Hyperventilation and psychometric testing.

The growth of psychometric testing

This paper examines the current growth in psychometric testing for recruitment, and the degree to which it reflects dissatisfaction with formal qualifications in the general education and/or vocational sectors, changes in skill needs, or other non-education related factors. It is a companion piece to Jenkins (2001) which reviews the evidence on levels of test use and confirms that there has bee...

Development and psychometric evaluation of a brief version of the hyperventilation questionnaire: the HVQ-B.

The fear of arousal sensations characterizes some anxiety disorders and is a core feature of an established risk factor for anxiety and related disorders (i.e. anxiety sensitivity; Taylor, 1999). Anxiety sensitivity (AS) refers to a fear of anxiety-related bodily sensations stemming from beliefs that these have catastrophic consequences. Interoceptive exposure (IE; repeated exposure to feared a...

Commentary on Psychometric concerns in neuropsychological testing.

Dr. Williams raises interesting concerns in his article, however, I feel that the issues he raises extend beyond the scope of test validation, battery selection, test norms, and standardized assessment. The utilization of an assessment measure involves not only the use of that specific measure within a test battery, but also the validation and normative research for that measure. The Standards ...

Effects of Hyperventilation Can hyperventilation cause syncope?

Developing and psychometric testing of a questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude and Practice of paramedical staffs about nosocomial infections

Introduction: Nosocomial infections increase costs, prolong recovery, cause disability, and death of patients. Adequate knowledge, attitude, and practice of staff play an important role in controlling nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to design and test psychometer a questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of paramedical staff about nosocomial infection...