Assessment and Diagnosis Flashcards
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Which assessment approach involves gathering information from multiple sources such as interviews, standardized tests, and behavioral observations?
Answer: Multimodal assessment
Multimodal assessment gathers data from multiple sources and methods to provide a comprehensive and well-rounded picture of a client's functioning.
A client scores 2 standard deviations below the mean on a standardized IQ test. This score places them in which percentile range?
Answer: 2nd percentile
A score 2 standard deviations below the mean corresponds to approximately the 2nd percentile in a normal distribution.
The MMPI-2 is best classified as what type of assessment instrument?
Answer: Objective personality inventory
The MMPI-2 is an objective personality inventory using structured, forced-choice items with empirically derived scales.
A counselor is assessing a client for PTSD. Which instrument is specifically designed to measure PTSD symptom severity?
Answer: PCL-5
The PCL-5 (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5) is a 20-item self-report measure specifically designed to assess PTSD symptom severity.
Which DSM-5 diagnostic principle requires that a disorder not be better explained by another medical condition or substance use?
Answer: Hierarchical exclusion rule
The hierarchical exclusion rule in DSM-5 requires ruling out that symptoms are caused by a substance or medical condition before assigning a psychiatric diagnosis.
When a counselor re-administers the same test to a client two weeks later and obtains similar results, this demonstrates which psychometric property?
Answer: Test-retest reliability
Test-retest reliability refers to the consistency of a measure over time when administered to the same individual under similar conditions.