LSP Psychological Assessment & Evaluation 3

Question 1

A practitioner uses the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5). Which is its PRIMARY advantage over an unstructured clinical interview?

Accepted Answer

It improves diagnostic reliability by standardizing questions

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It is faster to administer

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It eliminates the need for collateral information

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It provides norm-referenced scores

Question 2

On the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV), the Processing Speed Index is MOST sensitive to deficits related to which condition?

Accepted Answer

Traumatic brain injury

Answer

Major depressive disorder

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Antisocial personality disorder

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 3

A standard error of measurement (SEM) of 3 points on an IQ test is used to construct a confidence interval. What is the 95% confidence interval around a score of 100?

Accepted Answer

94–106

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97–103

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91–109

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88–112

Question 4

Which assessment approach involves comparing a client's performance to their own prior functioning rather than to a normative group?

Accepted Answer

Ipsative assessment

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Criterion-referenced assessment

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Norm-referenced assessment

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Ecological assessment

Question 5

A clinician assessing for PTSD uses the PCL-5. Which cutoff score is commonly used to indicate probable PTSD for research purposes?

Accepted Answer

31–33

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20

Answer

45

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50

Question 6

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-RF (MMPI-2-RF) differs from the MMPI-2 in that it:

Accepted Answer

Is based on a hierarchical model with fewer, more precise scales

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Uses 567 items instead of 338

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Eliminates all validity scales

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Requires administration by a licensed psychiatrist only

Question 7

When a child's performance on the Conners Rating Scale significantly differs between parent and teacher reports, a psychologist should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Consider situational variability as a clinically meaningful finding

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Discard the teacher report as less valid

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Average the two scores for the final interpretation

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Re-administer the scale under standardized laboratory conditions