The Purposes of Psychological Assessment Flashcards
1
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What are the Six Purposes of Psychological Assessment?
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- Screening
- Diagnosis/Case Formulation
- Prognosis
- Treatment Design and Planning
- Treatment Monitoring
- Treatment Evaluation
2
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Describe Screening
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- Purpose is to identify individuals who may have problems of a clinical magnitude, or may be at risk of developing them
3
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Describe Diagnosis/Case Formulation
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-Diagnosis: Information on symptoms is compared to diagnostic criteria to determine diagnoses.
- Case Formulation: Process of creating a psychological profile of clinically relevant facts of a patient
4
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Describe Prognosis
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- Use of assessment data and empirical literature to make predictions about the patient’s future psychological functioning
5
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Describe Treatment Design and Planning
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- Taking all the information about the client and combining it with scientific literature to create a plan
6
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Describe Treatment Monitoring
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- Closely monitoring the impacts of treatment
- Enables the psychologist to change treatment plan based on the patient’s response to treatment
7
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Describe Treatment Evaluation
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- Determine the extent to which the psychological service was effective in achieivng stated goals
