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Validity
The extent to which a test or procedure actually measures what it was designed to measure
Reliability
The degree to which a test or procedure yields consistent results
What are the four main methods clinicians use for assessments?
- Interviews
2.observations
3.psychological tests and inventories - Neurological tests
What are the pros and cons of using the formal standardized interview? (Includes a standard series of questions or the use of standardized rating scales)
Pro:collecting consistent and comprehensive information and are less subjective to interviewers’ biases
Con:limit conversation and in-depth probing of responses
What is the mental status exam?
Uses questions, observations, and tasks to briefly evaluate a client’s cognitive, psychological, and behavioural functioning.
What are examples of criteria looked at while doing the mental status exam?
Mood, appearance, affect, speech, thought process, thought content, abstract thought, memory, general knowledge
What are the 4 psychological tests and inventories?
- Standardized tools
- Projective tests
- Self-report inventories
- Intelligence tests
What are the 4 projective tests?
- Rorschach ink blot test
- Thematic apperception test (TAT)
- Sentence-completion test
- Draw-a-person test
Why are the cons of projective test?
Low reliability and validity
Analysis is subject to wide variation
What are examples of self-report inventories?
Meant to assess people’s typical way of thinking, feeling, and behaving
Minnesota multiphase personality inventory (MMPI-3)
Behavioural assessment system for children (BASC)
What are the limitations of self-report inventories?
Fixed number of answer choices
Response bias or response style
Interpretations of the responses of people from different cultural groups may be inaccurate
Cultural factors may shape the way a trait or characteristic is viewed
What are example of intelligence tests?
- Wechsler adult intelligence scale (WAIS-IV)
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV)
3.Stanford-Binet Intelligence test (SB5)
Where are intelligence tests used?
In learning disorders,
intellectual disability,
intellectual giftedness,
ADHD assessments
What are the limitations of intelligence tests?
- Cultural bias in test (heavily relies on verbal and comprehension of the language)
- Does not capture all intelligence
What are examples of neuropsychological tests?
Tests developed to assess behavioral disturbances caused by brain dysfunction
Bender-Gestalt visual-Motor test
(Copying geometric designs, certain errors are characteristic of neurological impairements)
Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery
(Differentiates patients with brain damage)
What does the high rates of comorbidity suggest for the DSM?
The core assumption of categorical classification is that disorders are separate but the high comorbidity rates suggest that the disorders in this classification are not distinct
