Psychology 2310A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, Rorschach Test, Psychological Evaluation
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Psychological assessment: a systematic gathering and evaluation of info pertaining to an individual with suspected abnormal behavior. Psychological assessment is not a single score but a series of scores placed within the context of history, referral info, behavioral observations, and life of an individual in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of that individual. A test is only a sample of behavior- a tool to be used in the progress of assessment. An accurate ability to measure some aspect of the person being assessed. Knowledge of how people in general fare on such a measure. Sometimes patients cannot report on their own internal states, even when they can accurately describe their observable behavior. Psychological methods are available to fill many of the missing pieces. Test-test reliability: degree to which a test yields the same results when it is given more than once to the same person.