In neuropsychological assessment, an individual's scores are best compared against which of the following?
a. A large normative sample based on U.S. census data stratified for gender, age, race, and geographical region
b. A norm group consisting of individuals who have the same psychopathology as your client
c. A norm group of both healthy normal individuals and those suffering from a wide variety of mental illness
d. The estimated level of functioning of your individual before onset of the illness e. None of these
Question 2
A neuropsychological assessment is most likely to be used in which of the following situations?
a. In diagnosing a student for a learning disability
b. For a client who may have suffered a traumatic brain injury
c. In assessing a student for a gifted program
d. In assessing a patient recently diagnosed with schizophrenia
e. All of these are potential situations.
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