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A 14 page paper that responds to specific questions related to psychological assessment. Discussions include interpretations of a WISC-IV and a WAIS-IV, the differences between intelligence and achievement for adults, and how intelligence and achievement tests inform each other. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
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of her classes. She has a diagnosis of dysthymic disorder and is taking Effexor. She had one acute care psychiatric placement for threatening suicide. Recently, she entered an intensive outpatient
intervention program for youth who are at risk of residential treatment. The catalyst was her involvement in trashing a neighbors home, an act she denies even with photographic images of
her involvement. She also received a citation for carrying ten passengers in her subcompact car but she argued that she was not speeding. Charlotte was referred by the Department of
Corrections Secondary for an evaluation of social/emotional issues. The WAIS-IV was administered. The examiner notes that it was difficult to establish rapport with Charlotte although it was thought that this
would have had a minimal negative effect on her performance. Interpretation of WAIS IV Results Score Summary WAIS-IV Scale Score Verbal Comprehension 107 Perceptual Reasoning 98 Working Memory 108
Processing Speed 84 Full Scale 100 General Ability 102 Charlottes composite scores ranged from low average to average. Verbal comprehension, 107; perceptual reasoning, 98; working memory, 108; and processing speed,
84. These reflected percentile ranks of 68, 45, 70, and 14, respectively and demonstrates processing speed deficits. Also, while all others are within average, it is important to note that
perceptual reasoning had a percentile rank of 45, which is below average. The full scale of 100 is the exact mean average for this assessment. All scores have a 95
percent confidence interval. Subtests Subtests are scaled to a mean of 10 with a standard deviation of 3. A scaled score of 10 is average. A scaled score of
7 would reflect 1 standard deviation below average and a scaled score of 13 would represent 1 standard deviation above average (Coalson & Raiford, 2008). Confidence intervals are related to
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