Personality and Interpersonal Assessments
OCEAN is the acronym for the 5 factors within the Big 5 Personality Test and NEO-PI-R, what does the acronym stand for?
Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism
What is the strongest factor in predicting suicide?
Previous suicide attempts
What is the difference between aptitude and achievement tests?
Aptitude: Predicts potential/future performance and capacity to acquire skills/ability
Achievement: Measures current knowledge/skill achievement
What is the difference between crystallized and fluid intelligence, as characterized by Cattell-Horn's theory of intelligence?
Fluid intelligence involves reasoning, adapting, problem-solving, and gaining new types of knowledge, whereas crystallized involves acquiring and storing knowledge, education, skills learned, and practices.
(concept)Ability & motivation to engage in career decision making
Career Maturity
The two types of personality assessments are structured and unstructured. Structured are also called _____ and usually standardized, self-report instruments. Unstructured are usually _____ unstandardized and allow for multiple responses toward ambiguous stimuli
Objective, projective. BONUS: What is the main two projective assessments and what clinician competence level is each (A, B or C)
What assessment tool is for a comprehensive PTSD diagnosis?
PCL-5
What is the purpose of diagnostic test?
To identify an individuals academic strengths or weaknesses
Which age group is the WAIS-IV relevant for?
Adults/ages 16-89
The General Occupational Theme (GOT) is equivalent to which other Strong Interest Inventory?
RIASEC
What assessment is MOST often used by clinicians to assist with diagnosing and selecting treatments relating to personality disorders? It’s 4 letters a dash and a number (e.g., ABCD-#).
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)
BONUS: What is the MMIP’s purpose?
What alcohol abuse assessment may also be used to evaluate for illicit drug use?
CAGE-AID
What was No Child Left Behind replaced by?
Every Student Succeeds Act
What is the g factor of intelligence?
A generalizable mental power or energy that accounts for intelligence.
Examples of Interest assessments
Kuder Interest Inventory, Abilities explorer, Jackson Vocational Interest Survey,
On the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the assessment results generate a ____ letter code representing one of ____ different personality types.
4, 16
BONUS: what are the 4 categories that make up the code? Hint: it’s 4 dichotomies, this vs that
What scale is used to assess for ADHD?
BONUS: If there's 18 core ADHD items, what is the cut off score?
Vanderbilt Assessment Scale.
BONUS: A minimum of 6 positive responsive for the 18 core items.
Which types of validity are associated aptitude and achievement assessments?
Aptitude: predictive
Achievement: content
Which theory of intelligence challenged the g factor and identified 7 primary mental abilities, such as verbal comprehension, reasoning, and memory?
Thurstone's Multifactor Theory
Four uses of career assessments
Prediction, Discrimination, Monitoring Evaluation
The Neo Personality Inventory - Revised is an assessment tool constructed to measure the ______ personality factors
Big 5
Name 3 multicultural and social justice considerations.
1. Familiarize yourself with cultural or religious implications.
2. People with non-dominant identities are often over-diagnosed and often given more severe diagnoses than they should.
3. People with marginalized/oppressed statuses often have a multitude of obstacles to getting treatment such as discrimination, inadequate health insurance, and communication barriers.
What is the standard error of measurement for the SAT?
Approximately 30
What is a major criticism of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence?
There is a lack of evidence to support the theory
Standardized Assessment Program
ACT career planning survey, Differential Aptitudes Tests, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, WorkKeys, O*NET System and Career Exploration Tools, Career Occupational Preference System