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NSU - Behavioral Assessment
Final Study Guide for Lambert Final
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Psychology
Graduate
10/11/2008

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Term
Principles of Behavioral Assessment
Definition

Direct Measurement

Observable Measure

Naturalistic

Identifying Contemporaneous Causal Variables

Multi Method

Multi Informant

Idiographic

Term
General Structured Interview
Definition

Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID) Very long

Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV Axis II (SCID-2)

Term
General Clinician Rating Scales
Definition

Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)

Brief Derogatis Psychiatric Rating Scale (BDPRS)

Term
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) Used when:
Definition

Usually inpatient

Severely Mentally ill

Term

Brief Derogatis Psychiatric Rating Scale (BDPRS)

Used when:

Definition

Shorter than BPRS

Faster

Defines rating scales a bit better

Term
Behavioral Observation Benefits
Definition

Lets the clinician directly see the behavior.

Get to see:

Frequency

Duration

Intensity

Can either observe directly

(Non-Participant Observers)

or Indirectly -

(Participant Observers.)

Term

Behavioral Observation

Limitations:

Definition

Not good for low frequency behaviors

Observer Reactivity

(behavior changes because of an observer) 

Observer Bias

(observations biased by our personality)

Interrater Reliability

Cost

Invade Privacy 

Term

Behavioral Measurement

Benefits 

Definition

Objective

Reliable

Cost Effective

Private 

Term

Behavioral Measurement

Limitations: 

Definition

Not available for every behavior

Difficult to implement. 

Term

Self-Report Questionnaires

Benefits 

Definition

Quick and easy

Cheap

Easy to score

Not subjective to administer

Like consulting with an expert 

Term

Self-Report Questionnaires

Limitations: 

Definition

Doesn't see idiosyncratic issues

Face valid

Based on what client reports (may be inaccurate)

Client may present self as they wish to be seen 

Term

Self-Monitoring

Benefits: 

Definition

Cost effective

Great for low frequency behaviors 

Term
Self-Monitoring
Limitations:
Definition

Noncompliance

Inaccurate recording

Bad for controlled research 

Term
Cognitive Assessment Methods
Definition

Recognition

(Client reads a list of items and endorses which one fits for them and how much)

Recall

(Client asked to list their thoughts that occurred before, during, or after a particular event.)

Concurrent

(Recording thoughts as they happen)

Projective

(Client lists what someone else would do if they were in the same situation.) 

Term

Recognition Method

Benefits: 

Definition
Easy
Term

Recognition Method

Limitation: 

Definition
May not be idiographic
Term

Recall Method

Benefits: 

Definition
Idiographic
Term

Recall Method

Limitations: 

Definition

Sensor or edit what they write

Only recall few thoughts

Must have written and expressive skills 

Term

Concurrent Method

Benefits: 

Definition

Uniquely tailored to client

Immediate information

Affect is attached 

Term

Concurrent Method

Limitations: 

Definition
Hard to record thoughts while event is taking place.
Term

Projective Method

Limitations: 

Definition
What someone else is thinking isn't necessarily what I would be thinking.
Term

Psychophysiological Assessment

Benefits: 

Definition
Helps us to understand physiology as it relates to psychology.
Term

Psychophysiological Assessment

Limitations: 

Definition

Cumbersome Equipment

Equipment may change due to environment 

Term

Overall Anxiety

Clinician Rating Scale 

Definition

Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule (ADIS)

Covers all anxiety disorders 

Term

Overall Anxiety

Behavioral Observation 

Definition

Behavioral Avoidance Test (BAT)

Present fear and watch what happens. 

Term

Overall Anxiety

Self-Report Questionnaires 

Definition
Behavioral Avoidance Index (BAI)
Term

Overall Anxiety

Self-Monitor 

Definition

3 column technique

Subjective Units of Distress (SUDS) rating scale

Walk Fear Thermometer 

Term

Panic Disorder

Behavioral Interview 

Definition
Assess the Antecedents "A" of the attack
Term

Panic Disorder

Self Report Questionnaires 

Definition
Initial Evaluation of Anxiety and Avoidance for Patients (IEAAP)
Term

Panic Attack

Behavioral Observation 

Definition

Induce Panic Attack (spinning, running, head between legs)

Watch what happens. 

 

Term

Agoraphobia

Behavioral Interview 

Definition

Assess for the Consequences "C" of avoidance.

What are the secondary gains? 

Term

Agoraphobia

Behavioral Observation 

Definition
Behavioral Avoidance Test (BAT)
Term

Agoraphobia

Self-Report Questionnaires 

Definition

Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI)

Mobility Inventory for Agoraphobia (MIA) 

Term

Agoraphobia

Self-Monitor 

Definition

SUDS Rating

3 column cognitions

Monitor coping mechanism 

Term

Social Phobia

Behavioral Interview 

Definition

Is it specific or generalize

Assess where fear exists (bars, work, home)

Critical self talk 

Term

Social Phobia

Behavioral Observation 

Definition

Interpersonal Performance Test (IPT) 

Term

Social Phobia

Self-Report Questionnaires 

Definition

Interaction Anxiousness Scale (IAS)

Social Phobia Questionnaires (SPQ) 

Term

Social Phobia

Self-Monitoring 

Definition

Monitor Situation

Monitor Feelings

Monitor Cognitions

3 Column Technique 

Term

Specific Phobia

Behavioral Interview 

Definition
Locate avoidance techniques
Term

Specific Phobia

Behavioral Observation 

Definition
Behavioral Avoidance Test (BAT)
Term

Specific Phobia

Self-Report Questionnaires 

Definition

Initial Fear Evaluation (IFE)

Fear Questionnaire (FQ) 

Term

Specific Phobia

Self-Monitoring 

Definition
Patient's Self-Monitoring of Fears (PSMF)
Term

OCD

Behavioral Interview 

Definition

Tripartite Mission

Evaluate Separately:

Anxiety

Compulsions

Obsessions 

Careful of cultural norms 

Look for the "A" Anteceedent 

Term

OCD

Structured Interview 

Definition

Yale/Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOC)

Term

OCD

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Cumpulsive Activity Checklist (CAC)

Maudsley - Most widley used 

Term

OCD

Self-Monitoring 

Definition

Time of obsession or cumpulsion.

Touch on Frequency and intensity. 

Term

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Behavioral Interview

Definition

Cognitive experience

Term

GAD

Self-Monitoring 

Definition

3 Column Technique

% of the day worrying 

Term

GAD

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Penn-State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)

State/Trait Anxiety Report (STAR)

(Compares here and now with general levels) 

Term

PTSD

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Impact of Event Scale (IES)

Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI) 

Term

PTSD

Self-Monitor 

Definition
Patient's Trauma Trigger Record (PTTR)
Term

Depression

Self-Report Questionnaires 

Definition

Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

Center for Psychological Studies Depressed Mood Scale (CESD)

(More for medical - somatic complaints - separates medical aspect from the measure.) 

Term

Depression

Clinician Rating Scale 

Definition
Hammilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS)
Term

Depression

Self-Monitor 

Definition

Mood Scaling 0-10

Chart Behaviors 

Term

Depression

Cognitive Self-Monitor 

Definition

Automatic Thought Questionnaire (ATQ)

Irrational Beliefs Systems (IBS) 

3 Column Technique

Daily Thought Record (DTR) 

Term

Suicide

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS)

(Hidden way of assessing suicide)

Beck Suicide Survey (BSS)

Term

Bipolar / Mania

Clinician Rating Scale 

Definition

Clinician Administered Rating Scale for Mania (CARS-M)

Like BDI

Term

Bipolar / Mania

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Altman - Structured like BDI

 

Term

Bipolar / Mania

Self-Monitor 

Definition

Mood Charts

What triggers instigate the episode 

Term

Schizophrenia

Clinician Rating Scale 

Definition

Schedule for Affective Disorders for Schizophrenia (SCAD)

[Usually used for research]

Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)

(BPRS) or (BDPRS) 

Strauss Carpenter Levels of Functioning Scale (SCLFS)

Scale for the Rating of Positive and Negative Symptoms (SftRoPaNS) 

 

Term

Scizophrenia/Social Skills

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Level of Functioning Scale (LOFS)

Topograpbhy of Voices Rating Scale (TOVRS)

Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ)

Overall Social Skill Vs. Overall Anxiety

Rathus Assertiveness Scale (RAS) 

Term

Schizophrenia / Social Skills

Clinician Rating Scale 

Definition
Bellack & Hersen - Social Skills Assessment Interview (BHSSAI)
Term

Schizophrenia / Social Skills

Behavioral Observation 

Definition

Role Plays

Simulation 

Term

Pain

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

West Haven - Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI)

[Impairment and Secondary Gain] 

Term

Pain

Self-Monitoring 

Definition

Scaling

Scale of 1-10 

Term

Sleep

Clinical Interview 

Definition

Discover:

What time they go to bed

What time they wake up

Keep Tx in mind (2 yr old pillow, 7 yr old mattress, sleep/sex in bed) 

Term

Sleep

Self-Monitoring 

Definition

St. Mary's Hospital Sleep Questionnaire  (SMHSQ)

Once a night 

Term

Sleep

Psychophysiological Measurement 

Definition
Nocturnal Polysonography (sleep lab)
Term

Eating Disorders

Behavioral Interview 

Definition

History of behavior

Triggers

Patterns 

Term

Eating Disorders

Self-Monitor 

Definition

Food Journal

Hunger and Satiety (HS)

Renfrew Center Self-Monitoring (RCSM) 

Term

Eating Disorders

Clinician Rating Scale 

Definition
Yale-Brown Cornell Eating Disorders Scale (YBC-EDS)
Term

Eating Disorders

Behavioral Measurement 

Definition
Scale - Must make weight
Term

Anorexia

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ)

False Positives

Happens in regular society 

Term

Bulimia

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition
Eating Attitudes Test (EAT)
Term

Substance Abuse

Behavioral Interview 

Definition

Timeline of substance use

When do you drink most, why?

First time drink became once a week.

 (CAGE)

Cut Down

Annoyed

Guilt

Eye Opener in Morning 

(CAGE) 

Term

Substance Abuse

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Card Sort

Drug Use Screening Inventory (DUSI)

Self Administered Alcoholism Screening Test (SAAST)

SAAST based on Michigan Alcoholic Screening Test (MAST)

Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)

Alcohol use disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) 

Term

Substance Abuse

Self-Monitoring 

Definition

Identify triggers

Identify Effective Coping Strategies

Scaling 

Term

Substance Abuse

Behavioral Measurement 

Definition
Tox Screening (Random)
Term

Smoking

Behavioral Interview 

Definition

Discover:

How much

How often

Which brand

Tried to quit?

Successfull? 

Term

Smoking

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Horn-Waingrow Reasons for Smoking Scale

(HWRSS) 

Term

Smoking

Self-Monitor 

Definition

Write:

Thoughts

Frequency

Function 

Term

Relationships

Behavioral Interview 

Definition

History of one

History of other

Couple history together

Interview separate and then together to get more accurate information 

Term

Reltionships

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Marital Happiness Scale (MHS)

Like report card

Locke-Wallace Short Marital Adjustment Test (LWSMAT)

Don't show to other. 

Term

Relationships

Behavioral Observations 

Definition

Waiting Room:

Sitting next to each other

Passive aggressive?

Do formal Role plays

Reveal Differences Discussion Task (RDDT)

How well do they solve their problems on their own? 

Term

Physical Violence

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Physical Victimization Scale  (PVS) 

Term

Sexual Satisfaction

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Index of Sexual Satisfaction (ISS)

Measures of Sexual Satisfaction/Dysfunction (MSSD) 

Term

Sexual Satisfaction

Behavioral Measurement 

Definition

Physical

Medication

Strain gague 

Term

Older Adults

Clinician Rating Scale 

Definition
Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE)
Term

Older Adults

Behavioral Interview 

Definition

Collateral report from:

Spouse

Adult children

CNA 

Term

Older Adults

Structured Interview 

Definition

Older American Resources and Sources Methodology

(OARS)

(SCID) 

Term

Older Adults

Self-Report Questionnaire 

Definition

Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)

Behavioral Avoidance Index (BAI) 

Term

Older Adults

Psychophysiological 

Definition

Heart Monitor

EEG... etc 

Term

Children

Behavioral Interview 

Definition
Discover environmental conditions
Term

Children

Structured Interview 

Definition

Anxiety Disorders Interveiw Schedule - Children (ADIS-C)

Childhood Assessment Schedule (CAS)

Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC)

Kiddie - Schizophrenia... (K-SADS) 

Term

Children

Behavior Checklists 

Definition

Achenbach - Child Behavior Check List (CBCL)

[Gold standard] 

Conners Teacher, Parent Rating Scale (CPRS)

[ADHD & externalizing] 

Revised Behavior Problem Checklist (Quay)

[Use if no CBCL] 

Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) 

[Externalizing Behavior] 

Term

Children

Self-Report 

Definition

Messy/Matson (MESSY)

Child Depression Inventory (CDI)

Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) 

Term

Children

Self-Monitor 

Definition

Daily form

Token Systems form of monitoring 

Term

Children

Behavioral Observation 

Definition
Classroom and Home Observations
Term
Goals of Behavioral Assessment
Definition

Identify Problem Behaviors

Identify Factors Maintaining Problem

Select Optimal Treatment

Evaluate Effectiveness of Treatment 

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