clinical assessment Flashcards
what is a clinical interview
first form of contact with clinitian
what do questions in a clinical interview relate to
symptoms
past history
current living and working conditions
what are structured interviews for
provide good agreement on diagnosis using DSM5
what is a mini mental state examination
orientation attention memory naming apraxia construction
what are two limitations of clinal review
clinets have poor self awareness
interviewers prone to bias
what are 3 psychological tests
personality structure and experience
cognitive tests
introduction
what is the most common personality inventory
minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI) is most common
what are three characteristics of MMPI
has 567 items on 14 different measurement scales
includes validity scale
clincal scales
what is validity scale
measures whether clients have been providing invalid information
what is included in clincal scales
hypochondriasis
depression
paranoia
schizophrenia
describe MMPI response profile for validitty scale
faking is high
what are specific inventories
developed to measure functioning in one specific area
what are two specific inventories
BDI-becks depression inventory
HADS- hospital anxiety and depression scale
what is a projective test
present a fixed set of stimuli that are ambiguous enough to allow a variety of interpretations
opened ended so less relaible than strucutred tests
what is the thematic apperception test
asked to produce a fantasy story to pictures
insight into motivation and needs
