Psychology 3301F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Impulsivity, Eye Contact, Clinical Psychology

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3301F/G
• Professor: Graham Reid

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Unstructured interviews: psychologist decides what questions to ask. Semi-structured: allows the psychologist some flexibility in questioning and the order of questions. Highly structured: specify the precise ways that questions should be posed and queries made as well as define the types of responses necessary to score a particlar symptom present. **figure 6. 1 p. 206*: ethical codes dictate that psychologists must provide confidential services, psychologists must ensure that the client understands the limits of confidentiality before he or she enters into an agreement to receive psychological services. Limits of confidentiality: situations in which the psychologist is legally obliged to break confidentiality by disclosing information provided by the patient to another person or agency. Closed questions: questions that can be answered with a single word. Structured interviews: interviews with a specific format for asking questions and a specific sequence in which questions are asked; majority are designed to provide diagnostic information.