Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Windows Management Instrumentation, Electroencephalography, Biofeedback

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Ian Nicholson

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Gathering information about a person and his/her environment to make decisions about the nature, status, and treatment of psychological problems. (determine: nature of the illness, the severity of the illness, how to treat it) Beings with a set of referral questions that determine goals of assessment. Selection of appropriate psychological tests and measurements (there are thousands you can use) Differential diagnosis is a process in which a clinician weighs how likely it is that a person has one diagnosis instead of another. What assessment procedures and instruments to administer. Tailoring an assessment to types of symptoms, age, and medical status. Screening (identify psychological problems or predict the risk for future problems) Treatment plan (individual"s plan of care to meet mental health needs) ****figure 3. 1 evaluating a screening tool for depression. And the usual properties of assessment instruments are . Standardization when giving a specific test, it is all conducted in an identical manner.