assessment

Question 1

how do we quantify the quality of assessment techniques?

Answer 1

reliability - consistency
validity - accuracy

Question 2

what are the types of reliability?

Answer 2

test-retest
alternative form
internal
interator/interjudge

Question 3

what are the types of validity?

Answer 3

face, content, concurrent, predictive, construct

Question 4

what does a mental status exam look at?

Answer 4

appearance and behaviour
thought processes (speech)
mood and affect (feeling state)
intellectual functioning
sensorium (orientated x3 - people time place)

Question 5

what are clinical interviews?

Answer 5

often first contact and can be structured or semi-structured

Question 6

what are behavioural assessments?

Answer 6

look at antecedents, behaviours, consequences (ABCs)

Question 7

what are naturalistic analogue observations?

Answer 7

observing behaviours in schools, homes, institutions

Question 8

what are some pros/cons of naturalistic observation?

Answer 8

observers focus on different things - may lack cross-situational validity

Question 9

what are some pros/cons of self-monitoring?

Answer 9

good for infrequent behaviours but may be innacurate

Question 10

what is psychological testing?

Answer 10

testing to determine cognitive, emotional, behavioural response

Question 11

what are the types of psychological testing?

Answer 11

projective testing
personality inventories
response inventories
intelligence testing
neuropsychological testing
psychophysical testing

Question 12

what is projective testing?

Answer 12

responding to ambiguous stimuli - good to collect info but don’t usually demonstrate reliability/validity

Question 13

what are some examples of projective testing?

Answer 13

Rorschach inkblot
thematic apperception
sentence completion
draw a _ person

Question 14

what are some of the main personality inventories?

Answer 14

Minnesota multiphase (MMPI or MMPI-A)
PCL-R (psychopathy)

Question 15

what does the MMPI assess?

Answer 15

hypochondriasis, depression, conversion hysteria, psychopathic deviate, masculinity-femininity, paranoia, psychosthenia, schizophrenia, hypomania, social introversion

Question 16

what are response inventories?

Answer 16

questionnaires that assess one thing
example: beck depression inventory

Question 17

what are some examples of intelligence testing?

Answer 17

Stanford-Binet (IQ), Wechster (WAIS-IV or WISC-5)

Question 18

what are the types of nuerological testing?

Answer 18

strucutre - CAT, MRI
function - PET fMRI, single photon emitted tomography
for psych function - Fender visual motor gesult test

Question 19

what is psychophysiological testing?

Answer 19

to see physiological response to mental stimulation - EEG, ERP, skin conductance

Question 20

what are the diagnostic approaches?

Answer 20

categorical (strict categories)
dimensional (spectrum - degree to which)
prototypical (combination - look at how close someone is to a prototype of disease)

Question 21

what are the benefits of diagnosis?

Answer 21

identification, communication between clinicians, indicates regulated treatment and protocol

Question 22

what are the cons of diagnosis?

Answer 22

stigmatization, poor treatment, misdiagnosis, self-fulfilling prophecies

Question 23

what are some criticisms of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria?

Answer 23

• heterogeneous groups within disorders
• symptoms are weighted equally
• duration criteria are arbitrary

Question 24

what are immediate suicide risk factors?

Answer 24

nightmares and imsomnia
social withdrawal
agitation