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Module 2 Flashcards

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What is the name for a systematic appraisal of the appearance, behaviour, mental functioning and overall demeanour of a client ?

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Mental Status Exam

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What are the 9 components of a psychological report?

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  1. Referral
  2. Presenting problems
  3. Psychiatric history
  4. Medical history
  5. Substance abuse
  6. Current medication
  7. Family history
  8. Cultural identity
  9. Genogram
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What is a case formulation?

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A theoretically-based explanation of the information obtained from a clinical assessment.

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What are the 4 P’s of case formulation?

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  1. Predisposing
  2. Precipitation
  3. Perpetuating
  4. Protective
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What are the 3 stages of the assessment process?

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  1. Information input
  2. Information evaluation
  3. Information output
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What is often termed a ‘conversation with purpose?’

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A clinical interview

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What are the two most common clinical interviews?

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Intake interview and Mental Status Exam

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What are the 6 different types of validity?

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  1. Face validity
  2. Content validity
  3. Criterion validity
  4. Concurrent validity
  5. Construct validity
  6. Divergent or discriminant validity
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The observed value of any psychological test is the ____ ____ plus any ____ ____.

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True value, measurement error

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What are the three types of clinical interview?

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Structured, semi-structured and unstructured.

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Psychologists need to translate a referral into ___ ___ ___ that are actionable and that incorporate an understanding of the _____ and ____ of relevant assessment measures

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Clear assessment goals, advantages and limitations

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What are 4 types of biases that can influence the assessment process?

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  1. Collateral sources
  2. The assessment process itself
  3. Use of psychological tests
  4. Other situational factors
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What are the 2 types of reliability?

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Test-retest and inter-method reliability

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What is the difference between validity and reliability?

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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.

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What is a major advantage and disadvantage of commercial assessment tools?

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They have been developed via rigorous psychometric testing, but they can be expensive to purchase.

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Psychological assessment in mental health is based on which two founding premises?

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Assessments must be evidence based and multi-modal

17
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What is incremental validity?

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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

18
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Why is a multimodal assessment important?

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A diagnosis can be made with much more confidence when several independent sources of information converge.

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What are some the limitations of making a diagnosis based on the DSM?

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  • It is based on a medical model
  • It is categorial in nature
  • It does not address etiological contributions to disorders
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What is the difference between unstructured, semi-structured and structured interviews?

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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.

21
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What are the 3 key elements of informed consent?

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  1. Information
  2. Understanding
  3. Voluntariness
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What are the 9 components of the MSE?

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  1. Appearance
  2. Behaviour
  3. Mood
  4. Speech
  5. Thought process
  6. Thought content
  7. Perception
  8. Insight
  9. Judgement
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What are the interviewing techniques used by clinicians?

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  1. Questioning
  2. Clarification
  3. Confrontation
  4. Exploration
  5. Humour
  6. Interpretation
  7. Reflection
  8. Reframing
  9. Restatement
  10. Silence
  11. Self-Dislclosure
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What is SUDS and what is it used for?

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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.

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