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NUR 6645 PSY MIDTERM 2025/2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
Terms in this set (113)
Assessment
-answer- •A comprehensive process that integrates information from multiple data collection
methods.
Three broad categories for collecting assessment information.
-answer- 1. Interviews
2. Tests
3. Observations
Purposes of assessment?
-answer- 1.Screening
2.identification and diagnosis; 3.intervention (treatement) planning
4. progress and outcome evaluation.
Screening
-answer- Involving a single procedure or instrument, used to determine whether and
individual has a high risk of having a specific problem and needs more in-depth assessment at
that time.
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diagnosis
-answer- detailed analysis of an individual's strength and weaknesses with the general goal of
arriving at a classification decision.
intervention (treatment) planning
-answer- involves deciding on a course of action that facilitates client change and helps
improve the client's outcome.
Tests
-answer- These are instruments designed to measure specific individual attributes. These
instruments can reveal important diagnostic information not otherwise identified through
other assessment methods
Observation
-answer- •Mechanism for observing and recording behavior in a particular environment or
setting.
Assessment process:
-answer- 1.Identify the/a problem
2.select and implement assessment methods
3.evaluate obtained assessment information
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4. report assessment results and make recommendations
Qualifications to use test measures:
-answer- Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST)
Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST) (4 Qualifications)
-answer- 1. Purposes of testing
2. Characteristics of tests
3. Settings and conditions of test use
4. Roles of test selectors, administrators, scorers and interpreters.
computer administration of assessment instrument
-answer- Administering tests, question-naires, and interviews via the computer is one of the
most common computer assess-ment applications. This response format has many
advantages over traditional paper-and-pencil methods, such as increased delivery, the
potential time savings, and the ability for items to be adapted or tailored based on the test
taker's response to a previous item.
Automated Test scoring
-answer- Computer-based assessment provides automated scoring of responses, thereby
giving test takers almost immediate feedback and their overall score. Computer scoring
reduces the possibility that respondents would make errors while filling out handwritten
answer sheets, and it eliminates the errors that clinicians and technicians would make while
hand-scoring items.
NUR 6645 PSY MIDTERM 2025/2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
Terms in this set (113)
Assessment
-answer- •A comprehensive process that integrates information from multiple data collection
methods.
Three broad categories for collecting assessment information.
-answer- 1. Interviews
2. Tests
3. Observations
Purposes of assessment?
-answer- 1.Screening
2.identification and diagnosis; 3.intervention (treatement) planning
4. progress and outcome evaluation.
Screening
-answer- Involving a single procedure or instrument, used to determine whether and
individual has a high risk of having a specific problem and needs more in-depth assessment at
that time.
, Page 2 of 24
diagnosis
-answer- detailed analysis of an individual's strength and weaknesses with the general goal of
arriving at a classification decision.
intervention (treatment) planning
-answer- involves deciding on a course of action that facilitates client change and helps
improve the client's outcome.
Tests
-answer- These are instruments designed to measure specific individual attributes. These
instruments can reveal important diagnostic information not otherwise identified through
other assessment methods
Observation
-answer- •Mechanism for observing and recording behavior in a particular environment or
setting.
Assessment process:
-answer- 1.Identify the/a problem
2.select and implement assessment methods
3.evaluate obtained assessment information
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4. report assessment results and make recommendations
Qualifications to use test measures:
-answer- Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST)
Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST) (4 Qualifications)
-answer- 1. Purposes of testing
2. Characteristics of tests
3. Settings and conditions of test use
4. Roles of test selectors, administrators, scorers and interpreters.
computer administration of assessment instrument
-answer- Administering tests, question-naires, and interviews via the computer is one of the
most common computer assess-ment applications. This response format has many
advantages over traditional paper-and-pencil methods, such as increased delivery, the
potential time savings, and the ability for items to be adapted or tailored based on the test
taker's response to a previous item.
Automated Test scoring
-answer- Computer-based assessment provides automated scoring of responses, thereby
giving test takers almost immediate feedback and their overall score. Computer scoring
reduces the possibility that respondents would make errors while filling out handwritten
answer sheets, and it eliminates the errors that clinicians and technicians would make while
hand-scoring items.
