Psy3041 W12 - Clinical & Neuropsychological Testing

Front 1

The area of psychology that primarily focuses on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behaviour is called?

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Clinical Psychology

Front 2

What is the main objective of a clinical assessment?

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diagnosis of a mental disorder

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An assessment of functioning prior to the development of a illness or disorder is estimating the patients level of what?

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premorbid functioning

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Wakefield's evolutionary view of mental disorder defines a disorder as the harmful failure of internal mechanisms to do what?

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perform their naturally selected evolutionary functions

Front 5

Wakefields attribution of disorder entail which two things?

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1. a scientific judgement that evolutionary failure exists and
2. value judgement that this failure is harmful to the individual

Front 6

What are 5 perspectives regarding the controversy in classifying disorders?

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1. Statistical analysis
2. A rare or non std disorder
3. Subjective distress model
4. Biological model
5. Well established diagnostic criteria

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What are the two main diagnostic criteria available?

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DSM-IV TR and the ICD-10

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The DSM-IV TR and ICD-10 are broadly aligned but there are some differences in terminology and conceptualisation of what?

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specific disorders

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The DSM-IV TR has been criticised as being relatively what?

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unreliable

Front 10

Explain the five axis of the DSM IV - TR?

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1. Axis 1 - Clinical Disorders
2. Axis 2 - Personality Disorders and ID
3. Axis 3 - Medical Disorders
4. Axis 4 - Psychosocial Stressors
5. Axis 5 - Overall Level of Adaptive Function

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What is an example of a multi-axial diagnosis?

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major depressive disorder

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What are three criticisms of the DSM-IV TR?

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1. Rooted in medical model
2. Unreliable
3. No guidance for treatment
4. Co-morbidity
5. Overlap with normal
6. Arbitrary cutoffs
7. Heterogeneity within disorders
8. Distinction btw axis 1 and 2

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The Clinical Interview can differ in what three ways?

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1. content
2. structure
3. tone

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The goal of the clinical interview is to gather information about what type of things?

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demographics
reason for referral
past medical history
present medical condition
past medical history
present history with health professionals
current psychological conditions
family medical history

Front 15

What is used to screen for intellectual, emotional, and neurological deficits, typically using questioning or observation with respect to various areas of functioning?

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A Mental Status Examination

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What are the areas tested in a mental status examination?

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appearance, behaviour, orientation, memory, sensorium, psychomotor activity, state of consciousness, affect, mood, personality, thought content, thought processes, intellectual resources, insight and judgement

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What must you be mindful when diagnosing mental disorders?

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individual differences
ADRESSING

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The aim of using psychological testing in clinical settings is to obtain a what?

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psychometric measurement of clinical disorders

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The Millon Clinical Multiaxal Inventory is a well normed 175 yes/no test to examine factors that may offer a preliminary what?

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indication of areas of concern

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The Beck Depression Inventory is a self report measure consisting of 21 items used to identify what?

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specific symptom or attitude associated with depression

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What are the Milllon and MMPI used to identify?

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Millon identifies personality issues
MMPI identifies clinical issues

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What is the main disadvantage of the MMPI?

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It is very long

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What is a major drawback of the the Beck Depression Inventory?

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it is transparent and can be easily faked

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What are the four categories of tests used in clinical assessments?

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1. Objective Diagnostic Test
2. Personality Test
3. Intelligence Test
4. Neurological Testing

Front 25

What types of tests are used in a clinical assessment of addiction?

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1. toxicology
2. Psychometric
3. Role Play

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The addiction severity index is one of the most widely used tests in the substance abuse field assess the severity of addiction in what seven problem areas?

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1. medical condition
2. employment functioning
3. drug use
4. alcohol use
5. illegal activity
6. family social relations
7. psychiatric functioning

Front 27

What is the main ethical issues in assessing for addictions?

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obtaining informed consent

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The theory and application of psychological evaluation and measurement in the legal context is known as what?

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Forensic Psychological Assessment

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A Forensic assessment main be required for what 6 reasons?

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1. Danger to oneself or others
2. Competency to stand trial
3. Criminal Responsibility
4. Readiness of parole
5. Evaluation of emotional injury
6. Profiling

Front 30

The phrase "Protective privileges end where the public peril begins" is in relation to what type of forensic assessment?

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Danger to self and others

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Competency to stand trial has to do largely with a defendant's ability to understand what?

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The charges against him and assist in his own defense

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The M'Naughton standard refers to what?

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the right or wrong test - not guilty by reason of insanity

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The ALI standard state that a person is not responsible for criminal conduct if he lacks substantial capacity either to do what two things?

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appreciate the criminality or conform his conduct to the legal requirements

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Special issue with children is that they are highly susceptible to what?

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suggestion

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A psychopath is how many times more likely to reoffend?

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4

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People with few inhibitions who may pursue pleasure or money with callous disregard for the welfare of others are known as what?

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psychopaths

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The finding that people tend to accept vague personality descriptions as accurate descriptions of themselves is known as what?

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The Barnum Effect

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An indicator of a definite neurological deficit is a what?

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hard sign

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An indicator that is merely suggestive of neurological deficit is a what?

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soft sign