Clinicians must often overcome the language barrier if one exists. An interpreter with a background in should be used if necessary
a. forensics
b. psychopathology
c. mental health
d. computerized dictation
c
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Regression toward the mean occurs when
a. people's expectations lead them to experience some change, even though they receive a fake or ineffective treatment. b. people who originally score extremely high or low on some trait are measured a second time, and their new score falls closer to the average. c. people recover from a mental or physical illness without any form of intervention. d. people who originally score near the average on some trait are measured a second time, and their new score falls at the extreme high or low end of the scale.
Research on the impact of matching the client's race and ethnicity with the therapist's indicates that __________.
A. racial matching is crucial to success; the evidence on ethnic matching is less conclusive B. there is no solid evidence that outcomes are diminished when client and therapist are not matched C. while clients do not care whether there is a match, outcomes are influenced by a lack of matching D. racial matching is crucial to success, but that matching on the client's primary language is not
A person in an episode of mania can believe that she is destined for greatness or is exceptionally gifted, beliefs that are artifacts of increased mood. These types of erroneous beliefs are known as:
A) hallucinations. B) delusions. C) dissociative states. D) euphoric states.
The fatality rate for ECT is ________ the fatality rate for people taking antidepressant drugs
a. slightly higher than b. markedly higher than c. about the same as d. markedly lower than