What are the major assessment techniques?
ANSWER:
How are adults assessed? In terms of social, psychological and cognitive assessments, there are six basic methods: interview, self-report, report by others, psychophysiological assessment, direct observation, and performance-based
assessment. Clinical interviews are the most widely used method. There are a number of self-report measures, but as was mentioned in Chapter 1, their reliability and validity are questionable with older adults. Friends and family can report on a subject. Report by others is useful to corroborate the subject's data and is helpful if the subject cannot or will not answer for themselves. Psychophysiological reports are things like heart rate, muscle activity, and EEG. Direct observation is useful when there are problems with specific behaviors. And finally, performance-based assessment involves giving clients a specific task to perform.
You might also like to view...
You enroll in a freshman Introduction to Sociology course at your college, and the classes are held in a large auditorium with stadium seating that holds over a hundred students, with a single instructor behind a lectern. This illustrates which characteristic of a bureaucracy?
A. division of labor B. written rules and regulations C. hierarchy of authority D. impersonality
Which theory views the economy not as a source of stability for society but rather that the economy reflects and reproduces economic inequality?
a. Functionalism b. Conflict theory c. Symbolic interactionism d. Feminist theory
What factors make abuse of elderly persons particularly difficult to detect?
What will be an ideal response?
Sociological research shows that, in heterosexual families, women today take on more of the burden of __________ than men.
A) paying alimony B) unemployment C) marriage D) the second shift