Mental Health and Psychology Psychological Assessment 2

Question 1

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) measures intelligence through which structure?

Accepted Answer

Full Scale IQ plus index scores including verbal comprehension and processing speed

Answer

The WAIS provides a Full Scale IQ along with index scores measuring verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed.

Question 2

What does a percentile rank of 75 on a psychological test indicate?

Accepted Answer

The person scored as well as or better than 75% of the normative sample

Answer

A percentile rank of 75 means the test-taker scored at or above 75% of the individuals in the normative comparison group.

Question 3

A structured clinical interview like the SCID (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM) is preferred over unstructured interviews because it:

Accepted Answer

Improves diagnostic reliability by standardizing questions

Answer

Structured interviews like the SCID improve inter-rater reliability by asking standardized questions in a standardized order, reducing clinician variability in diagnosis.

Question 4

What does 'norm-referenced' interpretation of a test score mean?

Accepted Answer

The score is compared to a normative sample of similar individuals

Answer

Norm-referenced interpretation places a score in context by comparing it to a representative sample, producing scores like percentile ranks or standard scores.

Question 5

The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is an example of which type of assessment method?

Accepted Answer

Self-report questionnaire

Answer

The BDI is a widely used self-report questionnaire in which the patient rates the severity of depressive symptoms over the past two weeks.

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Mental Health and Psychology Psychological Assessment 2