Assessing Psychological Disorders

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

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

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

________: degree of consistency of a measurement.

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

________: when an individual observes themself.

________: systematic evaluation and measurement.

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

________: degree of fit between symptoms and diagnostic criteria.

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

________: nature of intellectual functioning and IQ.

________: consistent use of techniques.

________: how well the assessment ________ outcomes.

________ can be helpful in diagnosing mental health problems.

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

Goal: determine that factors that are influencing ________.

systematic evaluation and measurement

degree of fit between symptoms and diagnostic criteria

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

degree of consistency of a measurement

does the test measure what its supposed to

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

how well the assessment predicts outcomes

consistent use of techniques

asses multiple domains

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

overt behavior, attire, posture, expressions

rate of speech, continuity of speech, content of speech

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

type of vocabulary, use of abstractions and metaphors

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

behavior of interest

determine that factors that are influencing target behaviors

antecedents, behavior, consequences

when an individual observes themself

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

project aspects of personality onto ambiguous test stimuli

tests stimuli are less ambiguous

nature of intellectual functioning and IQ