LPC Assessment and Diagnosis 2

Question 1

Which assessment approach involves gathering information from multiple sources such as interviews, standardized tests, and behavioral observations?

Accepted Answer

Multimodal assessment

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Projective assessment

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Behavioral assessment

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Neuropsychological assessment

Question 2

A client scores 2 standard deviations below the mean on a standardized IQ test. This score places them in which percentile range?

Accepted Answer

2nd percentile

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10th percentile

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5th percentile

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16th percentile

Question 3

The MMPI-2 is best classified as what type of assessment instrument?

Accepted Answer

Objective personality inventory

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Projective personality test

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Neuropsychological battery

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Intellectual ability measure

Question 4

A counselor is assessing a client for PTSD. Which instrument is specifically designed to measure PTSD symptom severity?

Accepted Answer

PCL-5

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PHQ-9

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GAD-7

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CAGE

Question 5

Which DSM-5 diagnostic principle requires that a disorder not be better explained by another medical condition or substance use?

Accepted Answer

Hierarchical exclusion rule

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Rule of parsimony

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Differential diagnosis

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Comorbidity criterion

Question 6

When a counselor re-administers the same test to a client two weeks later and obtains similar results, this demonstrates which psychometric property?

Accepted Answer

Test-retest reliability

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Content validity

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Construct validity

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Internal consistency