Assessment Flashcards

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psychopathic deviate (clinical scales on MMPI-2)

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- PD - general level of social adjustment (substance use is common)

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- MF - male high scores = aesthetic interests, warm - male low scores = traditionally more masculine interests - high score females = traditionally more male interests, confident + logical - low score females = passive and yielding

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- PA - suspicious, resentful, angry, externalize blame

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- PT - fears, anxieties, compulsions, obessions, indecisiveness, ruminative self-doubt - high scores = a good measure of distress

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- SC - social/emotional alienation and misunderstanding, confusion and disorganization, lability and impulsivity - high scores = unusual thinking, delusions, hallucinations

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- MA - overactivity, poor impulse control, excessive speech, flight of ideas, agitation, grandiosity, restlessness, irritability

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- SI - shy, unassertive, lack confidence, limited social skills and interactions

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- occurs when an examinee obtains elevated scores on scales 1 (Hypochondriasis) 3 (Hysteria), and a lower score on scale 2 (Depression)

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- occurs when an examinee obtains elevated scores on scales 6 (Paranoia) and 8 (Schizophrenia) with a lower score on scale 7 (Psychasthenia)

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- occurs when an examinee obtains elevated scores on scales 1 (Hypochondriasis), 2 (Depression), and 3 (Hysteria)

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- a projective personality test consisting of 10 symmetrical inkblots - content, location, form quality, and developmental quality are all used to interpret

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- measure cognitive functioning (problem solving, cognitive flexibility, etc.)

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- brief, easy to administer - used to screen for cognitive impairment - used to follow the course of cognitive changes over time

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- used to assess academic achievement

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- derived from Jung’s personality theory - provides information on four bipolar personality dimensions... introversion-extraversion (I, E) sensing-intuition (S, N) thinking-feeling (T, F) judging-perceiving (J, P) - results indicate 16 personality types that represent different combinations of the four dimensions

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- assesses the Big-5 personality traits (use acronym OCEAN to remember) Openness to experience Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism

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- provides scores for reading, writing and language, and math, and for an optional essay section that covers reading, analysis, and writing

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- used to evaluate the level of consciousness in patients following an acute or traumatic brain injury - Scores... 8 or less = coma and severe injury. 3 is deep coma 9-12 = moderate injury 13-15 = mild injury. 15 is fully awake. *highest rating possible is 15

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- used to help determine the severity and nature of brain damage - Scores… 0 to 0.2 → normal functioning 0.3 to 0.4 → mild impairment 0.5 to 0.7 → moderate impairment 0.8 to 1.0 → severe impairment

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- preferred for the assessment of giftedness because it has a high ceiling (IQ's can go all the way up to 180, rather than just to 160 like on the WISC)

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Parents with these scores report parental alienation syndrome

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Response inhibition. Presents list of colour names printed in different colour ink and examiner is asked to state the colour of the ink rather than read the word. To do this, participant must suppress (inhibit) the impulse to respond that way.

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High scores on Psychpathic deviate and hypomania Codes associated with narcissistic and antisocial tendencies, impulsivity, low frustration tolerance and substance abuse

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Passive aggressive behaviour, anger and poor insight

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Emotional turmoil, psychosis, pessimism

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Excessive worry, depression and physical complaints

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Symbol search and coding

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Superlative. Assesses examinees tendency to present him/herself in an unrealistic positive way

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both assess response consistency

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Consists of infrequently endorsed items

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Verbal comprehension and perceptual reasoning

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Tendency for verbal scores (crystallized intellegence) to hold up well across time until 70/80yrs. While measures of performance (IQ; fluid intelligence) begin to decline in 20s.

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They reduce testing time by requiring examinees to answer only items that are appropriate for their ability level vs requiring them to answer all of the items in the item pool. Another pro: is that they can be designed so they can provide the same amount of measurement precision (accuracy) for all examines Cons: can be fine and resource intensive to create, and they do not allow examinees to make changes to items once they have already answered. Privacy and security of the assessment is one the primary concerns**

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Requires examinees to count groups and in grouped dots printed in separate cards as quickly as possible Poor effort suggested when the time taken to count grouped dots (should be easier) takes equal or longer than individual dots (ungrouped) Helps to detect feign cognitive impairment (malingering) or unintentional (depression schizophrenia and head injury)

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Based on the assumption that qualitative analysis of a patient’s responses to test items provides more information than quantitative scores about a patient’s neuropsychological process. By identifying: how, when and why the patient is unable to solve problems presented by test items

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Originally developed for children with cerebral palsy. But it’s useful for children with sensory, speech or other motor impairments or limited English proficiency. does not require verbal responses or fine motor skills.

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Measure of cognitive ability for kids 3-18 and designed to be a culture fair test by minimizing cultural content and verbal instructions and responses

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Non verbal measure of cognitive abilities for individuals 3-75+ who have cognitive delays, speech, hearing impairments, ASD or limited English proficiency

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Assesses cognitive abilities in verbal quantitative and non verbal domains and is appropriate for kids k-12. Tests linked to academic. Audience: ID students elegible to enter gifted programs

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Are distinguished between individuals employed in the occupation assessed by the scale and individuals in a general representative sample. Use emperion key.

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Haptic= For kids 16 or older that are blind/partially blind Hiskey= measure of learning ability for children who have hearing or language impairments

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Screening symptoms* or ID’ing areas that require additional evaluation

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1. **4-9 or 9-4: Psychopathic Deviate and Hypomania** - *Interpretation:* Impulsive, narcissistic, antisocial tendencies, and substance abuse. - *Associated Traits:* Psychopathic Deviate and Hypomania. 2. **2-7 or 7-2: Depression and Psychasthenia** - *Interpretation:* Common in psychiatric populations, linked to depression, excessive worry, agitation, and physical complaints. - *Associated Traits:* Depression and Psychasthenia. 3. **Conversion V: Hypochondriasis, Hysteria, Depression** 1-2-3 - *Interpretation:* Expression of psychological problems as somatic complaints. - *Associated Traits:* Elevated scores on scales 1 (Hypochondriasis) and 3 (Hysteria) with lower scores on scale 2 (Depression). 4. **Psychotic V: Paranoia, Schizophrenia, Psychasthenia** 6-7-8 - *Interpretation:* Associated with delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, and disordered thought. - *Associated Traits:* Elevated scores on scales 6 (Paranoia) and 8 (Schizophrenia) with lower scores on scale 7 (Psychasthenia). 5. **Neurotic Triad: Hypochondriasis, Depression, Hysteria** 1-2-3 - *Interpretation:* Linked to depression, somatic complaints, interpersonal and work-related problems, and general dissatisfaction. - *Associated Traits:* Elevated scores on scales 1 (Hypochondriasis), 2 (Depression), and 3 (Hysteria).

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