Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Intellectual Disability, Thematic Apperception Test, Rorschach Test
4 Feb 2013
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Information provided by patients is protected by laws of privileged communication or confidentiality. Test: rorschach inkblot test includes 10 inkblots pictures that serve as the ambiguous stimuli. Rorschach consists of 31 cards: 30 pictures and one blank. The stories are interpreted depending on the examiners frame of reference as well as on what the patient may say. Stanford- binet: the test provided a score known as the intelligence quotient (iq). Iq tests tend to be reliable and valid assessment tools. Involved repeated radiation, which poses risk of cell damage. Positron emission tomography (pet) injected with a tracer substance attached to radioactive isotopes. Must remain motionless for 40 seconds to show the precise location of the active areas. Pet for increasing understanding of many forms of abnormal behaviour, pet scanning is expensive) Single photon emission computed tomography (spect) different tracer, somewhat less accurate, less sophisticated equipment to pick up the signals.
