Identify a guideline suggested by DeVellis (2012)for developing scale items
a. The readability of items should be examined to ensure they are at the appropriate level for the intended population.
b. Only onecentral thought should be dealt with in each item.
c. Indeterminate terms, like frequently or sometimes, and absolute terms, like all and none, in items should be avoided.
d. Awkward wording or dangling constructs and double negatives in items should be avoided.
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a. There are many pathways to recovery. b. Recovery is self-directed and empowering. c. Recovery is free from cultural dimensions. d. Recovery exists on a continuum of improved health and wellness.
Inappropriate self-disclosure is an example of what little white lie?
a. What I think does not matter. b. I remember a time when . . . c. This is a safe place to work on yourself. d. Everybody will be treated equally.
This type of solution-oriented question focuses on those times when the problem could have happened but did not
a) Miracle question b) Exception question c) Scaling question d) Coping question
An adolescent you are working with reports that she was punished for skipping class last week. When asked about this behavior, she states, “I really didn’t think I’d get caught.” This is an example of adolescents’ tendency to:
a. Engage in oppositional behaviors b. Fail to foresee consequences c. Focus on self-interests d. Intentionally test limits