PSYC 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Psychological Testing, Conduct Disorder
3 Nov 2016
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Main purpose of assessment: description and diagnosis of problem, prognosis to predict future behavior, treatment planning. Evidence-based assessments: use multiple methods of assessment. Gather several sources of information to get picture of child behavior in multiple contexts: measures should be reliable and valid, assessment should be developmentally and culturally sensitive, assess child"s strengths and weaknesses. Assessment components: developmental and family history, diagnostic interviews, checklists and rating scales, behavioral observations in multiple settings, intelligence and neuropsychological tests, behavioral assessment or functional analysis. Antecedent what triggers a behavior/precedes it. Cultural considerations: ethnic minority youth are at a higher risk of misdiagnosis, what is considered abnormal varies across different cultures, cultural information is needed to: Make an accurate diagnosis and obtain valid information. Gender considerations: it is more common for males to have: Intellectual disability: it is more common for females to have: Adolescent depression: equally reported between fe/males.
