Assessment instruments in the area of marriage and family:
A) ?are for the most part well-established instruments with strong psychometric properties.
B) ?are comparable to intelligence tests in terms of reliability and validity evidence.
C) ?typically have very limited psychometric information, requiring caution in their use.
D) ?have higher validity coefficients than personality instruments.
C
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A. S-O-L-E-R. B. the cultural factors that play into the interpretation of body language. C. ways to avoid interviewing pitfalls. D. factors that influence the physical setting of an interview.
In behavioral therapy, what is biofeedback?
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What two terms have been identified as controversial related to the mental health counselor's scope of practice?
a. psychiatric and counseling. b. hypnosis and psychotherapy. c. psychological and assessment. d. psychological and psychotherapy.