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Proponents of clinical psychologists obtaining prescription privileges argue that with prescription privileges:A. Clinical psychologists would be able to treat a wider range of clients. B. Care for patients needing therapy and medication would be more efficient and cost-effective.C. Clinical psychologists would have an edge over therapists who cannot prescribe.D. All of the above.

 

In 1993, the Ad Hoc Task Force on Psychopharmacology of APA published recommendations regarding competence in prescribing. According to these recommendations, in order to achieve the highest level of competence (Level 3) and practice independently as a prescribing psychologist, the psychologist must have completed:A. A one-semester survey course in psychopharmacology.B. Six months of prescribing experience supervised by a psychiatrist. C. A strong undergraduate background in biological sciences, two years of graduate training in psychopharmacology and a postdoctoral psychopharmacology.D. A Ph. D or Psy. D. in clinical psychology.

 

According to APA ethical principles,A. Clinicians with doctoral degrees can simply present themselves as “Doctor” and need not specify the nature of their training.B. A clinician with a Ph. D. in clinical psychology may use any treatment or assessment procedure available, even if they have not been specifically trained in it. C. Dual relationships, which can cause exploitation or harm of the client, are to be avoided.D. All of the above.

 

A psychologist is seeing a client who reports that he/she is planning to kill his/her spouse. If the ruling in the Tarasoff case is applicable to this situation, the psychologist should:A. Maintain confidentiality and not share this information with anyone.B. Break confidentiality and inform the police of this threat. C. Require the client to call the police and inform them directly of the threat.D. Break confidentiality and inform appropriate persons, including the spouse of the treat.

 

Researchers show participants one of several short films that vary in the extent to which they provoke anger and measure the heart rates of each participant immediately after each film. This research method is best described as:A. A series of case studies.B. Unsystematic observation.C. Controlled observation.D. Naturalistic observation.

 

Watson’s study of Little Albert is a classic example of:A. A mixed design. B. A case study.C. The double-blind procedure.D. None of the above.

 

_____ refers to the rate of new cases of illness that develop within a given period of time, while ____ refers to the overall rate of cases (old or new) within a given period of time.A. Incidence; distribution B. Incidence; prevalence C. Prevalence; incidence D. Distribution; incidence

 

If epidemiological studies link depression with alcohol consumption, it can be concluded that:A. Alcohol causes depression.B. Depression causes alcoholism. C. All of the above.D. None of the above.

 

As r statistic of – .85 suggests that:A. As one variable goes up, the other variable goes up. B. The two variables are unrelated to each other.C. On average, the first variable is .85 less than the second variable. D. As one variable goes up, the other variable goes down.

 

____ is a statistical method that utilizes many separate correlations in order to determine which variables change in concert and thus can be considered functionally related.A. Longitudinal correlation.B. Factor analysis.C. Multiple baseline correlation.D. Scatterplot analysis.

 

Researchers at a psychology clinic screen all new clients via phone interview, and over a few weeks a list of 40 new clients who meet criteria for depression. Twenty receive cognitive-behavioral treatment, and the other are told that they are on the waiting list. The independent variable in this study is ___ and the dependent variable is ___.A. Depression level; treatment  B. Treatment; depression level C. Time of interview; depression levelD. Treatment; treatment

 

Which of the following is the best example of a confounding variable influencing the internal validity of a study?A. Researchers perform a factor analysis and in the inferential factor-naming stage, assign names to the factors that cause disagreements with other researchers.B. A participant in a psychotherapy effectiveness study receives counseling from a minister in addition to the therapy provided in the study.C. A participant in a psychotherapy study who is placed on a waiting list receives no treatment while other participants in the same study are receiving psychotherapy. D. Two variables are found to correlate highly with each other, when in fact they are both caused by a third variable.

 

A clinical psychologist assesses a client’s behavior using an objective test and finds that the score on the test is outside of the range in which 98% of scores fall. The psychologist concludes that the client’s behavior is abnormal. The psychologist’s conclusion is based upon the definition of abnormality that emphasizes:A. Experience of distress.B. Disability or dysfunction. C. Conformity to norms.D. All of the above.

 

Which of the following examples is most clearly abnormal according to the “subjective distress” definition of abnormality?A. A mean, callous supervisor who remains unaware that his/her employees hate him/her. B. A librarian whose religious hallucinations are interfering with her ability to work.C. A child whose IQ is measured below the cutoff point for mental retardation.D. A high-functioning accountant who feels depressed about several aspects of his/her life.

 

Diagnostic categories are advantageous because they facilitate:A. Communication among mental health professionals. B. Research.C. Treatment choice. D. All of the above.

 

The most revolutionary changes in DSM, including the first application of explicit diagnositc criteria for the mental disorders and a multi-axial system, appeared in:A. DSM-II.B. DSM-III.C. DSM-III-R.D. DSM-IV-TR.

 

Changes incorporated in DSM-IV and maintained in DSM-IV-TR were based on ____ to a greater extent than changes incorporated in any previous edition.A. Psychoanalytic theory.B. Empirical data.C. Cognitive-behavioral theory.D. Consensus of expert opinion.

 

Marcus is a psychotherapy client whose depressive symptoms emerged soon after he was diagnosed with cancer, for which he is currently undergoing treatment. In the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic system, the cancer diagnosis:A. Would not be listed.B. Would be listed on Axis I. C. Would be listed on Axis III.D. None of the above.

 

Jennifer is a college student seeing a psychologist in the university counseling center for test anxiety. The only other symptoms she reports are occasional verbal arguments with her boyfriend of 2 years. In the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic system, Jennifer’s GAF would appear on Axis ___ as approximately ____.A. I;50 B. V; 85 C. IV; 95D. V; 10

 

 

According to the diathesis-stress model of psychopathology:A. A vulnerability or predisposition (such as genetics) is necessary and sufficient to develop psychopathology.B. Environmental stress and a vulnerability or predisposition are both required to develop psychopathology.C. Possessing a disthesis for a disorder guarantees its eventual occurrence. D. All human beings are born with the same likelihood of developing a particular disorder.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

• Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
• In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
• Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
• Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

 

LopesWrite Policy

• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
• Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
• Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

• The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
• Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
• I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
• As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

• Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: 
  • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
  • Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

clinical psychologists

clinical psychologists