Assessment/Testing

Question 1

2 approaches to clinical assessment are

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pschometric and psychodiagnostic

Question 2

Def. of psychodiagnostic

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the evaluation of client problems and contextual conditions in order to determine what type of counseling is needed and wht types of interventions are to be used

Question 3

As a counselor, before you move towards solutions or establish a nurturing relationship, you should

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determine the parameters of the problem

Question 4

The assessment process recognizes two things related to the client

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the importance and uniqueness of each person

Question 5

12 ways that the Assessment Process enhances the client-counselor relationship

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1. Streamlines information gatherin
2. enables an accurate diagnosis
3. development of an effective treatment plan
4. determine if a person is suitable for progress or treatment
5. simplify goal setting and a measurement for progress
6. insight into a person’s personality and clarify self-concept
7. assessment of environment or context
8. a more relevant and focused counseling and discussion
9. predictor of success or failure of occupations or endeavors
10. promote translation of personality into occupation
11. generate options and alternatives
12. facilitate planning and decision making

Question 6

If the assessment is REACTIVE,

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the process of obtaining the information regarding a problem can cause some changes in the problem

Question 7

Most major components of assessment occue (early, mid, late) in the counseling process, but some continue during counseling.

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early

Question 8

The 1st identifiable component of assessment is

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the intake or history interview

Question 9

Intake should be limited to this amount of time

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1 hour, so ensure that the counselor has responsibility and control over the interview

Question 10

Can the intake transform into a therapeutic session for the clinet

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No

Question 11

characteristics of Clinical Interviewing

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can be structured, semi-structured, or unstructured

Question 12

char. of Informal Assessment

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observation of behavior, rating sclaes, classification techniques, records, personal documents

Question 13

char. of Personality Assessment -

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standardized tests, projective tests, interest inventories

Question 14

char of Ability Assessments

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Achievement Tests (WRAT), aptitude tests, intelligence tests

Question 15

The __________ widely used tests in 2300 BCE; these were brutal physical tests to screen for government positions

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Chinese

Question 16

The 20th century led to an explosion of intellligence tests. What didn’t they measure?

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diversity of human intelligence, aptitude, personality, or interests

Question 17

1772-1840 this person reasoned that language development was an indicator of intelligence; he was a fore runner in the world of Verbal IQ; also that mental retardation was related to developmental deficiencies and not mental illness

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Esquirol, Jean

Question 18

1822-1911 this was a biologist who created the first inteliligence test, and pioneered the rating scale & questionnaire; developed the correlation coefficient

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Sir Francis Galton

Question 19

1832-1911 - he was a pioneer in using psychological labs to conduct experimental research

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William Wundt

Question 20

1860-1944 - he applied statistical concepts to psychological assessment

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James Cattell

Question 21

1850-1909 He studied human memory and worked on the fogetting curve; his sentence completion test was related to school achievement

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HErman Ebbinghaus