Discuss the fallibility of psychological tests in capital cases.
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include:
a. Inherent fallibility contributes to arbitrariness and inequities in death penalty proceedings
b. Factor of diagnosis of intellectual disability
c. Disagreement over IQ cutoff
d. Socioeconomic disadvantage
e. Cultural bias of psychological tests
f. Forensic psychologists asked to provide testimony on future violent acts
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What psychoanalytic technique involves the counselor providing feedback to help the client become more aware of his or her inner conflicts?
a. Free association b. Dream analysis c. Interpretation d. Confrontation
Play therapy is not compatible with Christianity.
a. true b. false
________ is a learned behavior and social construct influenced by gender role, personality traits, attitudes, values, and the relative power that society assigns in a specific culture.
a. Sex b. Gender c. Gender function d. Gender identity
What is the major distinction between the Cenaps Model of relapse prevention and cognitive-social learning models?
(a) in cognitive-social learning models, high risk situations for relapse are determined while in the Cenaps Model, no such assessment is necessary (b) in cognitive-social learning models, the relapse prevention strategies are cognitive-behavioral while in the Cenaps Model such interventions are contrary to the theoretical model (c) in cognitive-social learning models, addictive behaviors are conceptualized as bad habits, while in the Cenaps Model, addictive behaviors are viewed as symptomatic of the disease (d) in cognitive-social learning models, the goal is moderate use of AODs, while in the Cenaps Model, the goal is abstinence