The Psychosocial Assessment
1)

What lies at the heart of effective clinical practice?
 
Diagnostic testing Case documentation Client scheduling Psychosocial assessment
 
2)

At its core, a psychosocial assessment is a:
 
Financial evaluation Legal interview Diagnostic test Systematic, holistic process
 
3)

The psychosocial assessment provides the foundation for:
 
Academic research Billing procedures Treatment planning Legal documentation
 
4)

A client-centered approach is rooted in which therapeutic principles?
 
Behavior modification and control Diagnosis and prescription Unconditional positive regard, empathy, and genuineness Authority and direction
 
5)

A strengths-based orientation focuses on:
 
Listing client problems Identifying and leveraging client capacities Minimizing client input Ignoring personal strengths
 
6)

One of the strongest predictors of positive treatment outcomes across modalities is the:
 
Treatment length Medication type Therapeutic alliance Session frequency
 
7)

A culturally competent interviewer adapts interviewing style to:
 
Respect cultural norms and contexts Speed up assessment time Avoid emotional topics Simplify documentation
 
8)

A major challenge of telehealth interviewing is reduced ability to:
 
Schedule sessions Access records Observe nonverbal cues Provide interventions
 
9)

The first point of contact between client and clinician is often the:
 
Intake Discharge summary Treatment plan Progress note
 
10)

Comprehensive assessments differ from intakes because they:
 
Are shorter and more structured Focus only on safety issues Explore deeper, multidimensional contexts Replace treatment planning
 
11)

Collateral information refers to data gathered from:
 
The client’s imagination External sources such as family or providers Anonymous surveys Random community members
 
12)

Before contacting collateral sources, clinicians must first obtain:
 
Institutional funding Client consent Supervisor approval A legal warrant
 
13)

The Mental Status Exam (MSE) is best described as a:
 
Personality inventory Structured, systematic observation of psychological functioning Diagnostic questionnaire Behavioral experiment
 
14)

Orientation in a cognitive assessment evaluates awareness of:
 
Time, place, person, and situation Mood and affect Cultural background Family relationships
 
15)

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is known for being:
 
Culturally biased Sensitive to mild cognitive impairment Focused on physical health Limited to visual testing
 
16)

The social and environmental assessment focuses on the client’s:
 
Physical health Living, working, and relational context Genetic background Educational testing
 
17)

In a psychosocial assessment, exploring work and education involves understanding their:
 
Market value Personal meaning to the client Geographic location Institutional ranking
 
18)

Spirituality in psychosocial assessment is often:
 
Ignored due to irrelevance Least discussed yet highly powerful Replaced by medical testing Limited to religious affiliation
 
19)

The AUDIT is a screening tool designed to identify:
 
Hazardous and harmful alcohol use Gambling addiction Eating disorders Sleep disturbances
 
20)

A major overdose risk occurs when:
 
A client skips a therapy session Recent abstinence is followed by relapse A client exercises regularly Medication is taken as prescribed
 
21)

The process of transforming collected assessment data into a coherent clinical picture is called:
 
Documentation Synthesis Intake Evaluation
 
22)

The DSM-5-TR provides clinicians with:
 
Treatment plans Standardized diagnostic criteria and common language Insurance billing codes Legal documentation
 
23)

Differential diagnosis involves
 
Ignoring overlapping symptoms Weighing competing diagnostic possibilities Selecting one diagnosis at random Avoiding medical history review
 
24)

The psychosocial assessment serves as the:
 
Final treatment summary Backbone of mental health documentation Initial billing statement Discharge checklist
 
25)

Clinical records must be written with the awareness that they are:
 
Legal documents subject to court review Internal communication notes Personal reflections of the clinician Informal progress reminders