PSYC 3082 Chapter : Chapter 3 Outline Abnormal Psych
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What an assessment approach measures and how well it does so. Standards and norms help ensure consistency in the use of a technique. Examples include structured administration, scoring, and evaluation procedures. Concepts that determine the value of clinical assessments. Domains of assessment: the clinical interview and physical exam. Focus on the present here and now. Purpose is to identify problematic behaviors and situations. Domains of assessment: psychological testing and projective tests. Project aspects of personality onto ambiguous test stimuli. Require high degree of clinical inference in scoring and interpretation. Examples include the rorschach inkblot test, thematic apperception. Reliability and validity data tend to be mixed. Require minimal clinical inference in scoring and interpretation. Allows for a window on brain structure and function. Assess broad range of motor, cognitive, memory skills and abilities. Both involve injection of a tracer substance containing radioactive isotopes. Goal is to understand brain-behavior relations (i. e. , person"s assets and.
