Mental Health Appraisal

what is assessment?

Gathering of information to form a holistic view of clients?

What are the Standards?

the best practices that describe appropriate use of tests and how test should be developed

compared to appraisal and evaluation, assessment is considered a ___ activity

objective

what is the purpose of a counselor conducting an assessment of their client?

to screen and provide a diagnosis

plan treatment goals

evaluate progress

the Army _____ is a nonverbal test used to evaluate aptitude of illiterate, unschooled, or non-English speaking recuits

Beta

the Army ____ measured verbal ability, numerical ability, ability to follow directions, and knowledge of information

Alpha

____ is defined as a set of tools and techniques used for describing, organizing, and interpreting information

statistics Ave

averages, percentages, total frequencies, and measures of variability are examples of what type of statistics?

Descriptive

Variables that have numeric values are referred to as what type of variables?

Quantitative

Which scale of measurement is the most basic and issued to categorize data into groups that have different names but are not related to each other in any other systematic way?

Nominal

the normal curve is an example of what type of graph?

Smooth curve