NCMHCE Exam Study Guide - Current Edition Solutions

NCMHCE Exam Study Guide - Current Edition Solutions Counseling (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - designed to help the client gain a perspective on how they behave Self-knowledge (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - Used to help client learn how to make better decisions and to take responsibility for their own actions Value judgment (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - carefully considering accumulated data to ensure that it is complete and accurate in order to make an interpretation or inference Decision making (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - process in which the collected data has been weighed against possible consequences and test results Nonstandard Procedures (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - Observations of client behaviors and performance 3 levels of behavior observations (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - 1st Level = casual informational observations; watching the client in unstructured activities throughout the day 2nd Level = guided observation; intentional direct observation with a checklist/rating scale to evaluate performance or bx seen 3rd Level = clinical level; observation is done in a controlled setting for a lengthy period of time Actuarial/Statistical Prediction (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - based on empirically validated data incorporating regressive or multiple regressive equations Clinical Predictions (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - Based on intuition and experience of observing clincian Guidelines for assessing culturally diverse populations (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - 1. clarify purpose of evaluation 2. be sensitive to test material that unfairly discriminates 3. use alternative method of assessment that is more appropriate 4. familiarize yourself to the norms/values of the examinee's culture 5. establish rapport or call on another clinician if rapport is not established Spearman intelligence (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - Proposed general intelligence factor (g) and any number of specific intelligence factors (s) unique to a task Horn and Cattell (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - adjusted Spearman model by dividing (g) into Crystallized Intelligence (Gc) and Fluid Intelligence (Gf) Crystallized Intelligence = knowledge and skills acquired thru education & experience; continues to increase throughout life Fluid Intelligence = ability to solve new problems; peaks in adolescence and declines thereafter Sternberg intelligence theory (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - Successful intelligence is composed of analytical, practical, and creative elements; argued that standardized test focus almost exclusively on analytical elements Gardner multiple intelligence theory (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - Proposed 8 kinds of intelligence: 1. linguistic 2. musical 3. logical-mathmatical 4. spatial 5. bodily-kinesthetic 6. interpersonal 7. intrapersonal 8. naturalistic Seattle Longitudinal Study (Schaie et al.) (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - - 7 yr intervals from - no uniform pattern of age-related changes across all intellectual abilities, except for maybe perceptual speed Effects of Heredity on Intelligence (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - - individuals w/genetic similarity have similar levels of intelligence - 32-64% of variability in intelligence comes from genetic factors Effects of Environment on Intelligence (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - - SES is consistently linked to performance on intelligence tests - Flynn Effect = gradual increase in IQ scores that occur in industrialized nations change of 3-6 points over 1-2 generations not due to genetics Effects of Gender on Intelligence (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - - females perform better on verbal ability - males perform better on spatial and quantitative ability - males more likely to be at extreme ends of score distribution for every type of intelligence Effects of Race on Intelligence (Assessment & Diagnosis) - answer - - Whites outperform African Americans on Stanfor