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Chapter 3-Clinical Assessment Flashcards

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Clinical assessment

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a multidimensional approach to gathering info about a client in order to make better decisions

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3 Factors of clinical assessment

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  • reliability
  • validity
  • standardization
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Diagnosis

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Figuring out if someone fits the criteria for a diagnosis

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Clinical interview

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Talking to a client as part of assessment

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The Mental Status Exam

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  • systematic observation of behaviour

- focuses on gathering info

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3 Interview Styles

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  • unstructured
  • structured
  • semi-structured
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Behavioural Assessment

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-target behaviours identified

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ABC’s of observation

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  • antecedents (triggers)
  • behaviours
  • consequences
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Reactivity

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When behaviours change b/c they’re being observed

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Physical examination

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  • for doctor doctors

- used to rule out physical conditions

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Psychological Testing

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  • determines responses

- gathers info

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Projective testing

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  • psychoanalytic
  • Rorschach ink blots
  • Thematic apperception test
  • not overly reliable/valid
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Personality Inventories

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Inventory tests used to gain understanding of personality

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MMPI

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Minnesota Multiphastic Personality Inventory

-empirical but hard to implement

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PCLR

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Revised psychopathy checklist

-assesses how many psychopathic traits possessed

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Intelligence testing

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  • IQ

- mental age/chronological age times 100

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Neuropsychological testing

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Establishes specific cognitive skills

  • visual motor gestalt test
  • concussion testing
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Neuroimaging

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Pictures of the brain

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Brain Structure Images

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CT, MRI

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Brain function images

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PET, SPECT,fMRI

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Psychophysiological Assessment

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  • EEG

- electodermal response

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Taxonomy

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Scientific classification

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Nosology

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Medical classification

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Categorical classification

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clear path to results

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Dimensional classification

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  • scale, more of a continuum

eg: ASD

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Prototypical

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-key characteristics of disorder must be met

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