1. CHAPTER 3 ASSESSMENT © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

2. CHARACTERISTICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS Psychological assessment : Involves having people provide scorable information © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

3. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING What Makes a Good Psychological Test? Reliability Validity Standardization © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

4. CLINICAL INTERVIEW Unstructured interview: Involves a series of open- ended questions Information sought through interviews Reasons for being in treatment Symptoms Health status Family background Life history Structured interview: Consists of a standardized series of questions with predetermined wording and order © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

5. AREAS COVERED IN A CLINICAL INTERVIEW Age and sex Reason for referral Education and work history Current social situation Physical and mental health history Drug/alcohol use and current medication Family history Behavioral observations © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

6. MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION To assess: Appearance Attitudes Behavior Mood and affect Speech Thought processes Content of thought Perception Cognition Insight Judgment © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

7. USES OF INTELLIGENCE TESTING Overall cognitive evaluation Diagnosis of learning disabilities Determination of giftedness Prediction of future academic achievement Diagnosis of neurological and psychiatric disorders Evaluation of the potential of employees © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

8. INTELLIGENCE TESTING Stanford-Binet intelligence test Deviation intelligence (IQ) Wechsler intelligence scales © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

9. SCALES ON THE WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE-IV (WAIS-IV) © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part. Verbal comprehensionPerceptual reasoningWorking memory Processing speed

10. FIGURE 3.1- STRUCTURE OF THE WAIS-IV © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

11. PERSONALITY TESTING Main forms Self-report Projective © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

12. SELF-REPORT TESTS Self-report clinical inventory : Psychological test with standardized questions having fixed response categories The test-taker completes the test independently, self- reporting the extent to which the responses are accurate © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

13. PERSONALITY TESTING Projective tests Thematic Apperception test (TAT) © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

14. BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT A form of measurement based on objective recording of the individual's behavior © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

15. BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT Target behavior In vivo observation Analog observations Behavioral self-report Self-monitoring Behavioral interviewing © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

16. MULTICULTURAL ASSESSMENT Clinicians take into account the person’s cultural, ethnic, and racial background © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

17. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Gathering information about a client's brain functioning on the basis of performance on psychological tests © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

18. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Trail Making Tests Executive function Clock Drawing Test Wisconsin Card Sorting Test BNT WMS-IV CANTAB © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

19. NEUROIMAGING EEG CAT or CT scan MRI PET SPECT MRS fMRI © 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part.

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