NO 603 APEA PREDICTOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS

NO 603 APEA PREDICTOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS


Defining features of psychological tests (5) - Standardized procedures behavior sample scores or categories norms or standards prediction of non-test behavior.

3 reasons to conduct assessments (*5*) - -Problem identification/diagnosis
-treatment planning
-monitoring treatment progress and outcome
-obtaining information quickly
-identifying client strengths, self-knowledge, research, etc.

General guidelines for what kinds of assessment LMFTs and LPCCs can do - MFTs: -can *administer* psychological tests so long as they have received adequate *training* in the instruments they plan to use and are *competent* in their use.
-The tests are used for the *purpose of assessing* and *treating one's own clients*
CANNOT
*hire out* their services *to test people who are not their clients*

LPCCs:
CANNOT
-use *projective techniques* in the assessment personality
individually administered *intelligence tests*
*neuropsych*ological testing or
utilization of a battery of three or more tests to determine the presence of *psychosis, dementia, amnesia, cognitive impairment or criminal behavior*

How is assessment different from testing? (3) - *BROADER*

includes *multiple methods* and *multiple sources*

Testing = specific form of Assessment (ex: Rorschach or MSIR)

What are forms of assessment? (6) - -clinical interview
- testing
-review of previous client records
-interviews with collateral sources - behavioral observations - client self-monitoring.



self report advantages (5) - (insider perspective)

-convenient
-usually inexpensive
-can compare results to a normative sample***
-can capture client's attributions/cognitions
-client may be more willing to share information compared to face-to-face interaction

self report disadvantages (2) - -perceptions may be *inaccurate/biased/distorted*

-clinician must *reconcile inconsistencies* in self-reports --provide limited information on fine-grained details of moment-to-moment interactions among a couple or family members.

Observational (outsider perspective) Advantages (2) - -provides *information* about *actual interchanges* among a couple or family members

-can help provide *empirical evidence* to *support theories* of family interaction patterns

Observational Disadvantages (4) - -generally requires use of *recording* equipment, cameras, audio recording *devices*, coding systems to evaluate interactions can be complex -*time-consuming*
-*difficult to learn*

Questions of *ecological validity* of interaction tasks (i.e., do family members' *behaviors generalize outside of task*?)

Factors Related to the Test (9)

(Be able to list 2/3) - *Does the test help answer the referral question - will it aid in diagnosis/treatment planning? *

*Is there evidence the test is valid for assessing the trait or construct it purports to measure?*

*Avoid over-testing*

Consider what information you have and what information is needed.

Does the test have adequate normative data?

Are directions comprehensive enough to ensure that the test can be administered in a manner similar to the standardization sample?

Is the test reliable?

Is the client likely to cooperate with the test procedures (e.g., does the test have face validity?

Is the test non-reactive?

Factors Related to Client (5)

(Be able to list 2/3) - -Does the client possess the required *reading level* for the test?

-Does the client have any *physical/other limitations* that might make comprehension of the test difficult (e.g., visual impairment, easily fatigued)?

-Is the client likely to *mis-report symptoms or experiences*?

-Has sufficient *rapport* been established with the client?

-How closely does the *client match* (e.g., ethnicity, age, education level) of individuals in the *normative sample*?

Factors related to the test administrator (6)

(Be able to list 2/3) - Are you familiar with...
-*the administration*
-*scoring*
-*interpretation of the test*?

*Is specialized training required?*

Does the test require the administrator to adhere to/understand a particular theoretical basis?

Is the *test feasible to give* (time, efficiency considerations)?