Module 2 Flashcards
What is the name for a systematic appraisal of the appearance, behaviour, mental functioning and overall demeanour of a client ?
Mental Status Exam
What are the 9 components of a psychological report?
- Referral
- Presenting problems
- Psychiatric history
- Medical history
- Substance abuse
- Current medication
- Family history
- Cultural identity
- Genogram
What is a case formulation?
A theoretically-based explanation of the information obtained from a clinical assessment.
What are the 4 P’s of case formulation?
- Predisposing
- Precipitation
- Perpetuating
- Protective
What are the 3 stages of the assessment process?
- Information input
- Information evaluation
- Information output
What is often termed a ‘conversation with purpose?’
A clinical interview
What are the two most common clinical interviews?
Intake interview and Mental Status Exam
What are the 6 different types of validity?
- Face validity
- Content validity
- Criterion validity
- Concurrent validity
- Construct validity
- Divergent or discriminant validity
The observed value of any psychological test is the ____ ____ plus any ____ ____.
True value, measurement error
What are the three types of clinical interview?
Structured, semi-structured and unstructured.
Psychologists need to translate a referral into ___ ___ ___ that are actionable and that incorporate an understanding of the _____ and ____ of relevant assessment measures
Clear assessment goals, advantages and limitations
What are 4 types of biases that can influence the assessment process?
- Collateral sources
- The assessment process itself
- Use of psychological tests
- Other situational factors
What are the 2 types of reliability?
Test-retest and inter-method reliability
What is the difference between validity and reliability?
Validity is the extent to which measurements actually measure what they say they’re measuring, and reliability is consistency in how well the scale performs.
What is a major advantage and disadvantage of commercial assessment tools?
They have been developed via rigorous psychometric testing, but they can be expensive to purchase.
Psychological assessment in mental health is based on which two founding premises?
Assessments must be evidence based and multi-modal
What is incremental validity?
A type of validity that is used to determine whether a new psychometric assessment will increase the predictive ability beyond that provided by an existing method of assessments
Why is a multimodal assessment important?
A diagnosis can be made with much more confidence when several independent sources of information converge.
What are some the limitations of making a diagnosis based on the DSM?
- It is based on a medical model
- It is categorial in nature
- It does not address etiological contributions to disorders
What is the difference between unstructured, semi-structured and structured interviews?
Unstructured interview are often conducted to obtain a person-centred view of the client. Semi-structured and structured interviews are often scored and interpreted against normative data.
What are the 3 key elements of informed consent?
- Information
- Understanding
- Voluntariness
What are the 9 components of the MSE?
- Appearance
- Behaviour
- Mood
- Speech
- Thought process
- Thought content
- Perception
- Insight
- Judgement
What are the interviewing techniques used by clinicians?
- Questioning
- Clarification
- Confrontation
- Exploration
- Humour
- Interpretation
- Reflection
- Reframing
- Restatement
- Silence
- Self-Dislclosure
What is SUDS and what is it used for?
Subjective Units of Distress is used to help clients identify and quantify their emotional experience. It involves clients quantifying their emotions on scale from 0-10 with 10 representing the worst distress they can imagine.
