Clinical Assessments/Neuro/Dep/ADHD,etc.

Question 1

The____is used to identify brain damage and determine its severity and possible location and produces an Impairment Index that ranges from____.

Answer 1

H-R(Halstead-Reitan); 0-1.0

Question 2

The Bender-Gestalt is a measure of___integration that is also used as a screening device for____. Administrationinvolves 2 phases-the copy phase and the___phase.

Answer 2

visual-motor; neuropsychological impairment; recall

Question 3

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Stroop Test, and Tower of London are all sensitive to__lobe damage.

Answer 3

frontal

Question 4

The Stroop test evaluates the examinee’s ability to suppress a __response.

Answer 4

prepotent

Question 5

The Mini Mental State Exam is administered to older adults as a screening test for____and assesses six aspects of functioning–orientation, registration, attention and calculation, delayed recall, language, and____.

Answer 5

cognitive impairment; visual construction

Question 6

The Glassgow Coma Scale is used to assess consciousness following brain injury andinvolves rating the patient in terms of 3 responses—i.e.,_____.

Answer 6

visual response; best motor response; and best verbal response

Question 7

The__of Cognitive Functioning Revised is used to assess recovery during the first few weeks to months following a head injury andinvolves rating the patient in terms of ten levels.

Answer 7

Rancho Scale

Question 8

The Beck Depression Inventory includes 21 items that measure various aspects of depression. A score beetween__suggests severe depression. Of the signs of depression,__is considered to be one of the best predictors of suicide risk.

Answer 8

29-63; hopelessness

Question 9

Assessment of ADHD often begins with a___scale (e.g., BASC, CBCL) to distinguish ADHD from other disorders.

Answer 9

Broad-band

Question 10

Influences on the assessment of Mental retardation include the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which requires that students with disabilities be provided with education in the ___environment and that an___be developed for each disabled student enrolled in a public school.

Answer 10

least restrictive; IEP

Question 11

In the case of__the court concluded that IQ tests must not be used to place African American students in special education classes.

Answer 11

Larry P. v. Riles

Question 12

The Vineland -II is used to evaluate the___of individuals who have Mental Retardation, ADHD, brain injury, or dementia.

Answer 12

personal and social skills(adaptive behavior)

Question 13

Malingering is suggested by certain scores on the___scales of the MMPI-2 and on measures designed to detect this type of responding such as symptom validity tests, which use a ___format and compare an individual’s responses to chance responding.

Answer 13

validity; forced-choice