Mental Health Studies
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Course Introduction
Mental Health Studies explores the psychological, social, and biological factors influencing mental well-being and the development of mental health disorders. The course covers key theories and models of mental health, common mental illnesses, approaches to diagnosis and treatment, and strategies for promoting mental wellness. Students will examine the impact of stigma, cultural factors, and public policy on mental health, as well as develop foundational skills in assessment, support, and advocacy for individuals experiencing mental health challenges. Through case studies and current research, the course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of mental health issues across the lifespan.
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Introduction to Clinical Psychology 8th Edition by Geoffrey P. Kramer
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Chapter 1: What Is Clinical Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a reason that most clinical psychology programs emphasize statistics and research courses and activities?
A) Clinical psychologists inevitably end up involved in research and focusing on publishing their work.
B) It is essential that psychologists know how to critically evaluate published research.
C) Clinical psychologists often supervise and evaluate research projects.
D) Often clinical psychologists need to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for themselves or the agencies for which they work.
Answer: A
Q2) Licensing requirements for clinical psychologists in the United States are established at the national level.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Clinical Psychologys Past and Present
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Q1) Alfred Binet's French psychology laboratory was largely focused on A) mental measurement.
B) psychotherapy.
C) diagnosis of mental illness.
D) all of the above
Answer: A
Q2) The behavioral approach led to
A) treatments for sexual disorders, substance abuse, and anxiety in the 1920s and 1930s.
B) the development of experimental neuroses.
C) a move away from evaluating treatment effectiveness.
D) a belief that psychological problems were biological, rather than learned.
Answer: A
Q3) Witmer was particularly supportive of the movement toward psychologists treating adult mentally ill individuals.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Basic Features of Clinical Assessment
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Q1) In order to maintain the standards of the testing situations, clinicians must be careful to not explain the procedures being used to the client.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In planning an assessment, clinicians would typically seek more information in the categories that are most relevant to the assessment goals.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) It is the clinician's responsibility to assure that assessment goals are not socially or culturally biased.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Clinicians tend to underpredict dangerousness.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Interviewing and Observation in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) Explain the interventions that can improve the interrater reliability of participant observer data.
Q2) The major challenge that remains today in the collection of observational data is A) the data is often cumbersome and difficult to organize and interpret.
B) the possibility that observer bias will distort the data collection and interpretation.
C) there is no universally accepted procedure for behavioral observation.
D) all of the above are challenges inherent in collecting observational data.
Q3) Several clinicians are viewing videos of interviews and then making ratings or other inferences from them.They are probably in a research study investigating A) concurrent validity.
B) test-retest reliability.
C) interrater reliability
D) predictive validity.
Q4) The concept of repeated scanning and focusing is used in psychophysiologic measures.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Testing in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) When a person is given a pre-test before an intervention, and then another test after an intervention or training, and his or her results are compared to determine progress, this is called
A) standardized measurement.
B) criterion measurement.
C) ipsative measurement.
D) all of the above
Q2) Kaufman describes intelligence as both
A) verbal and visual motor abilities.
B) intuitive and objective understanding.
C) higher order and basic functions.
D) the ability to solve problems and "crystallized" intelligence.
Q3) Which statistical method is used to determine what specific abilities or traits cluster together?
A) cluster analysis
B) correlational analysis
C) ipsative analysis
D) factor analysis
Q4) What are some of the ways that testers can minimize response distortions?
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Chapter 6: Basic Features of Clinical Interventions
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Q1) Therapist self-disclosure
A) can be a helpful tool in establishing a therapeutic alliance.
B) must be undertaken carefully so that it is appropriate to the therapeutic situation.
C) is appropriate as long as it serves the client's needs.
D) all of the above
Q2) The atmosphere of the clinical setting should reflect
A) the needs of the client.
B) a safe and collaborative stance.
C) a sense of support for the client's work.
D) all of the above
Q3) Identify the three conditions Carl Roger's considered essential to developing a therapeutic alliance.Discuss the relationship he posited between the therapeutic alliance and treatment.
Q4) Two tasks that many clinicians and college professors share are
A) providing information and giving homework.
B) giving tests and assigning grades.
C) being available 24/7 for their students/clients.
D) all of the above
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Chapter 7: Psychodynamic and Humanistic Psychotherapies
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Q1) The person-centered therapist's primary responsibility is to
A) encourage the client to explore positive directions for growth.
B) provide an atmosphere in which the client is comfortable exploring thoughts and feelings.
C) truly like the client.
D) plan homework assignments that will encourage growth activities between sessions.
Q2) Humanistic approaches to psychotherapy emphasize _________________, while psychodynamic therapies emphasize__________________.
A) immediate experience; unconscious conflict
B) man's inherent goodness; man's tendency towards evil
C) childhood experiences; adult trauma
D) all of the above
Q3) Discuss the interaction between the level of disturbance a client is exhibiting and the therapist's decision to use supportive or expressive approaches.
Q4) Discuss the ways in which psychoanalytic theory continues to influence most approaches to psychotherapy today.
Q5) Discuss the dual role of reflection in person-centered therapy.
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Chapter 8: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapies
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Q1) What are the three main goals of cognitive therapy?
Q2) Which of the following behaviors would an REBT therapist be least likely to engage in?
A) abrasive confrontation of the client's distortions
B) unconditional positive regard
C) strong, direct communication
D) role-playing, sensory-awareness activities, and homework
Q3) Beck believes that depression is caused by deeply ingrained internal conflicts that the client has not explored fully.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A key assumption underlying behavior therapy is that
A) psychological problems develop in a unique manner that must be addressed by specific techniques.
B) behavior problems are related to deep, underlying psychic conflicts.
C) psychological problems develop according to the same principles as do other behaviors.
D) behavioral problems are much more easily addressed than real psychological problems.
Q5) Describe some ways that newer technologies facilitate behavioral therapies.
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Chapter 9: Alternative Modes of Clinical Intervention
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Q1) When Dr.Jones works with couples in therapy, he focuses directly on helping them change communication patterns, so they express themselves more clearly.He is probably using a
A) systems intervention.
B) behavioral approach.
C) cognitive approach.
D) psychoanalytic approach.
Q2) ________________therapy groups consist of members who are similar in age, sex, and type of problem, while __________________ groups include a mix of client types.
A) Dichotomous; diverse
B) Homogeneous; dichotomous
C) Homogeneous; heterogeneous
D) Heterogeneous; homogeneous
Q3) According to the text, the use of alternative medical approaches with the hope of alleviating psychological disorders has increased in recent years.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the similarities and differences between "mindfulness" and "acceptance."
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Chapter 10: Research on Clinical Intervention
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Q1) Family therapy has proven effective for
A) improving communication patterns.
B) improving behavior of the identified client.
C) improving parental discipline techniques.
D) all of the above
Q2) Which of the following was NOT presented as an illustration of the effectiveness of preventive interventions in the text?
A) Preventing aggression by teaching adolescents anger management and social problem-solving skills.
B) Preventing binge drinking on college students' 21st birthday by giving personalized feedback.
C) DARE programs effectiveness in reducing drug use in high schools.
D) Preventing substance abuse by adolescents by increasing parenting skills.
Q3) A treatment is considered efficacious if
A) it works in large-scale studies run under controlled conditions.
B) it is useful in the real world of clinical service delivery.
C) it can be determined to work for all clients with a particular diagnosis.
D) clinicians determine that they want to use it in their practices.
Q4) Discuss three outcome research goals.
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Chapter 11: Clinical Child Psychology
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Q1) An understanding that a child's temperament and behavior influences parental behavior, and that parental tolerance and responses alter child behavior is reflected in the concept of
A) risk and resilience.
B) reciprocal or bidirectional interactions.
C) the coercion-escalation hypothesis.
D) the reinforcement trap.
Q2) The concept of normative discontent illustrates
A) how normally occurring behaviors become disordered.
B) how important it is to understand a child's developmental level when assessing problems.
C) how distinct disordered behavior is from typical behaviors.
D) all of the above
Q3) A difficult temperament, which is usually considered largely genetically determined, is considered a risk factor for psychological disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the factors that affect the degree of negative impact sexual abuse is likely to have on a child.
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Chapter 12: Health Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following have been identified as components of stress hardiness?
A) optimism
B) resilience and curiosity
C) faith and hope
D) all of the above
Q2) Adolescents are particularly good about following medical treatment regimens.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Emotion-Focused coping
A) is used more by women than men.
B) is favored for stressors related to work.
C) is favored for stressors involving health issues.
D) all of the above
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a technique frequently used to improve adherence to treatment?
A) offering fewer treatment options to patients who demonstrate low adherence.
B) educating patients about the importance of adhering to a treatment plan, so that they will be more active participants in the process.
C) making treatment plans simpler and more clear
D) using self-monitoring and reminder cues
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Chapter 13: Clinical Neuopsychology
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Q1) Ectopias are
A) the outer layers of brain regions.
B) tests for learning diorders.
C) misplaced brain cells.
D) implicated in schizophrenia.
Q2) A child who scores very high on the verbal subscales of the WISC-IV but displays poor spatial abilities and visual motor skills, may be diagnosed as having A) depression.
B) schizophrenia.
C) a nonverbal learning disorder.
D) dyslexia.
Q3) The unique approach initiated by Halstead for the diagnosis of neurological difficulties was
A) using a tachistoscope.
B) using a battery of tests of different functions.
C) using paraprofessionals to administer measures.
D) al of the above
Q4) Is the right hemisphere really the inferior hemisphere? Why or why not?
Q5) Describe the various ways brain lateralization is studied.
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Chapter 14: Forensic Psychology
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Q1) Current child-custody laws still clearly and legally favor the mother as the custodial parent.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Whether individuals can understand legal proceedings and can assist their attorney in their defense is called
A) sanity.
B) competence to stand trial.
C) cognitive maturity.
D) all of the above
Q3) In neither civil nor criminal courts can experts
A) describe the parties' symptoms.
B) explain evaluation and assessment instruments.
C) present their opinion about the parties' sanity at the time of the offense.
D) give a diagnosis.
Q4) If a defendant is found not to be competent to stand trial, he or she will receive treatment and then be released.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the three ways that claims for psychological disability might arise.
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Chapter 15: Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) Most disciplinary actions against psychologists involve
A) financial misrepresentation or fraud.
B) licensure problems.
C) sexual misconduct.
D) poor recordkeeping.
Q2) The Ethical Standards of the APA are guidelines for practice and therefore are not enforceable.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the text, social, developmental and cognitive-affective neurosciences are likely to be more integrated with traditional psychotherapy in the future.
A)True
B)False
Q4) All practicing clinical psychologists must apply for a national provider identifier.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the impact positive psychology has had on clinical psychology.
Q6) Discuss the major differences between Ph.D.and Psy.D.training programs.
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Chapter 16: Getting Into Graduate School in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) APA accreditation of a clinical psychology program guarantees
A) acceptance into an APA accredited internship.
B) licensure for successful graduates.
C) jobs in the field upon completion of the program.
D) a minimum standard of quality.
Q2) All university-based clinical psychology programs
A) utilize a scientist-practitioner model.
B) have essentially the same emphasis.
C) provide training in research, as well as clinical skills.
D) all of the above
Q3) A student's career preferences should guide the decision about where to apply for graduate study.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Graduate students can expect to work a full 40-hour week on school obligations, except for summer vacations and school holidays, which are less intense.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) What steps should a student take before applying to graduate school?
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