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Mental Health Assessments continued Flashcards

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What is the BDI-11

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The beck depression inventory second edition which is a self-report measure of severity of depression

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How many items are there on the BDI-11 and what does each item represent

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There are 21 items and each item is a symptom of depresssion like sadness or loss of pleasure

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What is the age range of the BDI-11

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13 years and over

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How long does it take for the BDI to be completed

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5 to 10 minutes

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What scale is the BDI measured on

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Each item is measured on a 4 point scale of increaseing severity that are scored from 0 to 3

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How is the BDI scored

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The responses are summed to give a total score of 0 to 63

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What are the cut offs for the BDI

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0-13 = minimal 
14-19 = mild 
20-28 = moderate 
29-63 = severe
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Are there Australian norms for the BDI

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No, however there is percentile rank data based on a sample of Australian adults

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What items do clinicians need to pay particular attention to

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Suicidal ideas

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What is the GAF

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The GAF is the Global Assessment of Functioning and it measures a person’s overall psychosocial functioning

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What thre funtion domains are covered by the GAF

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  1. Psychological symptom severity
  2. Social functioning
  3. Occupational impairment
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Is the GAF still relevant by to the DSM-5

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No the WHODAS is recommended instead

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What does the APA recommend over the GAF

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Risk assessments rather than a single score rating

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Who can the GAF be used with

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Adults and school aged children

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Is there a child version of the GAF

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Yes there is the CHildren’s Global Assessment Scale

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How is the GAF scored

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It is scored from 1 to 100 with a higher score indicating healthier functioning

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17
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Are there Australian norms for the GAF

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NO

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18
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What population may you need to be careful with when administering the GAF

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ATSI populations

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What are ATSI population

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations

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What is the STAI

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The STAI is the State Trait Anxiety Inventory and it measures anxiety

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What is the defining feature of the STAI

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It provides a measure of two related anxiety constructs Trait anxiety and State Anxiety

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What ist Trait Anxiety

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The tendency to respond anxiously across life situations

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What is State anxiety

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Fluctuating anxiety that is based on immediate threatening stimuli or temporary conditions

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Who develop the theory of trait based and state based anxiety

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Cattel and Scheier

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Who can the STAI be used with

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Adults

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26
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what reading level is required for the the STAI

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a sixth grade reading level

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How is the STAI structured

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The STAI is made up of 2 20 item self-report scales.

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How is state anxiety measured on the STAI

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BY asking indviduals to report how they feel right now at this moment

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How is Trait anxiety measured on the STAI

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By asking indivudals how they generally feel

30
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WHat rating scale is used for the STAI

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a 4 point scale

31
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What is the intensity scale for the State scale on the STAI

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1= not at all 
4= very much so
32
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What is the frequency scale for the trait scale on the STAI

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1=almost never

4= almost always

33
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Are there australian norms for the STAI

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What is the ORS

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The outcome rating scale

35
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What is the Outcome Rating Scale

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It is a brief measure of client functioning

36
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What settings the ORS be used in

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Clinical, Counselling and community settings

37
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What is the main use of the ORS

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To regularly monitor client progress

38
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What is the benefit of monitoring client progress

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It has significant positive effects on client outcomes from treatment

39
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What age range can the ORS be used on

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13 years and older

40
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Can the ORS be used with different cultural backgrounds

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Yes there has been some analysis of its use cross-culturally so it can be used with clients from different cultural backgrounds although furth developiment in this area is still required

41
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When do clients complete the ORS

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At the commencement of a session

42
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How does a client complete the ORS

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They mark on each of the four different lines from low to high their individual, interpersonal, social and overall wellbeing over the previous week

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What are the 4 different domains of the ORS

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Individual
interpersonal
social
overall wellbeing

44
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HOw long does the ORS take to complete

45
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What is the rating scale of the ORS and is it a limitation

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a 10cm scale that allows the client to mark a score out of 10 YES NEED A RULER

46
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What does a high schore equate to

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Higher levels of functioning

47
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What do lower scores indicate on the ORS

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Higher levels of distress

48
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Are there Australian norms for the ORS

49
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What is the MMPI

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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

50
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What is the MMPI-2 used for

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It is one of the most widely used clinical assessment tools in personality assessment

51
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Where is the MMPI-2 used

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Most frequently used in psychiatric stettings

52
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What are the 5 main scales of the MMPI

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  1. Validity
  2. Clinical
  3. Content
  4. Resturctured clinical
  5. Supplementary
53
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What response style does the MMPI use

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True or false

54
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What is the main scale on the MMPI

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Clinical scales

55
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What are the central clinical scales on the MMPI

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  1. Hypochondriasis
  2. Depression
  3. Hysteria
  4. Psychopathic Deviate
  5. Masculinity-femininity
  6. Paranoia
  7. Psychasthenia
  8. Schizophrenia
  9. Hypomania
  10. Social introversion
56
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What is the age range of the MMPI

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18 and above

57
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How can the MMPI be administered

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online or in paper form

58
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How long does the MMPI take to complete

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60 to 90 minutes

59
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Are there currently norms for the MMPI

60
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What does ASEBA stand for and include

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Achencbach System of Empirically Based Assessment

  1. Parent report
  2. Self Report
  3. Teacher report
61
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What do ASEBA assessments measure

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Adaptive and maladaptive functioning

62
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What is the age range of ASEBA

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6 to 18 years old

63
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What is the Youth Self-report form for

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It is an ASEBA self-report form for adolescents

64
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How long does it take to complete a ASEBA form

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15 minutes

65
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What are teh scores categorised for the CBCL

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Normal, Borderline and Clinical

66
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How is the CBCL strucutred

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By syndrome scales and DSM oriented scales as well as internalising and externalising behaviours

67
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What are the internalising components of the CBCL

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  1. Anxious/depressed
  2. Withdrawn/depressed
  3. Somatic complaints
68
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What are the externalising behaviours on the CBCL

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  1. Rule-breaking behaviour

2. Aggressive behaviour

69
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What are the other 3 scales of the CBCL

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  1. Social
  2. Thought
  3. Attention Problems
70
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Are there Australian norms for the CBCL

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