PSY BEH 102C Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography, Predictive Validity, Positron Emission Tomography
1 Apr 2017
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Clinical assessment: systematic evaluation and measurement of psychological, biological, and social factors in an individual presenting with a possible psychological disorder. Diagnosis: seeing if the problem qualifies as a disorder. Clinician asks many questions to determine where the problem may lie. Three factors determine the value of assessments: validity. Whether something measures what it is designed to measure. Comparing the results of an assessment measure under consideration with the results of others that are better known helps determine the validity. How well your assessment tells you what will happen in the future: reliability. Degree to which a measurement is consistent: standardization. The process by which a certain set of standards or norms is determined for a technique to make its use consistent across different measurements. Clinical interview: gathers information on current and past behavior, attitudes. Mental status exam: systematic observation of a person"s behavior, parts.
