B7.078 Psychological and Psychiatric Assessments Flashcards
1
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what testing approaches are good for MDD, OCD, and PTSD
A
criterion based
more explicit on diagnoses
2
Q
what testing approaches are good for ADHD
A
normative based
more informative than explicitly diagnostic, but can help estimate magnitude of dysfunction
3
Q
basis of neuropsych assessments
A
combinational approach: normative and criterion reference tests
1000-2000 questions
patients will well known pathologies take test multiple times to increase reliability
computer can estimate where a person is on different scales based on their response to items
