PSYC37H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Factor Analysis, Psychopathology, Learned Helplessness
Document Summary
Concentrates on the behaviour itself (used mostly on children with autism); parents wish to change the child"s behaviour; having a diagnosis doesn"t mean that one knows the treatment is going to work. The a (antecedents), b (behaviour), c (consequences)s of be behavioural assessment; focuses on the behaviour itself other than the underlying traits, hypothetical causes, or presumed dimensions of personality. Sometimes, the patient"s families can be interview as well, in order to determine the patient"s behaviour in certain cases (severely mental retardation) 16pf- forced-choice test of personality, includes a measure of intelligence; ex. A woman dying a painful death asks a doctor to give her an overdose of morphine to hasten her death. Provides three choices; following the choice of proper action, the examinee rates the importance of several factors on a five-point likert scale: great, much, some, little, or no importance;
