Chapter 1_Topic: History of Clinical Psychology

During the 1500s one form of treatment for mental illness included

• immersion in frigid water

• electric shock therapy

• psychoanalytic therapy

• psychotropic medication

What best describes hysteria?

• Obsession and nervousness.

• Neurological symptoms with no medical basis.

• Severe sadness.

• Hallucinations and delusions.

Emil Kraepelin was most known for his work on

• Hypnosis and suggestion.

• Syndromes and classification.

• Intelligence testing.

• Psychological assessment.

What does the Wechsler-Bellevue test measure?

• Personality

• Intelligence

• Attention

• Mental health

What type of test is the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)?

• Intelligence test

• Projective test

• Memory test

• Performance test

What is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) used to measure?

• Psychological disturbances among adults

• Intelligence among children

• Psychological disturbances among children

• Intelligence among adults

What best describes the focus on behavioral assessment?

• Observable and current personality factors.

• Observable and current behaviors.

• Observable and current interests.

• None of the above.

What best describes clinical utility?

• Assessment data leading to a better clinical outcome.

• Assessment data adding to the validity of that assessment.

• Assessment data leading to a better range of psychological measures.

• Assessment data adding to improved reliability of that assessment.

Why is service evaluation important?

• It shows a clinician’s service works.

• It shows a clinician’s service is affordable.

• It shows a clinician’s service is enjoyed by the patient.

• It shows that the clinician’s service developed a broadly based picture of the patient.

Who is often described as the father of clinical psychology and who also coined the term “clinical psychology”?

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Jung

• Lightner Witmer

• Alfred Adler