information for the purpose of making an informed decision
In order to understand and treat clients, a clinician must engage in a three-step process of
A. Diagnosing, gathering test data, and planning interventions
B. Interviewing and testing, diagnosing, and providing therapy
C. Gathering information, organizing and interpreting it, and diagnosing
D. Obtaining personality and behavior tests, classifying a nosology and diagnosing - ANS C.
gathering information, organizing and interpreting it, and diagnosing
The official diagnostic system used in North America relies most heavily on which disorder
definition?
A. Deviance
B. Distress
C. What clinicians test
D. Dysfunction - ANS D. Dysfunction
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, Which of the following best describes a mental status examination?
A. A brief, specialized and focused interview designed to assess a persons memory, mood,
orientation and concentration
B. Differential diagnoses among anxiety disorders
C. Differential diagnosis of more than 20 categories of mental disorder
D. Evaluation of major dimensions of psychopathic (antisocial) behavior - ANS A. A brief,
specialized and focused interview designed to assess a persons memory, mood, orientation and
concentration
Which of the following best describes a neuropsychological test?
A. A behavioral or psychological syndrome that produces harmful dysfunction in an individual
B. A measure of general mental ability and various specific intellectual abilities
C. Tests that measure the range and strength of a persons interests, attitudes, and values
D. Measures deficits in behavior, cognition, or emotion down to correlate with brain dysfunction
and damage - ANS D. Measures deficits in behavior, cognition, or emotion down to correlate
with brain dysfunction and damage
Which of the following best describes a personality test?
A. A test that requires answers specific questions or statements that are scored quantitatively
B. A standardized psychological assessment of an individual's predominant personality
characteristics
C. A test that requires the person to respond to ambiguous stimuli
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AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
UPDATED)
Which of the following has the fewest problems as a definition of a mental disorder?
A. A psychological syndrome that produces harmful dysfunction in an individual
B. Deviation from social expectations
C. What mental health professionals treat
D. A label for disliked actions - ANS A. A psychological syndrome that produces harmful
dysfunction in an individual
Which of the following best describes a polytheistic approach?
A. Something that involves people who derive intense, persistent sexual interest from objects
B. Insomnia, excessive sleepiness, recurrent, nightmares and other sleep-related difficulties
C. Involves a disturbance or alteration in the normally integrated functions of identity,
conscious, or memory
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,D. Requires a person to meet a particular number of criteria to be diagnosed with a specific
mental disorder - ANS D. Requires a person to meet a particular number of criteria to be
diagnosed with a specific mental disorder
Which of the following best describes assessment?
A. The classification fo mental disorders
B. The collection of information for the purpose of making an informed decision
C. Consistency or agreement among assessment data
D. When the results of two assessments given at about the same time are in agreement -
ANS B. The collection of information for the purpose of making an informed decision
In order to understand and treat clients, a clinician must engage in a three-step process of
A. Diagnosing, gathering test data, and planning interventions
B. Interviewing and testing, diagnosing, and providing therapy
C. Gathering information, organizing and interpreting it, and diagnosing
D. Obtaining personality and behavior tests, classifying a nosology and diagnosing - ANS C.
gathering information, organizing and interpreting it, and diagnosing
The official diagnostic system used in North America relies most heavily on which disorder
definition?
A. Deviance
B. Distress
C. What clinicians test
D. Dysfunction - ANS D. Dysfunction
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, Which of the following best describes a mental status examination?
A. A brief, specialized and focused interview designed to assess a persons memory, mood,
orientation and concentration
B. Differential diagnoses among anxiety disorders
C. Differential diagnosis of more than 20 categories of mental disorder
D. Evaluation of major dimensions of psychopathic (antisocial) behavior - ANS A. A brief,
specialized and focused interview designed to assess a persons memory, mood, orientation and
concentration
Which of the following best describes a neuropsychological test?
A. A behavioral or psychological syndrome that produces harmful dysfunction in an individual
B. A measure of general mental ability and various specific intellectual abilities
C. Tests that measure the range and strength of a persons interests, attitudes, and values
D. Measures deficits in behavior, cognition, or emotion down to correlate with brain dysfunction
and damage - ANS D. Measures deficits in behavior, cognition, or emotion down to correlate
with brain dysfunction and damage
Which of the following best describes a personality test?
A. A test that requires answers specific questions or statements that are scored quantitatively
B. A standardized psychological assessment of an individual's predominant personality
characteristics
C. A test that requires the person to respond to ambiguous stimuli
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