Clinical Psychology Exam 1 - Chapters 1-6
Questions With Correct Answers
The |term |clinical |psychology |was |first |used |in |print |in |the |year |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1907
Based |on |the |discussion |in |the |textbook, |a |good |definition |for |clinical |psychology |should |
______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-contain |reference |to |the |science, |theory, |and |practice |of |this |
broad |field
Currently, |there |are |more |clinical |psychology |graduate |programs |subscribing |to |the |______ |
model |of |training |than |any |other |model. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scientist-practitioner
Lane |is |attending |a |clinical |psychology |graduate |program |that |subscribes |to |the |Boulder |Model
|of |training. |Which |of |the |following |would |Lane |NOT |experience |in |his |program |if |it |truly |
adheres |to |the |Boulder |Model? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-minimization |of |clinical |training |with |
a |heavy |emphasis |on |research |training
Clinical |psychology |graduate |programs |that |subscribe |to |the |practitioner-scholar |model |of |
training |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-emphasize |practice |over |research
Diane |has |been |accepted |into |a |clinical |psychology |graduate |program |that |adheres |to |the |Vail |
Model |of |training. |Upon |graduation |from |the |program, |Diane |is |most |likely |to |earn |a |______ |
and |work |in |a |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-PsyD; |clinical |setting
Compared |to |PhD |programs, |PsyD |programs |typically |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-have |
lower |rates |of |success |placing |their |students |in |APA-accredited |predoctoral |internships
,Michael's |career |goal |is |to |become |a |clinical |psychologist |who |researches |the |treatment |
effectiveness |of |new |psychotherapy |interventions |for |bipolar |I |disorder. |He |envisions |his |work |
setting |in |academia |or |at |a |national |research |institute. |When |selecting |clinical |psychology |
graduate |programs |to |which |he |will |apply, |Michael |should |focus |on |programs |that |adhere |to |
the |______ |model |of |training. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |scientist
A |major |difference |between |predoctoral |and |postdoctoral |interns |is |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-predoctoral |interns |have |not |yet |earned |their |doctoral |degree, |while |
postdoctoral |interns |have
Between |1988 |and |2001, |the |number |of |PsyD |degrees |awarded |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-more |than |doubled
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |true |of |prescription |privileges |for |clinical |psychologists? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Missouri, |New |Mexico, |and |Alabama |currently |allow |appropriately |
trained |clinical |psychologists |to |prescribe.
Opponents |of |prescription |privileges |for |clinical |psychologists |cite |all |of |the |following |EXCEPT |
______ |as |support |for |their |argument. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-professional |autonomy |and |
identification |for |clinical |psychologists
An |example |of |a |manualized |psychotherapy |with |empirical |evidence |for |its |efficacy |is |______.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-exposure |plus |response |prevention |for |obsessive-compulsive |disorder
A |book |entitled |A |Guide |to |Treatments |That |Work |was |published |in |______ |and |represented |a
|significant |step |in |the |______ |movement. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1998; |evidence-based |
practice
Websites |such |as |psychologicaltreatments.org |and |effectivechildtherapy.org |best |illustrate |
______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |continued |growth |of |and |focus |on |evidence-based |
practice |in |clinical |psychology
, Advantages |of |the |emergence |of |manualized |therapies |with |empirical |support |include |______.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |establishment |of |minimal |levels |of |competence |for |the |field
Disadvantages |of |the |emergence |of |manualized |therapies |with |empirical |support |include |
______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-restriction |of |clinicians |to |use |only |empirically |supported |
treatments
Some |studies |of |manualized |therapy |have |found |that |therapists |who |demonstrate |flexibility |
while |using |manuals |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-produce |better |client |outcomes |and |are
|more |successful |in |getting |clients |engaged |in |therapy
Some |clinical |psychologists |criticize |the |DSM, |stating |some |disorders' |symptoms |are |difficult |to
|distinguish |from |normal |behavior. |This |criticism |best |illustrates |the |debate |surrounding |
______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |overexpansion |of |mental |disorders
Which |of |the |following |is |TRUE? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Recent |surveys |of |psychologists |have
|indicated |that |the |way |a |client |is |diagnosed |is |affected |by |the |client's |method |of |payment.
There |have |been |four |major |"forces" |in |the |field |of |clinical |psychology. |Which |of |the |following |
lists |these |forces |in |the |correct |historical |order |(from |earliest |to |most |recent)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-psychoanalysis, |behaviorism, |humanism, |multiculturalism
Books |such |as |Ethnicity |and |Family |Therapy |and |journals |such |as |Cultural |Diversity |and |Ethnic |
Minority |Psychology |are |examples |of |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |increase |in |
multicultural |graduate |training |at |the |expense |of |clinical |training
Psychology |of |Religion, |the |Society |for |the |Psychological |Study |of |Men |and |Masculinity, |and |
the |Society |for |the |Psychology |of |Women |are |examples |of |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
APA |divisions |dedicated |to |cultural |issues
Questions With Correct Answers
The |term |clinical |psychology |was |first |used |in |print |in |the |year |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1907
Based |on |the |discussion |in |the |textbook, |a |good |definition |for |clinical |psychology |should |
______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-contain |reference |to |the |science, |theory, |and |practice |of |this |
broad |field
Currently, |there |are |more |clinical |psychology |graduate |programs |subscribing |to |the |______ |
model |of |training |than |any |other |model. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scientist-practitioner
Lane |is |attending |a |clinical |psychology |graduate |program |that |subscribes |to |the |Boulder |Model
|of |training. |Which |of |the |following |would |Lane |NOT |experience |in |his |program |if |it |truly |
adheres |to |the |Boulder |Model? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-minimization |of |clinical |training |with |
a |heavy |emphasis |on |research |training
Clinical |psychology |graduate |programs |that |subscribe |to |the |practitioner-scholar |model |of |
training |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-emphasize |practice |over |research
Diane |has |been |accepted |into |a |clinical |psychology |graduate |program |that |adheres |to |the |Vail |
Model |of |training. |Upon |graduation |from |the |program, |Diane |is |most |likely |to |earn |a |______ |
and |work |in |a |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-PsyD; |clinical |setting
Compared |to |PhD |programs, |PsyD |programs |typically |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-have |
lower |rates |of |success |placing |their |students |in |APA-accredited |predoctoral |internships
,Michael's |career |goal |is |to |become |a |clinical |psychologist |who |researches |the |treatment |
effectiveness |of |new |psychotherapy |interventions |for |bipolar |I |disorder. |He |envisions |his |work |
setting |in |academia |or |at |a |national |research |institute. |When |selecting |clinical |psychology |
graduate |programs |to |which |he |will |apply, |Michael |should |focus |on |programs |that |adhere |to |
the |______ |model |of |training. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |scientist
A |major |difference |between |predoctoral |and |postdoctoral |interns |is |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-predoctoral |interns |have |not |yet |earned |their |doctoral |degree, |while |
postdoctoral |interns |have
Between |1988 |and |2001, |the |number |of |PsyD |degrees |awarded |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-more |than |doubled
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |true |of |prescription |privileges |for |clinical |psychologists? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Missouri, |New |Mexico, |and |Alabama |currently |allow |appropriately |
trained |clinical |psychologists |to |prescribe.
Opponents |of |prescription |privileges |for |clinical |psychologists |cite |all |of |the |following |EXCEPT |
______ |as |support |for |their |argument. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-professional |autonomy |and |
identification |for |clinical |psychologists
An |example |of |a |manualized |psychotherapy |with |empirical |evidence |for |its |efficacy |is |______.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-exposure |plus |response |prevention |for |obsessive-compulsive |disorder
A |book |entitled |A |Guide |to |Treatments |That |Work |was |published |in |______ |and |represented |a
|significant |step |in |the |______ |movement. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1998; |evidence-based |
practice
Websites |such |as |psychologicaltreatments.org |and |effectivechildtherapy.org |best |illustrate |
______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |continued |growth |of |and |focus |on |evidence-based |
practice |in |clinical |psychology
, Advantages |of |the |emergence |of |manualized |therapies |with |empirical |support |include |______.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |establishment |of |minimal |levels |of |competence |for |the |field
Disadvantages |of |the |emergence |of |manualized |therapies |with |empirical |support |include |
______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-restriction |of |clinicians |to |use |only |empirically |supported |
treatments
Some |studies |of |manualized |therapy |have |found |that |therapists |who |demonstrate |flexibility |
while |using |manuals |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-produce |better |client |outcomes |and |are
|more |successful |in |getting |clients |engaged |in |therapy
Some |clinical |psychologists |criticize |the |DSM, |stating |some |disorders' |symptoms |are |difficult |to
|distinguish |from |normal |behavior. |This |criticism |best |illustrates |the |debate |surrounding |
______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |overexpansion |of |mental |disorders
Which |of |the |following |is |TRUE? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Recent |surveys |of |psychologists |have
|indicated |that |the |way |a |client |is |diagnosed |is |affected |by |the |client's |method |of |payment.
There |have |been |four |major |"forces" |in |the |field |of |clinical |psychology. |Which |of |the |following |
lists |these |forces |in |the |correct |historical |order |(from |earliest |to |most |recent)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-psychoanalysis, |behaviorism, |humanism, |multiculturalism
Books |such |as |Ethnicity |and |Family |Therapy |and |journals |such |as |Cultural |Diversity |and |Ethnic |
Minority |Psychology |are |examples |of |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |increase |in |
multicultural |graduate |training |at |the |expense |of |clinical |training
Psychology |of |Religion, |the |Society |for |the |Psychological |Study |of |Men |and |Masculinity, |and |
the |Society |for |the |Psychology |of |Women |are |examples |of |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
APA |divisions |dedicated |to |cultural |issues