Quiz 2 Abpsych

Question 1

Degree to which a measurement is consistent

Answer 1

Reliability

Question 2

Whether something measures what it is designed to measure

Answer 2

Validity

Question 3

Comparing the results of an assessment measure under consideration with the results of others that are better known

Answer 3

Concurrent or descriptive validity

Question 4

It is how well your assessment tells you what will happen in the future

Answer 4

Predictive validity

Question 5

The process by which a certain set of standards or norms is determined for a technique to make it’s use consistent across different measurements

Answer 5

Standardization

Question 6

The core of most clinical work, gathers info on current and past behavior, attitudes and emotions

Answer 6

The clinical interview

Question 7

An exam that involves the systematic observation of an individual’s behavior.

Answer 7

The mental status exam

Question 8

5 categories of the mental status exam

Answer 8

Appearance and behavior
Thought processes
Mood and affect
Intellectual functioning
Sensorium

Question 9

Slow and effortful motor behavior that may indicate severe depression

Answer 9

Psychomotor retardation

Question 10

A disorganized speech pattern in some patients with schizophrenia.

Answer 10

Loose association or derailment

Question 11

Distorted views of reality

Answer 11

Delusion

Question 12

A type of delusion wherein an individual thinks people are after him

Answer 12

Delusion of persecution

Question 13

An individual thinks they are all-powerful

Answer 13

Delusion of grandeur

Question 14

Everything or everyone else does somehow relates back to the individual

Answer 14

Ideas of reference

Question 15

Things people see or hear when those things aren’t really there

Answer 15

Hallucinations

Question 16

The predominant feeling state of an individual

Answer 16

Mood

Question 17

The feeling state that accompanies what we say at a given point

Answer 17

Affect

Question 18

This refers to the general awareness of our surroundings

Answer 18

Sensorium

Question 19

If the patient knows who he is and who the clinician is and has a good idea of the time and place the clinician would say that the patient’s sensorium is:

Answer 19

“clear” and is “oriented times three”

Question 20

An affect is ____ when we react congruently to an experience

Answer 20

Appropriate

Question 21

An affect is ____ if for example, your friend won the lottery yet she is crying.

Answer 21

“Inappropriate”, “Blunted” or “Flat”

Question 22

Possible existence of disorder characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts and resistance to them

Answer 22

Subsequent focus

Question 23

An interview made up of questions that have been carefully phrased and tested to elicit useful information in a consistent manner

Answer 23

Semistructured interviews

Question 24

Uses direct observation to formally assess an individual’s thoughts, feelings and behavior in specific situations.

Answer 24

Behavioral assessment

Question 25

Conditions that mimic real-life clinical symptoms or situations

Answer 25

Analogue assessment

Question 26

___ is what happened just before the behavior, and _____ is what happened afterwards

Answer 26

Antecedents and consequences

Question 27

An observation that relies on the observer's recollection, and interpretation of events.

Answer 27

Informal observation

Question 28

Involves identifying specific behaviors that are observable and measurable

Answer 28

Formal observation

Question 29

Used as assessment tools before treatment and then periodically during treatment to assess changes in behavior

Answer 29

Behavior rating scales

Question 30

Personality test in which subjects are given ambiguous stimuli.

Answer 30

Projective test

Question 31

Self report questionnaires that assess personal traits

Answer 31

Personality inventory

Question 32

Measurable changes in the nervous system that reflect emotional or psychological events.

Answer 32

Psychophysiology

Question 33

Kraepelin called schizophrenia ____

Answer 33

Dementia praecox

Question 34

Bipolar disorder was once called ___

Answer 34

Manic depressive psychosis

Question 35

Sedative-hypnotic (anxiolytic) drugs produce

Answer 35

Feelings of relaxation and drowsiness

Question 36

Sedative that slow down body and brain's function (depressant)

Answer 36

Benzodiazepines

Question 37

A drug that corrects grossly confused or distorted thinking

Answer 37

Antipsychotics

Question 38

Treatment for depression in which an implanted pulse generator sends regular electrical signals to a person's vagus nerve

Answer 38

Vagus nerve stimulation

Question 39

Electrodes attached to patient's head and send an electrical current through the brain, causing seizure

Answer 39

Electroconvulsive therapy

Question 40

Also known as antibipolar drugs

Answer 40

Mood stabilizers

Question 41

Also known as minor tranquilizers

Answer 41

Antianxiety

Question 42

Treat depression by increasing the levels of serotonin in the brain

Answer 42

SSRI

Question 43

Systematic evaluation and measurement of psychological, biological, and social factors in a person presenting with a possible psychological disorder

Answer 43

Clinical assessment

Question 44

Process of determining whether a presenting problem meets the established criteria for a specific psychological disorder

Answer 44

Diagnosis

Question 45

Method of categorizing characteristics on a continuum rather than on a binary, either-or, or all-or-none basis.

Answer 45

Dimensional approach

Question 46

Classification method founded on the assumption of clear-cut differences among disorders, each with a different known cause

Answer 46

Classical categorical approach

Question 47

System for categorizing disorders using both essential, defining characteristics and a range of variation on other characteristics

Answer 47

Prototypical approach

Question 48

Process of establishing specific norms and requirements for a measurement technique to ensure it is used consistently across measurement occasions

Answer 48

Standardization

Question 49

Measuring, observing, and systematically evaluating (rather than inferring) the clients thoughts, feelings and behavior in the actual problem situation

Answer 49

Behavioral assessment

Question 50

Identification and examination of large groups of people with the same disorder to note similarities and develop general laws

Answer 50

Nomotethic strategy

Question 51

Cognitive behavioral therapy known to be effective in OCD

Answer 51

Exposure and response prevention

Question 52

Drugs used routinely in medical setting to relieve severe pain

Answer 52

Opioid-based drugs

Question 53

Tailoring the treatment to the individual patient in order to optimize therapy outcome

Answer 53

Precision medicine

Question 54

Neurochemical that causes an extreme burst of anxiety, has the opposite side effect of GABA

Answer 54

Benzodiazepine inverse agonist

Question 55

Drugs that correct grossly confused or distorted thinking

Answer 55

Antipsychotics

Question 56

These are also called antibipolar drugs

Answer 56

Mood stabilizers

Question 57

Block or change the effects of an addictive drug

Answer 57

Antagonist drugs

Question 58

Also called as minor tranquilizers, helps reduce tension and anxiety

Answer 58

Antianxiety

Question 59

Treat depression by increasing the levels of serotonin in the brain

Answer 59

SSRI