Masters Trivia Flashcards
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Which type of validity assesses whether a test measures what it purports to measure based on its logical content?
Answer: Content validity
Content validity evaluates whether a measure's items adequately sample the domain it is intended to assess.
Under HIPAA, which of the following does NOT require a written authorization from a client to disclose protected health information?
Answer: Disclosing records to another treating provider for treatment purposes
HIPAA's treatment exception allows disclosure of PHI to other health care providers involved in the client's treatment without written authorization.
Cognitive distortions such as all-or-nothing thinking and catastrophizing are central to which therapeutic model?
Answer: Cognitive-behavioral therapy
CBT, developed by Aaron Beck, identifies and restructures maladaptive cognitive distortions that maintain emotional distress.
A social worker learns that a colleague is billing for services not rendered. The NASW Code of Ethics requires the worker to:
Answer: Report the behavior through appropriate channels
NASW's Code of Ethics (Section 2.11) obligates social workers to take action when they observe unethical or incompetent behavior by colleagues.
Which attachment style is characterized by a child who shows distress when a caregiver leaves but is not easily comforted upon return?
Answer: Anxious-ambivalent attachment
Anxious-ambivalent (also called resistant) attachment is marked by high separation distress and inconsistent responses to reunion, often alternating between seeking and resisting comfort.
The concept of 'double ABCX model' in family stress theory addresses:
Answer: How families adapt to stressors over time using resources and perception
McCubbin's Double ABCX model extends Hill's ABCX model to explain post-crisis adaptation using accumulated stressors, resources, and family perception.
When conducting a mental status examination, 'affect' specifically refers to:
Answer: The observable outward expression of emotion
Affect is the observable, external manifestation of emotion (e.g., flat, labile, constricted), while mood refers to the client's subjective internal feeling.