A ________ Indicates How Many Standard Deviations Above or Below

question 39

Multiple Choice

A ________ indicates how many standard deviations above or below the mean a given score lies.

• A)norm-referenced measure
• B)raw score
• C)criterion-referenced measure
• D)standard score

Recognize appropriate length and structure of psychological assessment reports.

Identify essential components to include in the diagnosis section of an assessment report.

Understand how to effectively summarize and conclude a psychological assessment report.

Identify what constitutes a client's cognitive functioning during assessments.

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Definitions:

Biological

Pertaining to the study of life and living organisms, involving their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution.

Diathesis-Stress Perspective

The view that a predisposition to develop a disorder (the “diathesis”), interacting with the experience of stress, causes mental disorders. According to this perspective, the interaction underlies the onset of all disorders, although either the predisposition or the stress may be more important in a particular disorder, or in a particular person.

Diathesis

A predisposition or vulnerability to developing a disorder or disease, often influenced by genetics and environmental factors.

Stress

A physical or psychological response to internal or external demands or pressures.