Assessment - Self Report and Projective Measures

Question 1

What are self report and projective measures used for?

Answer 1

They are used to assess various aspects of personality or specific domains, such as mood distress, psychosocial functioning, etc.

Question 2

perceptions of even the best trained clinical psychologist can be highly inaccurate. What are some of the reasons for inaccuracy?

Answer 2

• Not immune to bias
• Prejudicing influence of theoretical orientations
• Deliberate attempts at deception
• Tendency to self confirm (confirmatory bias)

Question 3

What did Mischel say about personality and behavior?

Answer 3

That situational cues are better than personality, and that there is a middle ground to personality and behaviour??

Question 4

how do we know how consistently problematic a behaviour is? patients may…2 things

Answer 4

Minimize symptoms over exaggerates symptoms

Question 5

some self report personality instruments incorporate ________ scales specifically to provide information regarding _________ _________

Answer 5

Validity Scales, Response Style

Question 6

what are the three types of self presentation biases

Answer 6

Malingering, Faking good, Random Responses