Chap 4 Flashcards
Clinical assessments
systematic problem solving strategies to understand children with disturbances and their family and school environments
Idiographic case formulation
assessment focused on obtaining a detailed understanding of the individual child or family as a unique entity
- like qualitative research
- really great understanding of how things are working for one kid
Nomothetic formulation
emphasizes broad general inferences that apply to large groups of individuals
- looking at more general influences in the population
- standardized test is an example, being able to put kids in percentile of testing
Cultural syndromes
a pattern of occurring, relatively invariant symptoms associated with a particular cultural group
Prognosis
formulation of predictions about future behavior under specified conditions
Diagnosis
analyzing information and drawing conclusions about the nature or cause of the problem, or assigning a formal diagnostic label for a disorder
multi-method assessment approach
emphasizes the importance of obtaining information from different informants in a variety of settings, using a variety of methods that include…
- interviews
- observations
- tests
Semi-structured interviews
include specific questions designed to elicit information in a consistent manner regardless of who is conducting interview
- more reliable
Behavioral assessment
strategy for evaluating the child’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in specific settings.
Target behaviors
primary problems of concern, goal is to figure out what specific factors may be influencing behavior
Behavior analysis
Functional analysis of behavior
more general approach to organizing and using assessment info in terms of antecedents, behaviors and consequences.
Screening
identifying children at risk, who are then referred for a more thorough eval
Developmental tests
tests used to assess infants and young children, generally carried out for the purpose of screening, diagnosis, and eval of early development
Projective tests
present the child with ambiguous stimuli and asks the child to describe what he or she sees
- ink blot test
- pictures of people
- Projective tests are among the most frequently used methods
Neuropsychological assessment
attempts to link brain functioning with objective measures of behavior known to depend on an intact central nervous system
- looking at much more basic processes
- looking at attention, verbal, fine motor skills,
- measuring how quickly you do tasks
Classification
a system for representing the major categories or dimensions of child psychopathology, and the boundaries and relations among them
Categorical classification
based primarily around informed and professional consensus
- DSM-5
Dimensional classification
assumes that many independent dimensions or traits of behavior exist, and that all children possess them to varying degrees
Prevention
efforts are directed at decreasing the chances that undesired future outcomes will occur
Cultural compatibility hypothesis
states that treatment is likely to be more effective when it is compatible with the cultural patterns of the child and family
Family history or developmental history
info obtained from the parents regarding potentially significant developmental milestones and historical events that might impact the child’s current difficulties
Evidence based treatments (EBTs)
clearly specified treatments shown to be effective in controlled research with specific populations
Clinical description
summarizes the unique behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up the features of the child’s psychological disorder
