Part 2

Question 1

Validity

Answer 1

does the test measure what it says it is going to measure

Question 2

Predictive Validity

Answer 2

will this test be able to predict how a person will perform or how they will behave

Question 3

Construct Validity

Answer 3

does the test accurately access a specific concept.

Example: if a test says it is going to measure depression, does it just measure depression

Question 4

Discriminant Validity

Answer 4

this test should not correlate with tests that measure other concepts

Question 5

Criterion Validity

Answer 5

does the test correlate with other test that measure the same thing
Example: if the test measures depression, does it correlate with other studies of depression

Question 6

Behavioral Validity

Answer 6

validity based on actual behavior

Question 7

Structured questionnaire

Answer 7

“clear cut scoring system”
Do you prefer to spend time alone or spend time with friends?
specific

Question 8

Unstructured questionnaire

Answer 8

Open ended questions

“Tell me about yourself”

Question 9

Projective Tests

Answer 9

no clear cut scoring system

Question 10

Productive Test

Answer 10

what’s going on with the mind on an unconscious level

Question 11

Rorschach (projective test)

Answer 11

“ink blot test” 10 inkblots, 5 black and white, 5 colored. “What might this be.” Psychologist will proceed to write exactly what the patient is saying.

Question 12

TAT (projective test):

Answer 12

comprised of 20 sketches, patient is asked to tell a story based on what they see off the sketches.

Question 13

Sentence Completion (projective test)

Answer 13

“My mother was always…” patient then completes the sentence which is then analyzed
Draw a person (projective test)

Question 14

Mental Status Exam

Answer 14

assesses mental status, alertness, level of consciousness, ability to function intellectually and cognitively

Example: “who was the president before Obama”, “if you go out of town on a friday and come back two days later, what day is it?”

Question 15

Neuropsychological Testing

Answer 15

Tests for impairments in memory, learning abilities, attention span, language

Question 16

Bender-Gestalt

Answer 16

on a sheet of paper are 9 different designs, the patient is then asked to copy the designs on another piece of paper

Question 17

Halstead-Reitan

Answer 17

assess brain damage, their perceptual thinking, ability to think it through.

Question 18

Luria-Nebraska

Answer 18

also assess mental impairments. Assess more specifically left and right brain function impairment

Question 19

Wisconsin Card Sorting

Answer 19

assesses frontal lobe function. One of the tests that is used for psychologists to determine whether a patient has schizophrenia

Question 20

Intelligence Test (IQ)

Answer 20

WAIS-IV/WISC IV: difference between WAIS-IV and WSIC IV is what age they are given to
Verbal comprehension index: assesses verbal reasoning, social expressions.
B) Working Memory Index
C) Perceptual Reasoning Index: measures nonverbal, ability to look at a picture and identify what is missing.
D) Perceptual Speed Index: cortex speed coordination

Question 21

Psychophysiological Assessment: EEG, Alpha and Beta Waves

Answer 21

EEG: measures brain waves
Alpha waves: relaxed in a calm state
Beta waves: alert and awake

Question 22

Intellectual Developmental Disorder

Answer 22

not based on just an IQ score. Must be diagnosed before 18 years old to be diagnosed as intellectual developmental disorder

Question 23

Down Syndrome

Answer 23

when a person has a third chromosome instead of two. Mothers who smoke improve the risk of their child having down syndrome. People who are afflicted by down syndrome have an altered physical appearance, have smaller brain structure. Their brains have plaques and tangles, the neurons have trouble sending.

Question 24

PKU

Answer 24

person has a missing enzyme. The body cannot break down a specific amino acid. Causes physical and mental abnormalities. Causes intellectual disability, hyperactivity, and temper tantrums. The cells are not able to make a specific protein that leads to these

Question 25

Environmental Causes that can affect the baby in the womb that can affect intellectual development prenatal and postnatal

Answer 25

Infection
Mother drinking alcohol or smoking
Lack of oxygen
Malnutrition

Question 26

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Answer 26

effects of the unborn baby as a result of the mother drinking alcohol include brain development problems, behavioral problems, memory

Question 27

Specific Learning Disorder

Answer 27

difficulties in reading and writing

Question 28

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Answer 28

Deficits in social communication and social interaction. Often engage in restrictive and repetitive behaviors.
Example: banging head against the walls, difficulty in making eye contact, don’t ask for things, do not engage in reciprocal play (roll a ball towards an autistic child, will not roll back) , little desire to make friends

Question 29

Specifier

Answer 29

when used in reference to DSM and diagnosing, scale of the degree of impairment
Autism is generally caused by genetic or chromosomal abnormality. This interferes with the ability to process incoming stimuli then struggles to relate to the outside world.

Question 30

Autistic people

Answer 30

have underactive simulated cortex that makes it hard for them to integrate verbal information with emotional tone. Cannot read people well

Prognosis and treatment for autism: specialists that treat autism. Positive reinforcement

Question 31

Social Communication Disorder

Answer 31

social deficits, socially struggle. This disorder is similar to autism except it does not have the restrictive behavior

Question 32

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Answer 32

2 subcategories: hyperactive or inattentive: characteristics include fidgety, cannot sit still, lack of self control, talk incessantly, blurt out answers, hard for them to wait their turn, hard for them to focus, hard for them to do tasks. Will have these symptoms by age 12. Associated with poor academic and social problems

Causes abnormality, chemical imbalances, affects reticular activating system.
To know: less activity in left frontal lobe, parietal lobe in kids w ADHD
Treatment: adderall, stimulant

Question 33

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Answer 33

lose their temper, annoy other people, vindictive, vengeful

Question 34

Conduct disorder

Answer 34

gnores basic rights of others. Aggressive, destruction of property, deceitful, pattern of bullying others, truancy. More severe form of oppositional defiant disorder.

Question 35

Reactive Attachment

Answer 35

Little trust in adults, dont think adults will tend to their needs

Question 36

Enuresis

Answer 36

when child repeatedly urinates into their clothes and bedding at least twice a week for 3 months. Primary: never able to control their urination.

Question 37

Secondary Enuresis

Answer 37

was able to control their urination in the past but cannot anymore. Psychologist will ask “Is there some underlying issue the child is going through this”

Question 38

Encopresis

Answer 38

bowel movements in inappropriate places. To be diagnosed with this, has to happen once a week for 3 consecutive months