Test 1: Lecture 5

Question 1

What are the 3 components of clinical assessment report?

Answer 1

History and observations
Results
Interpretation

Question 2

What are the main points of the objective reports?

Answer 2

Standardized responses
Reduces bias in interpretation
Emphasis on introspection and self report
-prone to subject bias 
- restricts freedom of response

Question 3

What are the characteristics of projective techniques?

Answer 3

Ambiguous
Indirect method
Freedom of response
Subjective scoring procedures

Question 4

What are some methods and types of assessment through projective techniques?

Answer 4

• association
• completing techniques
• choice or ordering–Szondi Test
• Expressive
• constructive

Question 5

What are the he major types of behavioral techniques? What does it measure/observe?

Answer 5

Direct observation
Self monitoring
Self report behavioral inventories 
Cognitive behavioral 
- observation of behaviour, the actions and unobservable thoughts-

Question 6

What are the 3 types if psychophysiological techniques?

Answer 6

Electrophysiological
Biochemical
Cortisol measures

Question 7

What does psychophysiological techniques measure?

Answer 7

Relationship between aspects of personality and bodily processes

Question 8

What does the electrophysiological include?

Answer 8

Electrocardiogram, electromygraph, galvanic skin response. They read the change in electrical potential. Heart muscles contracting

Question 9

What is involved in the biochemical aspect of psychophysiological techniques?

Answer 9

Records the biological bases of personality–>measures NEUROTRANSMITTER levels, HORMONES, genetics. Eg. Higher testersoterone–> more risky behaviours

Question 10

What is involved in cortical measures?

Answer 10

Infers neurological activity. Includes PET, fMRI (concentration of protons/water in brain)

Question 11

Where do you use the clinical assessment report?

Answer 11

Psychiatric setting
Neuropsychiatric setting
Other medical places