Assessment

Question 1

MMPI construction

Answer 1

Objective personality test. 10 scales. Scores above a T score of 65 = clinically significant.

Question 2

MMPI Scales

Answer 2

1. Hypochondriasis
2. Depression
3. Hysteria
   4.Psychopathic deviate
4. Masculinity- Femininity
5. Paranoia
6. Psychasthenia
7. Schizophrenia
8. Hypomania
9. Social introversion

Question 3

MCMI-IV

Answer 3

195 true or false
Measures personality disorders and acute clinical symptoms.
Not to be used on non-clinical patients, will exaggerate symptoms.

Question 4

Rorschach

Answer 4

10 Ink blots. Assesses personality structure and aspects of functioning.
Content, Location, Form quality, Developmental quality

Question 5

Vineland

Answer 5

Part of assessment for intellectual disability.
Measures adaptive functioning.

Question 6

Projective hypothesis

Answer 6

People are presented with unstructured stimuli to interpret. Project materials from unconscious onto stimuli.

Question 7

Fake good on MMPI

Answer 7

High K scale, Low F scale

Question 8

Fake bad MMPI

Answer 8

High F scale, Low K scale

Question 9

Bayley

Answer 9

Infant test of intelligence. Not a good predictor of intelligence for later years.

Extremely low scores can correlate with lower intelligence is later years.

Question 10

Raven’s Progressive Matrices

Answer 10

Non-verbal test of intelligence. Adults and children.

Good for non-verbal individuals or immigrants who do not speak English

Question 11

Stanford-Binet 5 (SB-5)

Answer 11

Lower floor and higher ceiling than WISC. Good for ID and giftedness testing.

Provides scores on: fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory

Question 12

Intellectual Disability (ID)

Answer 12

Full scale IQ is usually 70 or below and must show deficits in adaptive functioning in 1 or more areas across multiple environments.
Use IQ scale and Vineland

Question 13

Crystallized intelligence

Answer 13

Does not decrease with age. Acquired knowledge across lifespan.

Recalling facts and information for everyday tasks, vocabulary

Question 14

Fluid intelligence

Answer 14

Peaks in adolescence and decreases afterwards. Learn new information and solve new problems.

Also the case with Working Memory

Question 15

Cattell-Horn-Carroll

Answer 15

Intelligence has 3 levels:

G factor (general intelligence)
Broad cognitive abilities
Narrow cognitive abilities

Question 16

Cattell

Answer 16

Coined fluid and crystallized intelligence

Used LEXICAL method to develop 16 Personality Factor questionnaire. (16PF)

Question 17

Spearman

Answer 17

Intelligence is a single factor called “g” factor.

Question 18

Ipsative Score

Answer 18

Strengths and weaknesses of the person only

Question 19

Normative score

Answer 19

How someone performed compared to others

Question 20

Criterion-referenced

Answer 20

How much of the content a person has mastered (correct items or percentage correct on a test)

Question 21

Empirical-criterion keying

Answer 21

Process for selecting items to be used on a test. Differentiate between groups: who has the trait vs who doesn’t.

Question 22

WPPSI-IV

Answer 22

Ages 2:6-7:7
Measures intelligence

Question 23

Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery

Answer 23

Indicates the proportion of subtests that show evidence of brain damage: ranges from 0.0 - 1.0

Question 24

Rancho Scale of Cognitive Functioning

Answer 24

Cognitive assessment of a person following a traumatic brain injury.
Based on levels (I-X), X = alert and orientated, usually functions independently, may need extra time

Question 25

EPPS: Edward’s Personal Preference Schedule

Answer 25

Personality test - Assesses 15 needs identified by Murray’s theory of needs (eg. achievement, autonomy, affiliation, dominance) Uses normative and ipsative information

Question 28

Administration of SB5 begins with two routing subtests

Answer 28

Object series and vocabulary

Question 29

WAIS General Ability Index (GAI) score can be used to measure a patients intelligence that minimizes the effects of..

Answer 29

Working memory and processing speed

Question 30

WAIS full-scale and index scores have a mean of __ and SD of __

Answer 30

100 and 15

Question 31

WAIS subtests have a mean of ___ and SD of ____

Answer 31

10 and 3

Question 32

Leiter-3 International Performance Scale

Answer 32

Measures cognitive abilities. Ages 3-75+ Non-verbal format

Question 33

Bender-Gestalt II

Answer 33

Measure of visual-motor integration. Used as a screening test for brain damage.

Question 34

NEO-PI-3

Answer 34

Personality inventory. Provides scores on the 5 major domains of personality. (Neuroticism, agreeableness, openness etc.)

Question 35

PPVT-5 Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test

Answer 35

Assesses receptive vocabulary.can be used with people who have ASD, cerebral palsy, symptoms of psychosis.

Question 36

MMPI - conversion V

Answer 36

Examinee obtains elevated scores on scales 1 (hypochondriasis) and 3 (Hysteria) with a lower score on scale 2 (depression). This indicates psychological problems as somatic complaints

Question 37

MMPI Pyschotic V

Answer 37

Known as paranoid valley. Examinee has elevated scores on scale 6 (paranoia) and scale 8 (schizophrenia) and lower score on scale 7 (psychasthenia). Associated with delusions, paranoia, hallucinations and disordered thought.

Question 38

MMPI Neurotic Triad

Answer 38

Elevated scores on 1 (hypochondriasis), 2 (depression), and 3 (hysteria)

Question 39

Halstead-Reitan Neuropsych Battery

Answer 39

Determine severity and nature of brain damage due to traumatic brain injury or Neurocognitive disorder. Scores range 0 to 1.0 higher the score the higher the impairment.

Question 40

Luria-Nebraska Neuropsych Battery

Answer 40

Evaluates Neuropsych functioning. Consists of 11 scales. Available for ages 8+. Scored from 0-2; 2 being impaired performance.

Question 41

Boston Process Approach

Answer 41

Based on premise that obtaining qualitative info on how patient solves problems is more important than quantitative test scores.

Question 42

Bender- Visual Motor Gestalt Test

Answer 42

Ages 4-85 Uses stimulus cards that contain geometric shapes. Copy phase and recall phase (draw as many as you can from memory) Ranges from 0-4 (nearly perfect)

Question 44

Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Answer 44

Measures abstract reasoning and ability to change cognitive strategies in response to feedback. Ages 6-90 Sensitive to frontal lobe dysfunction. Poor performance linked to ASD, schizophrenia, MDD and malingering.

Question 45

Stroop Colour and Word Test

Answer 45

Provides info on cog flexibility, cog processing, selective attention and response inhibition. Poor performance linked to ADHD, MDD, Bipolar and Schzo

Question 46

Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE)

Answer 46

Screening test for cog impairement Ages 18-85 Max score 30, cutoff of 24 Lower the score greater the impairment

Question 47

Glasgow Coma Scale

Answer 47

Evaluate level of consciousness in patients after acute or traumatic brain injury Involves: best eye opening response, best motor response and best verbal response Scores range 3-15; higher the score less impairment