NAU Psych 215 Exam 1 Questions with
complete solutions (2024-2025)
What jis jabnormal jpsychology j- jANS✓✓-the jscientific jstudy jof jabnormal
jbehavior jin jan jeffort jto jdescribe, jpredict, jexplain, jand jchange jabnormal
jpatterns jof jfunctioning
Workers jin jthe jfield jmay jbe j- jANS✓✓-clinical jscientists, jclinical jpractitioners
Deviance j- jANS✓✓-different, jextreme, junusual, jperhaps jeven jbizarre
Distress j- jANS✓✓-unpleasant jand jupsetting jto jthe jperson
Dysfunction j- jANS✓✓-interfering jwith jthe jperson's jability jto jconduct jdaily
jactivities jin ja jconstructive jway
Danger j- jANS✓✓-posing jrisk jof jharm
Four jD's j- jANS✓✓-deviance, jdistress, jdysfunction, jdanger
Assessment j- jANS✓✓-Involves jthe jcollection jof jrelevant jinformation jin jan
jeffort jto jreach ja jconclusion
Clinical jassessment j- jANS✓✓-used jto jdetermine jhow jand jwhy ja jperson jis
jbehaving jabnormally jand jhow jthat jperson jmay jbe jhelped
, 3 jcategories jof jclinical jassessment jtools j- jANS✓✓-clinical jinterviews, jtests,
jobservations
Assessment jtools jmust jbe j- jANS✓✓-standardized
reliable
valid
Validity j- jANS✓✓-accuracy
Reliability j- jANS✓✓-consistency
Standardization j- jANS✓✓-Sets jup jcommon jsteps jto jbe jfollowed jwhenever jit jis
jadministered
3 jdifferent jtypes jof jvalidity j- jANS✓✓-face jvalidity
predictive jvalidity
concurrent jvalidity
Clinical jinterviews j- jANS✓✓-conversations jbetween jan jinterviewer jand ja
jpatient jwhose jpurpose jis jto jgather jinformation jand jmake jjudgments jrelated jto
jassessment jgoals
unstructured jinterview j- jANS✓✓-Open-ended jquestions
Structured jinterview j- jANS✓✓-Prepared jquestions
Limitations jof jclinical jinterviews j- jANS✓✓-May jlack jvalidity jor jaccuracy
Individuals jmay jbe jintentionally jmisleading
Interviewers jmay jbe jbiased jor jmay jmake jmistakes jin jjudgment
Interviews, jparticularly junstructured jones, jmay jlack jreliability
Projective jtest j- jANS✓✓-Clients jinterpret jvague jor jambiguous jstimuli
complete solutions (2024-2025)
What jis jabnormal jpsychology j- jANS✓✓-the jscientific jstudy jof jabnormal
jbehavior jin jan jeffort jto jdescribe, jpredict, jexplain, jand jchange jabnormal
jpatterns jof jfunctioning
Workers jin jthe jfield jmay jbe j- jANS✓✓-clinical jscientists, jclinical jpractitioners
Deviance j- jANS✓✓-different, jextreme, junusual, jperhaps jeven jbizarre
Distress j- jANS✓✓-unpleasant jand jupsetting jto jthe jperson
Dysfunction j- jANS✓✓-interfering jwith jthe jperson's jability jto jconduct jdaily
jactivities jin ja jconstructive jway
Danger j- jANS✓✓-posing jrisk jof jharm
Four jD's j- jANS✓✓-deviance, jdistress, jdysfunction, jdanger
Assessment j- jANS✓✓-Involves jthe jcollection jof jrelevant jinformation jin jan
jeffort jto jreach ja jconclusion
Clinical jassessment j- jANS✓✓-used jto jdetermine jhow jand jwhy ja jperson jis
jbehaving jabnormally jand jhow jthat jperson jmay jbe jhelped
, 3 jcategories jof jclinical jassessment jtools j- jANS✓✓-clinical jinterviews, jtests,
jobservations
Assessment jtools jmust jbe j- jANS✓✓-standardized
reliable
valid
Validity j- jANS✓✓-accuracy
Reliability j- jANS✓✓-consistency
Standardization j- jANS✓✓-Sets jup jcommon jsteps jto jbe jfollowed jwhenever jit jis
jadministered
3 jdifferent jtypes jof jvalidity j- jANS✓✓-face jvalidity
predictive jvalidity
concurrent jvalidity
Clinical jinterviews j- jANS✓✓-conversations jbetween jan jinterviewer jand ja
jpatient jwhose jpurpose jis jto jgather jinformation jand jmake jjudgments jrelated jto
jassessment jgoals
unstructured jinterview j- jANS✓✓-Open-ended jquestions
Structured jinterview j- jANS✓✓-Prepared jquestions
Limitations jof jclinical jinterviews j- jANS✓✓-May jlack jvalidity jor jaccuracy
Individuals jmay jbe jintentionally jmisleading
Interviewers jmay jbe jbiased jor jmay jmake jmistakes jin jjudgment
Interviews, jparticularly junstructured jones, jmay jlack jreliability
Projective jtest j- jANS✓✓-Clients jinterpret jvague jor jambiguous jstimuli
