• Define the term psychodiagnosis and describe its functions. (p. 73)
  
  
• Identify the characteristics of good tests, including reliability and validity. Define reliability, and differentiate among test-retest, internal, and interrater reliability. Define validity, and differentiate among predictive, criterion-related, construct, and content validity. (pp. 7374)
  
  
• Define assessment and discuss its role in clinical psychology. Describe and discuss various psychological assessment techniques and their strengths and limitations, including observation of behavior, clinical interviews, and tests and inventories. (pp. 7487; Table 3.1)
  
  
• Describe the nature and purposes of projective personality tests, including the Rorschach, Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), sentence-completion test, and draw-a-person test. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of projective tests. (pp. 7780)
  
  
• Describe the nature and purposes of self-report inventories, including the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2). Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of personality inventories. (pp. 8082; Figure 3.1)
  
  
• Describe the purposes and characteristics of the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet intelligence tests and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC). Discuss the strengths and limitations of these tests. (pp. 82-85)
  
  
• Describe methods for assessing cognitive impairments due to brain damage (organicity), including the WAIS-III, Bender-Gestalt Visual-Motor Test, Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery, and Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery. (pp. 85-86)
  
  
• Describe neurological procedures for detecting brain damage, including CAT and PET scans, EEGs, ,MRIs, and functional MRIs. (pp. 8687)
  
  
• Discuss ethical issues involved in assessment, particularly how cultural differences may influence clinical judgments. (pp. 8789; Critical Thinking)
  
  
• Explain the goals of classifying abnormal behaviors and review the history of classification systems. Discuss how validity problems have been raised and dealt with. (pp. 89-92)
  
  
• Describe the characteristics of the DSM-IV-TR, including its five axes, the broad categories of mental disorders, and how the DSM-IV-TR places diagnosis in a cultural context. (pp. 92-99)
  
  
• Discuss the objections to the DSM classification system and the arguments supporting its use. (p. 99)
  
  
• Describe four problems associated with classification and labeling and the research related to these problems. Discuss how the findings of Rosenhan (1973) relate to the impact of labeling. (pp. 99-101)