PY 461 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Mental Status Examination, Psychological Evaluation, Psychological Testing
2 Oct 2017
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Involves much more than administering a test or assigning a diagnosis. Some are conducted to plan treatment: app(cid:396)e(cid:272)iate (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374)"s st(cid:396)e(cid:374)gths a(cid:374)d (cid:449)eak(cid:374)esses (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) the (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t of thei(cid:396) surroundings and drawing valid conclusions regarding how to help them improve their lives and the well-being of their families. Involves generating and systematically evaluating clinical hypotheses using empirical data. Jerome salter identified 4 components of psychological assessment that are optimal for obtaining an accurate understanding of children and families: diagnostic interviews, behavioral observations, norm-referenced tests. Informal data gathering: multimethod assessment- involves gathering data in a number of different ways to obtain a more complete picture of children and families. Insight- the degree to which the child recognizes that he might have a social, emotional, or behavioral problem. Judgement- the (cid:272)hild"s u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g of the se(cid:396)ious(cid:374)ess of his (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396) p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373) and its impact on himself and others. Intelligence scores are normally distributed, with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of.
