LSP Psychological Assessment & Evaluation 3

Question 1

A practitioner uses the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5). Which is its PRIMARY advantage over an unstructured clinical interview?

Accepted Answer

It improves diagnostic reliability by standardizing questions

Answer

The SCID-5 uses standardized questions and decision trees that enhance inter-rater reliability when making DSM-5 diagnoses.

Question 2

On the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV), the Processing Speed Index is MOST sensitive to deficits related to which condition?

Accepted Answer

Traumatic brain injury

Answer

Processing Speed is particularly sensitive to the cognitive slowing that commonly follows traumatic brain injury due to disrupted neural efficiency.

Question 3

A standard error of measurement (SEM) of 3 points on an IQ test is used to construct a confidence interval. What is the 95% confidence interval around a score of 100?

Accepted Answer

94–106

Answer

A 95% CI uses approximately ±1.96 SEMs; 1.96 × 3 ≈ 5.88 ≈ 6, yielding a range of 94–106.

Question 4

Which assessment approach involves comparing a client's performance to their own prior functioning rather than to a normative group?

Accepted Answer

Ipsative assessment

Answer

Ipsative assessment compares a person's scores to their own mean performance across scales rather than to an external normative sample.

Question 5

A clinician assessing for PTSD uses the PCL-5. Which cutoff score is commonly used to indicate probable PTSD for research purposes?

Accepted Answer

31–33

Answer

A PCL-5 score of 31–33 is the commonly recommended range for a provisional PTSD diagnosis in research and clinical screening contexts.

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LSP Psychological Assessment & Evaluation 3