Clinical Assessment

Question 1

What are the 3 D’s?

Answer 1

danger/death, distress, dysfunction

Question 2

What is a collateral report?

Answer 2

getting another perspective from someone the client knows

Question 3

What is an informal observation?

Answer 3

noting behavior during interview

Question 4

What is a formal observation?

Answer 4

controlled or naturalistic observation

Question 5

What is an unstructured interview?

Answer 5

free-form interview, content heavy, building relationship

Question 6

what is a semi-structured interview?

Answer 6

some structure, some flexibility

Question 7

what is a structured interview?

Answer 7

standard set of questions with specific sequence

Question 8

What is a mental status examination (MSE)?

Answer 8

examining appearance, mood, affect, behavior/movement, speech, thought process, thought content, cognition

Question 9

What does psychological testing consist of?

Answer 9

standardized instruments, administration, scoring, and norms

Question 10

What are objective personality tests?

Answer 10

standard set of questions/statements, objectively scored, MMPI

Question 11

What are projective personality tests?

Answer 11

assumption, unstructured, ambiguous stimuli, unrestricted responses, Inkblot Test