PS280 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Personality Test
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Why assess? to gather information needed to make a diagnosis to gather information to determine if special intervention is required (e. g. need special education) For legal purposes, insurance, custody issues, criminal matters to contribute to our knowledge and treatment of disorders to allow for communication amongst professionals. Observations observe person in natural environment or in a clinical setting. 1 (cid:215) (cid:215) (cid:215) (cid:215) (cid:215) (cid:215) (cid:215) (cid:215) (cid:215) (cid:215) (cid:215) (cid:215: mental status examination determine in a general way a client"s cognitive, psychological and behavioural functioning. One test = just one piece of the puzzle. Assumptions of projective testing - little structure, people impose own hopes, dreams, worries, fears, ways of thinking, etc. onto the stimulus. Ink blots, what this might be, what makes it look that way general intelligence, thinking style depression, anxiety, emotional turmoil psychosis reliable if scored systematically; exner scoring people not aware of what they are giving away.
