1.0 What Is a Psychological Assessment? |
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1.1 Describe the goals and basic types of assessment procedures. |
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2.0 Interview |
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2.1 Describe the rationale and procedures involved in an unstructured interview. |
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2.2 Explain how a structured interview is used in diagnosis and be familiar with examples such as the SADS, SCID, ADIS-IV, CIDI, and IPDE. |
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3.0 Mental Status Examination |
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3.1 Indicate how appearance and behavior are assessed and why these are important. |
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3.2 Describe the methods used to evaluate a client's orientation or awareness of time, place, and identity. |
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3.3 Explain the types of disturbance in content of thought. |
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3.4 Distinguish among the various forms of thought disorders and provide examples. |
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3.5 Describe the difference between affect and mood and how they are used in diagnosis. |
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3.6 Define the various forms of hallucinations. |
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3.7 Explain disturbances in sense of self or identity. |
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3.8 Describe how motivation is assessed and its relevance to therapy. |
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3.9 Indicate how cognitive deficits and strengths are assessed. |
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3.10 Describe the assessment of insight and judgment. |
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4.0 Psychological Testing |
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4.1 Define the concepts of standardization, reliability, and validity. |
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4.2 Describe how intelligence is assessed through tests such as the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test and the Wechsler Intelligence Scales. |
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4.3 Explain the role of cultural considerations in the assessment of intelligence. |
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4.4 Describe personality and diagnostic tests such as the MMPI-2 and other self-report inventories. |
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4.5 Describe projective testing methods such as the Rorschach and the TAT. |
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5.0 Other Forms of Assessment |
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5.1 Indicate how behavioral assessment is used, including self-report and observation. |
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5.2 Explain how and why environmental assessments are conducted. |
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5.3 Indicate how measures of physiological functioning are used in assessment. |
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5.4 Describe psychophysiological measures such as ECG, EMG, and GSR. |
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5.5 Indicate how measures of brain structure and function are used in assessment, including the EEG, CAT scan, MRI, functional MRI, PET scan, and SPECT. |
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5.6 Explain the role of neuropsychological assessment and describe measures such as the Halstead-Reitan and Luria-Nebraska. |
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6.0 Putting It All Together |
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6.1 Describe how clinicians use multiple sources of information about a client in putting together a comprehensive assessment. |
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7.0 Chapter Boxes |
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7.1 Explain the problems involved in psychological testing of minorities. |
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7.2 Indicate the controversies involved in research on intelligence and achievement. |
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7.3 Highlight relevant facts from the life of Dr. Frederick Frese. |