Chapter 4 Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior Total Assessment Guide T A G Topic Overview pp 78 80 Basic Issues in Classification pp 80 81 Classifying Abnormal Behavior pp 81 84 Evaluating Classification Systems pp 85 90 Basic Issues in Assessment pp 90 92 Psychological Assessment Procedures pp 92 100 Biological Assessment Procedures pp 100 102 Question Type Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Factual Conceptual Applied 1 2 3 47 6 7 8 11 97 98 99 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 23 24 25 32 33 35 100 36 37 38 39 48 101 102 50 53 54 55 57 59 61 62 66 67 68 69 70 74 75 76 78 80 81 84 85 103 104 105 86 89 91 92 95 96 106 4 9 107 5 10 108 17 18 21 22 27 29 31 34 26 28 30 109 110 111 41 42 43 45 46 77 40 44 49 111 114 51 52 112 56 58 60 63 64 72 79 82 83 65 71 73 87 88 90 93 94 This question covers two topics 113 ScholarStock 154 a b c d a b c d a b c d Chapter 4 Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior 4 1 1 A psychologist conducts an interview and administers several psychological tests in order to evaluate the nature of a person s problem and to formulate a treatment plan What term is used to describe this process Multiple Choice diagnosis assessment validation ego analysis In the field of mental health a clinician s decision to assign a diagnosis when a person s behavior 4 1 2 meets the specific criteria for a particular type of disorder is important because it tells the clinician Answer b Difficulty 1 Question ID 4 1 1 Page Reference 78 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior that the person s problems are similar to those experienced by others what caused the person s problems exactly how the problems can best be treated that the person s problems are unique Answer a Difficulty 1 Question ID 4 1 2 Page Reference 78 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior 4 1 3 What is a diagnosis an explanation of the etiology of a problem an estimate of the chances of a full recovery a description of behavior as fitting the criteria for a particular type of disorder a mental health professional s estimate of the impact of family conflict on a disorder Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 4 1 3 Page Reference 78 Topic Overview Skill Factual ScholarStock 155 LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior In the case of Michael presented in your text which of these is one of the keys that should lead a 4 1 4 mental health professional to suspect that Michael suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder 4 1 5 One advantage of a dimensional system of classification is that it allows scientists to a b c d a b c d a b c d Michael s symptoms fall into a recognized pattern There is a significant family history of conflict Michael expresses a need to be alone Michael has trouble communicating his thoughts Answer a Difficulty 2 Question ID 4 1 4 Page Reference 80 Topic Overview Skill Applied LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior make all or none decisions arrive at a specific diagnosis record subtle distinctions go beyond what people say Answer c Difficulty 2 Question ID 4 1 5 Page Reference 80 Topic Basic Issues in Classification Skill Conceptual LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior class approach dimensional approach categorical approach measurement approach Answer c Difficulty 2 Question ID 4 1 6 Page Reference 80 Topic Basic Issues in Classification Skill Factual LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior 4 1 6 A system that classifies mental disorders on the basis their qualitative differences is known as a In the classification of intellectual ability psychologists determine how much intelligence a 4 1 7 person has on a particular set of tasks such a classification system is known as ScholarStock 156 4 1 8 A classification system that focuses on how much of a given characteristic an individual exhibits is called a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d archetypal dimensional categorical diagnostic Answer b Difficulty 2 Question ID 4 1 7 Page Reference 80 Topic Basic Issues in Classification Skill Factual LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior categorical measurement based classificatory dimensional Answer d Difficulty 2 Question ID 4 1 8 Page Reference 80 Topic Basic Issues in Classification Skill Factual LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior diagnosis theory dimensions categories Answer b Difficulty 1 Question ID 4 1 9 Page Reference 80 Topic Basic Issues in Classification Skill Applied LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior 4 1 10 The most likely theories for the cause of mental disorders involve biological systems only psychological systems only social systems only interactions involving biological psychological and social systems ScholarStock 157 4 1 9 The development of scientific classification systems proceeds in an orderly fashion over several years from the first steps involving description to later stages involving a b c d a b c d a b c d Answer d Difficulty 1 Question ID 4 1 10 Page Reference 81 Topic Basic Issues in Classification Skill Conceptual LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior 4 1 11 Mental disorders are currently classified on the basis of causal mechanisms biological features descriptive features theoretical relatedness Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 4 1 11 Page Reference 81 Topic Basic Issues in Classification Skill Factual LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior 4 1 12 Currently there are two classification systems for mental disorders used in the world the DSM used mostly in North America and the used in most other parts of the world Answer b Difficulty 1 Question ID 4 1 12 Page Reference 81 Topic Classifying Abnormal Behavior Skill Factual LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to classify abnormal behavior 4 1 13 The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association is also called the WHO ICD DSM TR PCL DSM APA DSM IV TR DSM 5 DSM TR Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 4 1 13 ScholarStock 158 a b c d a b c d a b c d Page Reference 81 Topic Classifying Abnormal Behavior Skill Factual LO 4 1 Why do we need a system to …