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PSY 309 ass./diag.
Clinical assessment and diagnosis of abnormal behavior
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Purposes of clinical assessment (2) | Plan treatment and communicate with other professionals. |
| 3 Concepts to evaluate assessment | Reliability, Validity, Standardization |
| Reliability | Consistency in measurement |
| Validity | How well a test measures what it does. |
| Standardization | Consistency and benchmarks for comparison. |
| 5 parts of Mental Status Exam | Appearance & Behavior, Thought processes, Mood & Affect, Intellectual Functioning, Sensorium |
| Sensorium | General awareness of surroundings. |
| 4 Types of Testing | Projective, Objective, Intelligence, Neuropsychological |
| Projective test | Subject projects aspects of personality onto ambiguous stimuli. (e.g., Rorschach) |
| Objective test | True/false statements; minimally ambiguous. (e.g., MMPI) |
| Intelligence test | Verbal and performance. (e.g., IQ) |
| Neuropsychological test | Used to understand brain-behavior relations. (e.g., CAT scan, MRI) |
| DSM-IV: Axis I | Most major disorders; no psychotic features. (e.g., Depression) |
| DSM-IV: Axis II | Personality disorders, mental retardation. |
| DSM-IV: Axis III | Medical conditions related to abnormal behavior. |
| DSM-IV: Axis IV | Psychosocial problems |
| DSM-IV: Axis V | Global Assessment of Functioning |
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