Assessments of Cognition, Affect, and/or Sensory Processing

Question 1

Adult/Adolescent Sensory Profile

Answer 1

4 quadrants (sensory sensitivity, sensation avoiding, low registration, sensation seeking)
method: 60-item questionnaire about ind reactions to daily sensory experiences via person’s self-report
scoring: cutoff scores indicate typical performance and probable, definite, and sig differences
diff which sensory system is hindering performance
population: 11-65 years

Question 2

Allen Cognitive Level Screen-5 (ACLS-5)

Answer 2

perf of several leather lacing stitches following instruction and/or demonstration
level 3: running stitch
level 4: whipstitch
level 5: cordovan stitch
socring: 3.0-5.8 and correspond to their respective mode on the Allen scale
population: adults with psychiatric or cog dysfunction

Question 3

Beck Depression Inventory

Answer 3

presence and depth of depression
ind rates his/her feelings relative to 21 characteristics associated with depression
scoring: items scored as 0-3 with 3 being most severe
21 item ratings are totaled with higher scores ind higher levels of dep
population: adolescent and adult

Question 4

Elder Depression Scale

Answer 4

30-item checklist
scoring: yes/no
score of 10-11 is threshold most often used to ind dep
population: older adults

Question 5

Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

Answer 5

measures severity of illness and changes over time in ind diagnosed with depressive illness
method: interview and consultation with family, staff, and other informed ind
clinician rates info relative to 17 symptoms and characteristics
also rated: diurnal variation, depersonalization, paranoid symptoms, obsessional symptoms
scoring: items are rated
0: absent
1: trivial
2: present
OR 0-4 signifying absent, trivial, mild, mod, severe
scores for items 1-17 are totaled for a final score
population: diagnosis of mood disorder