NCMHCE Assessments Flashcards
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Rorschach Inkblot Test
A
Subjective test to assess psychological state, traits, and psychosis
Projective Test
2
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Thematic Apperception Test
A
Designed to elicit interpretations by subject of social situations.
Projective Test
3
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HTP
House-Tree-Person
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The house-tree-person test (HTP) is intended to measure different aspects of personality. Test takers are asked to draw a house, a tree, and a person. The interpretation of these drawings is used to create a picture of the person’s cognitive, emotional, and social functioning.
Projective Personality Test
4
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Sentence Complete Tests
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Subjects are given start of a sentence, and subject completes the sentence.
Projective Test
5
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WAIS
Weschsler Adult Intelligence Scale
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IQ Test
Intelligence Test
Ages: 16 to 90 years
6
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WISC
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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IQ Test
Intelligence Test
Ages: 6 to 16 years
7
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SBIS
Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale
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Intelligence and cognitive abilities test.
Intelligence Test
Ages: 2+ years
8
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Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test
of Visual-Motor Integration
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Checks for visual-motor issues in children. A geometric sequence of forms to be copied onto paper.
Neuropsychological Test
9
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Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test
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Tests visual-motor integration.
Can be used to assess brain damage.
Neuropsychological Test
Ages: 4 to 85 years
10
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Benton Visual Retention Test
Also called Benton Test
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Measures visual perception and visual memory.
Neuropsychological Test
Ages: 8+ years
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WMS
Wechsler Memory Scale
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Measures memory function.
Ages: 16 to 90
Neuropsychological Test
12
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Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery
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Comprehensive neuropsychological test battery.
Neuropsychological Test
Ages: 15+ years
13
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DISC Assessment
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Quadrant behavioral model used to examine the behavior of individuals in their environment.
Dominance
Influence
Steadiness
Compliance
Vocational Preference Assessment
14
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The Holland Codes
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Set of personality types described used to help choose a career.
6 types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional
Vocational Preference Assessment
15
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SDS
Self Directed Search
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Career assessment test based on the Holland Codes.
Vocational Preference Assessment
Ages: 11 to 70 years
16
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MMPI-2
Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory – 2
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Assesses major psychological characteristics that reflect an individual’s social and personal maladjustment, including disabling psychological dysfunction.
Personality Test
Ages: 18+ years
17
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MCMI-IV
Millon Clinical Multiaxial
Inventory-IV
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A psychological assessment tool intended to provide information on psychopathology,
Personality Test
Ages: 18+ years
18
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MACI
Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory
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Specifically for assessing adolescent
personality characteristics and clinical syndromes
Personality Test
Ages: 13 to 18 years
19
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PAI
Personality Assessment Inventory
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A self-report inventory of adult psychopathology. Designed as a shorter alternative to MMPI.
Personality Test
20
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BDI
Beck Depression Inventory
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Multiple-choice self-report inventory, one of the most widely used instruments for measuring the severity of depression
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
Ages: 13 to 80 years
21
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Beck Anxiety Inventory
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Designed to discriminate anxiety from depression.
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
Ages: 17 to 80 years
22
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Burns Anxiety and
Depression Checklists
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Self reported questionnaires listing common symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
23
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CIDI
Composite International
Diagnostic Interview
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A comprehensive, fully-structured interview designed to be used for the assessment of mental disorders
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
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Eating Disorder Inventory
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Designed as a self-report measure of psychological and behavioral traits common in anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
25
HAM-A
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale
Interview scale
measures the severity of a patient's anxiety
| Psychologica/Clinical Diagnostic
## Footnote
Ages: all
26
PHQ-9
Patient Health Questionnaire 9
A brief self report assessment designed to
screen for depression.
| Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
27
PHQ-15
Patient Health Questionnaire 15
A brief self report assessment designed to screen for Somatization.
| Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
28
SAD PERSONS scale
An acronym based on 10 suicide risk factors.
| Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
29
Short Health Anxiety Inventory
An 18-item version of the original 48-item
measure designed to assess fear of illness,
| Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
30
IBQ
Illness Behavior Questionnaire
A 62-item self-report instrument that assesses patient's attitudes, ideas, affects, and attributions in relation to illness.
| Psychological/Clinical Diagnostic
31
STAI
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Used to distinguish between state (temporary) and trait (long-term) anxiety.
| Anxiety Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 18+ years
32
ADE Needs Assessment
A130-question, adult assessment tool.
Addresses life stress, attitude and emotional stability, criminal history and alcohol /drug use.
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
33
ASI
Addiction Severity Index
ASI provides a general overview of
substance-abuse problems
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
34
AUDIT
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
10-item screening to assess alcohol-related behaviors.
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
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AUI
Alcohol Use Inventory
AUI provides info on how individuals use alcohol, the benefits they derive from use, negative consequences, and the degree of concern individuals express about the use.
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
36
CAGE
Cut Down, Annoyed, Guilty, and Eye-Opener
Easy-to-use screening for identifying patients who are experiencing drinking and potential alcohol problems.
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
## Footnote
Self-administered
37
CRAFFT
Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends, Trouble.
Developed to screen adolescents for high-risk alcohol and other drug use disorders
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
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DAST
Drug Abuse Screening Test
10-item, brief screening tool that can be
administered by a clinician or self-administered.
Assesses drug use, not including alcohol or tobacco use, in the past 12 months.
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
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DUSI-R
Drug Use Screening Inventory - Revised
159-item screening instrument that provides scores in 10 life domains.
alcohol and drug use, behavior
patterns, health status, psychiatric disorder, social competence, family system, school
performance, work adjustment, peer relationships, and leisure and recreation.
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
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MAST
Michigan Alcohol Screening Test
Self-appraisal of social, vocational, and family problems frequently associated with heavy drinking.
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
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PESQ
Personal Experience
Screening Questionnaire
40-item substance abuse screening instrument.
Ages: 12 to 18 year olds.
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
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SASSI-4
Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory 4th Edition
Screens for high or low probability of having a substance use disorder.
Effective at identifying those in denial or deliberately trying to conceal their substance use.
| Substance and Alcohol Abuse
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ACE
Adverse Childhood
Experience Questionnaire
10-item self-report measure developed to identify childhood experiences of abuse and neglect
| Other Type of Assessment
44
ASQ-3
Ages & Stages Questionnaire
Assesses early
childhood development
| Other Type of Assessment
45
BASC-3
Behavior Assessment
System for Children 3
Analyze the child’s behavior from three perspectives— Self, Teacher, and Parent
| Other Type of Assessment
46
California Psychological Inventory
Designed to evaluate interpersonal behavior and social interaction within normal individuals.
| Other Type of Assessment
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FIRO-B
Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior
Quickly gathers critical insights into how an individual's needs for inclusion, control, and affection can shape his or her interactions with others.
| Other Type of Assessment
48
KTS
Keirsey Temperament Sorter
Self-assessed personality questionnaire
| Other Type of Assessment
49
KAS
Kim Alliance Scale
Measures the quality of therapeutic alliance, including patient empowerment.
| Other Type of Assessment
50
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
A measure of personal and social skills of people ranging in age from birth to age 90.
Used with special needs populations.
| Other Type of Assessment
51
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Personality assessment based on Jungian theory.
| Other Type of Assessment
52
MMSE
Mini Mental State Examination
Brief, 30-point questionnaire test that is used to screen for cognitive impairment.
| Other Type of Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 18+ years
53
OQ-45
Outcome Questionnaire 45
A brief scale to measure the subjective experience of a person, as well as to evaluate counseling effectiveness.
| Other Type of Assessment
54
Woodcock-Johnson III
Tests of intellectual ability and academic achivement.
| Achievement Test
55
VAS
Vanderbilt Assessment Scales
A brief scale completed by parents and teachers that assesses ADHD symptoms along with conduct disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, anxiety, depression and academic performance.
| Other Type of Assessment
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WRAT4
Wide Range Achievement Test 4
An achievement test which measures an individual's ability to read words, comprehend sentences, spell, and compute solutions to math problems.
| Achievement Test
## Footnote
Ages: 5 to 94 years
57
CBC
Child Behavior Checklist
Designed to assess "social competence" and "behavior problems" in children.
| Behavioral Assessment
## Footnote
Ages 6 to 18
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Connors Rating Scales
Designed to assess ADHD and related problems in children.
| Attention/Impulsivity Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 6 to 18
59
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
a global representation
of an individual’s coping
| Other Type of Assessment
60
CFI
Cultural Formulation Interview
Used to gather information about cultural features of an individual’s mental health problem.
Has 4 domains:
1. Cultural Definition of the Problem
2. Cultural Perceptions of Cause, Context, and Support
3. Cultural Factors Affecting Self-Coping and Past Help Seeking
4. Cultural Factors Affecting Current Help Seeking
| Cultural Impact Assessment
61
DSM-5 Self-Rated Level 1
Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure
23 questions that assess 13
psychiatric domains. It is intended to help therapists to identify areas in the DSM that need to be assessed further.
| Other Type of Assessment
62
WHODAS
World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule
36 self-reported questions that ask the client to report on life difficulties due to health/mental health conditions.
| Other Type of Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 18+ years
63
BTQ
Brief Trauma Questionnaire
10-item, self-report trauma exposure screen
| Trauma Screening
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PCL-5
PTSD Checklist
most widely used and researched screen for PTSD in adults
| Trauma Screening
65
CPSS
Child Post-traumatic
Symptom Scale
Assesses child for symptoms of PTSD, as well as whether the respondent is experiencing impairment in functioning.
| Trauma Screening
66
UCLA Reaction Index
Commonly used measure for PTSD symptoms in children and
adolescents.
| Trauma Screening
67
TER
Treatment Engagement
Rating Scale
TER is an objective measure that evaluates client engagement in the treatment process.
| Treatment Assessment
68
CMMS
Columbia Mental Maturity Scale
Helps educators tailor learning experiences for students.
| Developmental Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 3.5 to 12
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VSMS
Vineland Social Maturity Scale
Assesses social competence of students with developmental disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability.
| Developmental Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 0 to 15
70
SOMPA
System of Multicultural
Pluralistic Assessment
Assesses level of functioning of children from various backgrounds.
| Developmental Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 5 to 11
71
Bayley III
Bayley Scales of Infant Development-III
Identifies developmental issues in early childhood.
| Developmental Assessments
## Footnote
Ages: 1 to 42 months
72
Denver II
Denver Developmental Screening Test II
Identifies developmental problems in young children so they can be referred for services.
| Developmental Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 0 to 6 years
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KABC
Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
Assesses cognitive development
| Intelligence Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 3 to 18 years
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DTLA
Detroit Test of Learning Aptitude
Measures both general intelligence and discrete ability areas. Also shows the effectives of language, attention and motor issues on test performance.
| Intelligence Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 6 to 17 years
75
Raven's Progressive Matrices
Used in measuring abstract reasoning skills
| Intelligence Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 5+ years
76
Leiter-3
Leiter International Performace Scale, Third Edition
Non verbal measure of intelligence
| Intelligence Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 3 to 75 years
77
SIT
Slosson Intelligence Test
Quick test of intellectual ability. Good to use as screening to determine if more testing is needed.
| Intelligence Asssessment
## Footnote
Ages: 4 to 65 years
78
NEO Personality Inventory 3
Comprehensive measure of 5 domains of personality (neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness)
| Personality Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 12+ years
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CPI
California Psychological Inventory
Personality assessment that assesses social communication and interpersonal behavior.
| Personality Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 13+ years
80
16PF
16 Personality Factor Inventory
Measues anxiety, adjustment, emotional stability, and behavioral problems.
| Personality Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 16+ years
81
PSI-2
Psychological Screening
Inventory 2
Brief mental health screening to determine need for further screen or professional support.
| Personality Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 16+ years
82
CAT
Children's Apperception Test
Child asked to describe 10 animal pictures in order to gain understanding about personality and emotional disturbance.
| Personality Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 3 to 10 years
83
COVI
Covi Anxiety Scale
Used to distinguish between depression and anxiety.
Often used with HAM-A
| Anxiety Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 18+ years
84
RCMAS-2
Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, 2nd Edition
Quickly identifies source and level of anxiety in children.
| Anxiety Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 6 to 19 years
85
SCARED
Screen for Childhood Anxiety Related Disorders
Screens for childhood anxiety
| Anxiety Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 8 to 18 years
86
Fear Questionnaire
Used to assess the level of distress associated with different fears.
| Anxiety Assessment
## Footnote
no age limits
87
BHS
Beck Hopelessness Scale
Measures feelings about the future, motivation, expectations.
| Depression/Suicide Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 17 to 80 years
88
CDS-R
Carroll Depression Scale
Self-rated instrument for measuring presence and severity of depression.
| Depression Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 18+ years
89
SDS
Zung Self-rating Depression Scale
Used to assess depression levels in individuals diagnosed with depressive disorder.
| Depression Assessment
## Footnote
no age limit
90
HAM-D or HRSD
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
Rates severity of depression symptoms. Used to evaluate effectiveness of treatment
| Depression Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 18+ years
91
IPAT Depression Scale
Used to diagnose depression
| Depression Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 16+
92
CDI 2
Child Depression Inventory 2
Assesses symptoms of depression in children
| Depression Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 7 to 17 years
93
SMFQ
Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire
Screening tool for depression in children
| Depression Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 6+ years
94
Kuder Career Planning System
3 assessments to help with career planning
| Career Assessment
## Footnote
Grades 7+
95
LNNB
Luria-Nebraska Neurological Battery
Screening for coginitive and neurological impairments. Can be used to measure level of brain damage.
| Neurological Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 13+ years
96
Mini-Cog
Screening tool for cognitive impairment in adults
| Neurological Assessment
## Footnote
Older adults
97
EDI-3
Eating Disorders Inventory 3
Assess for eating disorders
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
Age: 13 to 53 years
98
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
The BPRS assesses the level of 18 symptom constructs such as hostility, suspiciousness, hallucination, and grandiosity. It is particularly useful in gauging the efficacy of treatment in patients who have moderate to severe psychoses.
One of the oldest assessments for identifying mental health issues.
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
No age limit
99
PANSS
Positive and Negative Symptom Scale for Schizophrenia
Measures severity of schizophrenia
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
Ages: 30-68 years
100
LISRES-Y
Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory - Youth Form
Measures life stressors and how they change over time.
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
Ages: 12+
101
CSEI
Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory
Measures attitudes towards self
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
Ages: 8+ years
102
TSCS
Tennessee Self Concept Scale
Measures how people see themselves in school and at work.
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
Ages: 7 to 90 years
103
Connors CBRS
Connors Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scale
Assesses behavior, emotional, academic, and social problems in children.
| Behavioral Assessments
## Footnote
Ages: 6 to 18
104
SCID-5
Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5
Use to diagnose DSM-5 disorders.
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
Ages: 18+ years
105
PROMIS Measures
Over 300 measures of physical, emotional, and mental health
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
no age limit
106
GFTA-3
Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation 3
Assesses auditory discrimination
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
Ages: 2 to 21 years
107
SICD-R
Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development, Revised
Evaluates receptive and expressive language
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
Ages: 4 to 48 momths
108
CELI
Carrow Elicited Language Inventory
Identifies language disorders in children and what may be causing it.
| Other Assessments
## Footnote
Ages: 3 to 8 years
109
SIP
Short Index of Problems
Short assessment to determine problems associated with alcohol use.
| Alcohol Assessment
110
ISS
Internal State Scale
A self-report instrument that is used to differentiate between mood states in clients who have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.
| Psychological Assessment
111
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale
Measures severity of depression.
| Psychological Assessment
## Footnote
Ages: 18+ years
112
Clock Drawing Test
Screening for cognitive impairment and dementia and as a measure of spatial dysfunction and neglect.
| Neuropsychological Assessment
113
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale
Self-scoring Social Anxiety scale.
| Psychological assessment
114
CAPS-5
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5
Gold standard for PTSD assessment.
The CAPS is a 30-item structured interview that assesses the frequency, severity, and duration of symptoms associated with PTSD. The CAPS provides reliable and valid data that can be used to track the client's progress over the course of treatment.
| Trauma Assessment
115
ITAP 3
Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities
A way to diagnose dyslexia
| Learning disability
## Footnote
Ages: 5 to 12 years
116
IPF
Inventory of Psychosocial Functioning
Self-report instrument measuring PTSD-related functional impairment in the past 30 days
| Trauma Assessment
117
Flanagan Tests
Aptitude Test
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RISB
Rotter Incomplete
Sentence Blank
Sentence completion test of personality and socioemotional functioning.
Used to screen for adjustment problems, to facilitate case conceptualization and diagnosis, and to monitor treatment.
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ALA
Adlerian Lifestyle Assessment
Lifestyle Assessment is a distinctly Adlerian tool designed to identify an individual's core beliefs (about self, others and the world), his/her rules about life, and the goals that have been set.
120
PDS
Paulhus Deception Scales
Self-report instrument that identifies individuals who, when responding to assessments and rating scales, distort their responses.
## Footnote
self-report
121
BAVQ-R
Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire
Measure of clients' beliefs, emotions, and behavior about auditory hallucinations.
## Footnote
self-report
122
PSYRATS
Psychotic Symptom
Rating Scales
used to assess the severity of delusions and hallucinations.
It has subscales for auditory hallucinations and delusions.
123
PPVT
Peabody Picture
Vocabulary Test
Basic intelligence test intended to give an estimation of the examinee's verbal intelligence.
One of the claims of this test is that a vocabulary assessment is an important gauge of general intelligence.
124
Goodenough-Harris drawing test
intelligence test
125
Lehman Quality of Life interview
Quality of life for the severely mentally ill
126
McCarthy Scale of Children's Abilities
intelligence test for children
127
Otis Self-Administered Test Of Mental Ability
intelligence
128
ACQ
Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire
The Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire is a 14-item measurement that screens for faulty cognitions about potential consequences of panic and anxiety. There are two subscales, which are loss of control and physical concerns.
129
ESRS
Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale
The Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale (ESRS) was developed to assess four types of drug-induced movement disorders (DIMD): Parkinsonism, akathisia, dystonia, and tardive dyskinesia (TD).
130
Gottman Relationship Checkup
Self-administered by the couple.
480 questions in 5 categories. Friendship and intimacy, safety, conflict, shared meaning, and individual areas of concern.
Can be used throughout therapy to gauge couple progress.
131
Parenting Relationship Questionnaire
Part of the BASC-2 family, aiding understanding of parent-child relationships.
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PRI
Partner Relationship Inventory
Designed to assess interactional, emotional, and sexual needs in a relationship and to point to areas of conflict.
133
FACES IV
Family Adaptibility and Cohesion Evaluation Scale
The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale IV (FACES-IV) was developed to capture the balanced and unbalanced levels of cohesion and flexibility in families.
| Self-administered
## Footnote
Ages 12+
134
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Monitors health behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth in the United States.
## Footnote
Adolescents
135
Self-harm Behavior Survey
Functional assessment of self-harm.
| Self-administered
136
Bayley-4 Screening Test
Can quickly determine if a child is on track developmentally or if further, more comprehensive assessment is needed.
137
CAS
Clinical Anger Scale
21-questions. The CAS could provide information helpful in understanding angry clients, the planning of treatment, and the assessment of therapeutic progress. By being administered at several points in time, the Clinical Anger Scale may also provide valuable information about clinical status and treatment response.
Not meant for formal diagnosis of clinical anger.
## Footnote
Self-administered,
138
MASC 2
Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children
The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC 2) assesses anxiety across four domains.
## Footnote
Ages: 8-19
139
STRESS
Structured Trauma-Related Experiences & Symptoms Screener
The STRESS instrument is designed to assess for trauma in children and adolescents age 7-18.
## Footnote
Ages: 7-18
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CES
Combat Exposure Scale
A 7-item self-report measure that assesses wartime stressors experienced by combatants.
141
Broset Violence Checklist
A short-term violence prediction instrument
Assesses:
* confusion
* irritability
* boisterousness
* verbal threats
* physical threats
* attacks on objects as either present or absent
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CAS2
Cognitive Assessment System
A well-researched, norm-referenced measure of cognitive ability based on the cognitive/neuropsychological theory called PASS (Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, and Successive).
Provides insight into intellectual and learning disabilities and symptoms of ADHD.
## Footnote
Ages 5 to 18
143
New York Teacher Rating Scale for Disruptive and Antisocial Behavior
The scale has utility for assessing symptoms of conduct disorder in school.
144
Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory
This parent-rating scale is used to assess both the frequency of child disruptive behaviors and the extent to which the parent finds the child's behavior troublesome. It has been widely used in treatment outcome studies for disruptive disorders.
145
AHSQ
Home and School Situation Questionnaires
Designed specifically to gather information from parents about behaviors and symptoms directly associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
146
CIBS
Brigance Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills
The Brigance Diagnostic Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills-Revised (CIBS-R) provides tools for assessing students' skills from kindergarten through the elementary and middle school years.
147
CIS
Columbia Impairment Scale
This is a measure of general impairment in children in various functional domains, including relations with family members at home, relations with peers, academic or occupational functioning, and involvement in general interests and activities.
148
Behavioral Summarized Evaluation
An assessment instrument completed by a clinician or a third party (e.g., significant other, teacher, parent, peer) that includes items that assess behaviors which could be related to biological data in autistic children involved in educational programs, neurophysiological studies, and therapeutic trials.
149
BRIEF
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
BRIEF is an assessment of executive function behaviors at home and at school for children and adolescents ages 5–18.
150
BSDS
Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale
Psychiatric screening rating scale for bipolar disorder.
151
MDQ
Mood Disorder Questionnaire
A self-report questionnaire designed to help detect bipolar disorder.
It focuses on symptoms of hypomania and mania, which are the mood states that separate bipolar disorders from other types of depression and mood disorder.
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CAMS
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality
A flexible therapeutic framework in which patient and provider work together to assess the patient's suicidal risk and use that information to plan and manage suicide-specific, “driver-oriented” treatment.
153
Interpersonal Relationship Inventory
Designed to provide individuals with some insights into their communication strengths and potential areas for development.
154
Leeds Dependence Questionnaire
A ten-item self-completion questionnaire designed to measure the severity of dependence on any drug including alcohol.
155
Life Orientation Test
A standard psychological instrument that assesses one's dispositional level of optimism, providing meaningful insight into possible interventions, such as those to address harmful thought patterns.
156
Marital Satisfaction Inventory
A multidimensional measure of intimate relationship functioning designed to identify the nature and intensity of distress in distinct areas of partner interaction.
157
DDST-II
Developmental Screening Test II
Assessment of developmental levels.
## Footnote
Ages: 1 month to 6 years
158
SQ-C
Children's Systemizing Quotient
Assessment for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
## Footnote
Ages: 4-11 years
159
11 Sections on the
Mental Status Exam
1. Appearance
2. Attitude
3. Behavior
4. Mood and affect
5. Speech
6. Thought Process
7. Thought content
8. Perceptions
9. Cognition
10. Insight
11. Judgment
160
Substance Abuse Assessments
for Adolescents
* CRAFFT
* Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire (PESQ)
* Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory - Adolescent Version (SASSI-A2)
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Quick screening tools for subtance abuse
* Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST)
* Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) - not for alcohol
* Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
* CRAFFT
