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Neuropsychological Assessment

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Question 1
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Which is NOT a subspecialty of neuropsychology?

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A

forensic neuropsychology.

B

school neuropsychology.

C

vocational neuropsychology.

D

geriatric neuropsychology.

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Question 2
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The dominant brain hemisphere takes the lead in all of the following EXCEPT

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spatial recognition

B

arithmetic calculations

C

writing

D

reading

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Question 3
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These brain lobes contain areas for visual reception:

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A

temporal lobes

B

occipital lobes

C

parietal lobes

D

frontal lobes

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Question 4
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These brain lobes contain areas for auditory reception:

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A

temporal lobes

B

occipital lobes

C

parietal lobes

D

frontal lobes

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Question 5
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This term refers to a deficit in writing ability:

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A

acopia

B

agnosia

C

agraphia

D

aphasia

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Question 6
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This term refers to a deficit in the sense of smell:

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A
amusia
B
anolfactoria
C
ataxia
D
anosmia
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Question 7
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A patient is referred to a counseling psychologist for a general assessment.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be part of the test battery routinely administered?

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A
an intelligence test
B
a personality test
C
a perceptual-motor test
D
an acculturation measure
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Question 8
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Cranial nerve damage as evidenced by neuroimaging is

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A
a hard sign of neurological deficit.
B
a soft sign of neurological deficit.
C
indicative of a verbal-performance discrepancy.
D
All of these
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Question 9
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If you did not have a copy of the UPSIT and had to improvise,which of the following would you be MOST LIKELY to employ in your evaluation of a patient:

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A
erasers
B
a whisper
C
a wire hanger
D
perfume
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Question 10
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At what age does a child typically reach the developmental milestone of being able to say "mama" and "dada"?

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A
6 months
B
9 months
C
12 months
D
18 months
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Question 11
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In 2010,the second edition of the MMSE was published.Which is TRUE of the MMSE-2?

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A
It was also published in a brief version.
B
It was also published in an expanded version.
C
It should be used for screening, not diagnosis.
D
All of these
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Question 12
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The Romberg test is also referred to as the

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A
standing still test.
B
nose-finger-nose test.
C
finger wiggle test.
D
walking-running-skipping test.
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Question 13
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As reported by Dr.Jeanne Ryan in Chapter 15's Meet an Assessment Professional feature,every athlete in the public school system of New York State must have on file a baseline neuropsychological assessment on file.Data from this assessment

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A
is compiled for research on sports-related neurological injuries.
B
is used in the event that the athlete suffers a concussion.
C
has been helpful in designing treatment programs for athlete injuries.
D
All of these
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Question 14
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As used in Chapter 15,the term pattern analysis refers to

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A
a tool for evaluating eye-to-brain visual perception ability.
B
a pattern of test responses indicative of neuropsychological deficit.
C
a neuropsychological tool of assessment that entails feeling textures.
D
None of these
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Question 15
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"It's an ill wind that blows nobody good." One would MOST likely find this proverb on a neuropsychological test designed to measure

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A
aptitude for meteorology.
B
episodic memory.
C
perceptual-motor ability.
D
the ability to abstract.
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Question 16
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MRI is to fMRI as

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A
photo is to video.
B
wrist is to arm.
C
standard definition is to high definition.
D
two-dimensional is to three dimensional.
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Question 17
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Which of the following is NOT a research question raised in an fMRI study cited in Chapter 15 of your textbook?

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How does traumatic brain injury impact the brain network that mediates memory?
B
How does depression moderate reward anticipation?
C
How does watching aggression on the tv show Cops affect the brain?
D
How does one's favorite song activate brain circuitry?
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Question 18
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According to your textbook,which of the following is BEST completed while the assessee is blindfolded?

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A
the Seashore Test of Musical Talent
B
the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale
C
the Seguin-Goddard Formboard
D
the series finale of The Bachelorette.
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Question 19
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According to your textbook,so-called "unconscious memory" is thought to be accessible only by means of

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A
hypnosis.
B
meditation.
C
indirect measures.
D
direct measures.
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Question 20
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A test discussed in Chapter 15 of your textbook features a three-dimensional matrix and is designed to evaluate nonverbal reasoning primarily through the testtaker's

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A
visual sense.
B
olfactory sense.
C
kinesthetic sense.
D
haptic sense.
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