FREE ASWB Clinical MCQ Question and Answers

Question 1

The 21-question Bricklin Perceptual Scales (BPS) are used to assess depression in people aged 13 and older.

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False

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True

Question 2

A group therapy practice called choreographing has a participant take on the role of the protagonist's alter ego.

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False

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True

Question 3

The degree to which responders can discern what the items are assessing is known as face validity.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 4

ACT stands for Assertive Community Treatment. Individuals with severe functional impairments, serious and chronic mental illnesses, or personality disorders, who have avoided or not adequately responded to conventional outpatient mental health care and psychiatric rehabilitation programs, are the clients serviced by ACT. People who get services from ACT may struggle with multiple issues at once, such as homelessness, substance addiction issues, or contact with the legal system.

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True

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False

Question 5

Social connection lengthens lifelong selection processes, and conversing with family members as opposed to friends enhances the likelihood that elderly people's emotional stability will be maintained.

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construct validity

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criterion validity

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face validity

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content validity

Question 6

A type of response bias in which a general or initial assessment of a person (or any other thing being evaluated) transfers or spreads into an assessment of more particular traits or qualities, even though there is no logical justification for or connection between the overall assessment and other qualities being judged

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Halo Effect

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Face Validity

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Fundamental Attribution Error

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Projection

Question 7

Social connection lengthens lifelong selection processes, and conversing with family members as opposed to friends enhances the likelihood that elderly people's emotional stability will be maintained.

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socioemotional selectivity theory

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schizotypal personality disorder

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activity theory

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disengagement theory

Question 8

Bipolar I disorder is the client's current diagnosis, and you are treating him or her for a mood illness. The client is operating slowly and has lost weight as a result of a decreased appetite.

What additional qualifier should be added to the client's diagnosis?

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Bipolar I disorder, with melancholic features

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Bipolar I disorder, with atypical features

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Bipolar I disorder, with catatonia

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None of the above

Question 9

You inquire about the young woman's motivations for seeking treatment during an initial evaluation. The woman talks about her unfulfilling profession, her issues with her marriage, her nervousness, and how she has a negative view of herself.

You most likely would:

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Help the client identify the primary issue she would like to focus on during therapy

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Avoid offering suggestions so the client does not feel criticized

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Suggest the client seek group treatment rather than individual therapy

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Focus on the client's poor self-image, since it is the most serious problem in your opinion

Question 10

You query Alice, your client, "What do you think your coworkers would say if a future employer asked them what they think about you?" You are evaluating:

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Self-concept

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Dependency

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Reality testing

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None of the above