Matt Wilcock just renewed his gym membership for the coming year and feels this is one
of his best investments. You see, he works out regularly because he wants to look more
muscular. Despite the reality that his friends tell him he looks great, Matt believes he
looks skinny and that his friends are making fun of him behind his back. He continues to
exercise excessively in order to increase his muscle mass and recently started taking
anabolic steroids. Matt does not think any of this is working and he remains dissatisfied
with his appearance. When his friends try to reassure him that he looks fine, Matt
believes, “I just need to work harder at pumping up.” What is the most likely diagnosis
for Matt?
a) Narcissistic personality disorder
b) Delusional disorder
c) Specific phobia
d) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
d)
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Which of these situations would be least vulnerable to the social desirability bias?
A. You ask therapists whether they believe their treatment of clients for anxiety is usually effective. B. You conduct a client satisfaction survey where clients respond to questions anonymously. C. You ask a client in a therapy session if he or she believes the therapy is helping. D. You give a group of clients the Beck Depression Inventory before and after therapy and they respond anonymously.
In Kapp and Anderson’s example of using information systems, the family service agency used which type of data in their evaluation of a program for delinquent youth?
a. Case records b. Quality assurance data c. Family contact data d. Statewide information systems
Allen Semmes is a 3 year-old youngster who was described as an “angel” but lately he has had
severe temper tantrums that happen on a weekly basis for the past 6 weeks. According to his mother, “They often follow a change in his routine, not having an afternoon nap, or if he’s hungry. On rare occasions Allen will get so worked up that he’ll grab something and throw it on the floor. Funny, but his teachers love him at preschool. I don’t want to reach any premature conclusions but if there’s anything his father and I can do to nip this in the bud, we’re all in.” Which of the following best describes Allen?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder, mild b) Intermittent explosive disorder c) Conduct disorder d) Does not meet criteria for a disorder
Much of the research in the field of crisis intervention has indicated that crisis can be classified into two major types which include:
a. functional and organic b. developmental and situational c. psychological and organic d. posttraumatic and psychosomatic e. cognitive and emotional