INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY JOHN HUNSLEY/CATHERINE M. LEE CHAPTERS 5 -9 QUSTIONS AND ANSWERS

INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY JOHN HUNSLEY/CATHERINE M. LEE CHAPTERS 5 -9 QUSTIONS AND ANSWERS ASSESSMENT - FOCUSED SERVICES - ANSWER-services conducted primarily to provide information on a person's psychosocial functioning. BASE RATE - ANSWER-Frequency with which a problem or diagnosis occurs in the population. CASE FORMULATION - ANSWER-A description of the patient that provides information on his or her life situation, current problems, and a set of hypotheses linking psychosocial factors with the patient's clinical condition. CONCURRENT VALIDITY - ANSWER-Extent to which scores on the test are correlated with scores on measures of similar constructs. CONTENT VALIDITY - ANSWER-Extent to which the test samples the type of behavior that is relevant to the underlying psychological construct. DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY - ANSWER-Extent to which the test provides a pure measure of the construct that is minimally contaminated by other psychological constructs. EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT - ANSWER-Use of research and theory to guide (a) the variable assessed, (b) the methods and measures, and (c) the manner in which the assessment process unfolds. INCREMENTAL VALIDITY - ANSWER-Extent to which a measure adds to the prediction of a criterion above what can be predicted by other sources of data. INTERNAL CONSISTENCY - ANSWER-Extent to which all aspects of a test contribute in a similar way to the overall score. INTERRATER RELIABILITY/INTERSCORER RELIABILITY - ANSWER-Extent to which similar results would be obtained if the test was conducted by another evaluator. INTERVENTION-FOCUSED ASSESSMENT SERVICES - ANSWER-Assessments conducted in the context of intervention services.