Question 1

Describe the counselor role in assessment during intake interviewing, during counseling, for crisis intervention, and for diagnostic evaluations.

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Question 2

Compare a clinical and an actuarial (statistical) approach to interpreting tests.

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Question 3

What are the chief characteristics of an effective standardized test?

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Question 4

Describe Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and why he believes it is superior to the traditional I.Q. theory in assessing a person's intelligence.

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Question 5

Constructivists and social constructionists advocate allowing their alternative diagnostic models as options to the DSM-IV-TR. Describe their alternative approaches and explain why they believe their diagnostic measures could be more effective.

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Quiz 7: Assessment, Testing, and Diagnosis

Describe the counselor role in assessment during intake interviewing, during counseling, for crisis intervention, and for diagnostic evaluations.

Compare a clinical and an actuarial (statistical) approach to interpreting tests.

What are the chief characteristics of an effective standardized test?

Describe Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and why he believes it is superior to the traditional I.Q. theory in assessing a person's intelligence.

Constructivists and social constructionists advocate allowing their alternative diagnostic models as options to the DSM-IV-TR. Describe their alternative approaches and explain why they believe their diagnostic measures could be more effective.