Chapter 3 Flashcards
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assessment
the process of evaluating psychological, social, and emotional functioning through a variety of clinical techniques to determine if a psychological disorder is present
behavioral observational
method for assessing the frequency of a client’s behaviors and a specific situations been which they occur
presenting problems
typically refers to the specific problem that brought the person in for help
self-monitoring
method of assessment in which a client records the number of times per day that he or she engages in a specific behavior and the conditions surrounding the behavior
syndrome
A set of symptoms that tend to occur together
Intelligence tests
tests that assess a persons intellectual strengths and weaknesses
diagnosis
A label given to a set of symptoms that tend to occur together
Neuropsychological tests
tests of cognitive, sensory, and or motor skills that attempt to differentiate people with deficits in the areas from normal subjects
validity
The accuracy of a test, measurement, or instrument
computerized tomography (CT)
method of analyzing branch structure bypassing narrow x-ray beans through a person‘s head from several angles to produce measurements from which a computer can construction image of the brain
reliability
degree of consistency in a measurement – that is, the extent to which it yields accurate measurements of a phenomenon across several trials, across different populations, and in different forms
positron emission tomography (PET)
method of localizing and measuring brain activity by detecting photons that result from the metabolization of an injected isotope
clinical interview
A face-to-face conversation between a mental health professional and a client in which information is gathered about the clients behavior, attitudes, emotions, life history, and personality
Single photon emission computer tomography (SPECT)
procedure to assess brain functioning in which a tracer substance is injected into the bloodstream and then travels to the brain where can you indicate the activity level of a specific area in the brain when viewed through SPECT scanner
mental status exams
used to organize the information collected during the interview and systematically evaluate the client through a series of questions that assess to determine the patient’s mental status at that moment
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
method of measuring both brain structure and brain function through the construction of a magnetic field that affects hydrogen atoms in the brain, emitting signals that a computer than records and uses to produce a three-dimensional image of the brain
sensorium
our general awareness to our surroundings
psychophysiological tests
tests in which instruments are attached to the periphery of the body to record changes due to activity in the nervous system
structured interview
meeting between a clinician and client or a clients associate/associates in which the clinician asks questions that are standardize and are usually designed to determine whether a diagnosis is warranted
electroencephalogram (EEG)
Procedure in which multiple electrons are placed on the scale to detect low – voltage electrical current produced by the firing of specific neurons in the brain
unstructured interview
The process in which ac clinician uses open – ended questions together information about the client. This process is not standardized and the questions are directed by the based on the clients responses.
projective tests
presentation of an ambiguous stimulus, such as an employee, to a client, who than Projects unconscious motives and issues onto the stimulus in his or her interpretation of its content
Classification system
set of syndromes and the rules for determining whether an individual symptoms or part of one of these syndromes
symptom questionnaire
questionnaire that expresses what symptoms a person is experiencing
