Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is the most widely used method of assessment
The Clinical Interview
Clinical Interview
- Most Widely Used
3 major Types of Clinical Interview
Unstructured
Semi Structured
Structured
Holy Trinity of Clinical Psychology
Assessment
Intervention
Communication
Unstructured
No structures
Ask Any questions
Meeting needs of the client with whatever they want
Semi Structured
- Most used
- Free flowing
- Some structure ( Family Background, emplyment, school, Previous Diagnoses, Family Dynamics)
- Still very opem
Structured
Follow a checklist
No freedom
Do mot deviate from structure
Advantages of structured
Standardization (Used for Studies)
Criteria for Mental Status Examination
- Appearence
- Mood
- Orientation
- Level of awareness or insight into their problems
- Judgement in making life decisions
What is Intelligence
- Global Capacity to understand the world and cope with its challenges
- Trait or traits associated with successful performance on intelligence tests
The Stanford - Binet Intelligence Scale
Mental Age / Chronological Age x 100
What does the Stanford Binet Intelligence scale focus on
Attention, memory and Problem Solving skills
What is Wechler Scale measure
Both Verbal and Performance subsets
Verbal subsets generally require knowledge of verbal concepts
Performance subsets rely more on spatial - relations skills
What is the Flynn Effect
Each generation intelligence keeps going up while vision has gotten worse
Self Report Tests
- Do not rely on interaction and questions from the examiner
- Responses are matched against a larger data base where factor analysis is used to divide responses into subscales
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - 2 - Restructured form (MMPI - 2 - RF)
- Contains 338 True - False statements that assess interest patterns, Habits, familty relationships, somatic compliants, attitudes, beleifs, and behaviours characteristic of psychological disorders
- used as a test of personality and assisting in the diagnosis of abnormal behaviour patterns
Projective Tests
These tests allegedly evoke responses that may reveal a persons personality by that person ‘Projecting’ core attitudes, beleifs and values on neutral or amigious stimuli
The Rorschach Inkblot test
- A persons responses to inkblots are used to reveal aspects on their personality
Evaluation of Rorschach Inkblot Test
- Lack of a standard scoring procedure
- Interpretation of a persons responses is not objective
- Depends on the ssubjective judgement of the examiner
The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
- Consists of a series of cards depiciting amigous scenes
- Respondants construct stories on them
- The story reflects the experiences they might have
House Person Tree Test
- typically used for children and does not require a lot verbal interaction with the examiner
What does a House Person Test look like
- Does not require a lot of verbal interaction with the examiner
- Asked to draw a house, person and a tree
- Examiner asks questions like: Who lives in the house? Do people visit the house? What kind of tree is it?
What do Neuropsychological Assessments look for
- Used to evaluate whether or not psychological problems reflect unerlying neurological damage or brain defects
What kind of Assessment method is highly used by clinicians
Behavioural Assessment
