Psychological Assessment (Measures of Personality, Clinical Assessment) Flashcards
Structured personality tests present examinees with ______ stimuli and are usually developed on the basis of one of four strategies. One of these strategies is the ______, which involves deriving items on the basis of reason and deductive logic, while another is ______, which involves including items that distinguish between the different criterion groups
unambiguous; logical content method; empirical criterion keying
The original MMPI provided scores on 10 clinical scales and 4 validity scales that were designed to assess _____
test-taking attitudes
A high score on the _____ scale indicates an attempt to present oneself in a favorable light or a lack of insight into one’s own motivation, whereas a high score on the _____ scale suggests deliberate malingering, eccentricity, or response carelessness
L (Lie); F (frequency)
The ____ scale score is used to correct and examinee’s scores on some of the clinical scales
K (correction)
On the MMPI-2, a T-score of _____ or above is considered clinically significant
65
Interpretation of MMPI cores most often involves ____ analysis, which entails considering the two or more clinical scales with the highest scores. For example, a two-point code of _____ suggests impulsivity, antisocial behaviour, narcissism, and substance abuse, while the _____ occurs when Scale 1 and Scale 3 scores are substantially higher than the Scale 2 score and is associated with somatization of psychological problems and a lack of insight
profile; 49/94; conversion V
The ____ is based on Murray’s personality theory, which distinguishes between 15 different needs, while the ____ is based on the work of Jung and describes personality in terms of four bipolar dimensions
EPPS; MBTI
The NEO-PI-3 assesses the Big Five personality traits– extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and _______
openness to experience
The original identification of traits that contributed to the Big Five was based on an atheoretical _____ approach
lexical
Administration of the Rorschach ordinarily involves two phases: the ______ phase which is followed by the ______ phase
free association; inquiry
Scoring and interpretation of the Rorschach is complex but usually involves considering the number and ratio of certain types of responses in the following categories: location, ________, form quality, content, and popularity
determinants
A number of _____ responses (overgeneralizing a part of the inkblot to the whole) may suggest brain damage, emotional disturbance, or intellectual disability
confabulatory
Development of the _______ was based on Murray’s theory of needs
TAT (Thematic Apperception Test)
The _____ is used to identify brain damage and determine its severity and possible location and produces an Impairment Index that ranges from _____
H-R (Halstead-Reitan); 0-1.0
The Bender-Gestalt II is a measure of _____ integration that is also used as a screening device for _____. Administration involves two phases– the copy phase and the ____ phase
Visual-motor; neuropsychological impairment; recall
The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Stroop Test, and Tower of London are all sensitive to _____ lobe damage
frontal
The Stroop Test evaluates the examinee’s ability to suppress a ____ response
prepotent
The Mini Mental State Exam is administered in older adults as a screening test for _____ and assesses six aspects of functioning– orientation, registration, attention and calculation, delayed recall, language, and ______
cognitive impairment; visual construction
The Glasgow Coma Scale is used to assess consciousness following brain injury and involves rating the patient in terms of three responses– i.e., __________
visual response, best motor response, and best verbal response
The _____ of Cognitive Functioning Revised is used to assess recovery during the first few weeks to months following a head injury and involves rating the patient in terms of ten levels
Rancho Scale
The Beck Depression Inventory includes 21 items that measure various aspects of depression. A score between ____ suggests severe depression.
29 and 63
One of the signs of depression, ______ is considered to be one of the best predictors of suicide risk
hopelessness
Assessment for ADHD often begin with a _______ scale (e.g., BASC, CBCL) to distinguish ADHD from other disorders
broad-band
Influences on the assessment of intellectual disability include the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which requires that students with disabilities be provided with education in the ____ environment and that an _____ be developed for each disabled student enrolled in a public school
least restrictive; individualized education program (IEP)
In the case of ______, the court concluded that IQ tests must not be used to place African American students in special education classes
Larry P v. Riles
The Vineland-II is used to evaluate the _______ of individuals who have Intellectual Disability, ADHD, brain injury, or dementia
personal and social skills (adaptive behaviour)
Malingering is suggested by certain scores on the ______ scales of the MMPI-2 and on measures designed to detect this type of responding such as symptom validity tests, which use a _____ format and compare an individual’s responses to chance responding
validity; forced-choice
A score of 24 or higher on the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) suggests which of the following? Select one: a. normal functioning b. depression c. delirium d. dementia or psychosis
normal functioning
A T-score of 100 or higher on the MMPI-2’s F Scale suggests:
an invalid profile
“Confabulation” on the Rorschach Inkblot Test is most suggestive of:
brain damage
Development of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) was based on which of the following?
Murray’s personality theory
On the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), a score between ____ suggests severe depression.
29 and 63
The Bender-Gestalt Test is commonly used as a:
screening test for brain damage
The initial identification of the personality traits that are included in the “Big Five” was based on which of the following?
a lexical approach
The K Scale of the MMPI-2 is treated as a(n):
suppressor variable (The K Scale is considered to be a suppressor variable because scores correlate with defensiveness, education level, and socioeconomic status, which are unrelated to what is measured by the clinical scales but are likely to suppress scores on those scales.)
The primary issue in the case of Larry P. v. Riles was:
the use of intelligence tests to evaluate African American children for EMR classes
The Stroop Color-Word Association Test would be most useful for evaluating:
impulse control and selective attention in a child with ADHD.
To confirm a diagnosis of Intellectual Disability for a six-year-old child, you would administer the SB5 and which of the following?
Vineland-II
