Clinical Psych Ch 3

Front 1

5 steps of the assessment process

Back 1

1. Receive and clarify the referral question

2. Plan data collection procedures

3. Collect (perform) assessment data

4. Process data and form conclusions

5. Communicate assessment results

Front 2

referral question

Back 2

the question that needs to be addressed in assessment; most important factor affecting data collection

Front 3

referral source

Back 3

the person requesting the assessment

Front 4

4 main sources for collecting assessment data

Back 4

interviews, behavioral observation, psychological tests, and historical records (case history data)

Front 5

interview types for collecting information

Back 5

parent, child, collateral (3rd source, ex: teacher)

Front 6

how an assessment report should be written

Back 6

clearly and professionally written, clearly addressing the referral question, and taking the intended audience into question.

Front 7

goals of clinical assessment

Back 7

diagnostic classification, description of the client (further than the specific diagnoses), treatment planning and assessment, and predictions about future behavior

Front 8

what a prognosis can predict

Back 8

likelihood of future behavior and response to treatment, risk of relapse, expected course of disorder.

Front 9

predicting dangerousness

Back 9

type of prediction dealing with the rate of recidivism or risk of self-harm

Front 10

future performance

Back 10

type of prediction dealing with the likelihood of doing well in a specific role

Front 11

overpredict dangerousness (false positive)

Back 11

how do clinicians generally predict dangerousness?