ATI MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2 2024
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B) the acomplex ainterplay aof apsychological, abiological, aand asocial afactors athat
aaffect aan aindividual's apsychological afunctioning. a
C) the asignificant aimpact aa aphysical adisorder amay ahave aon athe aolder apatient's
amemory afunctions. a
D) the adifficulty ainherent ain aselecting aappropriate aassessment ameasures afor
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The acase aof a82 ayear-old aPauline, apresented ain ayour atext, ahighlights a
A) the aimportance aof adeveloping atreatment aplans athat ainclude athe apatient's afamily.
a
B) the acomplex ainterplay aof apsychological, abiological, aand asocial afactors athat
aaffect aan aindividual's apsychological afunctioning. a
C) the asignificant aimpact aa aphysical adisorder amay ahave aon athe aolder apatient's
amemory afunctions. a
D) the adifficulty ainherent ain aselecting aappropriate aassessment ameasures afor
aelderly apatients. a- aA a
a
The aprocess aof aassessment afirst ainvolves aan aevaluation aof awhat aprocedures aand
ainstruments ato aadminister aas awell aas a
A) determining awhich ameasures aof abiological afunction, acognition, aemotion, aand
abehavior ato ause. a
B) obtaining afeedback afrom arelatives ausing astructured ainterviews. a
C) determining athe anumber, aorder, aand atiming aof atests ato abe aadministered. a
D) considering athe apatient's apotential afor acompleting athe atests awithin aa agiven atime
aframe a- aA a
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) aMary, aa a19-year aold acollege asophomore, ahas abeen areferred ato aa apsychologist
aby aher aphysician. aMary ahas aa ahigh alevel aof aanxiety aand acomplains aof aintrusive
athoughts athat ainterfere awith aher aability ato astudy afor aexams. aShe aalso areports
ahaving asevere amigraine aheadaches abefore aexams. aMost alikely, athe apsychologist
awill a
A) assume athat athe amigraines aare atriggered aby athe astress aof aMary's aworries
aabout aexams aand awill aassess aher atest-taking askills. a
B) disregard ahis atheoretical aapproach aand ause abehavioral aassessments athat
ahave abeen aproved aeffective ain aanxiety-reduction acases. a
C) conduct aa abrief aassessment abecause aof aMary's ayoung aage aand athe
asimplicity aof athe acase. a
D) consider aMary's amedical astate, aage, aand asymptoms ain aselecting
aappropriate aassessment atools. a- aD a
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The atheoretical aorientation aof aa aperson aconducting aa apsychological aassessment
aaffects athe a
A) selection aof aassessment atools, abut anot athe ainterpretation aof adata aresulting afrom
atesting. a
B) range aand ascope aof athe aassessment. a
,C) selection aof aassessment atools, abut aonly afor avery ayoung achildren. a
D) estimated aamount aof atime athe aassessment aprocess awill atake. a- aB a
a
Miguel ais aa a24-year-old amarried aman awho awas areferred aby ahis aphysician ato aa
apsychologist afor aassessment. aIn aorder afor athe apsychologist ato arelease ainformation
ato a
Miguel's adoctor, a a
A) the apsychologist awould awant ato aensure athat athe ainformation ais aaccurate
aand areviewed aby aMiguel abefore ait ais areleased. a
B) the apsychologist awould awant ato aclear athe arelease awith aMiguel's awife afor
alegal areasons. a
C) Miguel awould ahave ato aprovide apermission afor athe arelease aof ainformation ato
ahis adoctor. a
D) Miguel awould awaive ahis aright ato aconfidentiality asince ahis aphysician amade
athe aoriginal areferral aand athe aassessment ais apart aof ahis amedical arecord. a- aC a
a
During athe acollege's ahealth afair, athe aCounseling aCenter aoffers aconfidential
atesting ato a
a
evaluate aa astudent's arisk afor asubstance aabuse. aAccording ato ayour atext,
athis
a
assessment aprocess ais atypically aknown aas
aa
a
aA) aprospective
aevaluation.
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aB)
ascreening.
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aC) adifferential arisk
ameasurement.
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aD) arisk aevaluation a-
aB
a
) aA acommunity ascreening afor adepression amight aidentify a
A) people aat arisk afor adepression aif athey aare anot atreated. a
B) the apeople ain aa acohort awho amight abenefit afrom aa aparticular atype aof atherapy. a
C) the anumber aof apeople alikely ato arecover awithout aany apsychological atreatment. a
D) what aa aspecific acohort's acut-off ascore ashould abe, aconsidering aall arisk afactors. a-
aA a
a
The aCenter afor aEpidemiologic aStudies-Depression aScale a(CES-D) ahas ausefulness
ain aassessing a
A) children aof adepressed aparents awho aare aat ahigh arisk afor adepression. a
B) prevalence arates aof adepression awithin aa aspecific agroup. a
C) community amembers awho aare adepression-resistant. a
D) sources aof astress aleading ato adepression ain acommunity amembers. a- aB a
a
Morgan aobtains aa ascore aon aa ascreening adevice afor adepression, awhich aindicates
athe apresence aof asignificant adepression. aMorgan's apsychologist ais amost alikely ato
ado awhat aat athis apoint ain athe aassessment aprocess? a aA) aRefer aMorgan afor ain-
patient ahospitalization a
, B) Recommend afurther aevaluation a
C) Repeat athe atesting ato adetermine areliability a
D) Begin atherapy agiven athe aimmediate arisk a- aB a
a
During athe acourse aof aa aphysical aexam, aa aphysician asuspects ahis apatient amay abe a
adepressed. aIn aorder ato aexplore athis adiagnostic apossibility, athe aphysician auses aa
a"brief a
screening adevice" afor adepression. aThe adoctor aprobably a
aA) aused athe aAUDIT ato adetermine atheir alevel aof
adepression. a
B) asked athe apatient atwo aquestions aabout afeelings aof ahopelessness aand
afeelings arelated ato athe aenjoyment aof aactivities afrom aa atwo-item ascreening
ainstrument. a
C) used athe aGeneral aHealth aQuestionnaire a(GHQ) ato aassess athe adegree ato
awhich athe apatient's adepression awas aaffecting ageneral ahealth. a
aD) aasked athe apatient ato arate ahis adegree aof adepression ausing athe aChecklist aof
aMood a
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States a(CMS). a-
aB
a
A ascreening adevice ais aable ato aindicate aa aproblem awhen ait ais apresent aand
aaccurately aindicate athe aabsence aof aa aproblem awhen anone aexists. aIn
apsychological aterms, athis awould aconstitute a
A) screening aspecificity. a
B) screening asensitivity. a
C) differential adiagnosis. a
D) sensitivity aand aspecificity a- aD a
a
A anew apsychological atest ais aable ato adetect aanxiety ain apatients; ait aaccurately
aidentifies aboth athe aabsence aand apresence aof aanxiety. aThis awould amean athat
athe atest a aA) ahas ahigh afalse apositive arates aand ahigh afalse anegative arates. a
B) has ahigh afalse apositive arates abut alow afalse anegative arates. a
C) is alow ain afalse apositive arates aand alow ain afalse anegative arates. a
D) is alow ain afalse apositive arates abut ahigh ain afalse anegative arates a- aC a
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) aThe aGuilford aTest aof aMarital aDiscord ais aadministered ato aa anewly amarried ayoung
awoman awho ais abeing aseen ain apsychotherapy. aThe aresults aindicate athat athe
awoman ais avery aunhappy ain aher amarriage. aKnowing athat atesting aliterature areports
athat athe atest ahas aa ahigh arate aof afalse apositives, aa agood aclinician awould a
A) be acautious aof athe aresults, aas aa ahigh afalse apositive arate ameans athat athe atest
amay ahave ainaccurately aidentified aa aproblem awhen anone aexisted. a
B) be aconfident ain athe aresults, aas athe apatient's ascore aexceeded aa acut-off ascore. a
C) want ato aretest athe ayoung awoman awith athe asame ainstrument ato areduce athe
afalse apositive arate, awhich ais amost alikely adue ato achance. a
D) be acautious abecause athe ayoung awoman amay anot abe aanswering aquestions
ahonestly ato ahide aher amarital aproblems a- aA a
a
Your atext apresents athe acase aof aKathy aBuckley, aa acomedienne aand ainspirational
aspeaker, amisdiagnosed ain achildhood aas ahaving amental aretardation. aWhen
a a a a a a
a
The acase aof a82 ayear-old aPauline, apresented ain ayour atext, ahighlights a
A) the aimportance aof adeveloping atreatment aplans athat ainclude athe apatient's afamily.
a
B) the acomplex ainterplay aof apsychological, abiological, aand asocial afactors athat
aaffect aan aindividual's apsychological afunctioning. a
C) the asignificant aimpact aa aphysical adisorder amay ahave aon athe aolder apatient's
amemory afunctions. a
D) the adifficulty ainherent ain aselecting aappropriate aassessment ameasures afor
aelderly apatients. a- aB a
a
The acase aof a82 ayear-old aPauline, apresented ain ayour atext, ahighlights a
A) the aimportance aof adeveloping atreatment aplans athat ainclude athe apatient's afamily.
a
B) the acomplex ainterplay aof apsychological, abiological, aand asocial afactors athat
aaffect aan aindividual's apsychological afunctioning. a
C) the asignificant aimpact aa aphysical adisorder amay ahave aon athe aolder apatient's
amemory afunctions. a
D) the adifficulty ainherent ain aselecting aappropriate aassessment ameasures afor
aelderly apatients. a- aA a
a
The aprocess aof aassessment afirst ainvolves aan aevaluation aof awhat aprocedures aand
ainstruments ato aadminister aas awell aas a
A) determining awhich ameasures aof abiological afunction, acognition, aemotion, aand
abehavior ato ause. a
B) obtaining afeedback afrom arelatives ausing astructured ainterviews. a
C) determining athe anumber, aorder, aand atiming aof atests ato abe aadministered. a
D) considering athe apatient's apotential afor acompleting athe atests awithin aa agiven atime
aframe a- aA a
a
) aMary, aa a19-year aold acollege asophomore, ahas abeen areferred ato aa apsychologist
aby aher aphysician. aMary ahas aa ahigh alevel aof aanxiety aand acomplains aof aintrusive
athoughts athat ainterfere awith aher aability ato astudy afor aexams. aShe aalso areports
ahaving asevere amigraine aheadaches abefore aexams. aMost alikely, athe apsychologist
awill a
A) assume athat athe amigraines aare atriggered aby athe astress aof aMary's aworries
aabout aexams aand awill aassess aher atest-taking askills. a
B) disregard ahis atheoretical aapproach aand ause abehavioral aassessments athat
ahave abeen aproved aeffective ain aanxiety-reduction acases. a
C) conduct aa abrief aassessment abecause aof aMary's ayoung aage aand athe
asimplicity aof athe acase. a
D) consider aMary's amedical astate, aage, aand asymptoms ain aselecting
aappropriate aassessment atools. a- aD a
a
The atheoretical aorientation aof aa aperson aconducting aa apsychological aassessment
aaffects athe a
A) selection aof aassessment atools, abut anot athe ainterpretation aof adata aresulting afrom
atesting. a
B) range aand ascope aof athe aassessment. a
,C) selection aof aassessment atools, abut aonly afor avery ayoung achildren. a
D) estimated aamount aof atime athe aassessment aprocess awill atake. a- aB a
a
Miguel ais aa a24-year-old amarried aman awho awas areferred aby ahis aphysician ato aa
apsychologist afor aassessment. aIn aorder afor athe apsychologist ato arelease ainformation
ato a
Miguel's adoctor, a a
A) the apsychologist awould awant ato aensure athat athe ainformation ais aaccurate
aand areviewed aby aMiguel abefore ait ais areleased. a
B) the apsychologist awould awant ato aclear athe arelease awith aMiguel's awife afor
alegal areasons. a
C) Miguel awould ahave ato aprovide apermission afor athe arelease aof ainformation ato
ahis adoctor. a
D) Miguel awould awaive ahis aright ato aconfidentiality asince ahis aphysician amade
athe aoriginal areferral aand athe aassessment ais apart aof ahis amedical arecord. a- aC a
a
During athe acollege's ahealth afair, athe aCounseling aCenter aoffers aconfidential
atesting ato a
a
evaluate aa astudent's arisk afor asubstance aabuse. aAccording ato ayour atext,
athis
a
assessment aprocess ais atypically aknown aas
aa
a
aA) aprospective
aevaluation.
a
aB)
ascreening.
a
aC) adifferential arisk
ameasurement.
a
aD) arisk aevaluation a-
aB
a
) aA acommunity ascreening afor adepression amight aidentify a
A) people aat arisk afor adepression aif athey aare anot atreated. a
B) the apeople ain aa acohort awho amight abenefit afrom aa aparticular atype aof atherapy. a
C) the anumber aof apeople alikely ato arecover awithout aany apsychological atreatment. a
D) what aa aspecific acohort's acut-off ascore ashould abe, aconsidering aall arisk afactors. a-
aA a
a
The aCenter afor aEpidemiologic aStudies-Depression aScale a(CES-D) ahas ausefulness
ain aassessing a
A) children aof adepressed aparents awho aare aat ahigh arisk afor adepression. a
B) prevalence arates aof adepression awithin aa aspecific agroup. a
C) community amembers awho aare adepression-resistant. a
D) sources aof astress aleading ato adepression ain acommunity amembers. a- aB a
a
Morgan aobtains aa ascore aon aa ascreening adevice afor adepression, awhich aindicates
athe apresence aof asignificant adepression. aMorgan's apsychologist ais amost alikely ato
ado awhat aat athis apoint ain athe aassessment aprocess? a aA) aRefer aMorgan afor ain-
patient ahospitalization a
, B) Recommend afurther aevaluation a
C) Repeat athe atesting ato adetermine areliability a
D) Begin atherapy agiven athe aimmediate arisk a- aB a
a
During athe acourse aof aa aphysical aexam, aa aphysician asuspects ahis apatient amay abe a
adepressed. aIn aorder ato aexplore athis adiagnostic apossibility, athe aphysician auses aa
a"brief a
screening adevice" afor adepression. aThe adoctor aprobably a
aA) aused athe aAUDIT ato adetermine atheir alevel aof
adepression. a
B) asked athe apatient atwo aquestions aabout afeelings aof ahopelessness aand
afeelings arelated ato athe aenjoyment aof aactivities afrom aa atwo-item ascreening
ainstrument. a
C) used athe aGeneral aHealth aQuestionnaire a(GHQ) ato aassess athe adegree ato
awhich athe apatient's adepression awas aaffecting ageneral ahealth. a
aD) aasked athe apatient ato arate ahis adegree aof adepression ausing athe aChecklist aof
aMood a
a
States a(CMS). a-
aB
a
A ascreening adevice ais aable ato aindicate aa aproblem awhen ait ais apresent aand
aaccurately aindicate athe aabsence aof aa aproblem awhen anone aexists. aIn
apsychological aterms, athis awould aconstitute a
A) screening aspecificity. a
B) screening asensitivity. a
C) differential adiagnosis. a
D) sensitivity aand aspecificity a- aD a
a
A anew apsychological atest ais aable ato adetect aanxiety ain apatients; ait aaccurately
aidentifies aboth athe aabsence aand apresence aof aanxiety. aThis awould amean athat
athe atest a aA) ahas ahigh afalse apositive arates aand ahigh afalse anegative arates. a
B) has ahigh afalse apositive arates abut alow afalse anegative arates. a
C) is alow ain afalse apositive arates aand alow ain afalse anegative arates. a
D) is alow ain afalse apositive arates abut ahigh ain afalse anegative arates a- aC a
a
) aThe aGuilford aTest aof aMarital aDiscord ais aadministered ato aa anewly amarried ayoung
awoman awho ais abeing aseen ain apsychotherapy. aThe aresults aindicate athat athe
awoman ais avery aunhappy ain aher amarriage. aKnowing athat atesting aliterature areports
athat athe atest ahas aa ahigh arate aof afalse apositives, aa agood aclinician awould a
A) be acautious aof athe aresults, aas aa ahigh afalse apositive arate ameans athat athe atest
amay ahave ainaccurately aidentified aa aproblem awhen anone aexisted. a
B) be aconfident ain athe aresults, aas athe apatient's ascore aexceeded aa acut-off ascore. a
C) want ato aretest athe ayoung awoman awith athe asame ainstrument ato areduce athe
afalse apositive arate, awhich ais amost alikely adue ato achance. a
D) be acautious abecause athe ayoung awoman amay anot abe aanswering aquestions
ahonestly ato ahide aher amarital aproblems a- aA a
a
Your atext apresents athe acase aof aKathy aBuckley, aa acomedienne aand ainspirational
aspeaker, amisdiagnosed ain achildhood aas ahaving amental aretardation. aWhen
