Week 11 - interviews and behaviour rating scales Flashcards
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Why are interviews important?
Why are scales not enough?
Interviews are important sources of information.
What can the client or significant others tell us?
How they speak, how they dress for example.
What is the purpose of a clinical interview?
What types of interviews are there and what is the purpose of those interviews?
- initial interview.
- Post-assessment interview.
- Follow-up interview.
Is it true that those who are not trained in interviewing will make up their mind about the person in the first 20 seconds?
Yes. The rest of the interview will be confirming their decision/bias.
Why is it important to know how to interview as a psychologist?
What are some differences between a formal clinical interview and a normal conversation?
What is the difference between an unstructured, semi-structured, or structured interview?
What are the advantages or disadvantages of the different interview types?
What are the strengths of clinical interviews?
What are the weaknesses of clinical interviews?
What is rapport based on?
Mutual confidence, respect, and acceptance.
What are some ways to develop rapport?
What is some of the interview that may be collected in the initial interview?
Why are we collecting the information that we are collecting?
Should you ever assume a shared understanding of a term?
No.
What are the stages the clinician’s tasks?
Stage 1
Stage 2
What is the Mental Status Examination (MSE)?
What factors of behaviour should you keep an eye out for when interviewing?
What factors of a client’s speech should you consider?
What factors of thought process form should you consider?
What factors around content of thoughts should you consider?
What factors around cognition should you consider?
What factors of orientation should you consider?
What factors of attention and concentration should you consider?
