PSY 451 Final Flashcards

1
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what is temperament

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something that is given at birth; over time is shapes out personality

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what are the three types of temperament

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easy, difficult, and slow to warm

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3
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which temperament is the most challenging to deal with

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slow to warm because if consists of low level unpleasing moments

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4
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how to tell if there is a presence of a personality disorder

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the person’s personality impedes in some way (creating friction, unmeet needs, or some deliberate response to certain situations) and is conducive to development

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what is the Achenbach

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a self report measure that is rooted in clinical information that allows you to tap into two domains of behavior

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how many forms make up the Achenbach

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the parent form, the teacher forms, and child behavioral checklist

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what are the two domains of the Achenbach

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internalizing and externalizing

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8
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give examples of internalizing behaviors

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withdrawn depresses and anxious depressed

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give examples of externalizing behaviors domains

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aggression, social, somatic behaviors, hyperactivity or inattention, thought, esteem, affect

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10
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for the Achenbach 50% is _____

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in the clinical range

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11
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anything above the clinical range is considered _____

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to be significant

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12
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name 5 self-report measures

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BASC, Achenbach, Personality Assessment Inventory, MMPI, RIASEC

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13
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the MMPI is ____

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one of the most historical personality measures that has been created

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goal of projective measures

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having the individual project what is going on in their unconscious mind onto something that is ambiguous

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15
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what can the Rorschach inkblot test give the clinician

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a sense of IQ and allow knowledge into what is happening in the unconscious mind (thought process, affect, mood, interpersonal relationships, and sense of self)

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16
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the inkblot cards are ____

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ambiguous in nature

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17
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how many cards does a clinician give for the Rorschach

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10 total

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18
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how many responses are required for the Rorschach

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14 (minimum)

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19
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what happens if 14 responses are not recorded

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content analysis is done or last card has multiple responses being recorded

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20
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after going through all 10 cards what should be the clinician’s next step

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go back to card 1 and ask the client more about why they responded the way they did initially

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21
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location ____

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of image response pertains to; bottom half of card, middle of card, large areas, small details

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22
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developmental quality

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what is the quality of the response that they are giving you

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ordinary quality

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what has been normed as being a typical response

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plus quality

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some kind of integration of connection to something else (example: two bears high-fiving)

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vague quality

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something that does not necessarily have clear shape/form (example: clouds)

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vague plus quality

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no clear shape/form and there is a connection to something else (example: clouds going through the mountains)

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determinant

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a good quality response vs a bad quality response (is this an ordinary response that most people see)

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28
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U determinant

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a usual response that people see

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29
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minus (-) determinant

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it is an awful response (could possibly indicate psychosis)

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30
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form quality

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why a person is seeing what they see

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31
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form response

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based on shape

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32
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movement response

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there is action being seen (could be animal or human)

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33
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shape driven color response

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a bowtie (shape is seen first)

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34
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color drive shape response

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butterfly (color is seen first; butterflies are colorful)

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35
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color only response

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response is dictated by the color of the inkblot

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36
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color naming response

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black blob, red smoke

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37
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texture responses

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something feels fuzzy (could be texture drive form response or form driven texture response)

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38
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shading (by itself, with form, form with the shading)

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ice cream cone with chocolate and vanilla

39
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dimensions (form quality)

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aerial view of inkblot

40
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reflection response

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in the image there is a reflection (someone looking at themselves in the lake)

41
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content area

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every single thing someone says goes into a category

42
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content area categories

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animal (moth), household items (water bottle), science (building), are (jewelry), botany (tree), nature (mountains), landscape (combination of trees and mountains), human, mythological human (angel), sexual response, x-ray response (bones of a body), anatomy response (kidneys, heart)

43
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populars

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things that we expect a lot of people to see, would be considered the norm, don’t want to see too many

44
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Z-scores

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tell you about the quality of the overall response that they gave you in relation to everyone else

45
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how to score a Rorschach Z-score category

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can be done by hand or all information collected an put input into programming and gives you something back

46
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special scores

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les us know more about psychosis (among other things); related to thought process of client

47
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deviant verbalization example

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the bat has hands (bats do not have hands)

48
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cooperation

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when you have two images or aspects pf the blot in a positive relationship

49
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incom (incongrous combination)

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a bear with wings

50
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fadcom

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involves two objects that are engaged in an implausible relationship (a man walking in the middle of the ocean)

51
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deviant response

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an elaboration of the response that you gave

52
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a-log

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a poor logical explanation for your answer (it has to be a tongue because it is red)

53
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contam (contamination)

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getting a bizarre response that does not even enter the realm of being a possible answer

54
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abstract example

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someone saying that is looks like a mural someone has painted

55
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morbid (example)

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something that is no longer in its original form (a squirrel that was run over by a car)

56
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perseveration can happen in three ways:

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  1. someone’s scoring is exactly the same on consecutive scores
  2. within card someone remembers and restates what they initially saw
  3. started on card 1, now on card 5 they see the same bat
57
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personalization

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using their own experiences to justify the answer (looks like a picket fence because I had one like that growing up)

58
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pairs example

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two girls playing in the yard

59
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what are the domains of the rorschach

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card number, location, determinants, form quality, content area, populars, z-scores, special scores

60
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what is the TAT geared towards

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telling a story that elicits certain themes, but also speak to how you see and understand the world

61
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how many card are there in the TAT

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30

62
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how many TAT cards are given during an assessment

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10

63
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CAT

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children’s apperception test; are cartoon based (animals) that make it easier for a child to tell a story

64
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what goes into scoring the TAT

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pull out all the different themes from card to card to see if there are any consistencies in the responses given

65
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what can a clinician gather from the TAT

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figure out coping strategies, relationship dynamics, and a sense of someone’s vocabulary and IQ

66
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how many questions are in the incomplete sentence black

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typically 30 (adult version can have up to 50)

67
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what are some of the themes of the incomplete sentence blank

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parent-child relationships, drugs, sex, references to sense of self (i.e. at time I feel lonely when ___, when I see other people cry _____, father’s are supposed to ______)

68
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what can occur if you write answers for testtaker

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could miss out on observing their behavior, there is a level of discomfort if you are asking someone and they could be censoring themselves, therefore you are not getting the real information

69
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central themes that come up

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feelings of rejection, sense of self, body image stuff, people who might be grandiose

70
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by forcing individuals to response to both comfortable and uncomfortable questions you

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gain observations as to what that person does when they are feeling anxious vs. relaxed

71
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process of house, tree, person

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give a blank sheet of paper draw tree, then house, then a person, a person of opposite sex, then a family doing something

72
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tree questions

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what kind of tree is this, how old is the tree, what is the weather like outside, what does this tree need most

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house questions

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what is this house made of, how old is this house, what is the weather like outside, what room would choose in this house, what is something that is missing from this house

74
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person questions (applied to both sexes)

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what is the name, gender, and age of the person, do you know this person, tell me three wished, secrets, hopes, fears, regrets, things that make them happy, sad, jealous, or three lies they have told

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family questions

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whose family is this, what is this family doing, expand more upon what they are saying

76
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the testtaker is more likely to project their fears onto ____

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the drawing of the person of the opposite sex

77
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when reviewing tree, house, person

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look for age-appropriate behaviors, age-matured or age-regressed pictures, pay attention to details (does the house have windows), a person’s problem-solving abilities

78
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mental status exam’s purpose

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look at the individual’s orientation of time, person, place

79
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when is the mental status exam done

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prior to clinical interview

80
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other things the mental status exam goes into

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affect (how they appear), mood, though process, presence of internal stimuli (active hallucinations), insight and judgment, and speech

81
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crystallized intelligence

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includes acquired skills and knows that are dependent to exposure of a particular culture as well as formal and informal education (all presidents of the US, cooking a specific cultural dish, specific job set)

82
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fluid intelligence

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included abilities that are nonverbal, relatively culture-free, and independent of specific instructions (cooking, worldle, sudoku, holding 10 digits in you head)

83
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what is the main differences between crystallized and fluid intelligence

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crystallized intelligence remains stable throughout the lifespan and depends on the exposure to culture
fluid intelligence decreases over time is remain relatively culture-free

84
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clinical interview

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conducted before any kind of assessment is done

85
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what makes up a clinical interview

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referral questions, background, behavioral observations, school history, family history, psychiatric history, medication history, social history

86
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referral question

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why are you getting the interview

87
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background

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captures important relevant information (age, who they live with, where they live, race/ethnicity, siblings + their ages)

88
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behavioral observations

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mental status exam goes here; examples, flat affect, had a hard time sitting still and maintaining eye contact, wore jeans and a sweatshirt, appeared to be of average height and weight for age

89
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school history

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what was life like for them in high school (or elementary) highest grade competed, did you go to college, what were your interpersonal relationships

90
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family history

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has anyone in your family has any mental health issues

91
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psychiatric history

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have you ever gone and seen a therapist, have you ever see or needed additional support in school, have you ever been a part of a group or program, have you ever been hospitalized

92
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medication history

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not just psychiatric medication, but all medications a person has taken

93
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social history

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talk about relationship that they have, things they did for fun, experiences growing up (popular vs not, were they picked one_ did they go to prom