Assessment Tools

Question 1

Clinical imterview

Answer 1

Ask open ended or preset questions

Question 2

Clinical interview strentghs

Answer 2

Wide range of information

Question 3

Clinical review weakness

Answer 3

Low reliability, low validity

Question 4

Projectives

Answer 4

Requires that subjects interpret vague and ambiguous stimuli

Question 5

Projective strength

Answer 5

Good to generate hypotheses

Question 6

Projective weaknesses

Answer 6

Low reliability and validity, biased against ethnic minorities

Question 7

Personality inventories

Answer 7

Designed to measure broad personality characterisutc and focuses on behavior beiiefs and feelings
Usually self-report

Question 8

Personality inventory strength

Answer 8

• easier chesper faster more valid than projectives

- objective, standardized

Question 9

Persomality inventories weaknesses

Answer 9

• caanot know validity
• state dependence
• cultural differences

Question 10

Response inventories

Answer 10

• usually self-reported symptoma or correlates

- focus on one specific area of functioning

Question 11

Response inventory strength

Answer 11

Strong face validity

Question 12

Response inventory weaknesses

Answer 12

• careless, inaccurate responding

- not all standardized, reliable, valid

Question 13

Neurological tests

Answer 13

Directly assess brain function by assessing brain structure and activity
- eeg, pet scans, cat scans, fmri

Question 14

Nereuropsychological tests

Answer 14

Indirectly assess brain function by assessing cognitive, perceptual, and motor functioning

Question 15

Neuro tests strenghs

Answer 15

• high reliability, validity, standardizatiom

Question 16

Neuro test weaknesses

Answer 16

• usually requires many tests to be used together

Question 17

Intelligence tests

Answer 17

Measure intellectual ability, both verbal and nonverbal skills, IQ

Question 18

Intelligence test strengths

Answer 18

High reliability, validity, standarzation

Question 19

Inteeligence test weaknesses

Answer 19

• only an indirect measure

- infkuenced by other factors

Question 20

Clinical observation strengths

Answer 20

• naturalisitc : can see things in action, outside observer, less bias
• self monitoring : good for infrequent behaviors, private thoughts

Question 21

Clinical observations Weaknesses

Answer 21

Often poor reliability, validity 
Self-monitoring 
 - requires training 
- Sometimes inaccurate 
Change behavior you measure

Question 22

Types of clinical interviews (3)

Answer 22

Unstructured, structured, mental status exam

Question 23

Three kinds of clinical observations

Answer 23

Naturalistic, analog, self-monitoring

Question 24

Psychophysiological tests

Answer 24

Measure physiological responses -polygraph

Question 25

Categorical system

Answer 25

Reliance on discrete diagnostic categories, disorders are qualitatively different from normal

Question 26

Rdoc aim

Answer 26

Improve drug therapies by identifying biological factors and mechanisms

Question 27

4 assumptions of rdoc

Answer 27

1. Diagnostic approach Dimensional system based on biology
2. Mental disorders are biological disorders
3. Analysis across depimensions of function
4. Map asoects of disorders for better treatment

Question 28

Hitop benefits

Answer 28

Focus on mental health as a continuum and simplifies diosrders