Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Biofeedback, Thematic Apperception Test
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Differential diagnosis: a process in which a clinical weighs how likely it is that a person has one diagnosis instead of another. Screening = identify psychological problems or predict the risk for future problems. Lowers self-esteem when people are diagnosed and treated with a disorder that they don"t have. Brain tumor can cause a change in personality - making it appear that they are anorexic because of the change. Administer the assessment tool using the same instructions every time no matter is administering the test. How well do my results compare to other tests which are trying to measure the same thing. Assesses the validity between two variables at the same time. Age, developmental status (are you developmentally mature for your age or are you delayed?) To give someone from another culture a verbal test will generally leave them confused with our dialect. Give a performance test instead to try and eliminate this bias.