Interviewing, Interpretation, & Premorbid Functioning

Question 1

Best Performance method

Answer 1

assumes best performance on one cognitive subtest provides estimate for other subtests

Question 2

disadvantages of best performance method

Answer 2

may underestimate ability
-doesn’t take into consideration that there is normal variation within a profile
Ends up wildly overestimating ability

Question 3

Reading as a measure of premorbid functioning

Answer 3

relatively resistant to brain damage; NART, TOPF

Question 4

when to avoid reading as a measure of premorbid functioning?

Answer 4

• english as a second language
• LD
• aphasia (language impairment)

Question 5

Demographic formulas

Answer 5

assign weights to demographic factors; Barona formula one of first widely accepted

Question 6

Combined formulas

Answer 6

combination of demographic and current score data; generally adds incremental utility; TOPF

Question 7

Interpretation

Answer 7

social history; present life circumstances; medical history; circumstances of evaluation; behavioral observations

Question 8

Keep in mind

Answer 8

what is being measured by test data? expectations for performance