Abnormal Psychology Jill M. Hooley | James N.

Butcher
Seventeenth Edition, Global Edition Matthew K. Nock | Susan Mineka

Chapter 4
Clinical Assessment
and Diagnosis

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 Learning Objectives (1 of 2)

4.1 Identify the basic elements in assessment.

4.2 Describe the factors involved in the assessment of the
physical organism.
4.3 Explain the interview process, clinical observation, and
testing in psychosocial assessment.

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 Learning Objectives (2 of 2)

4.4 Evaluate the case study of a woman who experienced

violence in the workplace.
4.5 Discuss how practitioners integrate assessment data in
treatment planning.
4.6 Explain the process for classifying abnormal behavior.

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 The Basic Elements in Assessment

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 The Relationship Between
Assessment and Diagnosis

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 Taking a Social or
Behavioral History

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 Ensuring Culturally Sensitive
Assessment Procedures

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 Influence of Professional Orientation

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 Reliability, Validity, and Standardization

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 Trust and Rapport Between
the Clinician and the Client

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 Assessment of Physical Organism

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 General Physical Examination

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 Neurological Examination

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 Neuropsychological Examination

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 Neuropsychological Examination

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 Psychosocial Assessment

What role does psychosocial assessment

attempt to provide?

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 Psychosocial Assessment

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 Assessment Interviews

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 Clinical Observation
of Behavior

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 Psychological Tests

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 Psychological Tests

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 Psychological Tests

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 Psychological Tests

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 Psychological Tests

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 Figure 4.1 Profile of the MMPI-2 validity scales for Andrea C.
(Excerpted from The Minnesota Report™: Adult Clinical System-Revised, 4th Edition, by James N.
Butcher.)

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 Figure 4.2 Profile of the MMPI-2 clinical scales and supplementary scales for Andrea C.
(Excerpted from The Minnesota Report™: Adult Clinical System-Revised, 4th Edition, by James N.
Butcher.)

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 Integration of Assessment Data

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 Ethical Issues in Assessment

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 Classifying Abnormal Behavior

Complete the sentence below.

Classification involves attempts to delineate

meaningful sub-varieties of _______
________.

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 Classifying Abnormal Behavior

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 Differing Models of Classification

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 Formal Diagnostic Classification of
Mental Disorders

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 Formal Diagnostic Classification of
Mental Disorders

True or False?

The DSM is a categorical system.

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 Formal Diagnostic Classification of
Mental Disorders

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 Formal Diagnostic Classification of
Mental Disorders

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 Formal Diagnostic Classification
of Mental Disorders

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 Formal Diagnostic Classification
of Mental Disorders

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 Unresolved Issues

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