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The process of gathering information about a client and determining the meaning of that
information - answer assessment
____ is a type of assessment measure - answer testing
Examples of _____ ____
Clinical interview
Testing
Review of previous client records - answer assessment measures
a systematic procedure for comparing the behaviors of two or more persons - answer
test
4 defining features of psychological tests - answer1. Reliability
2. Validity
3. Objectivity
4. Usability
the extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of
scores on two halves of the test, on alternate forms of the test, or on retesting -
answerreliability
Scales built into the test to tell us about the responses - answervalidity tests
3 reasons to conduct assessments - answer1. establish baseline
2. make recommendations
3. strengths/weaknesses
Can conduct any psychological test if trained - answerLMFT
Cannot administer psychological tests - answerLPCC
Self-report
Advantages (3) - answer1. fast
2. flexible
3. Inexpensive
Self-report
, Disadvantages (3) - answer1. reliance on self-report
2. taken at face value
3. too flexible
Observation
Advantages (3) - answer1. empirical evidence
2. more accurate
3. see real interactions
Observation
Disadvantages (3) - answer1. change behavior when observed
2. different interpretations
3. preform
what our client thinks and feels about something ; what they are willing to share directly
with us.
ex: self-report - answerinsider perspective
observational measures give us the ____ perspective - answeroutsider
Special challenges in assessment of ____ and ____
Everyone needs to the same goal
Take into consideration family conflict
Consent for treatment
Confidentiality / handling secrets / what can be shared
Violence - when it is appropriate to treat when there has been violence - answerfamilies,
couples
Challenges in assessment of families and couples (1) - answersecrets
Considerations when choosing a test (3) - answer1. cost
2. length
3. reading level
Good reliability and validity together can be refered to as - answerpsychometric
soundness
____ considerations in testing
Competence
Appropriateness of instruments
Referral information
The process of gathering information about a client and determining the meaning of that
information - answer assessment
____ is a type of assessment measure - answer testing
Examples of _____ ____
Clinical interview
Testing
Review of previous client records - answer assessment measures
a systematic procedure for comparing the behaviors of two or more persons - answer
test
4 defining features of psychological tests - answer1. Reliability
2. Validity
3. Objectivity
4. Usability
the extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of
scores on two halves of the test, on alternate forms of the test, or on retesting -
answerreliability
Scales built into the test to tell us about the responses - answervalidity tests
3 reasons to conduct assessments - answer1. establish baseline
2. make recommendations
3. strengths/weaknesses
Can conduct any psychological test if trained - answerLMFT
Cannot administer psychological tests - answerLPCC
Self-report
Advantages (3) - answer1. fast
2. flexible
3. Inexpensive
Self-report
, Disadvantages (3) - answer1. reliance on self-report
2. taken at face value
3. too flexible
Observation
Advantages (3) - answer1. empirical evidence
2. more accurate
3. see real interactions
Observation
Disadvantages (3) - answer1. change behavior when observed
2. different interpretations
3. preform
what our client thinks and feels about something ; what they are willing to share directly
with us.
ex: self-report - answerinsider perspective
observational measures give us the ____ perspective - answeroutsider
Special challenges in assessment of ____ and ____
Everyone needs to the same goal
Take into consideration family conflict
Consent for treatment
Confidentiality / handling secrets / what can be shared
Violence - when it is appropriate to treat when there has been violence - answerfamilies,
couples
Challenges in assessment of families and couples (1) - answersecrets
Considerations when choosing a test (3) - answer1. cost
2. length
3. reading level
Good reliability and validity together can be refered to as - answerpsychometric
soundness
____ considerations in testing
Competence
Appropriateness of instruments
Referral information
