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  1. A test has a specificity of 90%. This means that among individuals WITHOUT the disorder, the test correctly identifies what percentage as negative?

    Answer: 90%

    Specificity is the true negative rate — the proportion of non-disordered individuals correctly identified as negative (90% here).

  2. In diagnostic decision-making, the base rate of a disorder in the assessment population primarily affects:

    Answer: The positive and negative predictive values of the test

    Predictive values (PPV and NPV) are heavily influenced by base rates; low base rate disorders produce more false positives even with high sensitivity/specificity.

  3. Which assessment approach emphasizes understanding the unique, individual client rather than comparing them to normative groups?

    Answer: Idiographic assessment

    Idiographic assessment focuses on understanding the individual as a unique case rather than making comparisons to a normative reference group.

  4. According to DSM-5 criteria, what duration of manic symptoms is required for a diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder (without hospitalization)?

    Answer: 7 consecutive days or any duration if hospitalization required

    Bipolar I requires a manic episode lasting at least 7 days (or any duration if severe enough to require hospitalization or includes psychosis).

  5. When assessing executive functioning after a traumatic brain injury, which test requires the examinee to shift cognitive set between two sequencing rules?

    Answer: Trail Making Test Part B

    Trail Making Test Part B requires alternating between numbers and letters, assessing cognitive flexibility and set-shifting.

  6. A psychologist reports a client's test score as falling at the 84th percentile. This means the client scored higher than approximately what percentage of the normative sample?

    Answer: 84%

    A percentile rank of 84 means the client scored equal to or better than 84% of the normative comparison group.

  7. Which DSM-5 diagnosis requires the presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both, with symptoms taking more than one hour per day or causing significant distress?

    Answer: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    OCD is diagnosed when obsessions and/or compulsions consume more than 1 hour per day or cause clinically significant distress or functional impairment.