assessment Flashcards
how do we quantify the quality of assessment techniques?
reliability - consistency
validity - accuracy
what are the types of reliability?
test-retest
alternative form
internal
interator/interjudge
what are the types of validity?
face, content, concurrent, predictive, construct
what does a mental status exam look at?
appearance and behaviour
thought processes (speech)
mood and affect (feeling state)
intellectual functioning
sensorium (orientated x3 - people time place)
what are clinical interviews?
often first contact and can be structured or semi-structured
what are behavioural assessments?
look at antecedents, behaviours, consequences (ABCs)
what are naturalistic analogue observations?
observing behaviours in schools, homes, institutions
what are some pros/cons of naturalistic observation?
observers focus on different things - may lack cross-situational validity
what are some pros/cons of self-monitoring?
good for infrequent behaviours but may be innacurate
what is psychological testing?
testing to determine cognitive, emotional, behavioural response
what are the types of psychological testing?
projective testing
personality inventories
response inventories
intelligence testing
neuropsychological testing
psychophysical testing
what is projective testing?
responding to ambiguous stimuli - good to collect info but don’t usually demonstrate reliability/validity
what are some examples of projective testing?
Rorschach inkblot
thematic apperception
sentence completion
draw a _ person
what are some of the main personality inventories?
Minnesota multiphase (MMPI or MMPI-A)
PCL-R (psychopathy)
what does the MMPI assess?
hypochondriasis, depression, conversion hysteria, psychopathic deviate, masculinity-femininity, paranoia, psychosthenia, schizophrenia, hypomania, social introversion
what are response inventories?
questionnaires that assess one thing
example: beck depression inventory
what are some examples of intelligence testing?
Stanford-Binet (IQ), Wechster (WAIS-IV or WISC-5)
what are the types of nuerological testing?
strucutre - CAT, MRI
function - PET fMRI, single photon emitted tomography
for psych function - Fender visual motor gesult test
what is psychophysiological testing?
to see physiological response to mental stimulation - EEG, ERP, skin conductance
what are the diagnostic approaches?
categorical (strict categories)
dimensional (spectrum - degree to which)
prototypical (combination - look at how close someone is to a prototype of disease)
what are the benefits of diagnosis?
identification, communication between clinicians, indicates regulated treatment and protocol
what are the cons of diagnosis?
stigmatization, poor treatment, misdiagnosis, self-fulfilling prophecies
what are some criticisms of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria?
- heterogeneous groups within disorders
- symptoms are weighted equally
- duration criteria are arbitrary
what are immediate suicide risk factors?
nightmares and imsomnia
social withdrawal
agitation
