Assessment and Diagnosis

Question 1

assessment

Answer 1

process of collecting information to reach conclusion

Question 2

clinical tests

Answer 2

instruments that measure parts of an individuals functioning, from which broader information can be inferred

Question 3

types of tests

Answer 3

• projective tests
• personality inventories
• response inventories
• psychophysiological tests
• neurological and neuropsychological tests
• intelligence tests

Question 4

projective tests

Answer 4

vague and open ended, Rorschach inkblot

Question 5

personality inventories

Answer 5

measure broad personality characteristics
- most common is Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory-2

Question 6

response inventories

Answer 6

focus on specific domains of functioning
- beck depression inventory

Question 7

psychophysiological tests

Answer 7

measure physiology, lie detector test

Question 8

neurological tests

Answer 8

directly assess brain function, EEG, MRI, CAT scan

Question 9

inteligence tests

Answer 9

measure intellectual ability, most carefully produced and researched, high reliability and validity

Question 10

diagnosis

Answer 10

when someone meets a criteria for particular disorder

Question 11

DSM-5

Answer 11

released in 2013 by APA, handbook for diagnosis

Question 12

Is therapy helpful?

Answer 12

average person who received treatment is better off than 75% of untreated people
- 5-10% of people get worse, often personality disorders