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PSYC 2601
MTA PSYC 2601 CHAPTER 4 - CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale | an objective method of rating clinical symptoms, provides scores on 18 variables |
| Clinical Diagnosis | the process through which a clinician arrives at a "summary classification" of a patient's symptoms through a defined system such as the DSM-5 or ICD-11 |
| Computed Tomography (CT scan) | a specialized technique where x-ray measurements of the brain are taken at various angles, which provides detailed information about the structure of the brain |
| Cultural Competence | is a psychologist's need to be informed of the issues involved in multicultural assessment |
| Electroencephalogram (EEG scan) | a graphical record of the brain's electrical activity obtained by places electrodes on the scalp and measuring brain wave impulses from various brain areas |
| Functional MRI (fMRI scan) | an internal scanning technique that measures changes in oxygen levels in the blood in specific areas of brain tissue, which allows for the mapping of psychological activity |
| Intelligence Test | a test used to establish a subject's level of intellectual capability |
| Inter-rater Reliability |