Chapter 14: Clinical Assessment

Chapter 14: Clinical Assessment

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. A clinical assessment focuses more on the __________ and health dynamics of clients, allowing the therapist to have a better sense of how to more effectively partner with clients in therapy.
   1. physical
   2. emotional
   3. psychological
   4. external

ANS:         C

REF:          Step 2: Identifying Oases and Obstacles (p. 551)

1. __________and diagnosis help therapists identify potential courses of treatment; decide how best to keep clients and the public safe; and determine the need for referrals and additional services.
   1. Case conceptualizations
   2. Case reporting
   3. Therapeutic analysis
   4. Clinical assessments

ANS:         D

REF:          Clinical Assessment Overview (p. 552)

1. Like most things in life, a clinical assessment has some potential dangers and pitfalls. Which of the following can make clinical assessment possibly dangerous?
   1. The therapist
   2. Neutrality
   3. Objectivity
   4. Subjectivity

ANS:         A

REF:          Clinical Assessment Overview (p. 552)

1. Using a second-order cybernetic perspective to make a diagnosis is helpful for understanding which of the following?
   1. The need for therapists to be completely neutral when working with clients
   2. How the brain works using computer modeling
   3. Predictable sequences of interactions between family members
   4. How the therapist’s presence inherently influences the behavior of the clients

ANS:         D

REF:          Clinical Assessment Overview (p. 552)

1. A systemic perspective of diagnosis describes which of the following?
   1. A person’s medical history
   2. A person’s cognitions in a particular relationship
   3. A person’s somatic complaints
   4. A person’s behavior in a particular context

ANS:         D

REF:          Understanding Diagnostic Labels (p. 553)