PSYC37H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Durham Rule, Model Penal Code, Malingering
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In traditional assessment the client voluntarily agrees to an assessment and may even help determine the its scope and nature. In forensic assessment the client really has little or no choice in the matter, unless he or she wants to aggravate the judge who has authorized the assessment. In traditional assessment the written report is intended for other professionals who understand the terms whereas in forensic assessment, its meant for the judge and lawyers who care mainly about the referral question. Evaluation if suspected malingering: the client usually will be honest and want to tell their stories, deception and manipulation are rare because clients rarely have incentive for these strategies. In forensic setting however, it is the complete opposite. It is estimated that this occurs in 15-20% of forensic cases: three tests are widely used to check for malingering: structured interview of reported symptoms, test of memory malingering and certain mmpi-2 indices.
