Lecture #7 Flashcards

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What are the 3 most important things about classification and diagnosis?

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  1. Clarity of problems
  2. Communication
  3. Research and clinical Use
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What’s the Main Role of a psychologist?

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Responsible for assessments

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What are the 3 things that make up the purpose of psychological assessment?

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  1. Classification
  2. Description
  3. Prediction
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Classification

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Diagnosing mental health conditions

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Description

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Assessing personality styles and psychological states at the time of evaluation

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Prediction

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Determining treatment outcomes

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What are the 3 goals of assessments?

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  1. Answering specific questions
  2. Making informed decisions about treatment and intervention.
  3. Contextualization (data to address problem)
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What are the 5 Competence Requirements Of Psychologists?

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  1. Descriptive Statistics
  2. Reliability and measurement error
  3. Selecting appropriate assessment measures
  4. Test validity for specific purposes
  5. Interpreting normative test scores.
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What are the 4 Pre assessment Steps?

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  1. Discussing purpose
  2. Informed consent
  3. Confidentiality
  4. Establishing Rapport
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What are 2 different types of tests in psychological assessment?

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  1. Structured and semi structured interviews
  2. Projective Tests
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Structured and semi structured interviews

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Provide standardized format that ensures consistency across assessments

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Projective Tests

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Require individuals to interpret ambiguous stimuli. (Eg. Rorschach inkblot test)

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DSM

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Is the primary classification system for mental health disorders in the united states

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What are the 3 main concerns of the DSM?

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  1. Categorical Vs. Demensional Models
  2. Stigma
  3. Pharmaceutical Influence
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