Lecture #7 Flashcards
What are the 3 most important things about classification and diagnosis?
- Clarity of problems
- Communication
- Research and clinical Use
What’s the Main Role of a psychologist?
Responsible for assessments
What are the 3 things that make up the purpose of psychological assessment?
- Classification
- Description
- Prediction
Classification
Diagnosing mental health conditions
Description
Assessing personality styles and psychological states at the time of evaluation
Prediction
Determining treatment outcomes
What are the 3 goals of assessments?
- Answering specific questions
- Making informed decisions about treatment and intervention.
- Contextualization (data to address problem)
What are the 5 Competence Requirements Of Psychologists?
- Descriptive Statistics
- Reliability and measurement error
- Selecting appropriate assessment measures
- Test validity for specific purposes
- Interpreting normative test scores.
What are the 4 Pre assessment Steps?
- Discussing purpose
- Informed consent
- Confidentiality
- Establishing Rapport
What are 2 different types of tests in psychological assessment?
- Structured and semi structured interviews
- Projective Tests
Structured and semi structured interviews
Provide standardized format that ensures consistency across assessments
Projective Tests
Require individuals to interpret ambiguous stimuli. (Eg. Rorschach inkblot test)
DSM
Is the primary classification system for mental health disorders in the united states
What are the 3 main concerns of the DSM?
- Categorical Vs. Demensional Models
- Stigma
- Pharmaceutical Influence