Psych 333 Chapter 3 Study Guide: Foundations of Abnormal Psychology Review
Which of the following is/are observed during a mental status exam?
a. Thought processes
b. Intellectual functioning
c. Appearance and behavior
d. Sensorium
e. All of the above - ✔✔All of the above
During behavioral assessment, people assess the ABCs of behavior. What does ABCs stand for?
a. Abnormal, Biopsychological, Clinical
b. Absence, Bias, Creativity
c. Actions, Beliefs, Cognition
d. Anger, Behaviors, Control
e. Antecedents, Behaviors, Consequences - ✔✔Antecedents, Behaviors, Consequences
,What approach to classification provides continuums on which people vary from high to low
and involves quantifying an amount?
a. The Classical Approach
b. The Categorical Approach
c. The Dimensional Approach
d. The Prototypical Approach - ✔✔The Dimensional Approach
During a game of corn hole, your partner repeatedly misses the intended target, but always hit
the same spot of the corn hole board, this is an example of something that is _____
a. Valid but not reliable
b. Reliable but not valid
c. Reliable and valid
d. Neither reliable or valid - ✔✔Reliable but not valid
. What do we assess during a behavioral assessment?
a. Consequences
b. Behaviors
, c. Antecedents
d. None of the above
e. A, B, and C - ✔✔A, B, and C
Reliability means that the instrument measures what it is supposed to measure.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔False
The DSM primarily uses a _________ approach to diagnose mental disorders.
a. Prototypical
b. Classical
c. Categorical
d. Dimensional
e. B and C - ✔✔Prototypical
What is the goal of behavioral assessment?
Which of the following is/are observed during a mental status exam?
a. Thought processes
b. Intellectual functioning
c. Appearance and behavior
d. Sensorium
e. All of the above - ✔✔All of the above
During behavioral assessment, people assess the ABCs of behavior. What does ABCs stand for?
a. Abnormal, Biopsychological, Clinical
b. Absence, Bias, Creativity
c. Actions, Beliefs, Cognition
d. Anger, Behaviors, Control
e. Antecedents, Behaviors, Consequences - ✔✔Antecedents, Behaviors, Consequences
,What approach to classification provides continuums on which people vary from high to low
and involves quantifying an amount?
a. The Classical Approach
b. The Categorical Approach
c. The Dimensional Approach
d. The Prototypical Approach - ✔✔The Dimensional Approach
During a game of corn hole, your partner repeatedly misses the intended target, but always hit
the same spot of the corn hole board, this is an example of something that is _____
a. Valid but not reliable
b. Reliable but not valid
c. Reliable and valid
d. Neither reliable or valid - ✔✔Reliable but not valid
. What do we assess during a behavioral assessment?
a. Consequences
b. Behaviors
, c. Antecedents
d. None of the above
e. A, B, and C - ✔✔A, B, and C
Reliability means that the instrument measures what it is supposed to measure.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔False
The DSM primarily uses a _________ approach to diagnose mental disorders.
a. Prototypical
b. Classical
c. Categorical
d. Dimensional
e. B and C - ✔✔Prototypical
What is the goal of behavioral assessment?
