PSYC 406 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Content Validity, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Projective Test
3 Feb 2017
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The most widely used means of assessment. Cover the following topics; identifying data, description of the presenting problems, psychosocial history, medical history, medical problems/medication. Interviewer attentive to client"s verbal and nonverbal behavior. Main advantage of unstructured interview is its spontaneity and conversational style but it suffers from a lack of standardization. Semi-structured interview provides more structure and uniformity but at the expense of spontaneity. Structured interviews provide the most reliability and consistency: computerized interviews: Evidence shows that people tend to reveal as much if not more personal information to a computer than to a human. Can solve the issue of patient embarrassment to reveal information. However, they lack the human touch needed to delve into sensitive concerns: psychological tests: The assessment of abnormal behavior includes an evaluation of intelligence. Provide a profile of a patient"s intellectual strengths and weaknesses. Personality tests include objective and projective tests.
