Psych Assessment

• The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is a cognitive assessment that measures intelligence and cognitive abilities in children.
• Measurement in Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and involves objective measurement of behavior.
• Concept in Psychology is an abstraction formed by generalization from particulars and is hard to define.
• Abstracts are hard to define, for example, Intelligence.
• Construct in Psychology is a concept with scientific purpose (i.e. operationalized) and can be measured and studied, for example, IQ.
• Variable in Psychology is any condition, event, characteristic or attribute that can take on different values at different times or with different people, for example, Age of people or Temperature.
• Constant in Psychology is one value in a given context and does not change or vary, for example, Gravity (or the acceleration due to gravity) is 9.81 meters per second squared.
• Frequency Distributions display scores on a variable to reflect how frequently each value is obtained and are a classification of data that help in understanding important features.
• Frequency Distributions are bell-shaped, normally curved and may be graphically represented, for example, Height: Filipino Athletes.
• Correlation in Psychology is a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things and the Correlation Coefficient is a mathematical index that describes the direction & magnitude of a relationship.
• Psychological Assessment in Psychology is the gathering & integration of psychology-related data for the goal of doing a psychological evaluation with the use of tools (such as tests).
• A response that can be scored or evaluated in a test is a specific question or problem that makes up a test.
• Psychological Testing can be used to evaluate what an individual has learned, measure prior activity, evaluate what an individual is capable of learning, measure capacity or future potential, and measure a person’s general potential to solve problems, adapt to novel situations & profit from experience.
• Major research tasks in Psychometrics include the construction of instruments & procedures for measurement and the development & refinement of theoretical approaches to measurement.
• Testing can be categorized according to the type of administration, such as group or individual tests.
• Psychometrics is a field of study concerned with the theory & technique of educational & psychological measurement.
• Testing can also be categorized according to the behavior measured, such as ability, personality, or interest.
• Test administration in a group setting is when a test administrator gives a test to a group of people, such as Raven’s Progressive Matrices.
• Psychological Testing refers to all the possible uses, applications, and underlying concepts of psychological & educational tests.
• A score in a test is a code or summary statement, not necessarily numerical, that reflects evaluation of performance.
• Test administration refers to the process of giving a test to a single person, such as WAIS-III or MMPI-2.
• Scoring is the process of assigning a score in a test.
• An item in a test is a specific stimulus to which a person responds overtly.
• Testing is the process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices/procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior.
• Tools of Assessment include Behavioral Observation, Clinical Interview, Projective, Objective/Psychometric Psychological Testing, Other Assessment Tools, Portfolio, Case History Data, and Computers.
• Case studies are used to preserve information from past events, letters, clippings, albums, videos, autobiographies, etc.
• Psychological Assessment can also be used in Counseling settings to focus on the client’s improvement in terms of adjustments, productivity, and others.
• Interviews involve establishing rapport, genuineness, empathy, humor, and involve observation of non-verbal behavior to validate.
• Descriptive Reports are brief and provide scale-by-scale summaries (one sentence).
• Alternative Assessment is an evaluative & diagnostic process that varies from usual ways, is performance-based, and may be remote or digital.
• Portfolios can be used to assess individual work samples for the purpose of making screening, selection, classification, or placement.
• Role-play tests involve acting in a simulated situation expressing thoughts, behaviors, and abilities.
• Interviews can be conducted in a variety of ways: Personal, phone, email, Mutual/reciprocal affair, and could be scripted or spontaneous.
• Mobile health (mHealth) is the delivery of health care and information through mobile technology.
• Approaches to Assessment include Collaborative cooperation between the mental health professional & client, Therapeutic encourage self-discovery, and Dynamic where the mental health professional takes the lead in applying interventions to the client until change occurs.
• Geriatric settings, Clinical Settings, Educational Settings, and Government & Organizational Credentialing are settings where Psychological Assessment can be applied.
• A measurement device or technique used to quantify behavior or aid in the understanding and prediction of behavior is referred to as a psychological assessment tool.
• The process of Psychological Assessment involves Referral Question, Sources of referral, Acquiring Knowledge about the content of the problem, Selecting tools to answer the referral question, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, and Applications of Assessment.
• Screening Reports provide narrative information on each scale, analysis, and comments on relationships of test scores.
• Integrative Reports integrate reports, data from other sources like behavioral observation, medical records, and provide interpretative data and more.