Chapter 11 Flashcards
Personality test
pg 356
Most methods of personality assesments emphasizes what a person has (attributes, character, or other latent traits such as anxiety).
Early behavioral assessment
pg 357
at first dealt with observable behavior and counting of specific behaviors of concern in highly specific settings.
Behavior test in schools
1960 to 1970
page 357
school psychologists were given “behavior counters” or clickers the clicking counted each behavior present in session.
Behavior and personality Assemsent lines
page 357
Do blur at a points. key difference is level of inference involved in interpretation.
behavioral assessments “paradigm”
pg357
not a specific or entirely unique set of measuring devices, but rather more of a paradigm. A way of thinking about and obtaining assessment information.
Response Set aka response bias
pg 358
also occur in behavioral assessments, they misrepresent a persons true characteristics.
Example of fake bad
“in the blue”
pg 359
Parent Behavior Rating Scale.
Public LAW 94-142
pg 360
and its most current reauthorization, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 mandate that schools provide special education services to students with emotional disorders.
Ten most popular tests for children
“in the blue”
pg 360
BASC and the Connors Rating scale were actually tied based on national sample of school psychologists.
Behavior instruments for Assesment in schools
pg 360
Behavior Rating scale, self report measures, projective techniques
Behavior across settings
pg 361
Those who do behavioral assessments understand the need for information on how children behave in different contexts and are interested in the consistencies and inconsistencies in behavior cross settings.
Behavioral Interview
pg 361
tends to focus on the antecedents and consequences of behaviors of concern as well as what attempts at change have been made. An attempt to look at the relevant reinforcement history made as well.
How do assessments begin
pg 361
with a review of the referral information and statement of the referral questions.
- Review of Referall
- Interview with evaluation of patient or if child parent first.
Ramsey, Reynolds, and Kamphaus (2002)
pg 362
SIX STEPS OF BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEWING
- Identify presenting problem
- Identify and evaluate environmental contingencies and reinforcers.
- Develop a plan
- Implement plan
- Evaluate outcomes of treatment
- Modify intervention
Behavior Rating Scales
pg 362, 363
inventory that asks knowledgeable information to rat an individual on a number of dimensions.
-They are most often used with children and adolescents, but growing interest for adults.
