Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Question 0

Unstructured interview

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No predetermined format or written questions

Question 1

DSM-5

Answer 1

Latest version of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual which features a new rating and diagnosing system

Question 2

Semistructured interviews

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Prewritten questions, but interviewers may go off book

Question 3

Structured interviews

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Specifically phrased and ordered questions are read verbatim

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Classification

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Lists of symptoms used to diagnose patients

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Idiographic approach

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Focus on the individual and his or her unique qualities and experiences

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Nomothetic approach

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Focus on a large group suffering from one disorder and what can be expected from that disorder

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Categorical classification

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Each diagnosis has a clear underlying cause, each disorder is fundamentally different from others, each individual can be placed in a category

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Dimensional classification

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Behaviors, cognition, mood are quantified on a scale, traits and behaviors have multiple dimensions, people possess different levels of these traits

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Standardization

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The common administration to be followed during assessment as well as established rules for interpretation

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Interrater reliability

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Multiple raters come to the same conclusions

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Internal consistency reliability

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All the pieces of the measurement meaningfully contribute to the information we’re trying to obtain

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Test-retest reliability

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Results are stable over time

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Face validity

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An outward assessment of the measure shows that it measures what it purports to measure

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Construct validity

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Scores from the measure act as expected based on theory or prior research

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Criterion related validity

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The measure predicts behavior in certain settings like we expect it to

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Clinical interview

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Interviews to assess mood, current behaviors, relevant medical conditions

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Intake admission interview

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Assess why the client has come, determine whether or not services offered are sufficient for their needs

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Case history interview

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A thorough personal and social history in order to place the clients presenting problems in context

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Crisis interview

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Assess problem and be an immediate resource to an individual in crisis

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Mental status examination interview

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To assess the presence of cognitive, emotional, or behavior problems

Question 21

Projective testing

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Used by psychoanalysts with the goal of assessing the unconscious mind

Presentation of ambiguous visual material followed by open client responses and clinician interpretation

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Rorschach inkblot test

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Hermann Rorschach

Symmetrical but accidental figures
Images seen correspond to personality and potential disorders
Original 10 blots published in 1921

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Thematic apperception test

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Presented with 30 black and white images and asked to interpret what is happening in the pictures

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Objective tests

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Standardized in administration and interpretation

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Personality inventories

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Type of objective test with self report measures that assess behavior, thoughts, beliefs, emotions

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MMPI-2

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

567 measures on 10 scales that are answered either true or false

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PAI

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Personal Assessment Inventory

344 questions on 11 scales with likert style responses

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NEO-Personality inventory

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240 questions that assess the big five personality traits (OCEAN)

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Pyschophysiological assessment

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Assessment of how the body expresses behaviors and emotions in disorders (heart rate, respiration, blood pressure)

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Intelligence testing

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Wechsler scales most popular WAIS-IV, WISC-IV

Measure verbal, nonverbal intelligence and performance abilities

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IQ scores

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Mean of 100 standard deviation of 15

Average scores between 85 and 115

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Neuropsychological testing

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Links behavior, emotions, and cognitive abilities with brain function and organic disease processes

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Neuroimaging

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Techniques used to identify abnormalities in the structure or function of the brain (MRI, CT scan, fMRI, PET scan)

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ABC model

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All observations focus on determining antecedents, behaviors, and consequences

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Naturalistic clinical observation

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Clinician observes client in their every day activities or uses an informant to do so

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Analog observation

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Using equipment to assist with observation (video, two way mirror, set up play time)

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Self monitoring

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Client observes him or herself by recording thoughts feelings and behaviors