Assessing Psychological Disorders

Sensorium

________: awareness of surroundings in terms of person (self and clinician), time, and place.

Intellectual functioning

________: type of vocabulary, use of abstractions and metaphors.

Concurrent

________: comparison between results of one assessment with another measure known to be valid.

Reliability

________: degree of consistency of a measurement.

Mood

________ and affect: predominant feeling state of the individual, feeling state accompanying what individual says.

Self monitoring

________: when an individual observes themself.

Clinical assessment

________: systematic evaluation and measurement.

exam

Components of mental status ________: appearance and behavior, thought processes, mood and affect, intellectual functioning, and sensorium.

Diagnosis

________: degree of fit between symptoms and diagnostic criteria.

Appearance

________ and behavior: overt behavior, attire, posture, expressions.

Intelligence tests

________: nature of intellectual functioning and IQ.

Standardization

________: consistent use of techniques.

Predictive

________: how well the assessment ________ outcomes.

Physical examinations

________ can be helpful in diagnosing mental health problems.

problem of reactivity

The ________: simple observing a behavior may cause it to change due to the individuals knowledge of being observed.

target behaviors

Goal: determine that factors that are influencing ________.

Clinical assessment

systematic evaluation and measurement

Diagnosis

degree of fit between symptoms and diagnostic criteria

Purpose

understanding the individual, predicting behavior, treatment planning, evaluating outcomes

Reliability

degree of consistency of a measurement

Validity

does the test measure what its supposed to

Concurrent

comparison between results of one assessment with another measure known to be valid

Predictive

how well the assessment predicts outcomes

Standardization

consistent use of techniques

Clinical interview

asses multiple domains

Components of mental status exam

appearance and behavior, thought processes, mood and affect, intellectual functioning, and sensorium

Appearance and behavior

overt behavior, attire, posture, expressions

Thought processes

rate of speech, continuity of speech, content of speech

Mood and affect

predominant feeling state of the individual, feeling state accompanying what individual says

Intellectual functioning

type of vocabulary, use of abstractions and metaphors

Sensorium

awareness of surroundings in terms of person (self and clinician), time, and place

Target behavior

behavior of interest

Goal

determine that factors that are influencing target behaviors

The ABCs of observation

antecedents, behavior, consequences

Self-monitoring

when an individual observes themself

The problem of reactivity

simple observing a behavior may cause it to change due to the individuals knowledge of being observed

Projective tests

project aspects of personality onto ambiguous test stimuli

Objective tests

tests stimuli are less ambiguous

Intelligence tests

nature of intellectual functioning and IQ