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Chapter 02: Assessment, Classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

1. Systems of classification of abnormal behaviour date to ________.
A) ancient times
B) the early 1900s
C) the Renaissance
D) the mid-1800s

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Answer: A) ancient times




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2. Each of the following is a reason why it is important to classify abnormal behaviour EXCEPT ________.
A) it allows researchers to test the effectiveness of new medical treatments such as drugs
B) it allows mental health professionals to label people who engage in unpopular or different behaviours than the
majority of a population
C) it helps clinicians predict future behaviour
JEFFREY S. NEVID D) it helps researchers identify populations with similar patterns of abnormal behaviour
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Answer: B) it allows mental health professionals to label people who engage in unpopular or different behaviours than the
majority of a population

3. The most widely used means of assessment is the ________.




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A) projective test
B) intelligence test
C) clinical interview
D) actuarial test

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Answer: C) clinical interview

4. The intake interview provides an opportunity for the clinician to ________.
IN A CHANGING WORLD A) learn more about the client's presenting problem and history
B) gain an in-depth understanding of the dynamics in a client's life
FOURTH CANADIAN EDITION C) attempt a specific therapeutic intervention to resolve the client's problem
D) gather the client's demographic information

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Answer: A) learn more about the client's presenting problem and history



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5. Which of the following is NOT one of the three general types of clinical interviews? 9. Spontaneity is a major advantage of the ________ interview.
A) an unstructured interview A) unstructured
B) an understructured interview B) superstructured
C) a semi-structured interview C) semi-structured
D) a structured interview D) structured

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Answer: B) an understructured interview Answer: A) unstructured

6. When interviewing, Richard likes to use his own style of questioning rather than following a standard format. 10. Lack of standardization tends to reduce the ________ of the unstructured interview as a diagnostic tool.
He is using the ________ type of interview. A) reliability
A) unstructured B) validity
B) superstructured C) coherency
C) semi-structured D) appropriateness
D) structured
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Answer: A) reliability
Answer: A) unstructured
11. Standardized interviews are also known as ________ interviews.
7. In a (n) ________ interview, the clinician follows a general outline of questions designed to gather essential A) unstructured
information but is free to ask the questions in any particular order and to branch off into other directions in order B) superstructured
to follow up clinically important information. C) semi-structured
A) unstructured D) structured
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12. ________ interview techniques increase the reliability of diagnostic clinical judgments.
Answer: C) semi-structured A) Standardized
B) Structured
8. When Dr. Bond interviews some of her clients, she uses a standardized format that includes a preset series of C) Unstructured
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A) actuarial assessment tool
Answer: D) structured B) projective test
C) standardized interview technique



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