Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Spring 2010
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Psychology
Abstract
In today’s economic decline, there is a growing pressure for the reform of healthcare. Clinicians need to treat only those individuals who have true symptoms and problems. Individuals who exaggerate or feigning cognitive impairments are straining an already over-burdened healthcare system (Haines & Norris, 2001). A collaborative approach in which a clinician gathers information from an interview, behavior observations, collateral information, and assessments is recommended to detect if an individual is attempting to malinger. Assessments are especially important if a clinician should be called to court. Over two-thirds of neuropsychologists use at least one specialized technique for detecting malingering (Slick, Tan, Strauss, & Hultsch, 2004). This research has primarily focused on finding if the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test- Second Edition (KBIT-2) would be able to have a cut-off score that would help determine if an individual is malingering. The KBIT-2 was not designed to measure malingering; however, the purpose of this study is to determine if there is any promise.
Recommended Citation
Babutzke, Jamie Lee, "Use of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test - Second Edition as an embedded measure of malingering in a college population" (2010). Master's Theses. 161.
DOI: 10.58809/TSLW4931
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/161
Rights
© 2010 Jamie Lee Babutzke
Comments
For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu