Definitions Flashcards
Reliability
Degree to which a Measure is consistent;
Test-retest
Inter-rater
Validity
Weather something measures what we want it to;
Concurrent (WASI to WAIS)
Predictive (behavior, performance)
Standardization
Norms or rules for consistent use and interpretation of Assessment tools;
Administration norms
Scoring norms
ABC’s of behaviour
Antecedence
Behaviours
Consequences
Reactivity
Our behaviour changes when we know that we are being watched
Self-Monitoring
You act differently when you know that you are watching yourself
Related to reactivity
Measurement _________
Observer effect
Hawthorne effect
Observer expectancy effect
Subjective expectancy effect
_________ measures
Measurement reactivity
Observer effect
Hawthorne effect
Observer expectancy effect
Subjective expectancy effect
Reactive measures
Related to reactivity
Diagnosis
Specifies a problem and thereby a treatment method It also allows us to do research on specific problems to see what specifically works.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
North American system containing the criteria for mental disorders.
The international classification of diseases ICD10
Available from the world health organization. Cross references with the DSM.
Cultural formulation | Culture
The ________ _________ is the disorder described from the perspective of the patient’s personal experience and in terms of their primary social and ________ group.
The three C’s
Compulsion - Obsession with alcohol drugs or gambling control
Control - Inability to stop using alcohol drugs or gambling consequences
Consequences - Continued maladaptive behaviour despite adverse consequences
Test-Retest Reliability
Two different rates of the same interview, or the same participant interviewed independently at two different time points
Joint Reliability
Having a diagnostic concordance between two different raters for the same interview
Face Validity
Refers to the common sense meaning of a diagnosis or criterion and is based on whether the instrument appears to assess the construction in question
Content Validity
Refers to whether the items included in the questionnaire provide coverage of all relevant domains
Concurrent Validity
Refers to ability of a criterion or diagnosis to predict other current clinical characteristics or whether diagnoses obtained agree with some gold standard
Convergent Validity
Refers to if measures correlate as expected with external validator’s It refers to the observation of strong correlations between two tests that are assumed to measure the same construct
Predictive Validity
Refers to the ability of a criterion or diagnosis to predict the natural course of an illness or it’s response to treatment
Antecedence
Behaviours
Consequences
ABC’s of behaviour
Metal Health Exam
- Appearance and behaviour
Clothing/self care Psychomotor activity Too much? Too little? Should a physical exam be recommended?
Metal Health Exam
- Though Process
Prosody Absolutist Language Ideas of (self-reference)
Metal Health Exam
- Mood and Affect
Consistency Affect-Content match
