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CLP CH3
Question | Answer |
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Diagnosis | The classification of disorders by symptoms and signs. |
Reliability | Consistency of measurement |
Validity | How well does a test measure what it is supposed to measure |
Categorical | Presence/absence of a disorder |
Dimensional | Rank on a continuous quantitative dimension |
Semi-Structured Interviews: Informal/less structured interviews | Interviewer attends to how questions are answered Is response accompanied by appropriate emotion? Does client fail to answer question? |
Structured interviews | All interviewers ask the same questions in a predetermined order |
Personality Tests | Self-reported Personality Inventories & Projective Tests |
Computerized Axial Tomography (CT or CAT scan) | Reveals structural abnormalities by detecting differences in tissue density |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | Similar to CT but higher quality and less radiation fMRI (functional MRI) |
Positron Emission Tomography (PET scan) | Brain function |
Neuropsychologist | Studies how brain abnormalities affect thinking, feeling, and behavior |
Neuropsychological Tests | Reveal performance deficits that can indicate areas of brain malfunction |
Psychophysiology | Study of bodily changes that accompany psychological characteristics or events |
Electrocardiogram (EKG) | Heart rate measured by electrodes placed on chest |
Electrodermal responding (skin conductance) | Sweat-gland activity measured by electrodes placed on hand |
Electroencephalogram (EEG) | Brain’s electrical activity measured by electrodes placed on scalp |
Cultural Bias in Assessment | Measures developed for one culture or ethnic group may not be valid or reliable for another. |