Week 1 - Intro Flashcards
What is a psychological assessment?
A process of testing using a combination of techniques to help form hypotheses about a person, their behaviours, personality, and capabilities.
A ____ _____ explores the person, their environment, and the interaction of the two.
psychological assessment
What is a psychological intervention?
Psychological approaches which aim to elicit change within a person.
What are the purposes of a psychological assessment?
- answer referral question
- intervention and treatment planning
- therapeutic
Assessment and intervention ought to _____ one-another, and should always endeavour to be ____ ____.
Assessment and intervention ought to complement one-another, and should always endeavour to be evidence-based.
What are the steps in the assessment process?
- Referral question/ intake (assessing suitability & manageability)
- Beginning the session - information gathering, rapport
- Content of session - MSE, interview, assessments
- -> always start with an assessment
Define additive assessment
Looking at different aspects to form a fuller picture
e.g. An assessment of personality and cognitive functioning.
Define confirmatory assessment
Two or more measures used to “confirm” a hypothesis with more certainty
e.g. measuring depression with DASS and BDI
Define complementary assessment
Two or more measures to explore specific aspects of characteristic
e.g. two different scales of the WAIS (working memory & perceptual reasoning)
What makes a good measure?
Good validity and reliability, standardised tests and norms (e.g. comparing to representative group), low deception (faking good) and low malingering (faking bad)
What are the cultural limits of measures?
- consider background of test developers and normative samples (how representative?)
- inappropriate assessment –> “poor outcomes” –> further marginalisation –> inadequate treatment + service provision
- different communication styles/ norms across culture
