PSYC 2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Health Professional, Psychological Evaluation, Brain Tumor

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2020
• Professor: Kristel Thomassin

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Exceptions to confidentiality: danger to self (common/case law) Approach to assessment: starts broad, multidimensional in approach, narrow to specific problem areas. Reliability: consistency of the measurement, example: test- retest, interrater reliability, a way to improve reliability is to ensure that two or more raters will get the same answers while conducting research on them. What are the components of a clinical assessment: clinical interview, most well known approach, mental status exam, very common, behavioural assessment/ observation, assessment of the actual observed behaviour, the abc"s, self-monitoring, psychological testing, physical exam/consult (if applicable) Clinical exam the presenting problem: most common clinical assessment method. Physical exam/ physicians consult: depending on where you"re located, this might have already occurred (physician refers you or you might need to request) Example of a mental status exam: this is less common, clinicians organize their observations in a way that gives them. Frank: persistent twitch, appearance appropriate, appearance, posture, expressions.