Module 5

Question 1

It is a fundamental assessment and intervention procedure that mental and behavioral health professionals learn and apply throughout their careers.

Answer 1

Clinical interview

Question 2

It focus on the interviewer’s own frame of mind rather than any particular set of techniques.

Answer 2

General Skills

Question 3

The general skills are:

Answer 3

Quieting yourself
Being Self-aware
Developing positive working relationship

Question 4

Specific Behaviors

Answer 4

Eye contact
Body Language
Vocal qualities
Verbal tracking

Question 5

does not mean the interviewer shouldn’t talk much but simply the interviewer’s own mind should not interrupt or drown out the voice of the client.

Answer 5

Quieting yourself

Question 6

the interviewer’s ability to know how he or she tends to affect others interpersonally and how much others tend to relate to him or her.

Answer 6

Being Self-aware

Question 7

attentive listening, appropriate apathy, genuine respect and cultural sensitivity play significant roles.

Answer 7

Developing positive working relationship

Question 8

general rules for interviewer: face the client, appear attentive, minimize restlessness, display appropriate facial expression

Answer 8

Body Language

Question 9

skilled interviewers have mastered subtleties. They use pitch tone volume and fluctuation.

Answer 9

Vocal qualities

Question 10

able to repeat key words and phrases back to their clients to assure the clients that they have been accurately heard.

Answer 10

Verbal tracking

Question 11

It refers to the positive comfortable relationship between interviewers and clients.

Answer 11

rapport

Question 12

It is what an interviewer does with clients. These are the tools in the interviewer’s toolbox, including questions, responses and other forms of action.

Answer 12

Technique

Question 13

the interviewer is looking for specific answers about your work history. prompts closed answer. This form of interviewing works with fact-based questions and in its simplest form is a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ question.

Answer 13

Directive style

Question 14

there are often ‘no wrong answer’

Answer 14

non-directive questions

Question 15

The purpose of ________n is to make sure the interviewer has an accurate understanding of the client’s comments.

Answer 15

clarification

Question 16

Interviewers use __________________ when they notice discrepancies or inconsistencies in clients comments. It can be similar to clarifications but they focus on apparently contradictory information provided by clients.

Answer 16

confrontation

Question 17

It is used simply to assure clients that they are being accurately heard. When interviewers ______________ they typically restate the content of the clients comments using similar language.

Answer 17

paraphrase

Question 18

It echoes the clients emotions. These are intended to make clients feel that their emotions are recognized even if their comments did not explicitly labels their feelings

Answer 18

Reflection of feeling

Question 19

It usually involves tying together various topics that may have been discussed, connecting statements that may have been made at different points and identifying themes that have recurred during the interview.

Answer 19

Summarizing

Question 20

Pragmatics of the Interview

Answer 20

Note taking
Audio and Video Recordings
The Interview Room
Confidentiality

Question 21

Types of Interview

Answer 21

Intake Interviews
Diagnostic Interview
Mental Status Exam
Crisis Interviews

Question 22

It is essentially done to determine whether to “intake” the client to the setting where the interview is taking place. It determines whether the client needs treatment, if so, what form of treatment is needed (inpatient outpatient specialized provider etc.) and whether the current facility can provide the treatment or the client should refer to a more suitable facility.

Answer 22

Intake interviews

Question 23

Its purpose is to diagnose or to produce diagnosis.

Answer 23

Diagnostic Interview

Question 24

It is a predetermined, planned sequence of questions that an interviewer asks a client. It is constructed for particular purpose usually diagnostic.

Answer 24

Structured Interview

Question 25

It involves no predetermined or planned questions. In this interview, interviewers improvise: they determine their questions on the spot seeking information that they decide relevant during the course of the interview

Answer 25

Unstructured Interview

Question 26

The most prominent structured interview has been the more wide ranging _____________________________. It was created by some of the leading authors of recent edition of DSM and it is essentially a comprehensive list of questions that directly ask about specific symptoms of the many disorders included in DSM.

Answer 26

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM 5 Disorders (SCID)

Question 27

Outline of clinical interviews

Answer 27

Introduction Opening Body Closing Termination

Question 28

This stage begins at first contact. Client expectations, role induction, first impressions, and initial rapport-building are central issues and activities.

Answer 28

Introduction

Question 29

The introduction stage of a clinical interview includes:

Answer 29

confidentiality therapist theoretical orientation role induction

Question 30

It provides an initial focus. Most mental health practitioners begin clinical assessments by asking something like, “What concerns bring you to counseling today?” This question guides clients toward describing their presenting problem

Answer 30

Opening

Question 31

The interview purpose governs what happens during this stage. It focuses on information gathering. Clinicians actively question clients about distressing symptoms, including their frequency, duration, intensity, and quality.

Answer 31

Body

Question 32

Tasks and activities linked to this stage include (1) providing support and reassurance for clients, (2) returning to role induction and client expectations, (3) summarizing crucial themes and issues, (4) providing an early case formulation or mental disorder diagnosis, (5) instilling hope, and, as needed, (6) focusing on future homework, future sessions, and scheduling

Answer 32

Closing

Question 33

It involves ending the session and parting ways. This stage requires excellent time management skills; it also requires intentional sensitivity and responsiveness to how clients might react to endings in general or leaving the therapy office in particular.

Answer 33

Termination

Question 34

It is employed most often in medical settings Its primary purpose is to quickly assess how the client is functioning at the time of evaluation. This does not delve into the client’s personal history nor is it designed to determine a DSM diagnosis definitively. Instead its yield is usually a brief paragraph that captures the psychological and cognitive processes of the individual “right now” like a psychological snapshot

Answer 34

Mental Status Exam

Question 35

They are designed not only to assess a problem demanding urgent attention (most often clients actively considering suicide or other act of harm toward self or others) but also to provide immediate and effective intervention for that problem.

Answer 35

Crisis Interviews