Assessments Flashcards
Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2- MMPI-2
- Personality assessment tool
- 18+
- widely used in formulating dx
Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory- adolescent MMPI-A 
- personality assessment tool
- age 14-18yr.
- help identify diagnoses
Millon clinical multiaxial inventory
- 18+ yrs.
- personality assessment tool
- identify clinical issue assess for DSM5 disorder
Millon adolescent personality inventory
- 13yrs to 18yrs.
- personality assessment tool
- assesses adolescent personality and behavioral characteristics
NEO personality inventory-3 
-12yrs +
- personality assessment tool
-assesses five domains of personality
(Ex: neuroticism extroversion openness etc) 
Beck depression inventory ll

- 13-80 yrs
- depression assessment tool
Beck hopelessness scale
- 17-80 yrs
- depression assessment tool
- assess feelings about future & suicide risk 
Carroll depression scale
- 18yrs +
- depression assessment tool
- self rating 
Hamilton rating scale for depression
- 18yrs+
- depression assessment tool
- rates severity of symptoms
IPAT depression scale
- 16+yrs.
- used to diagnose depression
- based on 7 factors (somatic, guilt, self-criticism etc)
Child depression inventory 2
-ages 7yr to 17yrs.
-depression assessment tool
-covers cognitive behavioral symptoms depression
Short mood and feelings questionnaire
- 6+ yrs
- depression assessment tool
- screening tool for depression in children
California psychological inventory
-13yr+
-personality assessment tool
-helps describe behavior, interpersonal
& social communication
16 personality factor inventory
- 16yrs+
- personality assessment tool
- measures anxiety, adjustment, emotion, and behavior
Psychological screening inventory 2
- 16yrs+
- personality assessment tool
- brief screening to identify higher needs
Children’s apperception test (CAT)
- ages 3-10 yrs.
- marked as personality assessment tool
- 10 animal pictures gives understanding to personality & emotion disturbance
Beck anxiety inventory
-ages 17yr to 80 yrs
- anxiety assessment tool

Hamilton rating scale for anxiety
- All ages
- anxiety assessment tool
Only used if already have ANX
-evaluates severity
Covi anxiety scale
- 18yr+
- anxiety assessment tool
- often use with the Hamilton one; distinguishes btwn depression & anx 
State-trait anxiety inventory
- 18yrs +
- anxiety assessment tool
- looks at “state” anx (temporary) & “trait” anx (long-term) (personality related) type anxiety 
Screen for childhood anxiety related disorders (SCARED)
- ages 8-18yrs.
- anxiety assessment tool
- childhood anxiety disorders
Fear questionnaire
- no age limitations
- Anxiety assessment tool
- assesses levels of anx associated with different fears
Mini mental state examination (MMSE) 
- adults
- neurological assessment tool
- screens for dementia & cognition
Bender visual motor gestalt test
- ages 4+
- neurological assessment tool
- geometric designs & memory assesses visual motor
Benton visual retention test
“The Benton” 
- ages 8yrs.+
- neurological assessment tool
- assesses perception and spatial ability/ dx brain damage, ADHD, Alzheimer’s 
Kaufman assessment battery for children 
- ages 3-18yrs
- intelligence assessment tool
- assesses cognitive development
Ravens progressive matrices
- ages 5yrs+
- intelligence assessment tool
- measures abstract reasoning, completing patterns 
Leiter International performance scale 3
- ages 3yr-75 yrs
- intelligence assessment tool
- nonverbal measure of intelligence game-like tasks
Vineland adaptive behavioral scales
- all ages
- developmental assessment tool
- diagnoses intellectual or developmental disability; ability to cope etc.
Vineland social maturity scale
Ages 0-15yrs
- developmental assessment tool
- meausres social competence across eight scales 
Michigan alcohol screening test
Age n/a
Alcohol assessment tool
Screens for heavy drinking
CAGE questionnaire
Age n/a
Alcohol assessment tool
Brief psychiatric rating scale
Ages n/a
Measures psychiatric symptoms
Widely used
Positive and negative symptoms scale for schizophrenia (PANSS) 
Ages 20-68yrs.
Medical scale
Used for severity of sx in schizophrenia
Mini MSE
Is for cognitive like dementia!!!!!!!