PSYC 3406 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Unstructured Interview, Mental Health Professional, Structured Interview
9 Oct 2018
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Julia is often shy around other people, but at times she can be very outgoing. Horoscope or fortune cookie: evidence-based assessment i. ii. iii. Relying on research findings and scientifically viable theories. Systematic approach and not as subject to variation. Doesn"t have to be a licensed mental health professional. 3. 3 mental status examination: assesses a client"s current state of mind through behaviour and functioning, mini-mental state examination (mmse): structured tool that clinicians use as a brief screening device to assess neurocognitive disorders. 3. 4 intelligence testing: variety of functions, overall cognitive evaluation, diagnosis of learning disabilities, prediction of future academic achievement, stanford-binet intelligence test, deviation intelligence (iq) score: individual score is compared to mean score of individual"s reference group i. Can be used for clients who don"t have the language/reading skills needed for mmpi. Tell a story about what is happening in the scene i.
