1. 1 1 Abnormal Psychology Canadian Edition Gerald C. Davison John M. Neale Kirk R. Blankstein Gordon L. Flett Gerald C. Davison John M. Neale Kirk R. Blankstein Gordon L. Flett Prepared by Richard A. Davis PowerPoint Presentations to Accompany Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.

2. 2 2 chapter 4 Clinical Assessment Procedures Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.

3. 3 Reliability and Validity in Assessment Reliability –Test-retest reliability –Alternate-form reliability –Internal consistency reliability Validity –Content validity –Criterion validity –Construct validity

4. Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.4 Psychological Assessment Clinical interviews –Characteristics of clinical interviews –Structured interviews Structured Clinical Interview (SCID)

5. Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.5 Psychological Tests Personality inventories –Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Projective personality tests –Rorschach Inkblot Test –Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

6. Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.6 Psychological Tests Intelligence tests –Alfred Binet –Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) –Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)

7. Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.7 Behavioural and Cognitive Assessment S – Stimuli O – Organismic R – Overt responses C – Consequent variables

8. Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.8 Behavioural and Cognitive Assessment Direct observation of behaviour –Behavioural observations Self-observation –Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) Interviews and self-report inventories Specialized approaches to cognitive assessment –Thought listing –Videotape reconstruction

9. Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.9 Family Assessment Family functioning Family systems approach

10. Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.10 Biological Assessment Brain Imaging –Computerized axial tomography (CAT scan) –Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) –Functional MRI (fMRI) –Positron emission tomography (PET scan)

11. Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.11 Biological Assessment Neurochemical assessment –Metabolites Neuropsychological Assessment –Neuropsychologists –Halstead-Reitan battery

12. Structure and Function of the Human Brain

14. Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.14 Psychophysiological Assessment Electrocardiogram Electrodermal responding Electroencephalograph (EEG)

15. Copyright 2002 by John Wiley and Sons Canada, Ltd.15 Cultural Diversity and Clinical Assessment Cultural bias in assessment –IQ testing and Aboriginal Canadians Strategies for avoiding cultural bias in assessment –Language and bias –Canadian psychological tests?

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