13 tb Flashcards
What are the three types of clinical assessments?
information-gathering model
the therapeutic model
the differential treatment model
information-gathering model
when assessment s used primarily as a way to gather information to make a diagnosis and facilitate communication
when assessment s used primarily as a way to gather information to make a diagnosis and facilitate communication
information-gathering model
How is information-gathering model used? Who uses it?
through evidence-based guidelines
the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise on the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences
Professionals (therapists) use it for diagnosing and planning treatment
therapeutic model
when assessment is used to encourage self discovery and growth
when assessment is used to encourage self discovery and growth
therapeutic model
What is the goal of therapeutic assessment?
to provide the client with information about test finding sand, more important, conclusions about the findings and recommendations for treatment or intervention, assuming treatment is needed
the differential treatment model
when assessment is used to conduct research and evaluate programs
when assessment is used to conduct research and evaluate programs
the differential treatment model
What are the roles of the clinician and the counselor?
both use psychological testing to obtain information
counselors: normal developmental problems such a marital, career, and school-adjustment problems (therapeutic model)
clinician: abnormal behavior, mental disorder, or emotional disabilities (information-gathering model)
diagnosis
the meaning or interpretation an assessor derives from the information-gathering process of assessment
the meaning or interpretation an assessor derives from the information-gathering process of assessment
diagnosis
screening
the process of arriving at a diagnosis tools for gathering information
the clinical interview
discussion between client and assessor
discussion between client and assessor
the clinical interview
What are the three types of clinical interview?
structured clinical interview
semistructured interviews
nondirective clinical interview
structured clinical interviews
require the interview to follow a fixed format in asking questions
require the interview to follow a fixed format in asking questions
structured clinical interviews
semistructured interview
some cover a side range of mental health concerns while others are concerned with a single diagnosis
some cover a side range of mental health concerns while others are concerned with a single diagnosis
semistructured interview
non directive clinical interview
an interview in which questions are not prearranged
an interview in which questions are not prearranged
non-directive clinical interview
structured personality tests
self report paper and pencil test to provide objective assessment of general personality characteristics
self report paper and pencil test to provide objective assessment of general personality characteristics
structured personality tests
What are some structured personality tests?
MMPI
California Psychological Inventory
NEO personality inventory
16-Personality Factor
projective techniques
ask test takers to give meaning to ambiguous stimiuli
ask test takers to give meaning to ambiguous stimiuli
projective techniques
examples of projective techniques
rorschach inkblot test
thematic apperception test
projective drawings: house-tree-person and draw-a-person
What are the weakness of projective tests?
scoring guidelines are vague and idiosyncratic, and perhaps ineffective
lack of research supporting the reliability and validity
