Psychological Assessment and Diagnosis Quiz

What term refers to the process of evaluating psychological, social, and emotional functioning through a variety of clinical techniques to determine if a psychological disorder is present?

Which term is used to describe a set of symptoms that tend to occur together?

What does the term 'diagnosis' refer to in psychology?

What is meant by 'reliability' in psychological assessments?

What does a 'clinical interview' in psychology involve?

What is the purpose of the 'Mental Status Exam' in psychology?

What does 'sensorium' refer to in psychology?

In which type of interview does a clinician use open-ended questions to gather information about the client?

What is the main focus of a 'structured interview' in psychology?

What term describes the accuracy of a test, measurement, or instrument in psychology?

Which method of assessment involves a client recording the number of times per day that he or she engages in a specific behavior and the conditions surrounding the behavior?

Which method of analyzing brain structure involves passing narrow X-ray beams through a person’s head from several angles to produce measurements from which a computer can construct an image of the brain?

What type of test assesses a person’s intellectual strengths and weaknesses?

Which procedure involves detecting low-voltage electrical current produced by the firing of specific neurons in the brain by placing multiple electrodes on the scalp?

What type of questionnaire assesses what symptoms a person is experiencing?

Which method of assessing brain functioning involves injecting a tracer substance into the bloodstream and then travels to the brain, where it can indicate the activity level of specific areas of the brain when viewed through a SPECT scanner?

What type of tests attempt to differentiate people with deficits in cognitive, sensory, and/or motor skills from normal subjects?

Which method of measurement involves constructing a magnetic field that affects hydrogen atoms in the brain, emitting signals that a computer then records and uses to produce a three-dimensional image of the brain?

What type of questionnaires assess people’s typical ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving?

Which method involves attaching instruments to the periphery of the body to record changes due to activity in the nervous system that reflect emotional and psychological changes?

What type of tests involve instruments attached to the periphery of the body to record changes due to activity in the nervous system that reflect emotional and psychological changes?

Which method of assessment involves a client recording the number of times per day that he or she engages in a specific behavior and the conditions surrounding the behavior?

Which method of analyzing brain structure involves passing narrow X-ray beams through a person’s head from several angles to produce measurements from which a computer can construct an image of the brain?

What type of questionnaire assesses what symptoms a person is experiencing?

Which method of measurement involves constructing a magnetic field that affects hydrogen atoms in the brain, emitting signals that a computer then records and uses to produce a three-dimensional image of the brain?

What type of tests assess people’s typical ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving?

Which method involves injecting a tracer substance into the bloodstream and then travels to the brain, where it can indicate the activity level of specific areas of the brain when viewed through a SPECT scanner?

What term refers to the accuracy of a test, measurement, or instrument in psychology?

Which term is used to describe a set of symptoms that tend to occur together?

What term refers to the process of evaluating psychological, social, and emotional functioning through a variety of clinical techniques to determine if a psychological disorder is present?

What does a 'clinical interview' in psychology involve?

What term describes the accuracy of a test, measurement, or instrument in psychology?

What is meant by 'reliability' in psychological assessments?

What is the main focus of a 'structured interview' in psychology?

Which term is used to describe a set of symptoms that tend to occur together?

What type of tests attempt to differentiate people with deficits in cognitive, sensory, and/or motor skills from normal subjects?

What type of questionnaire assesses people’s typical ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving?

What type of questionnaires assess what symptoms a person is experiencing?

What method involves attaching instruments to the periphery of the body to record changes due to activity in the nervous system that reflect emotional and psychological changes?