Psychology 212- Part 2

What is a neuropsychological test? When is it used?

• A test that detects brain impairment by measuring a person's cognitive, perceptual, and motor performances. Most likely used to detect subtle brain abnormalities

• EEG,PET scans, CT/CAT scans, MRI, fMRI

• observer's judgements may be influenced by information and expectations they have already received. Ie) previous diagnosis

• unable to see or record all of the important behaviors and events.

What are the different types of neuroimaging techniques?

• when people are labeled as mentally disturbed they begin to see themselves that way and act accordingly.

• unable to see or record all of the important behaviors and events.

• A test that detects brain impairment by measuring a person's cognitive, perceptual, and motor performances. Most likely used to detect subtle brain abnormalities

• EEG,PET scans, CT/CAT scans, MRI, fMRI.

observer bias

• unable to see or record all of the important behaviors and events.

• judgements may be influenced by information and expectations they have already received. Ie) previous diagnosis

• when people are labeled as mentally disturbed they begin to see themselves that way and act accordingly.

• People observe themselves and carefully record certain behaviors, feelings.

observer overload

• People observe themselves and carefully record certain behaviors, feelings.

• when people are labeled as mentally disturbed they begin to see themselves that way and act accordingly.

• judgements may be influenced by information and expectations they have already received. Ie) previous diagnosis

• unable to see or record all of the important behaviors and events.

self-fulfilling prophecy

• unable to see or record all of the important behaviors and events.

• when people are labeled as mentally disturbed they begin to see themselves that way and act accordingly.

• Useful in assessing infrequent or overly frequent behaviors
  

• Provides a means of measuring private thoughts or perceptions

What is self-monitoring? When would this be useful in the assessment process?

• People observe themselves and carefully record certain behaviors, feelings.

• Useful in assessing infrequent or overly frequent behaviors

• Provides a means of measuring private thoughts or perceptions

• seeks to identify a set of common strategies that are present in the work of all effective therapists, regardless of therapeutic orientation

rapprochement movement

• seeks to identify a set of common strategies that are present in the work of all effective therapists, regardless of therapeutic orientation

• false belief that all therapies are equal

• Designed to indirectly measure intellectual ability; inferred quality

• Most often used in the United States. Developed by the American Psychiatric Association

uniformity myth

• People observe themselves and carefully record certain behaviors, feelings.

• when people are labeled as mentally disturbed they begin to see themselves that way and act accordingly

• Designed to indirectly measure intellectual ability; inferred quality

• false belief that all therapies are equal

What are the 3 common factors that contribute to a positive treatment outcome?

• Client factors

• all therapies

• Therapist factors

• Client-therapist relationship

What is an intelligence test? When is this test given?

• Designed to indirectly measure intellectual ability; inferred quality

• seeks to identify a set of common strategies that are present in the work of all effective therapists, regardless of therapeutic orientation

• People observe themselves and carefully record certain behaviors, feelings.

• Useful in assessing infrequent or overly frequent behaviors