psychological assessment Flashcards
What is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
Measure of personality and psychopathology for individuals 18 years of age and older and is used to assist with diagnosis, treatment planning, and selecting applicants for high-risk occupations.
In the MMPI2 2 what is a significant score?
t score greater than 65 or under 40
when is the MMPI2 used
diagnosis of mental disorder and used in combination with other assessment techniques.
-used to identify personality disorders.
how is it used in practice key coding?
two point code
you get two highest scales, and then you take the number and report the two highest scales such 4-9 or 9-4
what are the three point codes there are three of them.
conversion V high (hypochondrias, hysteria) low depression-with somatic symptoms
1,3, 2
psychotic V (paranoid valley high (pananoi, schizophrenai) low psychasthenia)-associated with szhizo behavior.
6, 8, 7
neurotic V (high hypochondrias, depression, and hysperia)
1,2,3,
on the validity of the MMPI2 what do these terms mean.
L(lie)
K(defensiveness)
F(infrequently)
Fb(F Back)
Fp(infrequency)
S(Superlative)
VRIN(variable response inconsistency)
TRIN
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L=attempt to fake, denial, poor insight
K=attempt to fake, denial, defensive, may resist treatment.
F=F attempt to fake bad, excessive eccentricity, resistance to testing, significant pathology
FB=atempt to fake Bad, random, not interested
Fp=exaggeratin of symptoms
S=defensive in one or more of the five area
VRIN=invalid profile inconsistent, similar or opposite
TRIN=opposite content in the same way
? reading problem, confusion, lack of cooperation
basic interpretaion of MMPI2 remember this?
F, VRN=random answers
F VRN=psychopathology
L K F
The three-point code known as the psychotic valley consists of which of the following?
A. elevated scores on scales 1 and 3 with a lower score on scale 2
B. elevated scores on scales 6 and 8 with a lower score on scale 7
C. elevated scores on scales 1, 2, and 3
D. elevated scores on scales 6, 7, and 8
B. elevated scores on scales 6 and 8 with a lower score on scale 7
A 21-year-old man is extraverted and talkative and has a history of impulsive and criminal behaviors that began during his pre-adolescent years. He will most likely obtain elevated scores on which of the following MMPI-2 clinical scales?
A. 1(Hs) and 3(Hy)
B. 1(Hs) and 6(Pa)
C. 0(Si) and 4(Pd)
D. 4(Pd) and 9(Ma)
D. 4(Pd) and 9(Ma)
A psychologist interviews 28-year-old Jack who was recently incarcerated. Jack is forthcoming during the interview and is willing to disclose the behaviors that led to his incarceration and other problematic behaviors, and he seems to have previously undiagnosed psychopathology. On the MMPI-2, Jack is most likely to obtain which of the following?
A. high L and high K scale scores
B. high F and low VRIN scale scores
C. low F and low Fb scale scores
D. high S and high TRIN scale scores
B. high F and low VRIN scale scores
Theo, age 35, lost sensory and motor functioning in his left hand after being in a car accident that killed his best friend. His physician has found no medical explanation for Theo’s symptoms. On the MMPI-2, Theo is most likely to obtain which of the following?
A. elevated scores on scales 1 and 3 with a lower score on scale 2
B. elevated scores on scales 6 and 8 with a lower score on scale 7
C. elevated scores on scales 2, 4, and 7
D. elevated scores on scales 2, 7, and 8
A. elevated scores on scales 1 and 3 with a lower score on scale 2
A 21-year-old man is extraverted and talkative and has a history of impulsive and criminal behaviors that began during his pre-adolescent years. He will most likely obtain elevated scores on which of the following MMPI-2 clinical scales?
A. 1(Hs) and 3(Hy)
B. 1(Hs) and 6(Pa)
C. 0(Si) and 4(Pd)
D. 4(Pd) and 9(Ma)
D. 4(Pd) and 9(Ma)
The research has found that child custody litigants often respond to MMPI-2 items in a defensive way that’s indicated by:
A. a higher than normal score on the F scale and lower scores on the L and K scales.
B. a lower than normal score on the S scale and higher scores on the F and L scales.
C. higher than normal scores on the L and K scales and a lower score on the F scale.
D. higher than normal scores on the S and F scales and lower scores on the L and K scales.
C. higher than normal scores on the L and K scales and a lower score on the F scale.
What is the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery for?
brain damage
traumatic brain injury or a neurocognitive disorder. 5-8
9-14
15 plus
often used with WISC WAIS or MMPI-2
Index is derived total number of subtest impaired by total number of subtests.
It ranges from 0 to 1.0, with a score of 0 to 0.2 indicating normal functioning, 0.3 to 0.4 indicating mild impairment, 0.5 to 0.7 indicating moderate impairment, and 0.8 to 1.0 indicating severe impairment.
Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery: what is it for?
neuropsychological functioning and consists of 11 scales that assess several aspects of functioning
- reading, writing, arithmetic, expressive language, receptive language, and intellectual functioning
8-12 and 13 and older.
1-3 impairment, cut off scores
Boston Process Approach test what is it?
Qualitative test.
-neuropsychological test, flexible
Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test, 2nd Edition test what is it?
visual-motor perception and integration for individuals 4 to 85 years of age and older
-copy and recall phase
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST): what is it
Abstract reasoning, perseveration, the ability to change cognitive strategies in response to feedback, and other executive cognitive functions.
-18-90
the tester fucks with the responder by changing shit up.
Stroop Color and Word Test what is it?
examinee can inhibit a prepotent (habitual) response in favor of a less familiar response.
-ADHD, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia.
tower of london test
problem-solving, planning, and inhibition of impulsive and perseverative responding in order to evaluate frontal lobe functioning
Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE): is for
cognitive impairment—screener neuorcognition in adults
-Scores below 24 indicate cognitive impairment and, the lower the score, the greater the impairment
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) test
evaluate the level of consciousness in patients following an acute or traumatic brain injury and involves rating the patient in terms of three responses: best eye opening response, best motor response, and best verbal response.
8 or less indicating a coma and severe injury, a score of 9 to 12 indicating a moderate injury, and a score of 13 to 15 indicating a mild injury.
-lower the score the worse it is
Rancho Scale of Cognitive Functioning Revised:
evaluate cognitive recovery during the first several weeks following a head injury
A score of 23 or lower on the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) indicates:
A. normal functioning.
B. cognitive impairment.
C. severe depression.
D. a lack of responsiveness.
B. cognitive impairment.
Which of the following tests would be most useful for confirming a diagnosis of intellectual disability?
A. Vineland-3
B. Stroop Test
C. Benton Test
D. MMSE
A. Vineland-3
A score of _____ on the Halstead Impairment Index indicates severe impairment.
A. 0
B. .5
C. .9
D. -10.0
C. .9
When administering the Bender-Gestalt II to a 72-year-old man who has just received a diagnosis of mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease, you will first ask the man to:
A. match a set of cards to four stimulus cards.
B. pick up a piece of paper in his right hand, fold it in half, and put it in his lap.
C. copy geometric designs depicted in a set of cards.
D. draw from memory the geometric designs depicted in a set of cards.
C. copy geometric designs depicted in a set of cards.
Poor performance on the Stroop Word and Color Test or the Tower of London Test is most suggestive of damage to the area of the brain that mediates:
A. short-term memory.
B. executive functions.
C. visual-motor integration.
D. receptive language.
B. executive functions.
what are interest inventories used for?
preferences for different activities and occupations
What are interest inventories good and bad for?
good
-job choice
-satisfaction
-persistence
bad predicting job success
What is the strong interest inventory used for?
-high school to adult
-5 scales
SII scale A general occupations theme
realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional
SII scale B
Basic interest scale
30 interests
SII occupational scales
occupations 130 of them
SII Personal Styles Scales (PSSs) 5 of them
work style,
leadership style
learning environment
risk taking
team orientation.
SSI The Administrative Indices
measures unusual or inconsistent responses
What is Kuder Occupational Interest Survey (KOIS) used for?
high school, teen, adult,
choose least and most preferred activity.