Essays on Psychometric

According to Gulanick and Myers (2013), the nursing process has been identified as the most appropriate strategy which can be employed in trying to ensure that the most suitable care is provided to a particular individual. Ensuring that the patient gets the best out of the Caregiving process should form the primary objective of any nursing undertaking. Addition studies (de Oliveira et al. 2012; Weber and Kelley, 2013), show carrying out a thorough assessment of a patient is a significant step as it forms the basis of a care plan. Studies by (Papathanasiou et al., 2013; Morrissey, 2016) showed ...

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Depression is one of the most prevalent psychological disorders in the world, and it can be estimated with the help of a number of different instruments. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is one of the most popular self-assessment instruments in the world to determine depressive symptoms. This instrument was initially proposed by Aaron Temkin Beck and his colleagues, and has been used in over 7,000 studies (Wang & Gorenstein, 2013).

Revisions of BDI

Since its development, BDI has gone through two major revisions. One revision occurred in 1978, when it was modified into BDI-IA, and the second important revision occurred ...

Abstract

The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Test is used by the psychologists to determine the extent of depression among the patients so that adequate interventions and treatments can be incorporated to hinder the extent of depression. There are certain errors that can effect the test specially when respondents fail to understand the questions and are under influence of drugs or alcohol, due to which their responses do not remain valid to draw conclusions. The errors during the manual calculation of scores can lead to false interpretation whereas the prevalence of construct validity is also required to incorporate the consistent level ...

According to National Center for Biotechnology Information (2016) “[s]ubstance abuse is the number one public health problem for U.S. colleges and universities because it represents the leading cause of preventable death and injury among collegians ages 18–25 years.” There have been many substance use disorder testing instruments that were developed over the years. However, none of the testing instruments has become the standard. One such substance use disorder testing instrument is known as Drug Abuse Screen Test (DAST). DAST is used to give an immediate assessment of problems that are drug-related which is necessary for the prevention ...

During psychological testing, a practitioner holds a position of power over the client, especially minors and people whose future life direction depends on the outcome of the assessment. As such, one should take care not to be biased or prejudices against a client, and to make professional decisions that are constructive rather than harmful to the client. The International Test Commission recommends that testing should be professional, take the rights and needs of the client into consideration, and the wider context in which the evaluation is done. One of the components of the context in which testing takes place ...

The bio psychosocial model

Wellness is the positive state of wellbeing and not the absence of disease, research has proven the truth in this by clearly illuminating light to the connection between our different dimensions as human beings(Evers et al., 2015). This includes the physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of man, however the Bio psychosocial model looks at the relationship between health and our physical, social as well as our psychological components. The WHO defines health as state of psychological, social, physical, and spiritual wellbeing and not the mere absence of disease or infirmity all these aspects are intertwined and contribute ...

Job overview and recruitment

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