Research proposal on serial killers

Running head: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET 1

Psychological Assessment Worksheet

Kimberly H. Morgan

PSYCH 655/ Integrative Capstone: Psychology Past and Present

Deirdre A. Teaford, Ph.D.

November 14, 2016

University of Phoenix Material

Assessment Worksheet
Using the Mental Measurements Yearbook, identify three measures of the constructs you are studying for your research question

1. What is your research question?

My research question will be does an individual diagnosed with schizophrenia who develops an addiction have an increased risk of becoming a serial killer? In particularly, are there any ecological influences that transpire in drug stimulated (mind altering), schizophrenic serial killers? If as a result, what aspects are involved?

2. Write a testable hypothesis for your research question.

The testable hypothesis All serial killers that are also schizophrenic can change their social environment which would include mind altering drugs. This should align with the research question and should clearly state exactly what (and the direction) you believe will happen in your research. For example, Patients with schizophrenia who develop addictions are more likely to become serial killers.

3. What constructs is your research question investigating?

The constructs that are going to be used in my research question consist of negative surroundings such as environments with drug abuse , and observing the mental and physical effects of a person that may be subjected to these negative environments and how it correlates to their growth of becoming a serial killer.

4. Using the Mental Measurements Yearbook, provide the following information for three measures of the constructs:

a. What is the test? Include the name and authors.

The first test is by way of Mark Shriver and Claudia Wright and is the Personal Experience Inventory for Adults.

The next test is by Tony Cellucci and Glenn Gelman and will be Inventory of Drug- Taking Situations.

The third test will be one by Allen Hess and Janet Smith and the title is Interview intended for the Retrospective Assessment of the Onset and Course of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses.

b. How is the test used? Include the target population, how the test is administered, and what information it provides.

· In the Personal Experience Inventory for Adults it is intended to gain material about an individual’s abuse predicaments. The test is given out to persons 19 years of age and up .

· In Inventory of Drug-Taking Situations it is designed to measure people and summarize thorough situations in which one has consumed drugs within the year. The target population is drug users.

· In the Interview for the Retrospective Assessment of the Onset and Course of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses it is designed to evaluate signs and communal growth in schizophrenic individuals. The target population is adults who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia .

c. What is known about the test’s psychometric properties, such as reliability and validity?

• The PEI develops dependability in its procedures with core reliability and test-retest consistency. The validity of the inventory is established because of the evaluation scores and effected test group down on the assessment .

• The IRAOS uses interjudge, interrater, and test-retest dependability in the measures. The validity of the inventory has presented a dilemma . What was evaluated was self-evident, nevertheless the contents remained valid. However, if the research from the ICD-10 was well established the ICD-10 and IRAOS is valid .

• The IDTS utilizes correlating the scales for an overall score with various measures of self-reported ingesting, dependency, and social background. The pattern of severity with substance abuse and IDTS encompasses the Negative Situation scales. The norms for reliability and validity is not offered.

d. Why would the test be useful for your study?

• The PEI is going to be beneficial in my research as it will aid to recognize the diverse effects that addiction has had as well as the problems and the trends that are correlated with addiction.

• The IRAOS will be of assistance with recognizing the warning signs and social development with serial killers that have been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

• The IDTS will be of use in my research to help with recognizing addiction and social and environment influences for addicts.

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