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Chapter 4 - Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis Flashcards

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psychological assessment

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procedure by which clinicians, using psychological tests, obsrvations, and interviews, develop a summary of the clients symptoms

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clinical diagnosis

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the process through which a clinicial arrives at a gneral “summary classification” of the patient’s symptoms by following a clearly defined system (such as the DSM)

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presenting problem

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major symptoms and behavior the client is experiencing

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what types of information are part of the social or behavioral history?

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personality factors and the social context

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dysrhythmia

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irregular pattern in the brain’s electrical activity

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EEG

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electrodes on the scalp record brain’s electrical activity

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CAT scan

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x-rays of the brain

(more structural than functional)

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MRI

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sharper images of the interior of the brain. does not submit patient to radiation

(more structual than functional)

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PET scan

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measures metabolic processes to appraise how well an organ is functioning

(more functional than structural)

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fMRI

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measures changes in blood flow in specific areas of brain tissue

(both structural and functional)

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aphasia

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a disorder in which there is a loss of ability to communicate verbally

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limitations of fMRI

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  • sensitive to inacuracies due to slight movement of the patient
  • results may be difficult to interpret
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neuropsychological assessment

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measuring a person’s cognitive, perceptual, and motor performance as clues to the extent and location of brain damage

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Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)

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objective method of rating clinical symptoms that provides scores on 18 variables

useful in clinical research, less so in diagnosis or treatment

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Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD)

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similar to BPRS, but more specifically targeted. Most widely used procedure to select depressed people for clinical research

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pros and cons of psychological tests

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  • more precise and more reliable than interviews
  • value depends on competence of clinician who interprets them
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what are the two primary types of psychological tests?

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intelligence tests and personality tests

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two intelligence tests that are widely used for children

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  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised (WISC-IV)
  • Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
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most common intelligence test for adults

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised (WAIS-III)

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III)

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Measures intelligence of adults. Includes both verbal (vocabulary) and performance (digit span) components

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thematic apperception test (TAT)

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patients are asked to make up stories about a set of ambiguous pictures

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)

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objective personality test that measures tendencies to respond in psychologically deviant ways and includes a number of validity scales (which detect falsehood or inconsistencies)

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factors to keep in mind when evaluating test results

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  • cultural bias of instrument or clinician
  • theoretical orientation of the clinician
  • underemphasis on the external situation
  • insufficient validation
  • inaccurate data or premature evaluation
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reliability

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the degree to which a test produces the same result each time

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validity

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the degree to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure

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symptoms

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subjective description of complains that the patient presents about what is wrong

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signs

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objective observations that the diagnostician may make directly or indirectly

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Axis I

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Clinical disorders or other conditions that may be the focus of clinical attention (ex: distress in maritial relationship if this is the focus of clinical discussion)

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Axis II

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Personality disorders and mental retardation

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Axis III

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General medical conditions

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Axis IV

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Psychosocial and environmental problems (only those relevant to treatment of mental disorder) ex: problem with primary support groups

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Axis V

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Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) : 100 point scale used to assess overall ability to function. (closer to 100 is good, closer to 0 is bad)

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