What is a projective test?
What will be an ideal response?
A projective test is a test designed to measure personal characteristics. Projective tests are intended to be an unstructured means of revealing what is on someone's mind. Examples of projective tests include the TAT and the Rorschach Test. Both ask the client to provide an interpretation of an ambiguous stimulus. It is assumed that the explanation provided will involve some "projection" of the client's own issues.
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Which of the following statements regarding hindsight bias is LEAST accurate?
a. Hindsight bias occurs in many different settings. b. Hindsight bias appears to be pervasive in everyday analyses of personality. c. Hindsight bias is generally restricted to thinking about issues related to personality. d. The notion of hindsight bias has been raised in criticisms of psychoanalytic theory.
The most prevalent co-occurring disorder/s with dysthymic disorder is/are ____
a. anxiety disorders b. ADHD c. conduct disorders d. major depressive disorder
A diagnosis of panic disorder requires that:
A. the person reports feeling dread, terror, irritability, or restlessness in addition to panic. B. the person has ongoing feelings of dread without a specific event that triggers the feelings. C. the person is so anxious about possibly having panic attacks that daily living is affected. D. the person completely freezes because the feelings of panic are overwhelming.
Epilepsy and learning disability, all true except:
A. in those with iq of 50-75 the rate of epilepsy is 20%* B. treatment of epilepsy may lower IQ C. Strug-Weber syndrome results in reduced IQ and epilepsy D. the commonest cause of most epilepsy in people with learning disability is developmental E. seizures rarely reduce IQ