Question 1
0 / 1 pts
Emil Kraeplin compiled ____________________ in order to gain insight into diseases and their
outcomes.
Statistical records
Symptoms
Patient self-reports
Practitioners’ testimonies
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
Although helpful to those in various health-care settings, a primary danger of formal diagnosis
and the DSM in general is:
Overuse
Blame
Labeling
Misuse by those without adequate knowledge and training
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
The legally binding “in effect” period for a general consent form should be:
30 days minimum
120 days maximum
Open-ended
90 days
Question 4
1 / 1 pts
Using the DSM-IV-TR, each individual received a diagnosis along with five separate:
Symptoms
Dimensions
Axes
Lists
Question 5
1 / 1 pts
When sending general information on a past client which contains references to HIV-AIDS to an
agency which requested it, an HIV-AIDS release is:
Always needed
Recommended
Never needed
Not always available and not always needed
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
It is advised that you have the client sign the appropriate release forms:
Prior to your first meeting
During the assessment
After rapport has been established
Never; it is not appropriate to exchange information
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
During which period did morality and humane treatment enter the collective conscious of those
seeking to effectively treat patients with mental illness?
Late 18th century
Turn of the 20th century
Early to mid-19th century
Late 19th century
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
The client “speaking” on a general release form is exemplified by the phrase:
“I hereby authorize”
“Being of sound mind, I consent to…”
“I ‘Fill in name’ empower…”
“On this day ‘Fill in date,’ I ‘Fill in name’ hereby authorize…”
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
A blanket release-of-information form is:
Highly efficient
Illegal
Professionally prudent
Recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA)
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
The obligation to assess whether an examinee presents a danger to him- or herself and/or others is:
Moral and ethical
Personal and Professional
Contractual and legal
Clinical and Legal
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
In a majority of circumstances and locales, information regarding a client’s HIV and AIDS status
is on a “need to know” basis. This basis is:
Ethical
Moral
Legal
Professionally mandated
Question 12
1 / 1 pts
When assessing an individual’s overall intelligence, _____________ sensitivity is of paramount
importance.
Intellectual
Cultural
Personal
Historical
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
Steven comes in for his MSE in a ski parka and woolen winter hat. It is the second week of August.
Steven’s attire would be termed:
“Unconventional”
“Garish”
“Atypical”
“Unseasonal”
Question 14
1 / 1 pts
The DSM 5 now includes a notation of the:
Severity of the disorder
Global Assessment of Functioning scale
Axis II
The clinician’s opinion
Question 15
1 / 1 pts
The mental status examination hinges unequivocally on the practitioner’s power of:
Diagnosis
Intuition
Observation
Deduction
Question 16
1 / 1 pts
“Impoverished” speech and language can be a tricky label to apply. It can point to a mental-health issue or
something far more mundane such as:
Manipulative behavior
Racing thoughts
Substance abuse
An examinee who is not a native English speaker
Question 17
1 / 1 pts
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a collection of:
Medications used to treat mental disorders
Diagnoses of mental disorders accompanied by symptoms
Behaviors associated with mental disorders
Medical terminology directed towards physicians
Question 18
1 / 1 pts
Steven is the subject of a mental status examination (MSE). You, the counselor, should pay particular
attention to all of the following except:
Verbal communication and nonverbal communication
Content of Steven’s communication
Nonverbal communication
Steven’s diagnostic history
Question 19
1 / 1 pts
When releasing confidential information, you are obligated to ensure that your client
understands:
His or her obligation as pertains to the release
Procedural aspects of the release
The aftermath of the release
Consequences of the release
Question 20
1 / 1 pts
One of the key changes in the third edition of the DSM was that:
Unconscious motives were finally addressed
Unconscious motives were finally put on equal par with tangible symptomology
Unconscious motives were removed from reference
Statistical measures were introduced to accurately assess unconscious motives
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