Assessment (psychopathology)

What is the difference between assessment and diagnosis?

Answer explanation

Assessment is used to gather information on a clients symptoms and problems. While diagnosis is the process of arriving to a global classification. We use an assessment to get to a diagnosis.

In assessments which of the following determines the psychopathological function?

• Cognitive

• Emotional

• Personality

• Behavioural

• None of the above

Assessment is done through what?

What influences the type of information and questions asked in the clinical interviewes?

Which of the following does a clinician looks at when going through a clinical interview with a client?

• How they respond to questions

• Interpretation of images

• IQ tests

• How they do not answer questions

For which of the following does the word below belong to?

Therapeutic alliance

• Behavioural assessment techniques

• Clinical interviews

• Behavioural assessment techniques

• Psychological test

Why is therapeutic alliance used in clinical interviews?

Answer explanation

It is used to build a relationship between the patient and the clinician

How many type of clinical interviews are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What are the different type of clinical interviews?

Which of the following does the statement below describe?

A form of clinical interview that follows a predetermined path.

• Semi-structured

• Structured

• Unstructured

• Evidence based assessment