chapter 3 Flashcards
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purpose of assessing
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- understand person
- current distress, symptoms, impairment
- history
- functioning
- make sure its really happening
- determine a diagnosis
- treat
2
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reliability
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- consistency of the measurement or procedures
- need a way to assess with same answers each time
3
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validity
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- does it measure what its supposed to
4
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standardization
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- procedures to ensure consistency
- done the same way every time
5
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structured interviews
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- only ask questions on form
- skid: answer a question one way and ask a set of questions depending on answer
6
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semistructures
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- must use set of questions but can add to it
- most used
7
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unstructured
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- whatever the client wants to talk about
- ask about what is said
- can be invalid bc up to clinician
8
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multiple domains assessed
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- why did they get help
- current behavior
- attitudes
- emotions
- history
- coping methods, strengths
- life functioning
- severity
9
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areas to assess
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- current stresses
- anxiety
- trauma
- depressive symptoms
- suicidal
- functional impairment
- physical health
- social, emotional, relationship problems
- substance use or abuse
- family violence
10
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mental status exam
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- provides clinical and cognitive functioning info about clients
- assesses functioning
- interview, get observations
11
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mse: appearance and behaviour
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- long sleeves
- sluggish or fast
- spontaneous speech
- pressured or poverty speech
12
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mse: thought process
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- langage or speech
- word salad
- loose associations
- disturbance in associations
- perceptual disturbances
- what is stress about
13
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intellectual functioning
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- how intelligent
- cognitive measures
- memory
14
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sensorium
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- orientation
- awareness
- consiousness
15
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behavioural assessment and observation
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- identification and observation of target
- focus on interactions between events
- thought diary
- classroom observation
16
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ABC
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- antecedents
- behaviour
- consequences
17
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psychological testing
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- trying to answer a question
- give more information on areas of functioning and impairment
- tools: cognition and emotional functioning, personality traits and behaviour, neuropsychological functioning
- objective tests: standardized, self report measures
- projective tests: person responds to an ambiguous task
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cognitive testing
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- determine intellectual ability
- strengths and limitations
- determine cognitive functioning, potential deficits
19
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MMPI
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- 30-70 normal
- disorders on bottom, numbers on side
- PD = psychological deviance
- PA = paranoia
- PT - psychasthemia
- SC - schizophrenia
- M = mania
- SI = social interaction
20
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clinical scales
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- if a person is truthful or not
- can be too uncomfortable to say something, may try to be sicker than they are
- Fscale: frequency or infrequency (pick up exaggerations)
- k = supressor scale (lessen exaggerations)
21
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psychophisiological assessment
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- assessed activity of nervous system and other systems
- EEG, EKG, EMG
- what are physiological responses and bodily functions
22
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types of neuroimaging
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- brain structure: CAT, CT, MRI
- brain function: PET, SPECT, fMRI
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classical categorical approach
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- assumes each disorder unique with own symptoms
- used for a long time
- not a lot of crossover with symptoms
- need to fit all or most symptoms
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dimensional approach
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- disorders on contimuum
- more inclusive
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prototypical
- combines dimensional and classical
| - includes features and symptoms but there is variability
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DSM
- standardized system for criteria and diagnosis
- reliability for diagnosis
- each version with new diagnoses
- 297 disorders
- research based
- inclusion and exclusion criteria clear
- fuller descriptions
- looks at severity
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characteristics of DSM
- prototypical approach but greater emphasis on dimensional
| - greater emphasis on current research and practice, developmental considerations
