UTSW HB Psyc Testing Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What is test reliability? | Reproducibility |
| What is Test validity? | Measures what it intends to |
| What is a negative skew? | Long tail on the left, e.g. IQ of med school students |
| What is psychological testing vs. assessment? | TEST: Administering device/procedure. ASSESS: Choose test, Administer, Interpret, Recommend. |
| How do you test for learning disabilities? | (Intellect fxn & academic achievement) 1) Weschler intelligence scale, 2) Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI), 3) reading/spelling/writing |
| How do you test for general psychological symptoms? | 1) Beck Depression Inventory checklist, 2) Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R), 3) Structured interview (Axis 1 or 2, feigning) |
| How do you measure personality? | OBJECTIVE: 1) Minnesota Multiphaseic Personality Inventory, 2) Personality Assessment Inventory. PROJECTIVE: 3) Rorshach (standardize via Exner), 4) Thematic Apperception Test (tell story of image), 5) Rotter Incomplete Sentences, 6) House-Tree-Person |
| What do personality tests measure? | 1) psychology, 2) values/interests/attitudes, 3) worldview, 4) self identity, 5) probable quality of relationships w/others 6) cognitive style |
| What is the definition of personality? | psychology traits/states, incl. self view & interaction w/environment |
| What is assessed w/neuropsychological testing? | Memory, Abstract reasoning/problem solving, Feigning |
| What neuropsychological tests assess memory? | Wechsler Memory Scale, mini Mental Status Exam |
| What neuropsychological tests assess Abstract Reasoning & Problem Solving? | 1) Trails A & B (A |
| What neuropsychological tests assess Feigning? | Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM; results much worse than expected & no odd behaviors) |
| How is the TONI-3 test administered? | pantomime (15 min; tests gen intelligence) |
| Why request a general diagnostic assessment? | 1) previous contradictory diagnoses, 2) psychiatric problems related to medical problems, 3) Malingering concerns |
| What is the difference between Axis I & Axis II? | I: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Cognitive Deficit. II: Mentally Retarded, Personality Disorder |
| What test is used to assess feigning of psychosis? | SIRS-2 structured interview, questions of usual and bizarre symptoms, i.e. "Do you think that airplanes are all muslim?", test of memory malingering (TOMM) |
| What is the difference between objective and subjective personality tests? | O: More structured, self-report on paper P: Ambiguous, patient projects intrapsychic material onto test |
| What is the difference between a personality assessment and a diagnostic/general symptom assessment? | A psychiatric diagnostic assessemnt is used to isolate a single psych. Diagnosis. A personality assessment is to understand overall psych. Functiong and form a treatment plan. |
| Who assesses psychological & neuropsychological assessments? | All psychologists can assess psychological tests, but it takes extra training to assess neuropsychological tests. |
| What is included in the MMSE? | Orientation (where/when), Registration (3 objects short term memory), Attention/Calculation (serial 7s or spell backward), Recall (3 objects), Language (identify objects, "No ifs ands or buts", write sentence, copy image) |
| What are limitations of the MMSE? | biased x education |
| What is the Bender Gestalt II used for? | Copy 9 images, remove the image & ask about visual cues. Screener. |
| What does it mean if someone sucks at the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task? | PFCx disability |
| When is a full neuropsychological assessment battery called for? | Show some signs of dementia but not known exact diagnosis, OR need to identify particular deficits after injury |
| What are some examples of full neuropsychological batteries? | 1) Halstead-Reitan (subtests for aphasia, auditory perception, rhythm, trail-making, finger-tapping), 2) Luria-Nebraska (shorter, but mostly language skills) |
| What is malingering in psychology? | Intentional symptoms motivated x gain |
| What is recommended in requesting a referral for psychological assessment? | 1) provide specific justification for the request, 2) include observations leading to referral request in Objective section of SOAP |
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