Assessment Psychpathology

It is the systematic evaluation and measurement of psychological, biological, and social factors in an individual presenting with a possible psychological disorder.

Clinical Assessment

What are the Key Concepts in Assessment?

Reliability

Validity

Standardization

______ is the core of most clinical work.

A. Assessment

B. Mental Health Status

C. Clinical Interview

D. Behavioral Assessment

C. Clinical Interview

Using a direct observation to formally assess an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior in specific situations or contexts.

A. Assessment

B. Mental Health Status

C. Clinical Interview

D. Behavioral Assessment

D. Behavioral Assessment

Specific tools to determine cognitive, emotional, or behavioral responses that might be associated with a specific disorder.

A. Psychological Testing

B. Projective Testing

C. Psychophysiological Assessment

D. Diagnosis

A. Psychological Testing

Assessing brain structure and function specifically and nervous system activity.

A. Psychological Testing

B. Projective Testing

C. Psychophysiological Assessment

D. Diagnosis

C. Psychophysiological Assessment

The process of determining whether the particular problem afflicting the individual meets all criteria for a psychological disorder.

A. Psychological Testing

B. Projective Testing

C. Psychophysiological Assessment

D. Diagnosis

D. Diagnosis

It is whether something measures what it is designed to measure.

A. Validity

B. Reliability

C. Standardization

A. Validity

It is the degree to which a measurement is consistent.

A. Validity

B. Reliability

C. Standardization

B. Reliability

It is the process by which a certain set of standard or norms is determined for a technique to make its use consistent across different measurements.

A. Validity

B. Reliability

C. Standardization

C. Standardization

It is the part where the interview gathers infomation on current and past behavior, attitudes, and emotions, as well as detailed history of the individual’s life in general and of the presenting problem.

A. The Mental Status Exam

B. Semi-Structured Clinical Interviews

C. The Clinical Interview

D. Physical Examination

C. The Clinical Interview

____ determine when the specific problem started and identify other events (e.g, life stress, trauma, or physical illness) that might have occured about the same time.

Clinicians

• It involves the systematic observation of an individual’s behavior.

• This type of observation occurs when any one person interacts with another.

• It can be structured and detailed but mostly they are performed relatively quickly by experienced clinicians in the course of interviewing or observing a patient.

A. The Mental Status Exam

B. Semi-Structured Clinical Interviews

C. The Clinical Interview

D. Physical Examination

A. The Mental Status Exam

What are the five categories of MSE or Mental Status Exam?

A. Appearance and behavior, Thought Process, Mood and Affect, Intellectual Functioning, and Sensorioum

B. Appearance and behavior, Medical Process, Mood and Affect, Intellectual Functioning, and Sensorioum

C. Appearance and behavior, Thought Process, Mood and Effect, Intellectual Functioning, and Sensorioum

D. Appearance and behavior, Thought Process, Mood and Affect, Physiological Functioning, and Sensory

A. Appearance and behavior, Thought Process, Mood and Affect, Intellectual Functioning, and Sensorioum

These are made up of questions that have been carefully phrased and tested to elicit useful information in a consistent manner so that clinicians can be sure they have inquired about the most important aspects of particular disorders.

A. The Mental Status Exam

B. Semi-Structured Clinical Interviews

C. The Clinical Interview

D. Physical Examination

B. Semi-Structured Clinical Interviews

Clinicians may also depart from set questions to follow up on specific issues—thus the label “semistructured”.

A. The Mental Status Exam

B. Semi-Structured Clinical Interviews

C. The Clinical Interview

D. Physical Examination

B. Semi-Structured Clinical Interviews

If the patient presenting with psychological problems has not had a physical exam in the past year, a clinician might recommend one, with particular attention to the medical conditions sometimes associated with the specific psychological problem.

A. The Mental Status Exam

B. Semi-Structured Clinical Interviews

C. The Clinical Interview

D. Physical Examination

D. Physical Examination

It uses the process of direct observation to formally assess an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior in specific situation or contexts.

A. Behavioral Assessment

B. Psychological Tests

C. Neuropsychological Testing

D. Neuro imaging

E. Psychophysiological Assessment

A. Behaviora Assessment

_______ may be more appropriate than an interview in terms of assessing individuals who are not old enough or skilled enough to report their problems and experiences.

A. Behavioral Assessment

B. Psychological Tests

C. Neuropsychological Testing

D. Neuro imaging

E. Psychophysiological Assessment

A. Behavioral Assessment

Observational Assessment focuses on the ABCs of Observation:

A. Assessment, Behavior, Consequences

B. Antecedents, Behavior, Clinical Observations

C. Antecedents, Behavior, Consequences

C. Antecedents, Behavior, Consequences

__________ include specific tools to determine cognitive, emotional, or behavioral responses that might be associated with a specific disorder and more general tools that assess longstanding personality features, such as a tendency to be suspicious.

A. Behavioral Assessment

B. Psychological Tests

C. Neuropsychological Testing

D. Neuro imaging

E. Psychophysiological Assessment

B. Psychological Tests

_____ is designed to determine the stucture and pattens of cognition.

A. Projective Testing

B. Personality Inventories

C. Intelligence Testing

C. Intelligence Testing

Projective Testing, Personality Inventories, and Intelligence Testing belongs to what Tests/Assessment?

A. Behavioral Assessment

B. Psychological Tests

C. Neuropsychological Testing

D. Neuro imaging

E. Psychophysiological Assessment

B. Psychological Test

It determines the possible contribution of brain damage or cognitive dysfunction to the patient’s condition.

A. Behavioral Assessment

B. Psychological Tests

C. Neuropsychological Testing

D. Neuro imaging

E. Psychophysiological Assessment

C. Neuropyschological Testing

_____ uses sophisticated technology to asses brain structure and function.

A. Behavioral Assessment

B. Psychological Tests

C. Neuropsychological Testing

D. Neuro imaging

E. Psychophysiological Assessment

D. Neuro Imaging

Neuro Imaging can b dvided into two categories:

I. One Category includes procedures that examine the structure of the brain, such as the size of various parts and whether there is any damage.

II. Second Category are assessments that examine the actual functioning of the brain by mapping blood flow and other metabolic activity.

A. I is Incorrect, II is Correct

B. I is Correct, II is Incorrect

C. I & II is Correct

D. I & II is Incorrect

B. I is Correct, II is Incorrect

II. Second Category are PROCEDURES that examine the actual functioning of the brain by mapping blood flow and other metabolic activity.

I. Psychophysiology refers to measurebale changes in the nervous system that reflect emotional or psychological events.

II. The measurements may be taken either directly from the brain or peripherally from other parts o the body.

A. I is Incorrect, II is Correct

B. I is Correct, II is Incorrect

C. I & II is Correct

D. I & II is Incorrect

C. I & II is Correct

• If we want to determine what is unique about an individuls personality, cultural background, or circumstances, we use what is known as an _______.

• This information lets us tailor our treatment to the person.

A. Idiographic Strategy

B. Nomothetic Strategy

C. Taxonomy

D. Nosology

E. Nomenclature

A. Idiographic Strategy

• To utilize the information already accumulated on a particular problem or disorder, we must be able to determine a general class of problems to which the presenting problem belong. This is known as a _________.

• We are attempting to name or classify the problem.

A. Idiographic Strategy

B. Nomothetic Strategy

C. Taxonomy

D. Nosology

E. Nomenclature

F. Classification

B. Nomothetic Strategy

When we identify a specific disorder, such as a mood disorder, in the clinical setting, we are making a ______.

Diagnosis

The classification of entities for scientific puposes, such as insects, rocks, or— if the subject is pschology—behvaiors.

A. Idiographic Strategy

B. Nomothetic Strategy

C. Taxonomy

D. Nosology

E. Nomenclature

F. Classification

C. Taxonomy

If you apply a taxonomic system to psychological or medical phenomena or other clinical areas.

A. Idiographic Strategy

B. Nomothetic Strategy

C. Taxonomy

D. Nosology

E. Nomenclature

F. Classification

D. Nosology

Describes the names or labels of the disorders that make up the nosology (for example, anxiety or mood disorders). A clinician refes to the DSM-5 to identify a specific psychological disorder in the process of making a diagnosis.

A. Idiographic Strategy

B. Nomothetic Strategy

C. Taxonomy

D. Nosology

E. Nomenclature

F. Classification

E. Nomenclature

Construct groups or categories and to assign objects or people to these categories on the basis of their shared attributes or relations—a nomothetic strategy.

A. Idiographic Strategy

B. Nomothetic Strategy

C. Taxonomy

D. Nosology

E. Nomenclature

F. Classification

F. Classification

What are the three (3) classification isusues?

A. Reliability, Validity, Standardization

B. Categorical and Dimension Approaches, Reliability, Validity

C. Antecendents, Behavior, Consequences

B. Categorical and Dimension Approaches, Reliability, Validity

What are the procedures in a Clinical Assessment?

Clinical Interview, Behavioral Observation and Assessment, and Psychological Tests (if needed)

_____ people can also observe their own behavior to find patterns.

Self Monitoring

_________ include a variety of methods in which ambiguous stimuli, such as pictures of people or things, are presented to people who are asked to describe what they see.

A. Projective Tests

B. Personality Tests

C Personality Inventories

A. Projective Tests

Self-report questionnaires that assess personal traits.

A. Projective Tests

B. Personality Inventories

C. Intelligence Testing

B. Personality Inventories

Measures the IQ of an individual.

A. Projective Tests

B. Personality Inventories

C. Intelligence Testing

C. Intelligence Testing

______ measures abilities in areas such as receptive and expressive language, attention and concentration, memory, motor skills, perceptual abilities, and learning and abstraction in such a way that the clinician can make educated guesses about the person’s performance and the possible existence of brain impairment.

A. Behavioral Assessment

B. Psychological Tests

C. Neuropsychological Testing

D. Neuro imaging

E. Psychophysiological Assessment

C. Neuropsychological Testing

It assumes that every diagnosis has a clear underlying pathophysiological cause, such as a bacterial infection or a malfunctioning endocrine system, and that each disguise is unique.

A. The Clinical (or pure) Categorical Approach

B. Dimensional Approach

C. Prototypal Approach

A. The Clinical (or pure) Categorical Approach

Note the variety of cognitions, moods, and behaviors with which the patient presents and quantify them on scale.

A. The Clinical (or pure) Categorical Approach

B. Dimensional Approach

C. Prototypal Approach

B. Dimensional Approach

This alternative identifies certain essential characterictics of an entity so that you (and others) can classify it, but is also allows a certain nonessential variations that do not necessarily change the classfication.

A. The Clinical (or pure) Categorical Approach

B. Dimensional Approach

C. Prototypal Approach

C. Prototypal Approach

• It is published in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association.

• Included homosexuality under the classifiation of “paraphilia.”

A. DSM I

B. DSM II

C. DSM III & DSM III-R

D. DSM IV & DSM IV-TR

E. DSM 5

A. DSM I

• In 1968, the American Psychiatric Association published a second edition.

• Sexual Orientation Disturbance

A. DSM I

B. DSM II

C. DSM III & DSM III-R

D. DSM IV & DSM IV-TR

E. DSM 5

B. DSM II

• Attempted to take an atheoritical approach to diagnosis, relying on precise descriptions of the disorders a they pesented to clinicians rather than on psychoanalytic or biological theories of etiology.

• Ego-Dystonic Homosexuality

A. DSM I

B. DSM II

C. DSM III & DSM III-R

D. DSM IV & DSM IV-TR

E. DSM 5

C. DSM III & DSM III-R

• The most substantial change in ____ was that the distinction between organically based disorders and psychologically based disorders that was present in previous editions was eliminated.

A. DSM I

B. DSM II

C. DSM III & DSM III-R

D. DSM IV & DSM IV-TR

E. DSM 5

D. DSM IV & DSM IV-TR

Published in the spring of 2013. Introduces cross-cutting dimensional symptom measures. These assessments are not specific to any particular disorder but rather evaluate in a global sense important symptoms that are often present across disorders in almost all patients.

A. DSM I

B. DSM II

C. DSM III & DSM III-R

D. DSM IV & DSM IV-TR

E. DSM 5

E. DSM 5

Sexual Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.

A. DSM I

B. DSM II

C. DSM III

D. DSM III-R

D. DSM III-R