PSYCH 357 Exam 3 Questions and Correct
Answers
What most accurately describes how the diagnostic categories in the DSM were developed?
the categories were developed based on the consensus of expert clinicians and researchers
what accurately describes the criticism of the DSM as it relates to the validity of the
categorical classification system used within the DSM
The DSM artificially creates a qualitative, yes or no distinction between various types disordered
behavior experienced by young people
Research indicates that conduct related behaviors such as compliance with household and
school rules naturally exist as a continuous variable, with most children displaying
moderate levels of compliance, some children displaying high and very high levels of
compliance, and some children displaying low and very low levels of compliance. This
research finding suggests which classification system would be most valid for classifying
this behavior?
dimensional
After a teacher identified a student with behavior problems, a school psychologist
conducted an assessment and diagnosed the child with ADHD. A month later, the
psychologist conducted a follow up assessment and diagnosed the child with ODD. This
scenario indicates a potential problem with which assessment property?
test-retest reliability
,A team of psychologists developed a new behavior checklist for measuring child attention
problems. Parents and teachers complete an observational assessment by recording the
frequency of various behaviors. To test evaluate the measure, researchers calculated the
correlation between parent and teaching ratings to evaluate the strength of their similarity
in observations. This study was evaluating which assessment property?
interrater reliability
What most accurately describes the approach used by most dimensional approaches to the
classification of psychopathology during childhood and adolescence?
researchers measure the frequency of various behaviors in an effort to identify groupings of
behavior that tend to covary
within dimensional/empirical approaches to classification, lacking guilt when harming
others, temper tantrums, disobedience, and being mean to others are clustered into what
syndrome?
externalizing
within dimensional/empirical approaches to classification, anxious, withdrawn, feeling
worthless, and somatic complaints are clustered into what syndrome?
internalizing
What best explains the rationale for why assessment of child behavior and emotional
problems should include multiple sources of information
children behave differently in important ways in different situations
what is classification or taxonomy
, terms that refer to the delineation of major categories or dimensions of disorders
what is a diagnosis
assigning a category of a classification system to an individual
what is an assessment
evaluating youth, in part to assist the processes of classification and diagnosis, and in part to
direct intervention
what is a category
discrete grouping into which an individual's symptoms are judged to either fit or not fit
what is a dimension
implies that an attribute is continuous ad can occur to various degrees
what is reliability
consistency of assessment
what is interrater reliability
different diagnosticians use the same category to describe a person's behavior
what is test retest reliability
whether the use of a category is stable over some reasonable period of time
what is validity
degree to which a given assessment captures what is is intended to capture/measure
what is face validity
Answers
What most accurately describes how the diagnostic categories in the DSM were developed?
the categories were developed based on the consensus of expert clinicians and researchers
what accurately describes the criticism of the DSM as it relates to the validity of the
categorical classification system used within the DSM
The DSM artificially creates a qualitative, yes or no distinction between various types disordered
behavior experienced by young people
Research indicates that conduct related behaviors such as compliance with household and
school rules naturally exist as a continuous variable, with most children displaying
moderate levels of compliance, some children displaying high and very high levels of
compliance, and some children displaying low and very low levels of compliance. This
research finding suggests which classification system would be most valid for classifying
this behavior?
dimensional
After a teacher identified a student with behavior problems, a school psychologist
conducted an assessment and diagnosed the child with ADHD. A month later, the
psychologist conducted a follow up assessment and diagnosed the child with ODD. This
scenario indicates a potential problem with which assessment property?
test-retest reliability
,A team of psychologists developed a new behavior checklist for measuring child attention
problems. Parents and teachers complete an observational assessment by recording the
frequency of various behaviors. To test evaluate the measure, researchers calculated the
correlation between parent and teaching ratings to evaluate the strength of their similarity
in observations. This study was evaluating which assessment property?
interrater reliability
What most accurately describes the approach used by most dimensional approaches to the
classification of psychopathology during childhood and adolescence?
researchers measure the frequency of various behaviors in an effort to identify groupings of
behavior that tend to covary
within dimensional/empirical approaches to classification, lacking guilt when harming
others, temper tantrums, disobedience, and being mean to others are clustered into what
syndrome?
externalizing
within dimensional/empirical approaches to classification, anxious, withdrawn, feeling
worthless, and somatic complaints are clustered into what syndrome?
internalizing
What best explains the rationale for why assessment of child behavior and emotional
problems should include multiple sources of information
children behave differently in important ways in different situations
what is classification or taxonomy
, terms that refer to the delineation of major categories or dimensions of disorders
what is a diagnosis
assigning a category of a classification system to an individual
what is an assessment
evaluating youth, in part to assist the processes of classification and diagnosis, and in part to
direct intervention
what is a category
discrete grouping into which an individual's symptoms are judged to either fit or not fit
what is a dimension
implies that an attribute is continuous ad can occur to various degrees
what is reliability
consistency of assessment
what is interrater reliability
different diagnosticians use the same category to describe a person's behavior
what is test retest reliability
whether the use of a category is stable over some reasonable period of time
what is validity
degree to which a given assessment captures what is is intended to capture/measure
what is face validity
