SPEX SPEX Exam 2

Question 1

A psychologist conducting a neuropsychological evaluation suspects a client has frontal lobe damage. Which test is MOST sensitive to executive function deficits?

Accepted Answer

Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Answer

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test is specifically designed to measure executive functions including set-shifting, cognitive flexibility, and working memory, which are mediated by the prefrontal cortex.

Question 2

Under HIPAA, a covered entity may disclose protected health information without patient authorization in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

To report imminent danger to an identified third party

Answer

HIPAA permits disclosure without authorization when necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of an identified person.

Question 3

Which therapeutic modality is most strongly evidence-based for treating panic disorder with agoraphobia?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive-behavioral therapy with interoceptive exposure

Answer

CBT incorporating interoceptive exposure (deliberate induction of feared bodily sensations) is the gold-standard, empirically supported treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia.

Question 4

A researcher uses a repeated-measures ANOVA and finds a significant main effect. What assumption must be checked that is unique to this design?

Accepted Answer

Sphericity

Answer

Sphericity (equal variances of differences between all pairs of repeated measures) is the unique assumption for repeated-measures ANOVA, often tested with Mauchly's test.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'countertransference' in psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

The therapist's emotional reactions to the client influenced by the therapist's own unresolved issues

Answer

Countertransference refers to the therapist's conscious and unconscious emotional reactions to the client, often rooted in the therapist's own history and psychological material.

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